FLY2 10,108 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 First single was Baby Face - Little Richard from a record shop on Radford Rd near Wilkinson St. This was followed by Dreamin' - Bobby Darin. From then on all my cash went on records by Everly Bros, Buddy Holly, Del Shannon, Duane Eddy etc. Most Saturday mornings were spent at the second hand record stall on Central Market searching out anything on London, London Atlantic, Pye International and Coral labels before going on to Vic Station for a good days train spotting. Great days indeed. First album was either the Animals or Stones first. From then on it's been a constant outlay on records, cassettes, CD's, gigs, festivals, beer, cars, steaks, clothes, Forest, beer. At least I've enjoyed myself. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Well if Cliff Ton paid 6/8p for a single in 1967 I suppose my memory has failed me (again), in 1962/63 when I made my first record purchase it would have probably have cost about 5 bob ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I think they were about 3/6 in the early 60's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 A great thing about the early 60's groups such as the Stones, Animals, Downliners Sect, Yardbirds, Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall was that their albums contained mainly covers, so I looked at who had written these songs and bought records by them . This led me on to records by Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, Willie Dixon, Lightnin' Hopkins, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, BB King and many more innovators of music that is still popular today. It was a difficult thing to achieve in pre Google and Wikipedia days. Some of the best albums I acquired in the early 60's were compilations such as "This is the Blues" vols 1 & 2, and "The Sue Story" vols 1 & 2. Fabulous albums and fabulous memories of great parties, great gigs and endless fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 My first was 'From me to you' or 'Love me do'. Can't remember now. Then there was a big gap until I bought Fleetwood Mac's 'Man of the World'. It's still one of my all time favourites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I bought 2 on the same day - Ball of Confusion by the Temptations and War by Edwin Starr. Singles were 50p in the early 70's, I think (a full book of Co-op stamps would buy one, I seem to remember!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Commo, my first LP was also Please Please me by the Beatles. I got it for my 12th Birthday in 1963. Long gone though. I reckon I must have played it smooth. My first single was Putting on the Style by Lonnie Donnegan. It was a 78 and I used to play it on my old wind up gramaphone when I was 9 or 10, along with stuff like Water Water and Handful of Songs by Tommy Steele, Diana by Paul Anka and various Elvis numbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The first record I bought was ' The Buddy Holly Story' in 1961/62, I think. An LP with all of his well known hits. I still have a copy in CD format. Buying singles,(first one 'Runaway' Del Shannon), was an addiction every Saturday afternoon, on the way home from my ' delivery boy' job at BPS green grocers. Going off topic, there is a thread some where about jeans we use to wear as young teenagers, I could not remember the brand name of my first pair of jeans, they were 'Lee Cooper', ice blue with 3 inch turn-ups.That came into my head while remembering ' stuff ' I bought with my 15/- delivery job wage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 think my first single was twinkles terry and leader of the pack only my older brother had a record player at the tume so had to wait till he had gone out before i could play my recordsanother one of my favorites was my little sister rides a motorbike a rocker through and through. that was one of my brothers collection Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TGC 216 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 First single was Baby Face - Little Richard from a record shop on Radford Rd near Wilkinson St. This was followed by Dreamin' - Bobby Darin. From then on all my cash went on records by Everly Bros, Buddy Holly, Del Shannon, Duane Eddy etc. Most Saturday mornings were spent at the second hand record stall on Central Market searching out anything on London, London Atlantic, Pye International and Coral labels before going on to Vic Station for a good days train spotting. Great days indeed. First album was either the Animals or Stones first. From then on it's been a constant outlay on records, cassettes, CD's, gigs, festivals, beer, cars, steaks, clothes, Forest, beer. At least I've enjoyed myself. Like you memories. I spent many an hour at the record stall in Central Market. Pete would save me any Ricky Nelson records, I gave him a list of those I had not got, and any others he came across he'd save for me. Grand chap, he started me listening to Trad Jazz, Acker Bilk and Ken Colyer mainly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 "Painting Box" by The Incredible String Band from Selctadisc I still have it in my record collection, but have not played it for years.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riddo 47 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 My first single was Stay, by The Hollies, but only because the Clifton Co-op had sold out of whatever Beatles single had just come out. Mum & Dad had bought me & my sister a red Dansette for Christmas and we had to have something to play on it! My first LP was the first Rolling Stones one, again bought for me by my mum. The first LP I bought with my own wages (late '66) was John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (the Beano album), again from Clifton Co-op. After that they came thick & fast, often bought second-hand from the shop at the bottom of Arkwright St (Selectadisc's first location?) and later from Selectadisc on Goldsmith St & then Market St. Sad to see it go, I was quite a regular. I'm now to be found in FOPP, usually back-cataloguing. Like others here, I still have a lot of 45s & LPs never played, all boxed up in the garage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 My first record that I bought was a 78 rpm - Dean Martin singing When You're Smiling. Still got it. This was 1953; records by British artists on Decca and Parlaphone cost five shillings. Those with American artists - Capitol, Brunswick and Phillips cost five and sixpence halfpenny. The best record shop in those days was Hindley's on Clumber Street; long established. In fact I have a Graphaphone cylinder-record machine bought from there by my dad's aunt - she emigrated to America in 1923 and its been in the family ever since. If you were into classical music then Farmers was the best bet. Top artists in the early fifties were: Frankie Laine, Guy Mitchell, Doris Day, Jo Stafford and others. In Britain there were David Whitfield, Dickie Valentine and others. You did not hear much of the top tunes on the BBC in those days, apart from Jack Jackson's weekly show. I believe there was a policy of not playing a record more than once on the same day. Then came skiffle, with Lonnie Donegan - what a sensation that was, before he went 'commercial' with his silly songs. And then rock and roll, and things were never the same again. The balladeers continued their crooning; their lyrics being genuinely sentimental, unlike today's lot who wouldn't know sentiment if it kicked up the backside. I sometimes wonder if the young of today will look back on their early days of record collecting in the same way as we of the fifties generation do. Doubt it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Not first, but a very early single in my collection, bought from a small second hand shop on the right of the bottom of Mansfield Road just past where the Victoria Centre is now. A little known track, and a version of this I believe by this group? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Never was a big singles record buyer, but the first and probably last was "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles. More of an LP person at the time as IMO far far better value (I've always been a skinflint). Some of my best was "Far side of the Moon" Pink Floyd, "Deja Vue" Crosby Stills Nash & Young and many many more. When I emigrated my son got the lot and made quite a killing selling them on ebay recently as most were mint condition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 The first 45, I bought was "Let's Jump The Broomstick" - Brenda Lee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Like many others I finished up with a large collection of vinyl covering decades and when cassettes came along they were all thrown into an old suitcase and put in the loft. about two years ago my daughter and her partner bought a record deck and asked me for them. I thought they would have to throw most away as a lot of them had seen to many parties, but no they cleaned them up and played them, the highlight of their christmas party was the guests picking stuff they had never heard of and playing and dancing to them. My daughter told me that the most played disc of the evening was Bunny Sigler's "Let The Goodtimes Roll & Feel So Good". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Like many others I finished up with a large collection of vinyl covering decades and when cassettes came along they were all thrown into an old suitcase and put in the loft. about two years ago my daughter and her partner bought a record deck and asked me for them. I thought they would have to throw most away as a lot of them had seen to many parties, but no they cleaned them up and played them, the highlight of their christmas party was the guests picking stuff they had never heard of and playing and dancing to them. My daughter told me that the most played disc of the evening was Bunny Sigler's "Let The Goodtimes Roll & Feel So Good". Hang on to them.......they will be worth a few bob. Notice you post regular on the Dungeon site and if your records are Motown, 60's soul or Northern Soul get them valued. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I've still got all my vinyl 45s EPs and LPs. Just had a look and I've around 500 vinyl albums spanning several decades and a large (very large) collection of CDs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hang on to them.......they will be worth a few bob. Notice you post regular on the Dungeon site and if your records are Motown, 60's soul or Northern Soul get them valued. The last time I went down to see my Daughter they had already been on the web finding out how much some of them were worth, must admit I was astounded at some of the results they had come up with. If they make anything then they are welcome to it as they won't be inheriting any fortune from us, the wife and I have decided to spend it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vintageann 66 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 My first single was a 78. Bought from a record shop (remember those?) on Hyson Green. It was my 'Goose Fairing' , ie a Goose Fair present, from my grandparents. (I was an only child of only children, hence very spoiled in terms of the 'olden days'.) It was Jim Dale, 'You Shouldn't Do That'. Never heard of it? ......."oh oh oh, you shouldn't do that, oh oh oh, you shouldn't do that, oh oh oh, you shouldn't do that, well you know that you shouldn't do tha a at. Just one little hug, you'll fly around like a lightening bug.' Etcetera. Just thank your lucky stars you're reading it not listening to me sing it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moz 164 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I can't remember the first single I actually bought - I think some were bought for me. I did have some 78's including one by Rosemary Clooney but don't know the title. 45's came out the year I was born but probably the first I do remember was 'Hoots Mon' by Lord Rockingham's XI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bazza 123 34 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 My 1st singles were Tennesee Ernie Ford singing 16 tons and Winifrid Atwell Black and White Rag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,080 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 RRRRRR Fabian all the girls at school went mad on him he was so nice looking, as they say now days the man is fit we all went to the flicks to see him in The Alamo also I think he was in a flim called Fanny oh to be young again. This message should be an answer to mgread 1200 sorry if its in the wrong place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,080 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 My first single record was "Poetry in Motion" Johnny Tiltson 7/6 not sure if his name is spelt right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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