What was the first single and first album you bought?

r3nu4l

The very first single I bought by myself was Kiss - Crazy Nights It was a 45 rpm 7" record. At that time I was only really beginning to take notice of music and I loved the energy of this song. Eventually I became embarrassed about my choice but I've come full circle again and now the song evokes happy memories for me

The first album I bought was Iron Maiden's Live after death, the double cassette, recorded live on tour. I practically wore the tape out listening to this.

What about you?

endacl

Not telling. You'll take the pi55! If I could go back and change them, one of my choices would be the same as yours, but I'm not saying which...

Hint. I've never bought a single.

Other hint. I hate Kiss.

Ok. Mine was MJ's Thriller.

fergal.b

Queen Bohemian rhapsody single but not for that song for the B side song
First album "Jeff Wayne's War of the worlds"

iverjohnston

First single Golden brown, the Stranglers
First LP Chart hits, 81!

Lawrence1895

First single: Gitti und Erica 'Heidi'
First album: Michael Schanze 'Buenos dias Argentina' (one of those compilations involving the German Football Team)

Jijsaw

Single: The Beatles - Paperback Writer/Rain (good choice, right? )
Album: Michael Jackson- Off the Wall

8mv

The first single and album that I asked for are really fuqin embarassing, but here goes - The Helicopter Song by The Wolfe Tones, sorry, but I was very young and didn't understand anything. The album was, *cringe*, by Gary Glitter, can't remember the title. If I could only turn back time....

First album bought with my own earned money was News of the World by Queen. I never bought singles much.

First Concert? - Well that's a bit better - Led Zeppelin Knebworth '79.

bijapos

Single: Ultravox : Vienna. I bought four singles together, can't remember the other 3 !

Album: ZZ Top, Eliminator. Well it was a tape and there was always the hope that they'd land outside my door some day with some of the women from the video. I still have the tape in the box with the inlay card.


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Gloomtastic!

First single
'You're the one that I want' (doh op to do do) Olivia Newton John and John Travolta
First Album
The Cars by The Cars

First Concert as well?
Can't remember really - maybe Castlebar or Lisdoonvarna festival

445279.ie

First LP Def Leppard - Hysteria

Can't remember the fist single but do remember I got it cheap after collecting milk bottle tops in school

admiralofthefleet

i got into music very late but listened to it years before i realised that singles came out:o
the first one i bought was in 1995. it was perfecto allstarz - reach up (pigbag)

La_Gordy

I regret nothing.

starviewadams

Outhere Brothers incredibly rude album when I was 12 back in 1995!

Dr Turk Turkelton

First single was Tifanny-I think we're alone now(I was eight).

First album was Bon Jovi-Slippery when wet.I asked my dad to get me a five star album but there was none in the shop and yer man told my dad they were nearly the same thing!

9959

First Single
'My Melancholy Baby' - Al Bowlly

First Album
'White Christmas' - Bing Crosby

Judes

Jeez am I feeling ancient - but way back in 1973 when the ripe old age of 9, I bought my first "pop" record - it was a compilation album of chart songs called "Unreal", released by K-Tel (I grew up in Aussie, until I was 12). I loved that album and still treasure it.

And as the years went by I always chose albums because several songs would be released as singles - so it was better value - and so many of them had posters inside, song sheets you could read without a magnifying glass .

Mind you in the mid 80's I was a DJ and used to buy loads of singles every week but just can't recall ever buying a single when I was a kid.

Still have all my vinyl, singles and albums - and wouldn't part with them and scratchy sounds for the world.

r3nu4l

Cuchulainn1. wrote: »

First single was Tifanny-I think we're alone now(I was eight).

First album was Bon Jovi-Slippery when wet.I asked my dad to get me a five star album but there was none in the shop and yer man told my dad they were nearly the same thing!

Ha ha, a sales assistant with a great sense of humour I got that album on tape too, for my birthday. In fairness it's a classic album and listening to it made me go and buy the rest of their back catalogue on tape.

Also, 9959, I love Bing's Christmas tunes Was that the album Merry Christmas that was later renamed White Christmas?

spodoinkle

1st single Basket Case and 1st album Dookie!

gidget

I believe it was Kylie Minogue's first album. Fresh off of Neighbours fame she was. I was only about 8 at the time!

The Princess Bride

r3nu4l wrote: »

The very first single I bought by myself was Kiss - Crazy Nights It was a 45 rpm 7" record. At that time I was only really beginning to take notice of music and I loved the energy of this song. Eventually I became embarrassed about my choice but I've come full circle again and now the song evokes happy memories for me

^^^^ Great choice-have it on my ipod!

My first album was a tape,back in early 80s,The Police ,Zenyatta Mondatta.
I had a huge crush on Stewart Copeland-:o.

My first single was in 1986,the summer of my Leaving Cert.
-Chris de Burgh,Lady in Red, bought in Drogheda.
Didn't even have a record player,so a bit pointless really-
still have it somewhere but cringe when I hear it on the radio as it brings back memories of shlow dancing at the dishcos with undesirables-......:o

9959

r3nu4l wrote: »

Ha ha, a sales assistant with a great sense of humour I got that album on tape too, for my birthday. In fairness it's a classic album and listening to it made me go and buy the rest of their back catalogue on tape.

Also, 9959, I love Bing's Christmas tunes Was that the album Merry Christmas that was later renamed White Christmas?

Yes, it was retitled 'White Christmas' in the mid-eighties, record company merger/takeover or some such nonsense.
In my opinion Bing was the greatest crooner of all time, I would make a distinction between crooning and singing, therefore I would nominate Frank (Sinatra) as the greatest ever singer, for the uninitiated I would highly recommend 'Songs For Swingin' Lovers!', classic songs beautifully sung by Frank with fantastic arrangements by Nelson Riddle.

gammygils

1st Album was ''Wha'ppen?'' by The Beat on cassette cos our Record Player was bolloxed. 1982 I think

1st Single was ''I Used to Love Her'' by The Saw Doctors

We were so skint in the 80's. We taped our favourite songs off the radio & played the bejaysus outa them!

Logical_Bear

my first single/ep was by the subhumans , the demolition war ep:)

and my first album was by a band called Crass,the feeding of 5000

salmocab

first single, frog chorus Paul Mc Cartney
first album, the stone roses by The Stone Roses

admiralofthefleet

the last single i bought was 'i like the way you move it'. the one of the nike ad

the ast album i go twas a few weeks ago, parklive by blur

Bajingo

First Single (and my last as far as I remember) LimpBizkit - My Way

First Album Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

efb

Search for a Hero - M People
Definitely Maybe - Oasis

mitosis

Single: Blockbuster - The sweet
Album: Aladdin Sane - David bowie

Interestingly, the singles Blockbuster and Jean Jeanie were no 1 and 2 respectively, and have an identical riff! Da da da dum dum dum..

washiskin

First Single:Einstein A Go-Go - Landscape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZqUNEHYZgQ

First Album:Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam & The Ants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSSzlLfmpRE

ping123

first ever CD i got was Bryan Adams & Mel C - When your gone

FatherTed

First single... I was 4 and had a crush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ummBZo8jvi4

First album

Skerries

first single: Bruce Springsteen - dancing in the dark

first album - I can't actually remember but it had to be one of the Hits or Now that's what I call music albums as I wasn't into any one band back then

Fecky the Ninth

The first single was Muds Tiger Feet, Fond memories of my dad doing "crazy legs" to that when was drunk. That was the only music that he ever liked belonging me.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sMuVPMkkk

The first album was The Scorpions Tokyo Tapes, bought in the Dandelion market. Dad hated that:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aud6-kffnf0

BlaasForRafa

My first single was XTC - Sgt Rock (is going to help me). Not sure I'd be that gone on it now though, its got a weird beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfrQDQfbRJY

First album was Complete Madness by Madness, a compilation of their hits up till about 82/83, a classic. All killer, no filler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtfTkQ8CoxU

Gustavo Fring

First single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-t6i1GVCww

Album

Judes

Oooh big thank you to BlaasforRafa for "Sgt. Rock" clip - I luuuvvvved that song. Makes you really miss Top of the Pops, huh? And thanks also to Gustavo for "Much to Young". (Which is now making me feel much too old).

Bosh

Can't remember the first single..

But first album I remember getting...

Showing my age now!

Still have it!!

BlaasForRafa

Judes wrote: »

Oooh big thank you to BlaasforRafa for "Sgt. Rock" clip - I luuuvvvved that song. Makes you really miss Top of the Pops, huh? And thanks also to Gustavo for "Much to Young". (Which is now making me feel much too old).

Haha you're welcome, I probably bought the single (or rather got my brother to go to the shop and get it for me!) on the strength of that performance, although it has a weird beat, at least it was kind of quirky and unconventional.

Top of the Pops of that era was full of quality music, we were lucky to live through that time. Imagine if your formative years were during the Kylie/Jason/Bros era? gah

Son Of A Vidic

The first single I bought was "Up On The Catwalk" from Simple Minds in 1984. And the first album was Under a Blood Red Sky from U2 in 1983.

Brinimartini

1st single was My Boy Lollipop by Millie
1st album was Percy Sledge
1st concert was Grannies Intentions at the Mansion House in Dublin
circa 1968.

tvercetti

1st Album was Fugees - The Score

mikemac1

Ocean Colour Scence, Moasley Shoals

Love it, have it still

razorblunt

Single: x files theme song Mark Snow
Album: Now Dance 1995

im invisible

i've a feeling i'm a good bit younger than most here, but anyway...

first single, Tori Amos - Professional widow (Armand van Helden mixes)

first album Club Mix '97 vol.3, some serious tunes on there, still listen to it

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Clubmix-97-Volume-3/release/746632

first concert/ gig? Homelands '99

Dyr

Fecky the Ninth wrote: »

The first single was Muds Tiger Feet, Fond memories of my dad doing "crazy legs" to that when was drunk. That was the only music that he ever liked belonging me.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sMuVPMkkk

The first album was The Scorpions Tokyo Tapes, bought in the Dandelion market. Dad hated that:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aud6-kffnf0

My sister had tokyo tapes on double vinyl, as a kid I used to play it to bits when she was out. That and Worldwide Live

Geomy

My first album was Appetite for Destruction,my first single was Neds Atomic Dustbin "Kill your Television"

hardCopy

Single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4uO_28RmM

Album:

Al Capwned

My first single was this.

Only heard it on the radio this evening, and my 8yo son was doing some looking at me as i was bellowing it out at the top of my voice.

My first album was this one (on cassette)



30 bloody years ago......

spurious

Single - 'Devil Gate Drive' by Suzi Quatro (for 65p)
Album - 'Abba' by Abba

Wichita Lineman

I remember buying a 'Shadows' single at a jumble sale when I was very small, I think it might have been a tune called 'FBI' or something like that anyway.

It was years later when I bought my first album, a vinyl double LP which I still have - Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2 - sometime around 1985 I reckon.

Hank Schrader