First record you bought

[Nigel]

Mine was in 1975

Elton John Pinball Wizard

First LP Queen - A Night At The Opera

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First 45 RPM - Bobby Jameson, All I want is my Baby. First LP - The Rolling Stones (I still want to know, after all these years, what Mick says on "Route 66" following "Flagstaff Arizona, don't forget Winona"). Classic renditions are "Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino" -- a route I've driven 100 times, albeit from Cleveland rather than Chicago.

[Nigel]

Not heard the Bobby Jameson record, Dale. At least don't think I have, will have a look on YouTube.

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Feb 21, 2014 22:56:00 GMT Nigel said:

Not heard the Bobby Jameson record, Dale. At least don't think I have, will have a look on YouTube.

I have BJ as a friend/subscription on youtube. He did that recording in conjunction with the Rolling Stones in 1964. Back in the Cleveland Ohio area where he originated, the radio people described it as "The Rolling Stones minus Mick Jagger", and so with that negative endorsement it tanked. But still, that recording was regarded as one of the most important things done circa 1964 when the so-called British Invasion was dominating the U.S. music scene. I grew up down the street from Alan Freed, the "rock-n-roll" guy, so my older friends and relatives who were part of his scene conveyed the importance of that recording to me. The official record books by the likes of Rolling Stone magazine really fail to capture the energy of that time (or any time). I've heard that Keith Richards' book is a great read.

[PinkFloyd]

Feb 21, 2014 17:11:24 GMT @dalethorn said:

First 45 RPM - Bobby Jameson, All I want is my Baby. First LP - The Rolling Stones (I still want to know, after all these years, what Mick says on "Route 66" following "Flagstaff Arizona, don't forget Winona"). Classic renditions are "Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino" -- a route I've driven 100 times, albeit from Cleveland rather than Chicago.

I'll ask Bill next time I see him

[PinkFloyd]

If you want the answer, the real answer, it's as simple as this.....

The stones were (and are still) stoned.... when that song was written they only had a "map" to look at...... they memorised most of the map but toward the end of the song they improvised with imaginary places....

The VERY rare 12 inch version really goes tits up 11 minutes into the groove.......

"I get my tits on route sexty text"......

Some call it "visionary" but others call it a "fluke"..... how on earth did the Stones know we would be "sex texting" (at the wheel) some 50 years into the future?

It's all in the pants

[lini]

Iirc, the first album I bought myself was Phil Collins' "Face Value" - while the first music lp I ever got should have been Alan Parsons' "Tales of mystery...". Back then I didn't have a hifi system of my own yet, though (I had just turned 12...). So I could only listen to my first couple of own music records on my stepdad's Braun system (Regie 450S receiver, TGC450 cassette deck, PS550 table (I've still got to revive that...) and, I think, L630 speakers) for quite a while. Not a bad system, although I never really liked the TGC450. But the receiver was ok, and the speakers still do a pretty good job at my parents' place today - and I really loved that PS550 due to the cool design and the funky elecrtomechanic tonearm control.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

[puffin]

1966. Sittin on The Dock of The Bay - Otis Redding and Soul Man - Sam & Dave. First album surprisingly (to me!) was Handel's Messiah!

[pjc68]

Your a star by carl wayne, was actually bought for me by my parents and was the track for a talent show in the early 70,s that i cant remember
(i can hear the sniggering in the background)
The first album was probably a punk album by someone like the stranglers/no more heroes
Paddy

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The first record I owned was bought for me by my parents. It was the Chipmunks and 'Alvin's Harmonica'.

The first record I chose and bought for myself was the Beatles' 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'.

Not being a well-off family I didn't buy LPs until I started work. I bought a few 'Classics for Pleasure' albums but my first full-priced rock album was 'Stonedhenge' by Ten Years After. Lent it to a Margaret-somebody, fellow part-time art college student, who left mid-course without warning and took my precious TYA LP with her. Thanks Margsy.

Derek

[jc]

I came to buying my own records a little late as I always taped both my elder brothers LPs!
Not sure of my first single but my first LP was Seconds Out by Genesis.

[Sol]

I am embarrassed to admit my 1st single was [fx drum roll] ... "I lost my heart to a starship trooper" - Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip!

First Album - Queen. The one with Brighton Rock on it.

[Crispy]

Mar 5, 2014 23:20:34 GMT jc said:

Not sure of my first single but my first LP was Seconds Out by Genesis.

My first LP was Led Zeppelin 11
I don't have a clue what my first 45rpm was, I can't remember that far back - I think I bought it when I was about 8/10yrs old.
And my first real HIFI was a reel to reel tape deck to record top of the pops every Sunday night, can't remember the make but it was a good one.

[Deleted]

It's too long ago to remember the 1st record I bought, but it was before 33 1/3 LPs. I can however remember the LP that made me jump to CD just before the CDs themselves were released, and I had to use demo CDs from the Sony dealer.

It was a Bette Midler LP with all the life squeezed out of it to make it fit on LP.

 Some of the HiFi Show Half Speed Mastered LPS were very good though, as were some of the Direct Digital recordings from Realtime .

Alex

[videoguy]

My first record was "Indian Love Call" by Slim Whitman; it was on a 45rpm single with "Rosemarie" on the flip side. This was 1949, I was 13 yrs. old. bought the record to try out my Rec O Kut, Rondine turntable w GE veriable reluctance cartridge, that fed into my heathkit 20 watt amplifier I had built from a kit.

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Mar 7, 2014 0:16:21 GMT videoguy said:

My first record was "Indian Love Call" by Slim Whitman; it was on a 45rpm single with "Rosemarie" on the flip side. This was 1949, I was 13 yrs. old. bought the record to try out my Rec O Kut, Rondine turntable w GE veriable reluctance cartridge, that fed into my heathkit 20 watt amplifier I had built from a kit.

Hi Bill.

I remember those songs well.

It's pleasing to see that I'm not the most ancient member, and that neither of us have Alzheimer's disease , at least so far.

 IIRC, I was 16 when I built my first valve amplifier, although I had built valve regenerative broadcast and Short Wave receivers before that

for use with headphones. (1T4 and 3V4 perhaps ?)

Kind Regards

Alex

[Will]

Oh dear....



I was all of 5 years old and a massive Starsky and Hutch fan, apparently or most likely the car chases.

Can't remember the first album, but have a sneaking suspicion that it might have been the Muppets....

I'll get me coat...

[Nigel]

Have to admit I do like hearing David Soul's Silver Lady. Think it's a great record. Nothing wrong with Starsky & Hutch. The opening theme tunes were incredible. I seem to remember there were three different compositions, Tom Scott, Lalo Schifrin and Mark Snow's.