First Records You Bought
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Morty said:
poohcarrot said:
Ah! You do know the meaning of "Turning Japanese!" 
My mother went spectacularly Librariandroppings when my sister scratched "I Love B. Vee" on the footboard at the end of her bed. At the same time, my favourite record was "Rubber Ball" (I was quite small).
I used to listen to all my bro and sis's records, but the first one I bought was Don McLean's Vincent. I'm fairly certain the first album I bought was Max Boyce Live At Treorchy.
To restore some street cred....
My brother was a huge West Coast fan so I listened to the Doors, Janis Joplin, Love, Country Joe and the Fish, Moby Grape...
My sister was a massive Motown/soul fan - Temptations, Four Tops, Percy Sledge, Oscar Toney Jr, Dusty...
Both liked the Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel...
I used to listen to all my bro and sis's records, but the first one I bought was Don McLean's Vincent. I'm fairly certain the first album I bought was Max Boyce Live At Treorchy.
To restore some street cred....
My brother was a huge West Coast fan so I listened to the Doors, Janis Joplin, Love, Country Joe and the Fish, Moby Grape...
My sister was a massive Motown/soul fan - Temptations, Four Tops, Percy Sledge, Oscar Toney Jr, Dusty...
Both liked the Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel...
This was the first record I ever bought with my own money. A little while later, I bought my first album (on cassette, I hated the way vinyl got scratched so easily) "No Prayer for the Dying" by Iron Maiden, the album which contained the previously linked song. Looking back now, youthful exuberance is the only justification I can give. 
Ooooh first single Kate Bush, Wuthering Heights, I saw it on TOTP and it left me gobsmacked and in love. Kate doing all that wriggling had quite an effect on a 14yr old me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV65Vw7U9Q
And first album If You Want Blood by AC/DC which I then managed to get confiscated for annoying the pooh out of my parents by playing Whole Lotta Rosie over and over again at earbleed volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsFIftPcvIs
My Dad brought me some headphones the next weekend and gave them to me and my AC/DC back as well as his copies of Aftermath (Stones), My Generation(Who), Autumn Stone(Small Faces), A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse(Faces), Sheer Heart Attack(Queen) and an album on the old red and yellow R&B label called Best of the Blues vol2 with Buddy Guy, Howling Wolf, Elmore James..... with the instructions "Look after them, give'em to your kids when it's time and don't tell your Mother"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV65Vw7U9Q
And first album If You Want Blood by AC/DC which I then managed to get confiscated for annoying the pooh out of my parents by playing Whole Lotta Rosie over and over again at earbleed volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsFIftPcvIs
My Dad brought me some headphones the next weekend and gave them to me and my AC/DC back as well as his copies of Aftermath (Stones), My Generation(Who), Autumn Stone(Small Faces), A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse(Faces), Sheer Heart Attack(Queen) and an album on the old red and yellow R&B label called Best of the Blues vol2 with Buddy Guy, Howling Wolf, Elmore James..... with the instructions "Look after them, give'em to your kids when it's time and don't tell your Mother"
My eldest is 11 and I update his ipod about once a month, the vinyl is still safe waiting for the time I think that he or his brothers won't trash them.
I'm also waiting for those usb turntables to drop a bit in price as it's a one shot thing really, once you've converted your vinyl then you don't need them again, or wait 'til one shows up in cash converters.
And Mum didn't find out 'til last summer when Dad asked to borrow The Faces back.
I'm also waiting for those usb turntables to drop a bit in price as it's a one shot thing really, once you've converted your vinyl then you don't need them again, or wait 'til one shows up in cash converters.
And Mum didn't find out 'til last summer when Dad asked to borrow The Faces back.
Morty said:
I thought this was for singles
My first LP was Please Please Me by The Beatles in 1963
And in Sterio as well 8)
My first LP was Please Please Me by The Beatles in 1963
And in Sterio as well 8)
My first record was an LP. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The title track is still amazing nearly 25 years later.
The first single I owned was Monster Mash, by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt Kickers (love that name), but the first one I paid for myself was Crazy Horses, by the Osmonds. Can't remember first LP, but I think it was probably Rolled Gold, which was a greatest hits thing from the Stones. My taste never got much better, kind of a personal revolt against having cool older sisters and brother.
Tiffany,
So many of the "first" things we pick up would be worth money if we kept them in pristine condition but then we also would not have experienced or enjoyed them.
As much as I love to see what people have collected. There is something wonderful about a worn book that is aged and read to the point of falling apart, it proves that it's been consumed and well loved.
So many of the "first" things we pick up would be worth money if we kept them in pristine condition but then we also would not have experienced or enjoyed them.
As much as I love to see what people have collected. There is something wonderful about a worn book that is aged and read to the point of falling apart, it proves that it's been consumed and well loved.
Fizz, you are right, things should be, listened to, used, read or played with, whatever they are.
A friend asked my advice, she wanted to buy her daughter a very expensive limited edition Barbie doll, I said to her if she could afford to buy two, get two, one for the child to play with & enjoy & love, the other to keep in mint condition in it's box. She has done that. The child when grown up may have a valuable doll as a legacy. Years ago we didn't think of things given to us as being collectable.
A friend asked my advice, she wanted to buy her daughter a very expensive limited edition Barbie doll, I said to her if she could afford to buy two, get two, one for the child to play with & enjoy & love, the other to keep in mint condition in it's box. She has done that. The child when grown up may have a valuable doll as a legacy. Years ago we didn't think of things given to us as being collectable.
first cassette was "No Parlez" from Paul Young. I was 12 back then in 1985. When my player had eaten the tape, my mom had to fix tape by ironing it straight. Did work out in general, but from then, there were some empty spaces within some songs.
unfortunately I really can't remember the first vinyl record
the first cd was Barclay James Harvest "face to face" was on a Wednesday in 1989, did cost me approx. 16£
unfortunately I really can't remember the first vinyl record
the first cd was Barclay James Harvest "face to face" was on a Wednesday in 1989, did cost me approx. 16£
Hi Archbish!
Speaking of BJH, you reminded me of this song of theirs which I hadn't listened to in yonks. It's still brill!
Suicide by Barclay James Harvest (you must listen to the last three minutes coz they act out the words of the song.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRmsolrwNI
Speaking of BJH, you reminded me of this song of theirs which I hadn't listened to in yonks. It's still brill!
Suicide by Barclay James Harvest (you must listen to the last three minutes coz they act out the words of the song.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRmsolrwNI
that song is quite good.
We always listened to that one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsWnVVjNhhY
father of a friend of mine had a pretty cool hifi system with this 150cm huge speakers, earthshaking.
We always listened to that one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsWnVVjNhhY
father of a friend of mine had a pretty cool hifi system with this 150cm huge speakers, earthshaking.
