I grew up in central Mass. My cousin Jean, who was a teenanger and used babysit me and my younger brother, actually gave me 2 incredible albums, Sgt. Pepper and Hendrix- Are You Experienced late in 1967. She had brought them over several times and we'd listen to them. Then she simply gave them to me and bought new copies for herself. I was only 6! I was hooked! Got my first album with my "allowance" I'd saved the next year and bought Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour- I absolutely LOVED Strawberry Fields Your Mother Should Know and I Am The Walrus. I still collect and cherish my vinyl collection today- about 10K 45s and 1500+ albums, and probably 700 CDs. Great memories sitting in front of my parents stereo in the dining room listening to those albums with my cousin and older brother.
1st Album you Ever Owned?
I hope this topic stirs up some great memories and further sharing of good music.
What was the first vinyl "LP" album you ever owned?
Mine was "Maynard '64" (Maynard Furgeson). I was 10 and learning to play trumpet, and my dad bought this album for me. He worked a lot, so it was really cool that he took the time to chase it down.
I cherished it and still have it, but it didn't take long to learn there was much better jazz out there. In all fairness, I grew up listening to my parents playing Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Tommy Dorsey - a pretty decent start given the general lack of recognition in the white middle class as to how African culture had molded the music they loved.
Please share your first LP experience!
What was the first vinyl "LP" album you ever owned?
Mine was "Maynard '64" (Maynard Furgeson). I was 10 and learning to play trumpet, and my dad bought this album for me. He worked a lot, so it was really cool that he took the time to chase it down.
I cherished it and still have it, but it didn't take long to learn there was much better jazz out there. In all fairness, I grew up listening to my parents playing Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Tommy Dorsey - a pretty decent start given the general lack of recognition in the white middle class as to how African culture had molded the music they loved.
Please share your first LP experience!