What was the first LP or single you bought?

Indigo8

Grandma70s

Grandma70s

Highlights from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten.

La Fille Mal Gardée ballet by Herold.

Or possibly Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony. I can’t quite remember now.

And Baggs Sibelius 5th. I am glad I was not the only nerdy child who liked classical music.
My first LP record was 'Night on a Bald Mountain' by Modest Mussorgsky. I went to see Disney 'Fantasia' in the cinema and loved the music.
My father liked classical music too and we had loads of 78s but mostly baroque stuff.

Why would we have to have been nerdy to like classical music?

I bought my fist singles when I was 11 and was given a record player for my birthday, combined with passing the 11 plus.

My parents had classical records.

I'm surprised that you two had sufficient funds to buy LPs.

Billy Fury... Halfway to Paradise LP...
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Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale single and The Monkees LP.

Love letters in the Sand by Pat Boone. I was in his fan club and thought he was gorgeous.

First cd rumours Fleetwood Mac & sultans of swing Dire Straits, purchased together in the American PX at Bremerhaven I think 1987 could of been 86 or 88

Meatloaf Bat out of Hell about 77/78

MissAdventure

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First single was 'Roadrunner' By Junior Walker and the All Stars. First LP, can't remember as I was asking for them for birthdays , Christmas etc but can remember buying some before this one but 'Ziggy Stardust' was my mind blowing LP !!

Ziggy Stardust was also mine, I reckon.
It was "far out"

Yes it started a life-long love of Mr Bowie for me and opened my eyes to different genres of music ! yayy !

When I was 17 I spent the summer working in a Methodist guest house in Hastings. The first LP I bought, with my first EVER wage packet was the double Led Zeppelin one - with The Song Remains The Same extended version. It was for my bf who later became my husband. Sadly he left us and I didn't at the time insist he also left the LP! I'd love to find a copy again.

First single I bought was Blackberry Way by the Move with my wage as a Saturday girl in Woollies and the first album I bought was Lindisfarne Fog on the Tyne

This is a great thread bringing back loads of memories, I was probs more of a rock chick (still am I guess) oh and Nights in White Satin was by the Moody Blues, used to love listening to that on my old dansette record player in the dark in my bedroom, Procul Harum sang a Whiter Shade of Pale

The Onion Song, and still love it.

My first record was Cathy’s Clown but it was several years until I could afford an LP - it was the authorised sound track of HAIR

First single was Cliff Richard - Living Doll, purchased from British Home Stores (I still have it).

Anastasia by Pat Boone

Grandmabatty

The first single I bought was Black Night by Deep Purple. I was a wee rocker! I can't remember the first album I bought. The first one I listened to was Alice Cooper in first year so I would have been about 12. A new friend played it at her house and I was very impressed.

My first single was I Surrender by Rainbow. I bought a first album by The Police from Christmas money and my brother bullied me into taking it back and exchanging for a Madness album.

White horses by Jackie , saved up my pocket money of a shilling ( now 5p) as single was 10/ ( 10 bob or shilling)

First LP: Duane Eddy's The Twang's The Thang.

Puppy Love by Donny Osmond

First single, Fall in Love with you, Cliff Richatd. First LP, With the Beatles. Shared singles with friends, mainly Everlies, stacking them up on my red Dansette record player ( bought second hand) big favourite was Ricky Nelson You are the only One. My Mum used to groan when I played it over and over by leaving the stacking arm back!
Then came Things Bobby Darin and what have they done to the Rain Searchers. Oh my lost youth!

First single was ‘the first time’ by Adam faith and I think the first lp was by the Bachelors.

Supergran1946 and TheWeirdo, I still have my copy of Waddya Wanna Make Those Eyes at Me For, by Emile Ford and the Checkmates, it`s dated 1959.

Can't remember the first, but the last 45rpm was Sloop John B by the Beach Boys.

Re James Drury, Tuaim, I agree with you. He was so handsome!

Some Brandenberg concertos and Francoise Hardy Tous les garçons et les filles de mon age

Ah yes, Return to Sender, one of the first I recall appearing at home. (1962)

Lovely....

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Gonna make you a star, David Essex first single. Cherish, David Cassidy first album. Sigh....those were the days!