| Author | Message | ||
     Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 765 Registered: 6-2004 |
What was yours? Mine was Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection. Great album still. | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw  Post Number: 5073 Registered: 5-2001  |
First 45 was snoopy and the red barron first 33 was the flash gordon soundtrack first 78 was Frank Sinatra, south of the border ( just got a 78 player ) | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 8154 Registered: 5-2001  |
America's first: America. My dad brought it home for me one day when I was sick in bed & I remembered feeling so grown up because I had my own album. I don't remember the first one that I picked out for myself, but I'm pretty sure that it was either Zepplin (IV?) or Elton John (Captain Fantastic?). | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 14784 Registered: 1-2003  |
Who can think back that far? But it was probably something like Theodore Bikel. I do remember my father bringing home Revolver (The Beatles). I was around four years old. | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 766 Registered: 6-2004 |
Oy, the first album you got (given or bought) was a Theodore Bikel?  My father used to torture us by playing HIS Theo records. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 14786 Registered: 1-2003 |
The question didn't say bought. I'm talking about stuff I had as a toddler or younger. (My sister is two years older than I.) But I do like Bikel. Sorry you don't. He is still around, by the way. He wrote the forward for my friend's upcoming book, which is about the four questions of Passover. | ||
| Pippi Supporter Username: Pippi Post Number: 2402 Registered: 8-2003  |
my first album was Donny & Marie (blue cover, can't remember the title.) Or possibly Captain & Tennielle "Muskrat Love". I might even have gotten them both on the same day! My first cd was Sgt Pepper | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 767 Registered: 6-2004 |
Well I guess what I meant is what album was your first album...not what your parents or siblings had around the house. What album did you go and buy or ask for as your first record album...yours, the one that started your musical life as an individual. I never said I didn't like Theodore Bikel. I said my father used to torture us by playing his...over and over. Ugh. Oh, never mind. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 14788 Registered: 1-2003 |
Oh, OK. I still can't remember which album I bought first, but I remember buying a Judy Collins album in around 4th grade. I probably bought some before that. I still miss the 12 inch format, because of the art. I'm thinking of digitizing my LP collection but fear I will buy the equipment and give up after copying four alba (the plural of album). | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 768 Registered: 6-2004 |
The Maid of Constant Sorrow? | ||
| mjc Citizen Username: Mjc Post Number: 1203 Registered: 10-2004 |
drift Tom said - "I do remember my father bringing home Revolver (The Beatles). I was around four years old." I feel sooo old. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 14790 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hmm, http://www.beatles-discography.com/beatles-albums.html says Revolver came out in 1966, so I was five. Does that make you feel any better, mjc?  | ||
| wnb Citizen Username: Wnb Post Number: 429 Registered: 8-2001 |
The first album I ever played on a record player was The Beatles "HELP" The first album I actually went to a store and purchased myself was, I think, Pink Floyd "The Wall" However somewhere in between there was a mail order purchase of K-Tel records "Goofy Greats" with hits such as "Mule Skinner Blues," "Snoopy and the Red Baron," "Ahab the Arab" and the like. I imagine Mom helped me with that purchase. | ||
| Onarpos Citizen Username: Onarpos Post Number: 40 Registered: 3-2005 |
Heart- Little Queen Captain & Tenille- Song of Joy I bought them at the same time! I remember it so well, thought I was cool. | ||
| Eats Shoots & Leaves Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 3446 Registered: 9-2001  |
It was one of these six, all bought around the same time: The Yes Album Jimi Hendrix Experience The Doors Live Chicago (first album) Grand Funk Railroad (first album) Abbey Road I wore them out completely, and can still air-guitar them all, note for note. | ||
| Eats Shoots & Leaves Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 3447 Registered: 9-2001 |
Now, my first 8-track was Hair, followed by Peter, Paul and Mary's greatest hits and Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hits and Tower of Power. Ah, how I remember those days of 8-tracks, polyester leisure suits, and bad hair cuts. | ||
| Tom N Citizen Username: Tjn Post Number: 132 Registered: 3-2005  |
I think it was either ELO's "Out of the Blue" or Wings Greatest Hits. | ||
| LilLB Citizen Username: Lillb Post Number: 1816 Registered: 10-2002  |
The first Albums that I had that I didn't buy myself were an Electric Company album, Sesame Street album (don't remember which ones) and we had a narration of the Winnie the Pooh series. Not to mention the records that came off the back of the cereal boxes (The Archies). The first Album I picked out and bought with my own money was Blondie's "Eat to the Beat" | ||
| Arnomation Citizen Username: Arnomation Post Number: 572 Registered: 7-2003  |
The first 45 I remember buying was at Sam Goody with my brother. He got 'The Cisco Kid' and I got 'It's So Nice To Be With You" | ||
| Nancy - LibraryLady Supporter Username: Librarylady Post Number: 3594 Registered: 5-2001  |
When I was 10 my upstairs neighbour worked for Capitol Records and brought me a copy of Meet the Beatles. I instantly thought it was cool but my mother really did complain that their hair was too long on the album cover. MY first boyfriend when I was 13 gave me a copy of the Mamas and the Papas "If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Your Ears." First 45's I bought - Eve of Destruction and Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 2885 Registered: 9-2003  |
Shari Lewis (drk aqua backgound, her looking over her shoulder with Lamb Chop perched on her arm). Still remember one song, something like... Shari: What would you like for dinner tonight? What would hit the spot? You know you are welcome to Most anything we've got Lamb Chop: I'll have (long, fast list kinda like I've been everywhere, an) | ||
| weekends Citizen Username: Weekends Post Number: 126 Registered: 1-2002 |
Windy/The Association | ||
| mlj Citizen Username: Mlj Post Number: 281 Registered: 6-2001 |
Elvis. Dad got us for it when we got our first family record player, back in the day. | ||
| musicme Citizen Username: Musicme Post Number: 1702 Registered: 5-2001  |
Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky Followed by Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow and The Allman Brothers' Brothers and Sisters | ||
| TomD Citizen Username: Tomd Post Number: 476 Registered: 5-2005  |
I bought Billy Joel's Glass Houses  and (god help me) a 45 of 3 Dog Night doing Rock the Boat. | ||
| mooewe Citizen Username: Mooewe Post Number: 354 Registered: 6-2001 |
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| Gregor Samsa Citizen Username: Oldsctls67 Post Number: 537 Registered: 11-2002  |
Kiss-Destroyer and Les Zeppelin IV were the first LP's, followed closely by Boston's first album. Convoy by CW McCall was the first 45, IIRC REM-Document was the first CD | ||
| Joe R. Citizen Username: Ragnatela Post Number: 486 Registered: 6-2004 |
Meet the Beatles. Next was Beach Boys-Summer Days and Summer Nights. | ||
| Ink Citizen Username: Pageturner Post Number: 121 Registered: 2-2005 |
A Hard Days Night, Beatles | ||
| Bailey Citizen Username: Baileymac Post Number: 325 Registered: 3-2005 |
I had older brothers, I remember Danny and the Juniors had "At The Hop". But.. MY first album was The Beatles Second Album, 1964. Bought it at EJ Korvettes in West Orange. I think there's a supermarket there now, across Eagle Rock Ave from Pal's Cabin.  | ||
| Brett Weir Citizen Username: Brett_weir Post Number: 1655 Registered: 4-2004  |
.45 RPM- "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys Album- "The Doors" by The Doors | ||
| Project 37 Citizen Username: Project37 Post Number: 124 Registered: 3-2006  |
Wow, after seeing all of these landmark albums, I'm a bit embarrassed to reveal that my first album purchase was...  | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2067 Registered: 3-2004 |
Jussi Bjoerling sings Howdy Doody with the Stockholm Symphony | ||
| Deidra Citizen Username: Deidralynn Post Number: 619 Registered: 6-2004  |
SESAME STREET!!!!! ....oh how my sister and I played it and played it and played it...."somebody come and play, somebody come and play...to-day ay, somebody come, and smile the smiles and sing the songs, it won't take long....la-la-la la-la laaaaaaaaaa la laaaaaaaaaa!" ..and I still have it in my attic! Oh boy, I wish I had a turntable!  } | ||
| flugermongers Citizen Username: Flugermongers Post Number: 643 Registered: 5-2001  |
I think mine was Free To Be You And Me... and some Beatles compilation that I wore the grooves in on... I still have my turntable | ||
| Tom N Citizen Username: Tjn Post Number: 133 Registered: 3-2005 |
Hey Gregor, I still have my 45 of "Convoy" stashed away somewhere. Other early 45 purchases were the themes from Star Wars & Close Encounters and (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman / Low Budget by the Kinks. | ||
| tom Citizen Username: Tom Post Number: 5140 Registered: 5-2001 |
Other than kiddie records, Revolver was my first (I was eight). | ||
| Geri Fletcher Citizen Username: Gerif Post Number: 43 Registered: 10-2005 |
Disney songs - I used to march around to "Hi Ho" Then, of course, it was Thriller by Michael Jackson when I was in elementary school! | ||
| jeffl Supporter Username: Jeffl Post Number: 1746 Registered: 8-2001  |
How about first cassette? Mine was The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord. | ||
| sbenois Supporter Username: Sbenois Post Number: 15172 Registered: 10-2001  |
Yellow Submarine was my first album. On the way home I realized that only one side was The Beatles. I was crushed. My first 45 was Feeling Stronger Every Day |
