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First record you bought

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Elrel Thu 05-Nov-15 09:53:48

Apologies if this has already been done! Mine was Paul Anka's 'Diana' - 'I'm so young and you're so old ...'

HMHNanna Fri 06-Nov-15 14:19:56

Strawberry Fair by Anthony Newley in 1960. I got my first record player for Christmas I was nine years old.

eccentric Fri 06-Nov-15 15:18:25

Sugar sugarsmile

matson Fri 06-Nov-15 15:22:27

All or nothing by the Small Faces.

NotTooOld Fri 06-Nov-15 15:53:24

'Tammy' but I can't remember who sang it - it goes 'whiporwill, whiporwill, you and I know....Tammy, Tammy, you love him so....etc.' anyone remember it? The B side was by the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band and it was actually my Dad who bought it because my pocket money would not stretch that far.

friends123 Fri 06-Nov-15 15:59:39

Jim Reeves:"Distant Drum"

granma47 Fri 06-Nov-15 17:20:28

Downtown by Petular Clark

numberplease Fri 06-Nov-15 17:23:13

Tammy was by Debbie Reynolds.
A record that I never had, but loved, was played loads of times on Family Favourites. It was Deck of Cards, by Wink Martindale. Anyone remember it?

auntbett Fri 06-Nov-15 17:35:41

Just remember, I was just a kid!

Raw Hide!

NotTooOld Fri 06-Nov-15 17:53:38

numberplease - thank you for that (Debbie Reynolds). I don't know why the Bonzo Dog-doodah Band was on the B side, in that case. I wonder if I've remembered that wrongly.

grandmac Fri 06-Nov-15 18:01:03

"Anastasia" by Pat Boone. I still have it, and still love it.

nipsmum Fri 06-Nov-15 18:07:24

The LP of The sound of music.

janeainsworth Fri 06-Nov-15 18:10:20

FBI - the Shadows.

NotTooOld I saw Bonzo Dog at a concert at UMIST once - must have been 1968 or 69. They were amazing!

NotTooOld Fri 06-Nov-15 18:12:13

Did you jane? That must have been an experience. At the time I preferred Debbie Reynolds but I have wised up over the years!

Anan Fri 06-Nov-15 18:15:22

Jailhouse Rock and Heartbreak hotel by the King. I thought the 78 would be worn through because of the number of times I played it. Still remember the words!!

rosequartz Fri 06-Nov-15 18:16:32

I saw Peter and Gordon at a concert once
'A World Without Love' - remember that?
They were terrible, everyone walked out.

rosequartz Fri 06-Nov-15 18:17:46

Pat Boone - yes, my friend and I loved him.
Love Letters in the Sand.

LilyBlue Fri 06-Nov-15 19:09:08

You've lost that loving feeling. The Righteous Brothers. Still love it.

AlgeswifeVal Fri 06-Nov-15 22:49:37

First record I brought was a '78 'called 'on the street where I live' sung by Vic Damon. Does anyone remember it ?

WilmaKnickersfit Fri 06-Nov-15 23:35:17

On The Street Where You Live was from My Fair Lady - wonderful songs! grin

Jamjar1 I played Without You on repeat and drove my family bananas. I used to lie on my bed and sing howl along to it! grin

My first record player was my Grandad's old one. He gave it to me when they bought a stereogram. We didn't have a record player until then and it sat on my little dressing table completely covering the top. I thought I was the bee's knees! grin

JamJar1 Fri 06-Nov-15 23:54:55

WilmaK grin I could listen to that song so many times over.
Does anyone remember the song "In the year 2525"? It used to depress me no end, I was pre teenage and convinced we were all going to be wiped out by a nuclear bomb as I was living near two American air bases.

numberplease Sat 07-Nov-15 01:30:16

I remember the record JamJar, but can`t remember who recorded it. I would dearly love to get my hands on a copy of Elvis`s The American Trilogy, the whole thing, not just the one single, I seem to remember it wa in a black sleeve, with gold or silver lettering.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 07-Nov-15 04:44:30

I'm pretty sure the first record I bought was by Ricky Nelson, but I can't for the life of me remember what the song was. I've still got all my 48s somewhere. One day, like an idiot, I decided to chuck away all the covers, which totally wrecked any value they might have had now. hmm

Dara Sat 07-Nov-15 13:11:36

Oklahoma with D'Oyley Carte singing

Sue162 Sat 07-Nov-15 17:09:37

Debbie Reynolds "Tammy" in 1957 but it was Paul Anka's Diana that led me to fall in love with him! I was thirteen. smile smile

NotTooOld Sat 07-Nov-15 17:58:01

Ooh, yes, Sue162, Diana was another of my favourites. I didn't actually buy it, though as any money I had at that young age (not much) I spent on clothes.

Does anyone remember 'Born Too Late'? I can't remember who it was by. My DH has Radio Caroline on a lot and they often play it on there.