What was the first record you bought?

[Grammath]

This is about what you saved your pocket money up for, so although I played my folks' copy of Simon and Garfunkel "Songs from the Graduate" more or less through to the other side it doesn't count.

For me, it was The Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" - a sentiment that is as true in my life today as it was in 1979.

[Starry]

For me, it was The Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"

I love that song and I'm quite jealous that you have such a cool first-record-bought.

Mine was Kajagoogoo - Too Shy...

Which funnily enough just about sums me up :o

[My Friend Jack]

Mine was the 1972 re-issue of Neil Sedaka's "Oh Carol." :o

[Just RY]

First LP was probably in early '70's, and it was one of those "Top of the Pops" LP's that didn't feature the original artists, but someone trying to copy them. All I remember was it had Daniel by somone pretending to be Elton John on it.

First proper LP was I think Parallel Lines by Blondie

[Purity]

For me, it was The Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" - a sentiment that is as true in my life today as it was in 1979.

That's one of the first songs I ever remember hearing.

Sadly, the first record I bought was Phil Collins Another day in Paradise.

The first cd I bought was Now Music 16.

[Harriet]

I actually don't know, which is shameful as it was probably only about 8 years ago.

I'm thinking maybe the Princess Diana Candle in the Wind?

[ChrisG]

First LP bought was The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers in 1962, I think. Still have a lot of '60s and '70s LPs! :rolleyes:

[Mad Dog and Glory]

Radio 2 have just played the first record I ever had bought for me - it was Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees. The first record I ever bought with my own money (ill-gotten gains from the penny arcade at a fair in Wallingford) was Come Softly To Me By The New Seekers.

[Obskua]

First single - House Of The Rising Sun, The Animals

First album - With The Beatles, The Beatles (never !)

First CD - Bought a handful, iirc, but Atom Heart Mother, Pink Floyd, was in there I'm sure.

First 78 rpm (second hand) - Charlie Makes Whoopie, Charlie Higgins (comedian)

First Audio DVD - Aoxomoxoa, Grateful Dead

First SACD - Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd

First cassette - 67-69, Creation

[Deinonychus]

(Nice twist, O...)

First 78 bought me: 'Nursery Rhymes with Uncle Mac' (it was actually my dad's - years before, like)
First single bought me: 'Back Home' England World Cup Squad
First album bought me: 'Oliver!' (cast recording)
First EP bought me: 'At the Drop of a Hat' Flanders & Swann
First cassette bought me: Christ knows, perhaps The Clash
First CD bought me: 'November Spawned a Monster' Morrissey
First music video bought me: Jesus & Mary Chain compilation
First music DVD bought me: no-one's ever bought me one (though I won Nick Broomfield's 'Kurt & Courtney' from BBC 6Music a couple of years ago...)

First 78 I bought: don't be stupid
First single I bought: 'Roll Away the Stone' Mott the Hoople
First album I bought: 'Hot Hits 12'
First EP I bought: 'Space Oddity' David Bowie (I think)
First cassette I bought: 'Quatro' Suzi Quatro
First CD I bought: 'Rollercoaster EP' Jesus & Mary Chain
First music video I bought: 'Here Are the Young Men' Joy Division
First music DVD I bought: 'Jimi Hendrix'

[My Friend Jack]

I don't think this thread got the attention it deserved.

No-one ever buys me music as they assume I already have it!

So...

First 78 I bought: N/A
First new single I bought: 'Oh Carol' Neil Sedaka
First second-hand singles I bought: 'Come And Get It' Badfinger; 'Green River' Creedence Clearwater Revival; 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' Peter, Paul & Mary; 'Sugar Sugar' The Archies - all bought from a school friend
First album I bought: '40 Fantastic Hits From the 50s and 60s'
First EP I bought: 'Extended Play' Bryan Ferry
First cassette I bought: 'Rumours' Fleetwood Mac
First CD I bought: 'Greatest Hits' The Pretenders
First music video I bought: 'Wall Of Hits' Slade
First music DVD I bought: 'Led Zeppelin' (can't recall the title, but it was the double-DVD from about 4 years ago)

[MarkC]

Perhaps this one was lost in the crash.

First single - Barbados by Typically Tropical. From Woolworths for 90p. I must have been six or seven and really excited to be getting my own record :D
First LP - I think it was The Works by Queen
First CD - I bought five the day I got my CD player (summer 1986), I can't remember exactly what they were but three were by Tangerine Dream, I suspect Ricochet, Hyperborea and Tangram, one was by Marillion, probably Script and I'm at a loss about the fifth.
First CD single - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight by Genesis

[Hazel]

I have a shocking memory for these things, but I'll try my bestest.

First single - Phil Collins, You Can't Hurry Love.
First LP - Superhits 83 - it had the Jo-Boxer's Boxerbeat on it and I loved that song.
First CD - My first paypacket bought my first CD player and as I belatedly realized I had no CDs at home, I had to go to the nearest record shop, lugging my huge stereo about with me and grab the first that came to my purpling fingers...Michael Jackson's Dangerous. I hated it.
First CD single - Can't remember...I have a feeling it was The Beloved...

[Jen]

First single - Embarrasingly enough, I think it was Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks.
First LP - The Hurting by Tears For Fears
First CD - I think it was one by Stereo MCs
First CD single - No idea. Not sure that I've ever bought one!

[megustaleer]

A Voice In The Wilderness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlumIElHM-8) - Cliff Richard :flirt:

I didn't even have access to a record player at the time - the Dansette arrived the following Christmas :rolleyes:

[Barblue]

A Voice In The Wilderness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlumIElHM-8) - Cliff Richard :flirt: Oh Meg, were you a fan too. ;) I certainly had that one, and almost every vinyl album he ever made, including some that were only available abroad.

Can't honestly remember my first 48, but it could have been Poetry in Motion I think that was Johnny Tillotson.

My first LP was definitely Cliff though.

[tagesmann]

Perhaps this one was lost in the crash.It was. I remember posting.

First single: either Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen or No More Heroes by Stranglers
First album: Out Of The Blue by ELO
First 12" single: Happy Radio by Edwin Starr
First cassette: Jazz by Queen
First CD: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
First CD single: Ghosts by Japan (it was a 3" re-issue)
First video: Video Single by The Human League
First DVD: The Videos 86>98+ by Depeche Mode (a re-issue)
First MD: Recurring Dream. The Very Best Of Crowded House
First SACD: 101 by Depeche Mode (a re-issue)
First DVD-A: Best Of Silk Road by Kitaro
First digital album: Electric Blue by Andy Bell
First Video CD: Infected by The The (last month)

[Lady Lazarus]

The first single I ever bought was 'Thorn in My Side' by the Eurhythmics. The first album (on cassette) was 'Like A Virgin' by Madonna... not sure what that says about me!!

[megustaleer]

Oh Meg, were you a fan too.Oh yes, besotted
;)

[Barblue]

Oh yes, besotted
;)Me too. I never met him, but he lived near us around the time he was becoming famous. In fact one of my brothers used to go to the same local pub where he and his group played, before they went up to the 2Is in London and got discovered. My brother played guitar in another group and he and Cliff has several discussions on guitar playing, and probably other things. After Cliff became famous, I used to walk past his mum's house to see if he was there. Sadly they moved to posher parts fairly quickly so that didn't last long.

I've been to many of his concerts over the years. In the early days I used to scream all the way through. :o How stupid was that. I never heard a word he sang. How good it was to be young, eh!

[My Friend Jack]

Can't honestly remember my first 48, but it could have been Poetry in Motion I think that was Johnny Tillotson.


Barblue - did you find that they always sounded a little... high pitched? Sorry, couldn't resist! ;)

[Sam Peeps]

Hi all,
The first single was '20th Century Boy', T.Rex, and the first LP was Tanx by the same outfit.

Mostly classical music these days, as a consequence of getting into Yes in around 1973. Consequently my first classical LP was Stravinsky's Firebird Ballet suite in 1974, 'cos they opened their concerts with the finale from that piece.

Sam

[Billybob]

The first single I ever bought was 'YMCA' by Village People. :o

[rebel]

The first single I got was with a record token I won in a talent contest, lol. I used it to buy "Beg, Steal or Borrow" by the New Seekers.

My first album was a bit more respectable, I think. I bought the red Beatles album. Then I saved up to buy the blue one, and the Love Songs double album. It's quite rare, I think. Mine is still in good working order, but the sleeve is falling to bits!