Your first records - honestly!

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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Antloony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:23 pm

[quote="adrian"][quote="Antloony"]
The Stranglers - Black and White. Still play it today.

Me too - either the black side or the white side, to suit my mood

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'she was quit close to meeeeee' ah quality, I went to see them at the Roundhouse last November as part of the 30th year anniversary, great night, just shame Hugh didn't turn up to bring back the good old days.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:38 pm

[quote="Seanieh_PengeDaddy©"]Most prized vinyls are Blue Monday in the original 'floppy' sleeve that nearly bankrupted their record company. They lost £££ on every one sold.

One of the unusual ones I've got is blue as well :wink: .
A Megadeath (I know, I know :roll: ) 12" that's on blue vinyl but plays back to front. You put the needle in the centre and it works its way out to the edge as it plays.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:00 pm

Ok you asked for it - my first single was purchased from a music shop in Addiscombe by the side of the railway bridge that is no longer there and it was...


Benny Hill - The fastest milkfloat in the west :wink:

Well - someone had to!!
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Jon H » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:12 pm

1st single: Remember you're a Womble/Bungo's Birthday, by The Wombles.

1st album: Step Two, by Showaddywaddy.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby adrian » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:20 pm

[quote="Antloony"][quote="adrian"][quote="Antloony"]
The Stranglers - Black and White. Still play it today.

Me too - either the black side or the white side, to suit my mood

# Bring me a piece of my mummy... #


'she was quit close to meeeeee' ah quality, I went to see them at the Roundhouse last November as part of the 30th year anniversary, great night, just shame Hugh didn't turn up to bring back the good old days.

JJ looks younger now than he did then. Black-belt at karate, you know
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Tony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:41 pm

I think the first one I bought was "Imagine" by John Lennon. It was in the chart for ages after his murder. "Working Class Hero" was on the B-side - which had some bad language in it. Just as well my Mum didn't notice.

Around the same time, I also bought "I Surrender" by Rainbow - a bit of Hard Rock to contrast completely with Lennon's hippy love/peace stuff. Just listening to it again on last.fm - think I'll have to get a copy for my iPod....
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Sylv » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:15 pm

I think I knew that record shop - they only had vinyle didn't they?

Saw H. Cornwell on a showcase in Borders a few years ago, he was good.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:52 pm

[quote="Jon Hemming"]1st single: Remember you're a Womble/Bungo's Birthday, by The Wombles.

Excellent, my brother still has the original Wombles album. Apparently he was the envy of his friends and used to strut along to all the parties with it tucked under his arm :lol: .

PVT - Is The Vinyl Resting Place still on your road? Opposite the garage.

Beanos used to be great for old vinyl but went downhill quickly when they moved to the new site, became too commercial, ditched nearly everything for CDs and prices practically doubled.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby adrian » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:06 pm

[quote="Andrew G"] You put the needle in the centre and it works its way out to the edge as it plays.

Truly a gimmick worthy of Satan himself :twisted:
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Sylv » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:07 pm

Actually I just thought of an earlier single I bought - marco you would be proud of me:

1984 - "Hip-hop" by Sidney. He had the first rap tv program in the world!

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I was 10 and we were all trying to do that move on your head :lol:
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby huw williams » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:22 pm

1971

T-rex

Electric Warrior

And some of you should be ashamed of yourselves :D
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:58 pm

I was 7 when I bought [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcxVGfGgPak]The Lion Sleeps Tonight[/url], I don't think I was aiming to buy something that would still be seen as cool when I was in my 30s :lol: .
I do still have that original purchase though, think I've still got the Sputnik tape as well although I fear Joe Dolce has vanished.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Paul on the Pearson » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:52 pm

THe first record I was bought was a 7" from Woolies. It had a photo of some teddy bears on the front and about four songs on it, The Osmonds and "Do you want to be in my gang" by Garry Glitter, very dodgy!
First single I bought myself was Ghost town and the first album was Madness 7.
The first album I ever had though was The Bay City Rollers.
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby Tony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:22 pm

I must admit that I am very concerned by the number of people who bought the Pet Shop Boys as one of their first ever singles. Joe Dollcie is also a very serious crime against good musical taste. My brother bought Vienna by Ultravox - which I think had the longest ever run at number 2. It was held off the top spot by Joe Dollcie.

It could be worse though - someone could have 'fessed-up to owning some Shaking Stevens or even Chesney Hawkes. That must be a capital offence....
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Re: Your first records - honestly!

Postby huw williams » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:31 pm

[quote="Tony"] It could be worse though - someone could have 'fessed-up to owning some Shaking Stevens or even Chesney Hawkes. That must be a capital offence....


here, here. Age is no indicator of innocence in such crimes - hang the lot of 'em :D
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