What was the First Record that you Bought?

Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
Still a huge fan of soul music.

Didn't buy records until I started work (age 16).

Pigtails in Paris by David MacBeth - I still have it,

Living doll, Cliff Richard

Muse I’ve seen Stevie three times FABULOUS. ???

Ummagumma, Pink Floyd.

Al Green - Tired of being Alone. I was 13, and in a soul phase.

Pamela Twinkle died about five years ago. She married the Milk Tray man and was the aunt of actress Fay Ripley. I remember reading about her somewhere.

3 at the same time to go with the record player I got for passing the 11 plus and my 11th birthday

Apple Blossom Time by Rosemary June
Slow Boar to China by Emile Ford and the Checkmates
Baby Face by Little Richard

Where Do You Go To My Lovely? Peter Sarstedt.

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel...Come up and see me, make me Smile

My first was Lonnie Donegan's Battle of New Orleans on a 78rpm record.
I remember every one of the records mentioned above! I used to buy the NME and also listened to the BBC charts on a Sunday afternoon and wrote them in a notebook.

anniebach
That’s still one of the best. I was brought up on Billy Eckstine, Nat king Cole and Al Martino.
My first record was: It might as well rain until September by Carol king.

Walking back to happiness by Helen Shapiro, played continually on my new Dansett record player in 1961..

LauraNorder

Grandmajet I have a photo of me with Billy Fury. He was so lovely

A great friend of mines mum was a huge fan of Billy. She kept very detailed scrap books about him.
The teacher of my friend was very interested in said scrap books.
I think that he may have made a TV program about him.
(I'm being deliberately obtuse just to add interest - I've already said who my famous teacher cum neighbour was!)

Billy don’t be a hero

Christmas 1964 when I was 9 I was given a second hand Dansette record by my mum and dad and £1 from my nanny .

Singles were 6s 8d each , 3 for a £1.

I bought Little Children , Down Town and Little Red Rooster .

We lived in Germany when I was a child and had the duty free NAAFI. I used to be sent down there with my mums ration card to buy her cigarettes and decided to buy her a present of the planets suite by Holst. She was thrilled. My granddaughter is currently learning about the solar system and is listening to the same music.

We used to have short pieces of classical music played as we lined up in assembly in infant school so my first record was Flight of the bumble bee ( Rimsky Korsacof) and the second Fingals cave ( Mendleson). I presume it was a gift as I don’t think I had pocket money at that age. My taste did change...

Small Faces - Itchycoo Park.

Mine was the theme tune to the tv programme White Horses - I was a totally horse-obsessed child!

Blondiescot, I loved that song!

Lady d'Arbanville by Cat Stevens. Mum took me to buy a record as a treat and she thought I'd go for something a bit more commercial!

From a Jack to a King....who by ?? No idea. But I can remember the tune. Or maybe it was Leader of the pack ? Or Doo wah diddy ( Manfred Mann ?)

Go Now by the Moody Blues I was 13 and living in Birmingham - and they were part of the ”BrumBeat sound”

The Woolworths cover version of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, the singer, I think, was Paul Rich. Must have been around 1959/60. I didn`t even have a record player, I played it at my friend`s house. I was about 16.
My first LP was the album from the film The Young Ones.