Wild thing/fom home by the Troggs - second hand from "David's book shop" in Letchworth when I was about ten years old. Didn't even have a record player at home. By the time I bought a stereo, I had lost the single so never listened to it.
First album (which I did listen to); Steve Howe, Beginnings - must have a listen, getting on for forty years since I have had it out
What was the first record you bought
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Re: What was the first record you bought
Thinking even further back in time. I received a radio/cassette player for a birthday (11 or 12 years old) and Woolworths had racks of Classical cassettes for next to nothing. So my pocket money went on discovering the Great Works like Tchaikovsky's '1812', Vivaldi 'Four Seasons', Beethoven's '5th', Holst 'Planets' etc.. This was years before I was introduced to the murky world of progressive rock.
And I had a tape of 'Evita' (original studio version) which I played to death.
'Don't cry for me Argentina .... '
And I had a tape of 'Evita' (original studio version) which I played to death.
'Don't cry for me Argentina .... '
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Re: What was the first record you bought
First record I bought; ' She's so modern' - Boomtown Rats, spring 78. Great pop song! Rather I had chose Applemarcs firsts though.
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Re: What was the first record you bought
First single - Hold Your Head Up - Argent.
First LP - Slade Alive!
I have neither now, unfortunately.
First LP - Slade Alive!
I have neither now, unfortunately.
Somebody’s telling me the latest scandals.
Somebody’s stepping on my plastic sandals. Joe Jackson (1979)
Somebody’s stepping on my plastic sandals. Joe Jackson (1979)
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Re: What was the first record you bought
Space Oddity - David Bowie...
...followed by The Puppy Song by David Cassidy
...followed by The Puppy Song by David Cassidy
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Re: What was the first record you bought
Similar- had a hand me down cassette player in the 70s and got David Cassidy and Neil Diamond Hot Summer Night from my sister- still love ND to this day- DC not so muchFretless wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:13 am Thinking even further back in time. I received a radio/cassette player for a birthday (11 or 12 years old) and Woolworths had racks of Classical cassettes for next to nothing. So my pocket money went on discovering the Great Works like Tchaikovsky's '1812', Vivaldi 'Four Seasons', Beethoven's '5th', Holst 'Planets' etc.. This was years before I was introduced to the murky world of progressive rock.
And I had a tape of 'Evita' (original studio version) which I played to death.
'Don't cry for me Argentina .... '
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Re: What was the first record you bought
Traffic - Hole in my Shoe (1967): 7" single.
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Re: What was the first record you bought
Rockbuster - Double Vinyl for 29s 11d
Most of the bands on this compilation I still play - 49 years later.
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