The Dude wants to know… What Was Your First Record?
Got a great story about your first record? Was it a birthday gift? Did you have to save up your lunch money to get it? Do you still own it?
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Got a great story about your first record? Was it a birthday gift? Did you have to save up your lunch money to get it? Do you still own it?
That’s easy…the greatest song ever written: Little Willy by The Sweet (1972)
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Let’s see. The first 8-track I owned which was I believe a Christmas present in 1980 was The Little River Band’s First Under the Wire. The first album on vinyl I owned was The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 which I received for my fifth birthday in January of 1981. The first album I ever bought with money was Styx’s The Grand Illusion on cassette tape in March of 1985. First CD I ever bought was Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon in August, 1991. I won’t ever join the retarded iPod generation.
Same Time Santa got me “Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out” Rolling Stones and
“Absolutely Live” The Doors . Pretty Kool Santa .
Aersomith’s “Classics Live!” Some kid stole it from K-mart and then gave it to me. I learned “Sweet Emotion” off that by using my ear…the first time I ever picked out a tune. Oh, The Memories.
Terrence… really? No iPod? I love music too much to not have access to 30,000 songs at a moments notice.
I recall a garage sale at our “new” house. A customer found an old tricyle that had been left by the previous owner in the back of the garage and bought it for a few bucks. I claimed that money as mine (being about 6 yrs old) and proceeded to purchase the 45s that my two older brothers were selling. “Band On The Run” and “Jet” were definitely in that stack. (Which I later traded for a pack of gum. “The Dude” was not very smart as a child.) Possibly my first LP was KISS ALIVE for Christmas ’77.
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The first record that I remember to ask for it was Genesis “Invisible touch”, and my first vinyl Kiss “Lick it up”.
Emiliano
Great question that brings back memories…
it was a 45 and it was The J Giles Band – Angel In The Centerfold, with Freeze Frame on the flip side. Ah the early 80′s.
Dude! I must say, you are doing a great thing with the Daily Vinyl…
keep up the great work!
-D.C.
The Beatles’ “Revolver”. Actually it was my dad’s. Got me into music and into vinyl. Never looked back.
Peace,
@vinylart
on my first birthday in 1996(i know im 13 but i love vinyls) i got a sealed 1969 white album, my mum told me not to open it and i still have a sealed white album.
In 1969, I was 14, and the very first ROCK album that I ever purchased was LED ZEPPELIN II.
the first single i bought was Brown Sugar by the stones,i had a fantastic singles collection, american imports, stuff like black dog by led zep on atlantic,loads of goodies,unfortunately they were all lifted at a party in the early 80s the full box!around 50,my first ever album was pink floyds dark side of the moon,it had the two post card stickers and two posters inside,but i must admit that one of the main reasons for buying it at the time was the exellent promotional campaign,the great graphic design of the cover combined with the imagery in the record shops sold it to me,it turned out the music was brilliant but i was only a kid and i had a few quid burning a hole in my pocket.
Hmmm. The Turtles – She’d Rather Be with Me (1967), I think.
But the last single was July 2010, it’s a limited release
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round
or hear it here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiLqAu4s-_s
It’s Chillwave sounding tune, yet reminisces the late seventies and early eighties. My opinion as a vinyl collector better grab this 45 off eBay. I
think the more hip vinyl collectors will find it hip.
First record I actually purchased for myself was Love Over Gold by Dire Straits. One of the GREAT albums of all time. STILL love it!