Growing up in the early 80s, we didn't have anything as old fashioned as a record player. My parents had fully embraced modernity with their mono tape deck for playing their Perry Como and Frankie Valli cassettes. 

 

Once I grew out of NOW (a UK top hits franchise that seems still to be going), the first proper band cassette I bought was either Eponymous by REM or Doolitte by the Pixies. 

 

 

April Wine - "Harder.......Faster", it was an 8 track I bought in 1979. Played it in my first car on the Pioneer 8 Track player I had.  The Favorite song I had was "I like to Rock"...

2 hours ago, brokenbone said:

guessing sex crime with eurythmics

I knew Annie as she lived near me in Aberdeen!  

 

Saw the tourists live with few people there. Ah, makes me homesick ????

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Denim said:

 

I used to watch that too. My first love also . What a doll Maria was !

 

( not much of an actress though. Her performances were a bit wooden )

And I'm pretty  sure she'd  string you along too!

Bought my first car - 57 Chevy - for $35 bucks

Worked on it for 2 years, just about to turn 16 and get a drivers license.

A 'Friend' from school used to supply tape decks - for a price

Ordered one. 2 days later it came, along with a beer case full of 8 tracks

In that box was Led Zeppelin 2

That album changed my life. Hair got longer, smokes got greener.

Was fortunate to have supper with Jimmy Page in Pattaya years ago.

Thanked him for it in person

2 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Bought my first car - 57 Chevy - for $35 bucks

Worked on it for 2 years, just about to turn 16 and get a drivers license.

A 'Friend' from school used to supply tape decks - for a price

Ordered one. 2 days later it came, along with a beer case full of 8 tracks

In that box was Led Zeppelin 2

That album changed my life. Hair got longer, smokes got greener.

Was fortunate to have supper with Jimmy Page in Pattaya years ago.

Thanked him for it in person

Those were the day, when if the radio didn't work the car was broken. By the way, 1957 was a good year , though I am sure there are some like my ex wife who will not agree.

I was born 06/07/1957

Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys, 1966.

  My first record, 99 red balloons 1983. I was 12 ????????

 

Elvis costello and the attractions. Oliver army. 

I also had flares sewn into skintight jeans. 

Great days.... Skint but cool. 

Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World. Must've been 6 or 7 at the time...not a fan these days!

The average age of the TVF posters on this thread must be around 70 judging by the old music listed 555

 

Sex Pistols - The great rock n roll scandal, 7in single, 1979, when in junior school. Although it might have Sham 69 - Hersham Boys also from 1979.

Mungo Jerry........Lady Rose

1 minute ago, Paiman said:

Mungo Jerry........Lady Rose

Also Mungo Jerry - but, 'In The Summer Time'.

 

First album was Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief. I played it dozens of times before I found the 'hidden' track on the B side.

Don McLean ... American Pie...1971

 

Whole Lotta Love-:Led Zeppelin. B side is Hey Hey What Can I Do. I still have it.

Love me Do Beatles 

17 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Band On The Run by Wings in '74.

Mine was Venus and Mars by McCartney and Wings, 1975.


Never bought singles when I was a kid (or an adult actually)
 

16 hours ago, jvs said:

Never bought singles but my first album was Magic man,

Dreamboat Annie by Heart, 1975 - the 2nd album I bought. Still listen to a lot of songs from it (Crazy on You, Magic Man, White Lightning and Wine, Sing Child)

 

My folks bought our first record player, a Dansette, around 1960. I was a Shadows fan back then, so my first single was possibly Apache.

 

My dad tried to counter my vulgar taste with someone called Jimmy Shand.

Geneva gin. Didn't like it so have drunk beer ever since.

Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers, 1957.
The days when you could listen to the record in the record booth before buying.

7 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

My folks bought our first record player, a Dansette, around 1960. I was a Shadows fan back then, so my first single was possibly Apache.

 

My dad tried to counter my vulgar taste with someone called Jimmy Shand.

Or the Sound of Music

Bridget The Midget by Ray Stevens … 1970 I think!

 

 

For Your Love by The Yardbirds (with Clapton)

 

First Album - Electric Ladyland by J Hendrix Esq.

Go Tell it on the Mountain. My mum bought it for me as I had no money.

Probably Stranger on the Shore as I was learning clarinet at that time.

15 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Or the Sound of Music

No one I know has the soundtrack to that, but i still like Jimmy Shand.

5 minutes ago, mrfill said:

For Your Love by The Yardbirds (with Clapton)

 

I saw Clapton live a couple of times he formed a band called Derek and the Dominos they made that track Layla

I bought and album as my first record purchase, Another Time, Another Place (Bryan Ferry album) 1974 I think it was

Peter Gunn, Duane Eddy 1959?

Pet Shop Boys. 

West End Girls

1984/1985 ish