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First single bought with your own money. No lies, excuses and apologoes are welcome, but no lies!
My first single was probably 'How much is that doggie on the window?' but this is the first one I saved up for with my pocket money. Three of us went into Golden Discs in Cork. We bought U2 - 3, The Specials' Gangsters and this one, which was mine. I loved all three and ended up swapping with them for the other two as well.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Still think it's a good song. Never gets played on programmes like Pick of the Pops nowadays due to the "guilt by association" with Gary Glitter even though they never actually played on any of his records.
Tears in me eyes goodness gracious me, great thread, yes it was this for me. Bought with my own money in a record shop whilst staying at my Nan's in Sidcup, Kent.
Great Thread. First record that I bought was Mirror In The Bathroom. Fortunately due to The Beat and other groups I was into at the time not being particularly mainstream I was able to get their singles from the cheap section of the record rack at Finlays Newsagents. Not content with that I used to change over the prices always putting the cheapest 35p price on my singles of choice.
As for the mention of buying from WHSmith. Remember these;
Really got the old memories going with this thread ,got a tanner a week pocket money in 1964, had to do loads of odd jobs round the neighbourhood to save the money up for this, only eight years old...
We didn't have (at least in my generation) the habit of buying singles. We were more into full albums. But sometimes you'd buy one just because you liked the hit song included there.
And one of my early recollections of music I bought or ask my parents to buy for me, is this from Los Pericos (a hybrid reggae-pop band from Argentina!).
El Ritual de la Banana (The Ritual of Banana), whatever that meant! But it sure was catchy!
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Tears in me eyes goodness gracious me, great thread, yes it was this for me. Bought with my own money in a record shop whilst staying at my Nan's in Sidcup, Kent.
Yes sir!
Always liked that record.
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My Mum had bought me a few I'd asked for before, but this was the first one I bought myself from Hermyln records in Eltham. My Mum wasn't too impressed with the B side lol
'There Ain't 'Arf Been Some Clever B@stards'
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I can answer with honesty. Neither record in any way resembles my music Tastes as a teenager or in later years.
Two records:
The Girl of my best friend - Elvis Presley Under The Moon of Love - Showaddywaddy
Snap ! (Not the album by The Jam!)
Under The Moon Of Love by Showaddywaddy was the 1st single I bought myself. Before that all were bourght by my parents for Xmas or Birthday or occasionally otherwise if I asked / begged really nicely or persistantly. The 1st being Clare by Gilbert O' Sullivan.
Fortunately. My tastes improved from 1976 onwards.
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Some surprising cool first buys.....which I'm about to spoil.
Record shop of choice was 'Spin-It' on Willesden Lane.
Aged 6 I bought Wig Wam Bam by Sweet and Crazy Horses by the Osmonds. Tastes improved when 8 and I got Tiger Feet by Mud.
Used to play music wherever really. I remember my Nan telling off my Granddad for allowing me to play this record called 'Men Behind the Wire' - I had no idea!
By the age of 12 I was into the Clash and remember buying Tommy Gun.
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Pleased to be able to say Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome with Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos on the B-side. From Woolworths on Portobello (now Poundland).
First album was Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet.
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Back Street Love - Curved Air (but really Sonja Kristina) 1971 - record shop near The Old King Lud - St Pauls - on lunch break from first serious job at Abbey Life - still got it!
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