I read with interest the birthdays that are posted each day, and I wish each of them Happy Birthday.

But I like to work out peoples ages, and be honest with this please, what was first 45rpm/Lp/CD Single you bought. And was it a 45/Lp/ or CD Single?

You may be giving your age away if you post. Its your choice!

Sgt Peppers on CD

19.. Think my first was The Fugees!

Happy to oblige and prepared for any flak that follows!

I'll be 36 in June and the first record I remember buying - big bruvva had to buy it for me though - was Angelo by Brotherhood of Man. That's still a wicked song....

I also recall around the same time, summer 1977 getting Danny Mirror's 'I remember Elvis Presley'. Gosh, that was atrocious.

These were vinyl 45s. The first LP I owned was probably the offical Walt Disney World LP which I got whilst visiting Disney World in Florida in 1980.

And the first CD I got were Christmas presents, along with my first CD player in 1985. Band On The Run by Wings and Paul McCartney's just released Give My Regards To Broadstreet. Possibly the first that I actually went and bought were, I'm afraid to say, Madonna's Like A Virgin and her first eponymous CD.

Right, let's have it.

The first LP I bought was Innervisions by Stevie Wonder, I got it from the record "shop" in the door of the Castle Market.

I think I played it about 20 times back to back until I knew the words.

I was still at shool so I would have been about 15.

38 just..... boooooo hooooooo

First record I actually bought was Ghosts of Japan by Japan. Gosh I thought he was sooooooooo gawjus!

I never really bought that many records but do remember sitting on a sunday afternoon with my finger on the record button of my tape recorder recording all the new hits, what was funny though was that my budgie used to sing along and thats all you could hear on playing them back.

:o

Originally posted by BoppinBruce
I read with interest the birthdays that are posted each day, and I wish each of them Happy Birthday.

But I like to work out peoples ages, and be honest with this please, what was first 45rpm/Lp/CD Single you bought. And was it a 45/Lp/ or CD Single?

You may be giving your age away if you post. Its your choice!

You missed out th 78RPMs (For Owdlad) :heyhey:

sorry Owdlad, just for you, your first cylinder, and how's Nipper?

Im 21 next week and the first single i bought was a Joey Lawrence (the guy with the long hair from 'Blossom')track on cassette. I played it to death!

Two little boys, Rolf Harris was first single.
12 Gold Bars, Status Quo was first album, on cassette.

ahhhh missrabbit Ive forgot what its like to be 21. ohhhh the world at your feet. Make the most of being young. The music only gets worse (feels like it anyway)

:D

1st 45 - Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
1st 33 - Out of the Blue - ELO

Any guesses as to my advanced years??

warrior, is 48 anywhere near?

Originally posted by SHarper
Two little boys, Rolf Harris was first single.

Thought that was Michael Jackson :heyhey:

Slightly out Bruce....the big 4 oh

I think the first single I had was kylie minogue - I should be so lucky.
the first albums i was given by my parents was a 'soft reggae' compilation and Now 19!
However, when I was 11, the first album I bought was Blur - The Great Escape :)

Single, "Walk On By", by Dionne Warwick. I was just 16, on holiday in New York. I had to buy a separate plastic insert to play it when I got home (the holes in the centre of American records were larger than their British equivalents, and the plastic insert effectively reduced the diameter).

Yes Red Rob, they were known as Spiders

I bought Rick Nelson's "Its Late" and hubby's first record, bought when he was 13, was "See You Later Alligator" you can work out his age from that, no way are we going to volunteer such information, oldies but goodies.

Also 21.....my first record I was bought was Kylie Minogues first album!!!!! I used to dance around to it when I was tiny!!!! :hihi:

First record I bought was the theme from Postman Pat on records in 1982 when I was 6.

bought these singles together to play on my new Bush record payer in 69-70 (which didn't last long.)

Creedence Clearwater revival-Bad Moon Rising.
Cufflinks-When Julie comes around/sally ann.
Canned Heat- Lets work together
Eddion Lighthouse-Love grows.
Free -Aright now.
Norman Greenbaum-Spirit in the sky.
The Tams- Be young be foolish be happy.(now played on tv ad )

Well I was only 12 at the time. eeeeeeeek
am i really 48.

Racy - Some Girls and I played it constantly

i bought 3 CD's for £10 at WHsmiths ages ago- i got-

Jimmy Nail- Crocodile Shoes
Mark Morrison- Mo Money
2 Unlimited- Here we go!!!


my god!!

David Bowie - Modern Love purchased from Woolco, remember them? I think I was about 10. I still have it kicking around somewhere, nothing to play it on though!!

I'm 23 and my first record was 'Heaven is a place on Earth' by belinda Carlisle when I was very little. It was a 45 and I used to play it on one of those battery operated kiddie's turntables.

The first album I bought for myself was 'Now 20' on cassette - I cant believe they're on 'Now 60' now, that makes me feel old!

Originally posted by KATIEB_23
I'm 23 and my first record was 'Heaven is a place on Earth' by belinda Carlisle when I was very little. It was a 45 and I used to play it on one of those battery operated kiddie's turntables.

The first album I bought for myself was 'Now 20' on cassette - I cant believe they're on 'Now 60' now, that makes me feel old!

LMAO Think how old you would feel if you remembered "Now thats what I call music" - the original. :o And anyone else remember "Raiders of the Pop Charts" compilations?

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, when it first came out.

I would dearly love to be able to say that it was something like Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions' album, as can Nick2. To my eternal shame, it was 'Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch's 'Greatest Hits'. Hopefully, my contributions to entertainment threads reveal a ripening, refinement and maturation of musical taste since then.

To be fair though Timo, I think my second purchase was a Bananarama single.

Originally posted by timo
'Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch's 'Greatest Hits'.

Blimey, Legend of Xanadu. I remember that. Seemed to stay in the charts for about 3 years when I was a kid.

I'm 33 and my first record was Dexy's Midnight Runners "come on Eileen" and Man to Man "the stripper"

I'm 20 yrs old, and the first record I remember getting is the theme song to the Ninja turtles movie! It was by "Partners in Kryme" and I think it was called "turtle power"! Lol

I dont know where it is now but I remember it being a vinyl, and the turtles where coming out of a manhole on the cover!

I also remember having records by RUN DMC (Walk this way) and Michael Jackson (Bad), not sure what years any of these were tho'.

LMAO Think how old you would feel if you remembered "Now thats what I call music" - the original. And anyone else remember "Raiders of the Pop Charts" compilations?


I remember them, I had them, I can even remember some of the songs off them.

(it's official - i'm sad)

Originally posted by valentine
LMAO Think how old you would feel if you remembered "Now thats what I call music" - the original. And anyone else remember "Raiders of the Pop Charts" compilations?


I remember them, I had them, I can even remember some of the songs off them.

(it's official - i'm sad)

:D Me too!!! I remember thinking I was the coolest, blasting out my ROPC tapes as loud as my wee tape deck would allow!!

I remember Madness - Our house, Boy George - Do you really want to hurt me, Fat Larry's Band Zoom!!!!!!!!! Ahhh the memories :)

Originally posted by valentine
LMAO Think how old you would feel if you remembered "Now thats what I call music" - the original.

Oh dear, I'm old.

I'm 27 and the first tape I bought was Kylie Minogue 'Locomotion'.

My brother disowned me for weeks afterwards :-)

first single :Bionic Santa
first album: ABBA Arrival
first CD: absolutely no idea. Probably something Classical.

The first singles I ever bought (at the same time) were N.W.A's Express Yourself and Better the Devil you know by Kylie.

And I used to wonder why people thought I was weird.....

My first single (record) was Human Legue Dont you want me baby
First Tape was Iron Maiden Seventh son of a seventh son
First Cd was Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 2. . .What a combination! :huh: :loopy:

35 and I hang my head in shame when I say........................... Bonny Tyler-It's a heartache
Donna Summer-I feel love
:blush::blush::blush::blush::blush:

I WAS VERY YOUNG AND DID'NT KNOW ANY BETTER OK!:P

I'm 36 amd my firsts were .......

Single (45) Blondie ....... Atomic pretty cool I think.
Album (33) Adam and the Ants ..... Dirk Wears White Sox.
Again pretty cool I reckon.

I still have both of them too and still play them along with my other collection of vinyl.

I also have a couple of the old Chart Hits albums, can't remember which years though but early 80's I think.

Originally posted by FetishFairy
I'm 36 amd my firsts were .......

Single (45) Blondie ....... Atomic pretty cool I think.
Album (33) Adam and the Ants ..... Dirk Wears White Sox.
Again pretty cool I reckon.



My first album was Dirk Wears White Sox too, and I still think it's pretty cool.

As for single... I'm ashamed to say that the first one I remember buying for myself was "Sweet Little Rock N Roller" by Showaddywaddy.

Oh dear.

And I'm 35.

first record - The Smurf Song :blush:

first 12' - Adam and the Ants 'Kings of the Wild Frontier'

Originally posted by Bedhead
first record - The Smurf Song :blush:

first 12' - Adam and the Ants 'Kings of the Wild Frontier'

2nd 12' Freeze - A E I O U

my first purchase was on tape i was on a school trip to Stratford
Upon Avon and i Bought "Baby Come Back" by Pato Banton & "Another Night" by The Real McCoy.. ok don't Laugh..

My first CD was Robert Miles One & One

I have just turned 39 (not looking forward to next year at all). The first single I bought was Slade's "Sqweeze me pleeze me" in 1973, but i had a Trumpton LP and a Camberwick green LP before that - happy days!!

45 - Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
LP - Music in a dolls house - Family
Casette- Roxy Music - Roxy Music
CD - Thriller - Michael Jackson
MP3 - Hollywood - Kasey Chambers

I didn't even have a record player when I bought my 1st 45, I used to borrow the next door neighbours "Dansette". I Bet "owdlad" remembers the "Dansette". Red Vinyl top white sides. You could stack a load of 45's on it and it would play for ages. :heyhey:

You could drive your folks mad by leaving the arm "off" and playing the same Billy Fury record all night

35
first single - never bought one.
first LP - Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" - 1983
first EP - Southern Death Cult - 1985

My most loved LP when I was a child was "Dougal and the Blue Cat" - an utterly bizzare Magic Roundabout adventure.

36

When I was young my dad owned a record store in the norh west - we had a copy of every new release since I can remember. They were all over the house. Every cupboard and drawer was a musically journey on its own. From about four I had found in the attic Sargent Peppers and Abbey Road and some Hendrix LPs which I used to play constantly. My own musical journey went from Bowie - eno - via electronica - associates - depeche mode - PWEI all the way to funky break beats and house music that i mainly listen now. And I've always listened to classical music all the way through. I like to term my tastes as Dominant, residual and immergent but not necessarially in that order.

Residual = what i alway listen to.
Dominat = is what i'm into at anyone time
Immergent= is what coming through and might be the next big thing

excuse the spelling:D

42 - First record bought was double album of The Wall by Pink Floyd!!!

Originally posted by technophobe
38 just..... boooooo hooooooo

First record I actually bought was Ghosts of Japan by Japan. Gosh I thought he was sooooooooo gawjus!

I never really bought that many records but do remember sitting on a sunday afternoon with my finger on the record button of my tape recorder recording all the new hits, what was funny though was that my budgie used to sing along and thats all you could hear on playing them back.

:o

Gosh how weird! This is just what I used to do when the top twenty was on, on radio 1 on a Sunday. I had to put a cloth over the budgie cage to stop them tweeting whilst my favourite tracks were on. I would pray that no-one would come to the door in case the dog barked when I was recording. It was fab when I got a tape recorder with an "in built" microphone. (no more sound effects from the pets)

I loved Japan and couldn't make up my mind who I would prefer to marry, Dave Sylvian or Steve Jansen. I took Ghosts to school to play in our music lesson, but only a small minority were impressed by it though.

Anyway back to the origional thread. The first record I got was a 45 rpm. My brother bought it for himself, got wazzed off with it then gave it to me for Christmas. I was about 11. (Cheapskate!) :rant:

19 yrs..first album bought: michael jackson off the wall album.

I can't remember the first CD I bought - but the first single was Adam and the Ants Prince Charming on 45 :)

First LP's I bought with money for my 15th Birthday;

Led Zeppelin II
Goodbye - Cream
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson

Originally posted by Longcol
First LP's I bought with money for my 15th Birthday;

Led Zeppelin II
Goodbye - Cream
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson

Excellent choice sir! Three absolutely wonderful (not to say essential) albums from 1969

Rainbow, a fellow Billy Furyite. The best British artist never to have a number 1 hit.

Was it a Dansette by any chance?

No I think it was called a Regentone ( but not to sure), it was my pride and joy

Return to innocence by enigma on cassette, what was I thinking? I was young

First 45 was The Kinks & Apeman I think, later swapped it with my brother for Zabadak (think that's how it was spelt) by Dave Dee, Dozy, Mick & Titch. At least I think it was - it was all a very long time ago. First 33 was one of those Top of the Pops jobs that were not by the original artists. My last music purchase was a cd by Keane, I likr to think my taste has inproved?

The first record I pestered for (and was bought by my brother) was Brotherhood of Man's "Angelo" (well, I was only 6 years old!)

I then bought myself Happy House by Siouxie & the Banshee's (never did follow up this punky/gothy phase though), The Police's "Spirits in the Material World" and Blondies "Call Me", all in one go.

I look at this and think I was actually quite cool for a 9 and 10 year old. However, I did end up liking, in my early teens, Paul Young, King, Bronski Beat etc, so I didn't stay cool for long.

And just to reply to Technophobe - WOW! Ghosts by Japan! I loved it at the time and still love it now - I still occasionally listen to the Tin Drum album! And David Sylvian - DREAMBOAT!! Good choice of first record!

PS - I'm 33.

The first records bought for me by my dad were "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Beatles), and "Morningtown Ride" (The Seekers).

The first single I bought for myself was "Coz I Luv You" (Slade), which I lent to my boyfriend at the time, and never got back.

First album I bought was one of Status Quo's ~ can't remember the name of it, but I still have it stored in my album box.

First CDs were Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road (Beatles).
:cool:

first single was............crazy horses.........the osmands
first album...........new boots and panties...ian dury and the blockheads.

i'm 40

first single was five - Everybody get up
Im 19

Originally posted by seanyboy
I'm 20 yrs old, and the first record I remember getting is the theme song to the Ninja turtles movie! It was by "Partners in Kryme" and I think it was called "turtle power"! Lol

I dont know where it is now but I remember it being a vinyl, and the turtles where coming out of a manhole on the cover!


I bought that as well, but then I'm 24 so was technically old enough to know better when it was released!

The first 45 I remember owning was Nick Kershaw's "The Riddle" (which I still love - yes, I am sad) and the first 33 was Banarama's Greatest Hits.

my first 45 was ozzy ozbourne-bark at the moon, a very long time ago! my first album was iron maiden- iron maiden, and my first cd was, meat loaf - bat out of hell. god i feel old now!:P

Can't remember first album but first single was 'The world is just a great big onion' by Blue Mink, and I got it from that record shop down Chapel Walk that was on the bend (can't remember the name).

Originally posted by Saxon
Can't remember first album but first single was 'The world is just a great big onion' by Blue Mink, and I got it from that record shop down Chapel Walk that was on the bend (can't remember the name).

That would be The Onion Song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
I suspect you're thinking of Melting Pot by Blue Mink

My first single was "I'm a man, Not a boy" by North & South :blush:

Wonder what happened to them?

My first single was either ragga muffin girl by apache indian or twist and shout by shakadeimus and pliers (sp?) :D

First album was the lion kind soundtrack... first band album i ever got into was supergrass in it for the money.

If I remember my first record was something by the smurfs cant remember the exact track name but it rocked :headbang:

Originally posted by Saxon
Can't remember first album but first single was 'The world is just a great big onion' by Blue Mink, and I got it from that record shop down Chapel Walk that was on the bend (can't remember the name).

Music shop was Cann's - Philip Cann the Music Man I think it said somewhere.

23 next week first record i owned was Frog Chorus by paul McCartney and Rupert The Bear!

First i bought was world in motion by New order in 1990 on 7" I got it with my birthday money. those were the days

First record bought for me by my Dad was the England World Cup squad singing "Back Home" (1970).First single bought was the classic "superstition" by the legend that is stevie wonder.
First album would have been one of those (appalling) "Top of the Pops" cover records.The ones Elton John played on!!!!! and which had terribly sexist covers.I'm 44!!