Topic: what was the first single and album you bought?

[elvis2003]

first album was adolescent sex by Japan,and first single would have been prefab sprout,i forget the title of it now...first ever gig was siouxsie and the banshees at the royal court,liverpool!(wouldve been prefab sprout but my dad said i was too young  to go  :'() love rach x

[froglets]

ohhhh, great thread.

First single - Balroom Blitz by The Sweet.
First Album - no idea, too much S, D & R&R since   ::)

First gig - The Undertones in Edinburgh - second gig - Ian Drury & the Blockheads on a beach in Cornwall.  been downhill pretty much since then.

[Bionic Wellies]

First Single : Never ever bought one! - That's kinda sad in't it

First Album: Lyndisfarne - Fog on the Tyne

First Gig - Some band or other - with Queen as the supporting band.

[robkb]

First single - Teenage Rampage by The Sweet

First Album - had loads of those crappy Top of the Pops things, but the first proper one was Outlandos D'Amour by the Police.

First gig was (I think) Judas Priest at the Hammersmith Odeon - organised by my local youth club!

Cheers,
Rob ;)

[manicscousers]

first gig, the who at Liverpool student's union  :) 8) ;D

[pigeonseed]

First single - I think it was 5 Star Rain or shine

first album - i think it was Paul Simon Graceland or maybe a cassette of Alison Moyet (or however you spell it)

[pigeonseed]

Don't Fence  Me In.

I love that song!

[debster]

first gig Marillion misplaced childhood tour cornwall coliseum

[Skippy]

I was amazed when I saw the question, because it's an ice breaker I have used for a long time now, whenever I am somewhere with people I don't know!  It always kickstarts a conversation!  Mine was God gave Rock and Roll by Argent (single) and LP was the very first K-Tel LP, 1971 I think, with the real artists on! Like, Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes (no pun intended!), the Chelsea football song Blue is the Colour, and Brand New Key by Melanie!

[northener]

single billy dont be a hero - paper lace   album cockney rebel - phsycamodo    gig ub40- city hall sheffield

[twinkletoes]

Fantastic thread.

First single was probably Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
First LP was probably a Motown Charterbuster
Fav LP is probably Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Current fav is Enya

Can't remember first gig but probably Neil Diamond or David Essex.

Twinkletoes

[Grandma]

First gig - (now this is really embarrassing  :-[) - Frankie Vaughan at the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. How we screamed when he kicked his leg while singing 'Green Door'! My Mum always said no good would come of girls who watched 'that sort of carrying on'!

[silverbirch]

I can't deny it any more

First Single - Bridget the Midget by Ray Stevens  :-[  (I was only little!!)
First Album - Either Queen II or Ziggy Stardust

First Gig - Queen (Wembley Arena on Jubilee Day)

So hopefully recovered a bit after a poor start!!

[shirlton]

The first single I bought was with my dinner money. I had to borrow tenpence cos the record cost 5s.10d and my dinner money was only 5 bob. I starved for the bloomin week but it was worth it. Trouble was I could only play the darn thing when me dad went out cos he would have ased where I'd got the money from. They were hard times alright. BTW the record was Living Doll by Cliff Richard. I was head over heels in love with him then. Can't stand the bloomin sight of him now. I became more of a Bob Dylan and Yadbirds and Small faces fan when I seen sense. Nowadays I like George Michael. I have all of his stuff.

[asbean]

1st single - Don Lang and the Frantic Five (I think) - Bird on my head
1st album - Jimmy Shand's party

OMG - what awful taste  :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

[Georgie]

My sister was 11 years older than me so I didn't have much call to buy music until I developed different tastes.  My first 7 inch (bought second hand) was an EP and all I remember was that it included Your Song and Too Busy Thinking about My Baby.  First Album was David Bowie's Hunky Dory.

G x

[wilko]

my first single was 'Soley Soley' can't remember who by

and my first album was Slade 'old new borrowed and blue'

went to see them at Sheffield City Hall, must have been 1973 ish

I then 'progressed' to the Bay city Rollers. David Cassidy, Donny Osmond,

then I grew up and discovered Motown   ;D

[Paulines7]

I bought my first records with my birthday money. 

They were:
Three coins in a fountain by Dean Martin
Unchained melody by Jimmy Young
Young love by Tab Hunter

They were all 78's   :D

The first 45 I bought was All shook up by Elvis Presley.

[Mrs Ava]

I have no idea what was the first single or lp was in my collection.  I was a bit of a collector so had box fulls.

First gig was Fine Young Cannibals at the Brixton Academy.

[robkb]

first gig, the who at Liverpool student's union  :) 8) ;D

Bloody hell! Sorry, but... bloody hell! If that was your first gig, everything since must've struggled...

Cheers,
Rob ;)