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Post by Ginnie on Jun 16, 2009 23:22:18 GMT
Notice I didn't say "have" or "owned". I don't mean an album that you found, or was given to you... I mean the first album that you bought with your own money - it makes a difference! _______________________________________________________________________ It was the fall of 1974, I was sixteen and got my first paycheck (school and home life wasn't working too good for me)... So I've finally got some spending money. Must buy an album of course! Of course many of my friends had albums I had listened to, and I had a few covered in racoon crap (that's another story), but what am I going to spend my hard earned money on? And it was hard earned - a job in a plastics factory making minimal wage. I went to the local record store and came back with two albums. The first was the new David Bowie album Diamond Dogs. The second one was Second Helping by Lynyrd Skynyrd, because I thought Sweet Home Alabama was a great song. I didn't listen to it that much. I must have listened to Diamond Dogs ten times that day alone. From the howling hounds at the beginning to the skeletal chants at the end. Over and over. Loud as I could on my crappy stereo. I really liked all the songs on it, some of it was a revelation in sound. Nothing boring here. For the next while I continued to buy two albums a week - I had to get all the Bowie backlist of course and finally stopped buying him around 1984 with Tonight. #1  #2  |
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Post by trench on Jun 17, 2009 6:08:04 GMT
KIMONO MY HOUSE---SPARKS or MAD SHADOWS--- MOTT THE HOOPLE
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Post by C.Cat on Jun 17, 2009 13:22:43 GMT
The first album I got was a Spice Girls one  |
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 17, 2009 16:45:55 GMT
KIMONO MY HOUSE---SPARKS or MAD SHADOWS--- MOTT THE HOOPLE Kimono My House - great album. "THis House Ain't Big Enough FOr the Both of Us " would easily top the singles charts today. Still listen to it. |
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Post by sergeantfury on Jun 17, 2009 16:51:15 GMT
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 17, 2009 17:20:52 GMT
The first album I got was a Spice Girls one The first CD I bought for my daughter was a Spice Girls one! |
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Post by penny on Jun 17, 2009 17:57:43 GMT
My first album that I bought with my own money was
SAHB Live.
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Post by cath on Jun 17, 2009 19:03:12 GMT
Elvis Costello Armed Forces (79)  |
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Post by Mrs Foster on Jun 17, 2009 19:25:44 GMT
If my memory serves me correctly,  Swapped it in school later that year for Framed, S.A.H.B. of course, the rest is history. |
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Post by huntvambo on Jun 17, 2009 19:53:27 GMT
First Single was Blue Mink - The Banner Man
First Album was T. Rex - Electric Warrior
First CD was The Cash - Combat Rock
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Post by penny on Jun 17, 2009 20:21:57 GMT
First single was 'The Lightening Tree' a theme tune from some 70's kids programme. Blush.
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Post by bluesrider on Jun 17, 2009 20:33:18 GMT
IT was either Brain salad surgery ELP or Next bought them at the same time cant remember which I picked up first.
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Post by huntvambo on Jun 17, 2009 20:33:27 GMT
First single was 'The Lightening Tree' a theme tune from some 70's kids programme. Blush. Was that the "feme" to Follyfoot Farm Pem? More embarrassment  |
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Post by penny on Jun 17, 2009 20:47:56 GMT
First single was 'The Lightening Tree' a theme tune from some 70's kids programme. Blush. Was that the "feme" to Follyfoot Farm Pem? More embarrassment ARGH! Your right, it was! I had forgotten what the programme was called, just remembered it was a very cheesy, family, goody two shoes sort of thing, in my defence I was about ten. So thats ok then!  |
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Post by huntvambo on Jun 17, 2009 20:54:25 GMT
Was that the "feme" to Follyfoot Farm Pem? More embarrassment ARGH! Your right, it was! I had forgotten what the programme was called, just remembered it was a very cheesy, family, goody two shoes sort of thing, in my defence I was about ten. So thats ok then! If you was 10 then I could have been 9  |
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Post by trench on Jun 17, 2009 21:47:20 GMT
Don't be embarrassed pen, "the lightning tree" was by the searchers i think'
Its a fine single ,i got it on my i pod .
Its part of a new genre of music called psyche/folk.
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Post by zigzagwanderer on Jun 17, 2009 22:03:51 GMT
 Think it cost me 19 shillings or summink. Includes my all time favourite song. 'Sitting On top of The World'. Actually,its not the song as such but the version of it on this recording in particular. |
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Post by craigiedee on Jun 18, 2009 17:24:58 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]Noo thats a hard one ... ( said the Actress to the Bishop ) .. I think the 1st one 'I' bought was either ...  Pink Floyd ~ Relics or T.Rex ~ Ride a White Swan .. ( on MFP .. and i still play it .. its brill )[/glow] |
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Post by tiddybeth on Aug 2, 2009 13:41:19 GMT
First single was 'The Lightening Tree' a theme tune from some 70's kids programme. Blush. Yeah! Follyfoot! First single : I wanna hold your hand by The Beatles First Album : Next First CD :Woodface by Crowded House |
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Post by penny on Aug 2, 2009 13:54:59 GMT
I'm glad someone else remembers Follyfoot! I wonder if it will ever get another airing on some obscure channel or another, wouldn't have thought its aged well. Unlike the rest of us. |
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Post by tiddybeth on Aug 2, 2009 14:06:49 GMT
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Post by platterpete on Aug 2, 2009 16:32:17 GMT
First album I bought was Blockbusters it had 4 songs each from Mud Sweet and Suzi Quatro and the cover was 10 pin bowls being blasted. The tracks were: Mud Dyna-mite The Cat Crept In Tiger Feet Hypnosis Sweet Blockbuster Ballroom Blitz Hell Raiser Wig Wam Bam (I think) Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive Can the Can 48 Crash  ?? can't remember the 4th great album though |
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Post by victor55 on Aug 2, 2009 17:33:53 GMT
Now you youngins' I'm really dating myself here but the very first Album I bought was "Introducing The Beatles" on Vee Jay records before they went to Capital
and the very first single on 45rpm was "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens
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Post by CROOK TOWN on Aug 3, 2009 17:36:32 GMT
well.. the first LP i bought was STATUS QUO - PILEDRIVER.. and ive still got it.
always bought a plastic cover with my albums, so they are all still as good as new.
got MUD - ROCK bought for me, before the quo, but that doesnt count does it? lol..
still got that too. awesome, cant beat a bit of mud, rubbettes, showaddywaddy, rollers etc..
come on everybody, lets rock n roll with showaddywaddy....
ooooohh wah wah wah ooooohh.
er, sorry. ill er, get my coat....
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Post by platterpete on Aug 3, 2009 17:45:37 GMT
we had Mud Rock and Mud Rock 2 as well as Showaddywaddy Step Two, they are still in my dads along with various top of the pops albums
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?? can't remember the 4th
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