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Subject: What was the first single you bought?
I would love to say it was 'I don't like mondays' by the Boomtown rats but sadly I must confess to 'Coward of the county' by Kenny Rogers :-[
This has to be the first one you bought yourself not ones bought for you!
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Good idea for a thread!! Mine was "Rock On" by David Essex - never bought the 80's version by Michael Damian - he ruined it.
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Geez...that was a LONG time ago....I think it was "Roxy Roller" by Sweeney Todd...or maybe "Two For The Show" by Trooper..
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Great thread. Long time ago and hard to remember, but I'm thinking Monkees. I know my first album was The Monkees.
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I think I first started getting into Funk,My first single waqs Parliament/Funkadelic best hits.
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My first was a 45 of The Beatles - Penny Lane
Wow! It seems like so long ago. :o
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My first was a 45 of The Beatles - Penny Lane
Wow! It seems like so long ago. :o
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Thirty five years, but how did they pass so fast. Seems like it couldn't be that long ago.
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My first was a 45 of The Beatles - Penny Lane
Wow! It seems like so long ago. :o
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But not as long ago as the first 45 I ever bought--"Bottle of Wine" by the Fireballs. That song came out in 1968, a year after "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever." I bought it with money I got on my 11th birthday. (I'm really that old!)
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I got most of my singles as hand me downs from aunts & uncles (most only 10-15 yrs older than me) or from the guy that ran the jukebox at the bar my parents managed.
The first ones I can remember buying are "Short People" by Randy Newman and "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton. (hmmmm, Sheeenaaaa.....) :o
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The fist 45 I ever bought was Lay Down Sally. I can even remember who sang that song. Oh crap! Now the tune is stuck in my head........
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I bought 4 songs the first time I could buy 45s. But the only ones I remember were "Turned To Stone" by ELO and "Theme from 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'" by John Williams (the dance mix).
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I have never bought a single. Why bother? The radio is going to play it once an hour until I'm so sick of it that I don't even like the band anymore.
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I have never bought a single. Why bother? The radio is going to play it once an hour until I'm so sick of it that I don't even like the band anymore.
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Welcome Hair!
I like your name a lot. ;D
Is it just me, or can anyone else see Hair's avatar?
I fully agree with Hair's statement. I no longer buy singles for the same exact reason.
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on January 6th, 2002, 2:14pm, Rubix wrote:
The fist 45 I ever bought was Lay Down Sally. I can even remember who sang that song. Oh crap! Now the tune is stuck in my head........
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"Lay Down Sally" was by Eric Clapton. I had the "Cocaine" 45, myself ("Living on Tulsa Time" was the b-side).
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One of the first singles i bought was "so this is christmas" by john and yoko 1971(?) It was transparent green. On the other side was a horrible yoko song (are there any good ones?) Before that All I had was Banana splits and a Bobby goldsboro albums that my mother bought me. I'm still feeling the effects from that.... 8)
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This is an interesting thread from a personal view, since, out of all the CD's I have (a couple of thousand) none of them are CD singles. After all, the best of songs only gives a maximum of an hour and a half listening before you (or anyone else who's listening to it) gets bored.
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I'm talking about continuous listening here, by the way... one and a half hours of continuous listening of the same song.
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It's been a while, but if memory serves I think the first single I ever bought was "Rhinestone CVowboy", by Glen Campbell. I've always loved that song! ;)
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It's been a while, but if memory serves I think the first single I ever bought was "Rhinestone Cowboy", by Glen Campbell. I've always loved that song! ;)
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Me too.
I think mine was "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey.
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Hmm my first single wasn't really that long ago, but completly laughable, Spice Girls 'Say You'll Be There' ( Come on, i was 11!) I had two casettes for my b'day when i was 5, and they were Kylie Minogues and Jason Donovans albums! :) However, the first album i bought with my own money was Ace Of Base - Happy Nation. Still listen to it now and again actaully.
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Me too.
I think mine was "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey.
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Cool, TX! I like your taste!!! :)
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"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins (I was 12).
My first albums on cassette were Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Def Leppard's "Pyromania."
My first 12-inch single was Paul Hardcastle's "19." Sorry, all 80's posted on the 70's board.
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:D Mine was "The Logical Song" by Supertramp - boy I loved that song. I can't remember what was on the flip side because I never listened to it!
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::) Twas.... Some kind of wonderful
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All Right Now / Wishing Well ..... by Free
I then (and still do) liked the B Side more ;)
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All Right Now / Wishing Well ..... by Free
I then (and still do) liked the B Side more ;)
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Hmmm, that's strange, my copys "B-side" is Mouthful Of Grass. It's an instrumental, and I have NO idea what the title means ;)
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My first single I bought with my whopping $5 dollar a week allowance :D was Anabella by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds and at the same time I purchased Albert Flasher by The Guess Who....I also Love the B-side called Broken. I can't seem to find either side on cd though.....oh well, I guess I'll just have to listen through the infamous Snap, Crackle & Pop of the 45 :(
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Hmmm, that's strange, my copys "B-side" is Mouthful Of Grass. It's an instrumental, and I have NO idea what the title means ;)
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I gather this happens a lot from country to country.
I noticed the other day on your avatar (An album each day in May) that the AC/DC High Voltage cover was not the same a sthe one in Australia.
Mouthful of Grass, huh ? Wonder what direction that came from ?
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I gather this happens a lot from country to country.
I noticed the other day on your avatar (An album each day in May) that the AC/DC High Voltage cover was not the same a sthe one in Australia.
Mouthful of Grass, huh ? Wonder what direction that came from ?
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On the topic of AC/DC, I also used to own a copy of the Australian import for "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" with animation in a pool hall on the cover. Also, the version of that song had about 20 seconds "Cut" from it on the US LP. I just recently found on the newer CD's that the full version has been restored...as you probably know already, I HATE when they cut up full versions of songs!
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The English version of 'Alright Now' had both Wishing well and Mouthful of grass on it at least the copy my brother has got has .I got a rerelease that had My brother Jake on it too.
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TLC's "Ain't Too Proud To Beg". I think I was about 11 or 12 years old.
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I remember it well. I was thirteen years old and it was Bobby Boris Pickett and the CryptKickers. The song of course is "The Monster M*a*s*h".... ;) ;)
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It's taken me till now to remember: the first single I bought was "The Combine Harvester" by the Wurzels. Funny in a way - the last CD I bought was their best of CD ;-)
Phil
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I remember it well. I was thirteen years old and it was Bobby Boris Pickett and the CryptKickers. The song of course is "The Monster M*a*s*h".... ;) ;)
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Welcome to the "over 40s," Reddy! Oh and incidentally: "I am woman, hear me roar..." ;D
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MY first single was either "The Unicorn" by the Irish Rovers, or "Quentin's Theme" (from "Dark Shadows") whichever one came out first.
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That one is a bit difficult as I rarely bought singles, but rather full LPS! But, I guess I wiss say ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT by Cat Stevens, because at the time it first came out, it was not on any LP! It did come out on his GREATEST HITS about a year or so later, which I also bought!
Peace,Cat Lover
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Spring of '68...
Quoting: or "Quentin's Theme" (from "Dark Shadows") whichever one came out first.
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Summer of '69...
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Growing up I had a stack of 45s but never bought any until I was 18. (I had older sisters.) I always purchased albums because it was a better deal, 10-12 songs for $5 rather than 2 songs for $2. But when I was 18 I was in love with this guy and I bought "Magnet And Steel" by Walter Egan, "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray, and "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner. You see, those were 'our songs' and he dumped me six months later. Alas, what memories music brings...LOL :)
Love,
A'isha
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Flip Your Wig (album) by Husker Du on cassette (just for the song "Makes No Sense At All").
The Aladdin Sane LP by David Bowie (just for "The Prettiest Star" song).
I don't recall the first single I bought, but I'm sure it was a DeMode one. I think it was "See You" or else it was "New Life."
Tarzan Boy
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The first 45 l purchased was Fox on the run by the British band The Sweet that was pretty cool back then but the first LP l purchased was Paraniod by Black Sabbath and thats still real cool
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Boy, I know this puts a date on me, but the very first single I ever bought was "Downtown" by Petula Clark!
Funny, I don't feel that old at all!
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Boy, I know this puts a date on me, but the very first single I ever bought was "Downtown" by Petula Clark!
Funny, I don't feel that old at all!
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Hi Jancat! Looks like you need a welcome to the "over-40s" group too. We're always glad to have more of us! :D
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Thanks very much for the welcome, Zella! I definitely do NOT feel middle-aged! I'd like to think that we're re-defining how great this stage can look and feel! Yippee!
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Brandy by Looking Glass.
My early support, apparently, had little impact on their future success.
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Great thread. Long time ago and hard to remember, but I'm thinking Monkees. I know my first album was The Monkees.
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I'm a Believer/ I'm not your Steppin Stone - Thats a terrible thought.
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;D
first single i purchased was Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" from Rockey. great song. first single i owned, purchased by my mom, was "Peter and the Wolf" childrens version from around 1974...
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;D
first single i purchased was Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" from Rockey. great song. first single i owned, purchased by my mom, was "Peter and the Wolf" childrens version from around 1974...
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My first single was Pyjamarama by Roxy Music, I still love it!
By the way Kristin did u know that there is an album version of Peter and the Wolf with David Bowie as the narrator!!!
;D
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Radar Love, don't remember who even sang it.
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Radar Love was by Golden Earing.
Singles were a great way for record companies to take money from people who didn't have much.
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How old do I feel? My first single (probably a 45) was "The Unicorn Song" by the Irish Rovers (I think). And it was probably the 60's.
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"Tighter, Tighter" by Alive and Kicking
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"Tighter, Tighter" by Alive and Kicking
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And that, 1-900, has to be one of THE great one-hit wonder songs of all time :D
FB ;)
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The first 45 I remember buying myself was Donna Summer's "BAD GIRLS" I was with my grandmother and she gave me $5 to buy something at Treasure City (the Wal-Mart of its day)... Even at 11 or 12 I was sure that I shouldn't have been listening to it and knew my mom would think the same thing...
I also remember seeing Blue Lagoon with Brook Shields and Christoper Atkins... I think my grandmother almost had a stroke when they were half naked! HAHA
Seems like the best times of my early yrs were financied my Grams... I miss her to this day! May she rest in peace!
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mr. jaws - dickie goodman