What was the first record you bought?

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 11:51 PM

The first LP album I ever bought was BOB GIBSON---OFFBEAT FOLKSONGS on Riverside Records.

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: mike gouthro
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 11:34 PM

1st records my parents bought for me: 78s of Mule Train and Dear Hearts.. by Bing Crosby and That Old Master Painter by ??

1st records I bought: 78s of Heartbreak Hotel and The Great Pretender

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Cluin
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 09:53 PM

"How are prescription meds handled in Britain and Canada? "

They are tossed from the rooftops and we catch them in our mouths.

Just like everything else in Canada: snow, politics, US satellite parts, etc.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Cluin
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 09:47 PM

single: "She Loves You/I Want to Hold Your Hand" (okay, my mom bought it for me; I was 4)

album: a K-Tel-like Hank Williams collection from K-Mart, I think but I definitely remember buying "Aqualung" on my first unsupervised visit to the first dedicated records-only store we had around here.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 08:54 PM

Aerosmith, Night in the Ruts

Dani

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Janie
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 08:37 PM

Darned if I can remember - most likely candidates would be a Beach Boy's or Motown 45 of some top forty 1963 release.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: paula t
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 08:00 PM

The single of "misty" by Kenny Stevens.My first album was"Blood on the tracks" by Bob Dylan.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:53 PM

Single: House of the Rising Sun (Animals)
Album: Please please me (Beatles) .....oh, the heady teenage excitement.... :)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Don Firth
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:50 PM

Thanks, Little Hawk, for the info (by PM) and thanks to Charlotte for the link. I don't have time to listen to it right now, but I will tomorrow morning.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:33 PM

Out there its summertime
Milk and Honey days
Oh, San Francisco Girls
with San Francisco Ways

No wonder you bought it, mac.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:27 PM

Interesting..has the songs he sung, too...

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:51 PM

Charlotte - you are very interesting. Anytime you want to talk about Babacombe Lee. Give me me an e- mail. Just google bigalwhittle. and you will contact me

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:21 PM

The Interview Itself

scroll down for the links to the interview

Charlotte (enquiries made)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:16 PM

This for starters

The Text of The Cynthia Gooding Bob Dylan Interview

Charlotte (making enquiries)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:46 PM

Hmmm. I'll see if I can find out. Hang on.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Don Firth
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:40 PM

Cynthia Gooding's interview with Bob Dylan? No, I haven't heard it. Do you know if it's available somewhere?

Don Firth

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,mac the knife
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:31 PM

fever tree
at the super market
FEVER TREE

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:21 PM

"Kids! You're all just kids!"

my apologies for not being old *LOL*

"I don't believe anyone who says their first record was a folk record unless they are called Copper or something"

Oh...then I probably shouldn't say that my first record (on vinyl too!) was Babbacombe Lee - Fairport Convention

Charlotte (the view from Ma and Pa's piano stool)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:00 PM

Hey, Don, have you heard the audio of the young Bob Dylan on Cynthia Gooding's radio show? It was prior to his first album, and she gave him a very friendly interview, and he sang a bunch of songs.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: RangerSteve
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 04:32 PM

First 45 - the Beatles - I Wanna Hold Your Hand
First album- Herman's Hermits.

First album that I still have - either the first Doc Watson on Vanguard, or The New Lost City Ramblers - Rememberance of Things To Come.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Don Firth
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 04:21 PM

Kids! You're all just kids!

When I bought my first records, LPs and 45s hadn't come out yet. It was all 78s.

When I was in my very early teens, I went regularly to Saturday matinee movies, usually with my sister (good way for mom to get us out of the house). The second feature of the double bill was often a western (maybe Hopalong Cassidy) or a crime drama (i.e., "film noir"), but frequently the main feature was one of the musical movies that were coming out of Hollywood at the time. Some of them were 90% fictional "Hollywoodized" bio-pics of some musician or composer. I got to liking some of the music that I heard in these movies, and after seeing "A Song to Remember" (1945 - Cornel Wilde as Chopin), I bought Jose Iturbi's recording of Chopin's Polonaise in Ab, which actually made the pop-charts shortly after the movie came out (Itubi did the piano playing in the movie while Cornel Wilde "finger-synced"). I think that was the first record I bought with my own money.

I bought a lot of classical music, mostly stuff I had heard first in movies like the aforementioned, and opera recordings (weird kid, I suppose - but I also had an album of "Sons of the Pioneers"). But when I first got interested in folk music and bought my first guitar ($9.95 Regal), I went to Campus Music and Gallery in Seattle's University District and bought Walt Robertson's two 78s, and one 10" LP each by Burl Ives, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Susan Reed, and Cynthia Gooding. Some of the first songs I learned were from those records. Still got 'em.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: moongoddess
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 04:15 PM

"I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash on the Sun record label.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 03:13 PM

Terry, you're fibbing!!


G

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Leadbelly
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 02:56 PM

Tommy Steele! Too young to remember?

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 02:48 PM

"Little White Bull" by Tommy Steel, from his film "Tommy the Toreador". I was 8 years old but I went to the shop to buy it myself and paid for it with my own money.

DC

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Snoozer
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 02:27 PM

First 45 was Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers, but I didn't buy it, it was a birthday present (I was called Susie back then).

First LP was Clouds, by Joni Mitchell

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 01:38 PM

"Have I The Right?" by The Honeycombs

"Have I the right to thrill you? You know I'll wait until you give me the right to make you mine..."

Mmmmmmm.... :0)

How I used to LOVE those drums! (lady drummer too as I recall. First ever?)

Happy memories of bopping round my bedroom to that one, pretending to be one of Pan's People. Nowadays I bop around to something very different..and far better.

Here you can even share it:

The Honeycombs - Have I The Right?

Don't you just love the internet!) :0)


Lizzie :0)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: EuGene
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 12:50 PM

First cassette: Bill Justus "Ally Cat/Green Onions"
First CD: (Bought 2) Corelli "Concerti" & a collection of big band hits (don't remember exact title)

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 12:47 PM

Elvis Presley's Golden Hits

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 12:45 PM

From: GUEST,Nigel Spencer (cookieless)
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 03:29 PM

'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us' by Sparks. Ex-jukebox, from the local newsagent, big hole in the middle, 10p

    Wow! Someone else who will admit to liking Sparks. I thought they were so cool when I was 15. "Kimono My House" by Sparks might well be my first bought record, although I also owned a couple of Steeleye Span albums (mad crush for Maddy), Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and the soundtrack from Rollerball (all Bach organ stuff) around that same time. My musical tastes were always pretty eclectic.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,DWR
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 12:41 PM

Yes, definitely a thread to bring back the Good Ol' Days.

First 78 that I actually bought with my own money. Patsy Montana - Good Night Soldier/Smile And Drive Your Blues Away Decca 6101 (Blue Label).   I bought it used for about 25 cents in maybe 1951. You can have your very own copy for about $24 with postage at ebay, I just looked it up.

Most of my other 78 purchases were of Hank Snow, beginning with The Golden Rocket.

First 45, having a bit of trouble remembering for sure, as there was a period in which I jumped back and forth between 78s and 45s, but I am fairly certain that it was The Louvin Brothers 45 set of Tragic Songs Of Life.

First LP, no problem there, Hank Snow Just Keep A-Movin' RCA Victor LPM-1113 1955.

First CD, that's easy too. Nanci Griffith, her first album on MCA, Lone Star State of Mind (1987). and yes I bought that at least a couple of months before I had a CD player. I had no faith that MCA would keep it in the catalog long enough to risk not getting it. Obviously, I was wrong.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: EuGene
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 11:52 AM

Best I recall, my first 45 was "All American Boy" and my first LP was a Patti Page album . . . somewhere back there I bought an album of Woody Guthrie songs, but I believe that was after the Page record. My re-membery is getting rusty.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 10:15 AM

I received the Rolling Stones Between the Buttons album as a gift and immediately began accumulating all their albums that had been released to date in pretty short order. The first one I bought with my own money was either Aftermath or 12 by 5.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 10:02 AM

Ooops. That comment belonged on a completely different thread. Would make a terrible record title.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 10:00 AM

How are prescription meds handled in Britain and Canada?

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: cetmst
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 09:49 AM

Can't recall the order but first was probably a Burl Ives 78; others were "Folk Songs and Ballads" by Susan Reed, "American Songbag" by Carl Sandburg, "Six Songs for Democracy", and some Josh White, Leadbelly and Richard Dyer-Bennet.
First LP's were 10-inchers from the Folkways catalogue, Wade Hemsworth, Walt Robertson, Wallace House, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 09:45 AM

First record I asked my folks for and got was Alvin and the Chipmonks' Christmas Song, about 57 or 58. First real 45 was Rick Nelson's Unchained Melody. First album? I remember it well. Richie Valens' LP, a guy that lived in my then hometown of San Fernando California.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: topical tom
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 09:44 AM

A record by the Weavers though I can't recall the title.I know it had the song "Tzena, Tzena" on it.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Dave Roberts
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 08:14 AM

'Pasadena' by The Temperance Seven, closely followed by 'Kon-Tiki' by The Shadows.
First album was 'With the Beatles', which had to be specially ordered from a local electrical shop and semmed to take months to arrive.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 08:09 AM

If we ignore "Portrait of my Love"/"Strawberry Blonde" on 78 on the Woolworth's label then my first album was "Bob Dylan" in 1964.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: rich-joy
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:56 AM

First 45 - "Handy Man" by Del Shannon.
First LP - "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard.
First folk LP - "The Twiliters in Concert" (West Aussie group).
all around 1964-65 ..... and yes, still have them all :~)


Cheers! R-J

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Silver Slug
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM

Bought a Ferguson mono record player in 1968. First singles were Hold Me Tight by Johnny Nash and Simon & Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson, both bought on the same day. I wish I still had them but I fear that they are long gone.
First LP was The Beatles 'White' album, which I still play occasionally.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Trevor Thomas
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:51 AM

Ken Dodd and the Diddymen album. From a Scout jumble sale when I was 8.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Edthefolkie
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:16 AM

Just to bend the thread a bit - first prerecorded reel to reel tape bought:

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles.

I must look in my Mum's loft to see if it, and others. are still there - apparently these little 3 3/4 ips EMI tapes are quite collectable.

No LearJet 8 track cartridges though!

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Leadbelly
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:18 AM

First LP: Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers

First (and last) stolen record: EP by Buddy Holly ( Oh Boy, Peggy Sue and 2 others). I'm not proud about this action. One shouldn't do it even in case of lack of money.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:17 AM

The first record I owned, given to me around 1962, along with an old wind up portable gramophone, was a 78 with a compilation ofsongs done by a group sounding much like the B&W minstrels.

It had 'All the nice girls love a sailor', I do like to be beside the seaside', 'Hello, hello, who's you're lady friend?', Its a long way to Tipperary'

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:03 AM

First single - 'Sand Storm', Johnny and the Hurricanes

First LP - 'Chet Atkins' Workshop'. I wish I still had it, if anly for 'Theme from a Summenr Place'.

First Folky LP _ Peter Paul and Mary - can't remember the title, but it had 'A-Soalin' as one track.

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,Edthefolkie
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:51 AM

I thought I was the only sad person who bought Jeepers Creepers by Hayley Mills but no..... MY excuse is that I was only about 14 and had a teenage crush.

It was a 45 rpm single, and needless to say I didn't have a record player. However I did try it on my Mum's old 78 wind up gramophone (turned the speed down & put the brake on) with completely predictable results.

But luckily I heard weird stuff on jukeboxes on RAF stations (I was a cadet you see). Then I started listening to Pick of the Pops with Alan Freeman - Brenda Lee, B Bumble & the Stingers, The Shads, Donegan, Joe Brown....

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:25 AM

First 45? 'Running Bear' by Johnnie Preston.

First LP? 'The Buddy Holly Story'. Huge corridor cred to be seen carrying this album at school after the Man died. [ Didn't carry the vinyl, just the sleeve in case those lairy 5th formers 'just wanted a look']. Bought it on the drip from my sisters catalogue, 20 weeks at 1/9d.

Great days!

Subject: RE: What was the first record you bought?
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:23 AM

Forget the lies and rumours to the effect that the first record I ever owned was a copy of The Happy Wanderer by some German childrens choir, or the claims that before my mid teens, there had been found in my possession records by Lonnie Donegan, Tommy Steele, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Cliff Richard, the Shadows and John Leyton.

The first record I would ever admit to owning, even under the most excruciating torture devised by the hand of man, is Back Country Blues by Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry. Absolutely bleep bleepin' marvellous.