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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 18:05:24 GMT
What was your first album?
Your first single?
Can you remember the first 2-10?
What were they?
Do you still own them?
Do you still like them?
Do you still listen to them?
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 18:28:58 GMT
Albums
#1 - Bowie - Hunky Dory
Other early purchases...
Sparks - Kimono My House
Sparks - Indiscreet
T.Rex - Tanx
Wings - Venus and Mars (bit of a mistake that one though it did have "Listen to What the Man Said " on it)
Jonathan Kelly - Twice Around The Houses (pretty obscure but still love it)
Singles
Joint #1...
Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
T.Rex - Telegram Sam
Other early purchases...
Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
Sweet - Blockbuster
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
Gary Glitter - Rock n Roll pt 1 + 2
I still own the albums but not all the singles
Aside from the Wings I still love them all and would happily listen to any of them. I might even quite like the Wings if I had it
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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 18:37:16 GMT
My pocket money went up to 10p a week at the end of 72 so singles began to come within reach. They were about 50p
My first three were;
Sweet: 'Block Buster'
T Rex: '20th Century Boy'
'Alice Cooper 'Hello Hooray'
Albums eluded me until I got a job cleaning a neighbour's car for 50p a week, albums were like £3 (?)
I think my first one was Elvis' Sun Collection, then 'Silk Degrees' by the Boz, then it was the new wave
I think my mum has the singles somewhere, and yes, I still like all of those records
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Post by johnnyoi on Sept 4, 2020 18:46:48 GMT
Albums#1 - Bowie - Hunky Dory Other early purchases... Sparks - Kimono My House Sparks - Indiscreet T.Rex - Tanx Wings - Venus and Mars (bit of a mistake that one though it did have "Listen to What the Man Said " on it) Jonathan Kelly - Twice Around The Houses (pretty obscure but still love it) SinglesJoint #1... Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father T.Rex - Telegram Sam Other early purchases... Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize Suzi Quatro - Can The Can Sweet - Blockbuster Sweet - Ballroom Blitz Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil Gary Glitter - Rock n Roll pt 1 + 2 I still own the albums but not all the singles Aside from the Wings I still love them all and would happily listen to any of them. I might even quite like the Wings if I had it Got to admit I had a bit of a Wings fixation back in the mid 70’s.Just after Glam & before Punk Band on the Run through to Speed of Sound.Then I saw the light.Boy did we need Punk! |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 18:54:27 GMT
My pocket money went up to 10p a week at the end of 72 so singles began to come within reach. They were about 50p My first three were; Sweet: 'Block Buster' T Rex: '20th Century Boy' 'Alice Cooper 'Hello Hooray' Albums eluded me until I got a job cleaning a neighbour's car for 50p a week, albums were like £3 (?) I think my first one was Elvis' Sun Collection, then 'Silk Degrees' by the Boz, then it was the new wave I think my mum has the singles somewhere, and yes, I still like all of those records You've reminded me I had 20th Century Boy and School's Out Albums were strictly what I'd get with birthday or Xmas record tokens. I recall them being £2.50 when singles were 50 pence so it was an investment I had a paper round in my early teens which I got paid £5 a week but when Xmas time came round I could clear £25 in tips. When I was 15 I got a job in Sainsburys for about 6 months until working Friday night and all day Saturday got a bit inconvenient social-life wise I started working full time when I was 16 and, via the job, could get a lot of vinyl but that's another story for another day |
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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 19:20:06 GMT
I spent more money on other things apart from records until the new wave then it was records, gigs and clothes, obvs.
74-75 I was big into stamps, then it was chemistry, then electronics and ham radio just prior to the new wave.
I converted a home made intercom into an amp when I got my first electric guitar, which wasn't much good but sufficed until I got my first proper amp.
I was fortunate in that my grandfather ran a youth club in Bournemouth and spent the council's money on singles for his jukebox in the club.
When they came off of the jukebox he let me have my pick. They had a big hole in the middle that you had to fill with one of those adaptor things. I still have loads of them in a drawer, haven't used them since about 1978
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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 19:28:40 GMT
AlbumsAside from the Wings I still love them all and would happily listen to any of them. I might even quite like the Wings if I had it Got to admit I had a bit of a Wings fixation back in the mid 70’s.Just after Glam & before Punk Band on the Run through to Speed of Sound.Then I saw the light.Boy did we need Punk! |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 19:52:12 GMT
Let's have it right Band On The Run is a classic I flipping love Live and Let Die too |
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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 20:00:22 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 20:11:45 GMT
Yes. And I love Jet n all |
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 5, 2020 8:38:54 GMT
The first single i bought with my own money was "JEEPSTER" by T-Rex in 1971
Other early singles were:
Look What You Dun - Slade
Hold Your Head Up - Argent
Alright Alright Alright - Mungo Jerry
This Flight Tonight - Nazareth
My 50p a week pocket money didn't stretch very far... there were sweets, magazines, Corgi/Dinky/Matchbox toy cars to be bought too.
But by 1975 i asked my parents to buy me the "AUTOBAHN" album by Kraftwerk for my 13th Birthday.
I didn't realise it at the time, but at that tender age i was listening to the sound of the future...
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Post by johnnyoi on Sept 5, 2020 13:48:11 GMT
First single Gudbuy T'Jane - Slade
First Album The slider -T-Rex
Early purchases
Solid Gold Easy Action" – T.Rex
20th Century Boy - T-Rex
48 Crash - Suzi Quatro
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Good grief Christina - Chicory Tip
Still got them still love em
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 14:11:28 GMT
My 50p a week pocket money didn't stretch very far... there were sweets, magazines, Corgi/Dinky/Matchbox toy cars to be bought too I got 50 pence a week too As you say, didn't go far I was also allowed a comic or mag every week, delivered with the paper by the newsagent All of which has inspired another thread.... Comics and magazines you read as a kidtalkpunk.freeforums.net/thread/357/comics-magazines-read-kid |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 14:12:06 GMT
First single Gudbuy T'Jane - Slade First Album The slider -T-Rex Early purchases Solid Gold Easy Action" – T.Rex 20th Century Boy - T-Rex 48 Crash - Suzi Quatro Ballroom Blitz - Sweet Good grief Christina - Chicory Tip Still got them still love em Thanks Johnny Amazing how much cross over there is in terms of artists We were the Glam generation |
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Post by zeopold on Sept 5, 2020 16:24:29 GMT
My 50p a week pocket money didn't stretch very far... there were sweets, magazines, Corgi/Dinky/Matchbox toy cars to be bought too I got 50 pence a week too F*** me sideways, 10 bob a week? It's clear that your parents and Andy's were aristocrats |
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