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Thread #156259 Message #3683235
Posted By: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
07-Dec-14 - 05:41 AM
Thread Name: Do You Remember the first LP You Bought?
Subject: RE: Do You Remember the first LP You Bought?
I can't remember exactly.
LPs were expensive, and my pocket money for a long time was only 20 pence per week..
I had to wait for birthdays and xmas, when my parents did lovingly overindulge me,
even though they were low wage earners..
So I got most LPs on the wish list I eagerly presented to them.
I reckon the first LP I bought myself, would have been on a cheap budget lable.
Quite possibly Decca's "The World of David Bowie" compilation.
That dodgy one with the Ziggy Stardust era cover photo,
concealing cash-in contents from his mid 60s Anthony Newley soundalike phase.
Or, that mono for stereo processed MFP The Move "Fire Brigade" LP
with a really excellent 'best of' track list.
But I definitely do remember the first 7" singles I saved up for and bought myself.
That was a serious moment of transition from mere kid to real teenager.. circa 1972...
Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor" [the re-release] and "Son of my Father" - Chicory Tip.
That combination of 7 inchers indicating my lifelong affinity for droning folkie neo-psychedelia
and insistent analog synth riffs & grooves...