First music bought (1 Viewer)

[Houchens Head]

Okay, seeing as there are now a few posts relating to first this and first that, thought I'd put my 2p worth out there....
What was the first (either), 45rpm, cd single or for the younger members, first download, ever purchased.
Mine goes back a bit. It was "Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes in 1967. Very cheesy!

 

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[chiefdave]

The start of an obsession with music. I don't even want to think how much I've spent on that obsession over the years.

 

[shepardo01]

Now (that's what I call music) 12 on double cassette.
Had a Bananarama song on that I particularly liked!
Brought it home and played it on my Dad's tower radio/record player system!

 

[Otis]

Blackberry Way by the Move.

 

[shmmeee]

Vinyl single of this:

 

[Mcbean]

First single - Johnny Cash - a thing called love

First Album - On the third Day ELO

 

[SomersetSB]

First single Pretty vacant
First album Parallel lines

 

[wingy]

First of about 3, Virginia plain,thin Lizzy whisky in the jar,Wall st shuffle 10cc.

 

[SAJ]

Okay, seeing as there are now a few posts relating to first this and first that, thought I'd put my 2p worth out there....
What was the first (either), 45rpm, cd single or for the younger members, first download, ever purchased.
Mine goes back a bit. It was "Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes in 1967. Very cheesy!

First single (45) Blockbuster The Sweet first album Axe Victim Be Bop Deluxe

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Vinyl single of this:

Those bastards!

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Think my first was a dance compilation in about '92.

 

[Covkid1968#]

I wish it was Bowie or The Jam, but my First record was actually Gary Glitter….do you want to be in my Gang or whatever it was called.
I don’t want to be judged harshly as I was only 6 or 7 and my Mum bought it as I sung it constantly and who knew what would follow.

Been a massive fan ever since ! His last Vietnam tour really showcased his natural talent to a new and younger audience… like really young.

 

[Robinshio]

earliest one i remember would be January by Pilot

 

[Terry_dactyl]

My first record was Madonna, Get into the Groove.
I’m not sure what my first album was but probably one of the ‘Now that’s what I call music…’. I remember listening to 4 as it had the Ghostbusters track on it.

 

[StrettoBoy]

The Planet Suite by Gustav Holst. I would have been about ten at the time, so probably in 1965.

It was the version by the London Symphony Orchestra, although this is a later recording from which I have just taken Mars as the Planet of the Day



Other planets are available

 

[LastGarrison]

Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face

What do I win?

 

[M&B Stand]

Tiffany - I think we’re alone now

 

[CCfC2023]

First LP Licence to ill Beastie Boys
First 7" Dougie fresh The Show

 

[SBT]

Album-wise, The Great Escape by Blur

Single-wise, for reasons I cannot remember let alone understand, I think it’s the Big Brother theme tune on cassette

 

[Mcbean]

Blackberry Way by the Move.

As d you heard on Radio 1 first

 

[Otis]

Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face

What do I win?

One week locked away in solitary confinement

 

[Otis]

As d you heard on Radio 1 first

I loved the Move anyway, but thought this was their best ever track.

Still sounds good today.

Remember when you used to get ex jukebox records. Out local paper shop had a stand with them on and I got the single from there.

Many a happy day spent excitedly rushing down to the newsagents to see what was new every week

 

[Mcbean]

I loved the Move anyway, but thought this was their best ever track.

Still sounds good today.

Remember when you used to get ex jukebox records. Out local paper shop had a stand with them on and I got the single from there.

Many a happy day spent excitedly rushing down to the newsagents to see what was new every week

We had a second hand record shop in Hampton we would go every Saturday and for very little buy albums on the basis of their covers - still got a load of them - some were rubbish but some were bangers and I have had to get digital / CD versions - this was early 70s

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Okay, seeing as there are now a few posts relating to first this and first that, thought I'd put my 2p worth out there....
What was the first (either), 45rpm, cd single or for the younger members, first download, ever purchased.
Mine goes back a bit. It was "Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes in 1967. Very cheesy!

You think you choice was "cheesy" my first one I think beats that "7 little girls sitting in the back seat" by The Avons 1959.

 

[Houchens Head]

As d you heard on Radio 1 first

If you mean the first record played on Radio One, it was The Move, but it was Flowers in the Rain. 2nd record was Massachuset by the Bee Gees.

 

[Captain Dart]

Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face

What do I win?

An hour on the naughty step, IIRC that awful shite kept Ultravox's Vienna of the #1 spot.

 

[Grendel]

An hour on the naughty step, IIRC that awful shite kept Ultravox's Vienna of the #1 spot.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

My first album was Kanye West so it’s a bit sad seeing his descent into madness!

 

[Mcbean]

My first album was Kanye West so it’s a bit sad seeing his descent into madness!

Take yourself into a corner and give yourself a bit of a spanking

 

[Kneeza]

Never bought a single single (an EP, yes: Dire Straits' Dance EP).
Being antedeluvian, I, like the OP, pre-date downloads (and much else that da kidz understand) so I'll go with my first LP (i.e. what for some odd reason is known as a 'vinyl' - yeugh - nowadays).
It was, and still is as I still have it in immaculate nick as are all my LPs, The Groundhogs' Thank Christ for the Bomb, bought at Berwick's, Rugby in 1970. Their best album IMO, closely followed by Hogwash.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Take yourself into a corner and give yourself a bit of a spanking

I’m probably a lot a younger than some of you old farts. I discovered the rock gods of the 60-80s before and during uni.

 

[rondog1973]

First single: Centrefold, J Geils Band. One of them ex-jukebox 7" with the centre punched out, adapted for record players with a plastic insert. Most newsagents and cornershops used to sell them back then, got it from Janjuas minimart at the bottom of Walsgrave Rd as I recall.

First album Once Upon a Time, Simple Minds.

 

[Otis]

First single: Centrefold, J Geils Band. One of them ex-jukebox 7" with the centre punched out, adapted for record players with a plastic insert. Most newsagents and cornershops used to sell them back then, got it from Janjuas minimart at the bottom of Walsgrave Rd as I recall.

First album Once Upon a Time, Simple Minds.

Yeah, same. The plastic insert and as I was a kid at the time, I had no idea why they did that.

 

[wingy]

The Planet Suite by Gustav Holst. I would have been about ten at the time, so probably in 1965.

It was the version by the London Symphony Orchestra, although this is a later recording from which I have just taken Mars as the Planet of the Day



Other planets are available

Made it's way into contemporary music, must be a classic!

 

[wingy]

If you mean the first record played on Radio One, it was The Move, but it was Flowers in the Rain. 2nd record was Massachuset by the Bee Gees.

Bev Bevan and the crew.