1975, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy. Aside from the high quality of pop music, the entire album package of posters and booklets of cartoons, lyrics, and with cover art from Alan Aldridge inspired by Bosch. It was one of the best examples of the vinyl tactile experience. |
1st 45) Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog (1960) 1st LP) Bob Dylan/Bob Dylan (1962) |
My first 45's were Elvis' "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" (flip-side) and Bobby Vee's "Rubber Ball". My first LP's were "Cat Stevens' "Tea for the Tillerman" and James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James", probably as 1970 was the first year I had the money to buy a turntable (Empire 398).
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Pretty cool responses. Wondering if my 1 & 2 year olds will ever have me run them up for their first lp? Im guessing they will opt for iTunes...... |
I don't remember my first, so children's records like Alvin and the Chipmunks (e.g., Witch Doctor). My first 'real" album was a birthday gift, from my oldest friend, Dave. So, Peter, Paul, and Mary in 1962 when I was 9.
Dave played guitar as a child, and his favorite song was Lemon Tree. Today, he still won't acknowledge this fact, probably because he can't hold a tune, but this is the story behind my love for music.
"Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang". |
1967. Recent 10 yr old emigre from Cuba visits an American food supermarket for the first time, and with eyes bulging over rhe incredible variety and excess, spots the Captain Crunch cereal. Offered free inside the box was a 45 RPM of "Sugar" by "The Archies". The bug bit. Only in America. |
Abucktwoeighty wrote Bought countless 45's since the early 60's when the Beatles were the biggest, hottest, hippest thing to hit the airwaves I can't think of anything today that would compare. They completely dominated the airwaves in the mid 60's. I remember hearing news on the Beatles and Vietnam everyday. Boy those were different times but good ones for the most part. |
1955 or so. The store was the original Sam Goody on W. 49th St. NYC.
South Pacific original Cast - Columbia
Nutcracker/Children's Corner Suites Stokowski (RCA?)
Tchaikowsky Romeo, Cap. Italian, 1812 Van Beinum RCO Epic Records |
Beatles 45's 1965,still have them and they play.Still have mint condition LP's I bought in late 60's.I had a friends Dr John LP for 40 years with moves across country it sat here till I mailed it back to him last year,what a surprise for him. |
1977. Slave's self titled album. Mark Adams, may he rest in peace, was the greatest Funk bassist of his time. |
Bought countless 45's since the early 60's when the Beatles were the biggest, hottest, hippest thing to hit the airwaves. I didn't buy an lp until '71 when the Black Sabbath "Paranoid" release became available in the U.S. Had to Wiki that to get the date correct. |
In 1955 my local record shop sold 45's @ 79 each or 3 for $2.00.Taking advantage of the sale my first purchase of 45's
were
Down The Road by The Cadillac's
The Verdict by The 5 Keys
Don't Ever Leave Me by The Rivileers.
All my friends listened to Alan Freed on WINS and loved the music |
First vinyl I bought was Bill Haley & The Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" on a 45. I believe that was 1955 and I was 13. That was after receiving a Steelman portable radio/record player for Christmas. The first LP was "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, I think in 1957.
My family always had a record player which they continued to use even after buying our first TV. As a kid I received a few 78 albums for Christmas and such but those were not vinyl. They were truly albums and included 4 or 5 records each. Those included Spike Jones' "Nutcracker Suite", Gene Autry singing western songs, and "Bozo Under the Sea" by a popular clown character of the time.
So, does this admission make me the oldest fart here? |
My first 'vinyl' LP record.....
was Rolling Stones, Got LIVE If You Want It. 1966
(I was 14)
graham |
Dsper, my neighbors and I delivered newspapers to the house where Iron Butterfly lived, in San Diego, way before they were popular. |
It' has probably been a topic on here before but I'm em enjoying all the posts. A walk down memory lane, pretty cool. Thanks for the responses. Best. |
You should stop now Brinmeliss before the Fun Police arrest you brother!!! You're almost to 100 posts!!! Obviously, no one is enjoying this besides you(and 1000 other loonies like me...) Too good. LOL |
First LP Beach Boys, All Summer Long, maybe '64. Not sure about first single (45).
Does "tee shirts, cut-off's and a pair of thongs" mean the same thing now as it did then? |
around 1970, cut out from the back of a cereal box (I know, its not "vinyl"), I think is was the Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville". Around same time, Up, up and away (5th dimension), and Crocodile Rock/Eldeberry Wine on a 45. My music choices have changed, but still a vinyl addict. |
Summer of 1972 and it was a 45 of the Raspberries "Go All the Way". My neighbor Edmund Malama and I played it on my mom's Zenith hifi on a cart with the flower pot speakers until it drove her batty. |
Local radio station KDWB 63 compiled a album of 1963 top music called "63 dream hits" |
1980, Supertramp, Crime Of The Century was the LP. 1980 and onward was the beginning of my hi-fi journey and collection of recorded music. |
1878, "Mary had a Little Lamb"- Tom Edison. Still waiting for aluminum foil/cylinder re-issues, I need a copy of The White Album in yet another format. |
I remember shoveling snow to save for 'Light My Fire", finally reaching the 98 cents I went to Kressges, Davis Square, Somerville. Made my purchase and rushed home to listen....all I here is this Spanish guy singing my favorite song poorly..I was devastated. I had grabbed Jose Feliciano's version of Light My Fire.
It has been uphill from there and I still love the Doors. |
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David 12,Frankie Lymon and the teenagers started recording in 1955.First song was Why Do Fools Fall In Love.
I believe Dion recorded Teenager In Love later that decade.
Great songs either way.I still listen to the oldies and remember when they were newies |
Geez...i diddnt thought we have that big egos here on forum...Brinmeliss i see now how you response on healthy advice...regards... |
Sometime in the late 50's, I can't rember, Franky Limon, " Teenager in Love", I think, on 78 |
Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall, about 1967. Didn't truly buy it but rather permanently borrowed it from my Dad. Does that still count ? |
Bugger off raindog031, am enjoying the replies. |
There is identical topic allready posted some time ago...you should check about those things when opening new.... |
It was 1972 and my first vinyl purchase was Go All The Way by the Raspberries. As I was just turning into a teenager, what horny kid wouldn't want this record because of the lyrics? |
Beatles "Day Tripper" and the Stones "Paint It Black." Both were 45's and bought in 1966 or 67. |
My first was a 45, a CCR's Have you ever seen the rain on one side, Hey tonight on the other. Can't remember what year it was |
1st album The Green Hornet. Wish I still had it. |
1972. Mark, Don, and Mel, Grand Funk.I will have to see if I still own it tonight.Hopefully it has no peanut butter on it. |
1976, Queen, Night at the Opera |
1958, Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues. |
1967. It was a 45. Side A was "Piece of My Heart", and side B was "Down on Me" by Janis Joplin. It was my only record for a month, or more, until I got another dollar to buy another record. |
Was in the summer of '74 when I bought "Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation. I earned $1 by washing my grandfathers dark green 1970 Duster. Still recall going to the 7-Grand shopping mall with my grandparents and having a very difficult time picking out my first 45(lol)! |
Summer of '64, Beachboys," I get around" I wore it out playing it so much that by the time school started in the fall I had to buy a new one. |
1966, Rusty Warren's "Knocker's Up" |
I'm just glad to now know with no uncertainty that I'm a youngster compared to you boys and girls!!! LOL |
"Are you Experienced" 1967 when I was 11 years old with my own money.
(My first 45 was "big girls don't cry" in 1962 with some help from my folks) |
Beach Boys-Little Deuce Coup in 1963 when I was 10. |
Meet The Beatles in 1964, I was 7 seven years old. |
1962 and I was 6 years old. DeeDee Sharp, "The Mashed Potato". Cost $0.98, $1.01 after sales tax. Emptied my piggy bank. Man, sometimes I remember some dumbshit stuff.
-John |
Embarrassingly it was in 1973 and was Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. The single was the only good songon the whole LP!
Soon thereafter, was Elton John - Captain Fantastic. That was the first album I played over and over and over. It was 1975 I think. |
Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits in 1961 |
