[Closed] First single and album you bought?

S. Way Down by Elvis {he died on my birthday, had to spend the money on something}
A. More Specials

S- band Aid, do they know its christmas
A- A-ha Scoundrel Days

Still sound as fresh today as the day they were released 😉

both on vinyl, also at parents house.

single....in the city the jam
album.....diamond dogs bowie

I think single was musical youth - pass the dutchie

album was 808 state - ex-el

Single was Bolero which was the song Torvill and Dean used and the album was The Beach Boys (god knows why!)

rat trap-boomtown rats
parrallel lines-Blondie

S- The Cutter by Echo and the Bunnymen
A - Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants

My first single was 'informer' by Snow........lol

Single - Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth
Album - INXS - Kick

Single - Spies Like US - Paul McCartney and Wings
Album - Bruce Willis - The Return of Bruno (had to Google the name)

There's a whole Ants thing going on! My first single was Antmusic, Album was Kings of the Wild Frontier.

Single Kinks all day and all of the night.Album?possibly Skinhead Moonstomp definetely something on Trojan.

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album suppose it was my first album, free (but I picked it) with my first radio/tape player
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shortbread_fanylion - Member
My first single was 'informer' by Snow........lol

"Stand and deliver, your money or your life........" eee, takes me back..... 😆

Single: You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
Album: Genesis by Genesis.

Can't stick Phil Collins now, but still like the single.

Innes

Single - Fox on the run.
Album - Top of The pops '75

STOP THE THREAD AND CALL THE DIVORCE LAWYERS!!!

Mrs MM just fessed up that her first single was by Pinky and Perky, title unkown......

Sorry, but her claim to having 'been young at the time' holds no water with me..... 🙂

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Sadly it only lasted a few hours as when we had a game of footie I had the sense to prop it up against the goalpost.

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marsdenman - "null and void mate"

Single...1979, "Straight Lines" by New Musik.

Album(s)...(Cant remember which was first)
"Boy" by U2
"The Hurting" by Tears for Fears
"The Declaration" by The Alarm

Never bought a single (or can't remember buying one).

First album - 24 Carat Purple - Deep Purple

A: Madness One step beyond
S: Madness Baggy Trousers

Played proudly on my frisco disco

Oh not proud now but robbed from woolies was highway to hell single by ac/dc for my brother honest me lord!

s "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan.

lp "Axis Bold As Love" - Jimi Hendrix

SIngle was definitely Long Haired Lover from Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond
Album may have been Down to Earth - Rainbow

Single - Kung Fu Fightng, Carl Douglas
Album - Best of Abba

hello hurray - alice cooper for the single
meddle - pink floyd (influence of hippy neighbours and radio caroline)

we did this in the office once and one bloke fessed up to "green door" by shakin stevens. he never came back in our office

s Don't Give up On us Baby - David Soul
a Grease Soundtrack

I know ............but for the defence the very next single & album were all courtesy of Stiff Little Fingers

single: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
spooky - sdsplus - album: Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers

Single - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (I was 5...)
Album - Deacon Blue, "Raintown"

Single - Adam and the Ants Stand and Deliver
Album - Now thats what i call music

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single The little drummer boy ( yes I was about 5 also )

album Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory

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oh dear.

I think the first single was something deeply cool like 'Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep' by Middle of the Road out of the 5p bargain bin at Arnotts.

First album was definitely 'Country Comforts' a K-Tel classic!

as I said, oh dear...

Single - Slade: Cum On Feel The Noize
Album - Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon

Still got both of them 🙂

Now, I remember the first records I ever got - my dad brought me home a whole load of T Rex stuff, singles (Ride a White Swan, Deborah, Jeepster etc) and The Slider album. Still got them and forever grateful to the old man!
First I walked in a shop and purchased, with my own money, I think was 999 - Emergency
Album, I seem to recall being Iggy Pop - New Values.
Ah, Rumbelows music section... *sigh*

S: 19 - Paul Hardcastle
A: Do you know, I honestly can't remember for sure. It may have been A-ha 'Hunting High and Low' or possibly a Now album

first album was "Oxygene" by Jean Michele Jarre if I remember correctly, big old piece of vinyl, still not sure what I was thinking at the time. Took me a while to come round to buying singles but the first one I bought was "Two Tribes" by Frankie goes to Hollywood, 7" picture disc. I was swayed by the fantastic baseline.

most recent purchases......
Single : "Trashcan" by Delta Spirit - awesome feelgood song
Album : "Mellow Gold" by Beck - filling in the gaps, i-tunes makes it too easy

Single Break Machine - Street Dance

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Cant recall first Album but would have been breakdance related.

I tried a headspin a couple of years back, almost ended in tragedy..

Abba - super truper 7"

Prince - sign of the times.

I lied..looking back, it was Kool and the gang - lets go dancin.I remember buying it in Woolworths as it had the best looking cover (the choice was poor too)

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But blingbling's choices are in my collection too and up there with the favourites.

Album; Lou Reed, New Sensations
Single; Iron Maiden, Can I Play With Madness.

Album - Blur, The Great Escape.
Single - never ever bought a single in my life, seemed like a total waste of cash and made no financial sense.

Havent bought myself a CD or any music for the best part of 5 years - I only own 10 or so, I get the odd one for xmas or birthdays but really I usually cant stand 70% of tracks on a CD (maybe a good reason to buy singles!?!).

Singles [when I was a lad] made perfect financial sense

pretty much like the downloads now, you don't end up paying for padding & tracks you don't want - besides I never had anywhere near enough cash to buy an album & nor did my mates
I seem to recall a single cost 45p [9/-] which was pretty much all my pocket money for 1 week

Dont get it - at least not when I was a youngun, CD singles were £6-7 and albums (with more tracks and usually 3 or 4 decent ones out of 12) were £12-14. How is a single financial sense? Where were you buying 45p singles?!

I would've thought he's talking about vinyl singles. I remember them being about 30-40p

Single - Rolf harris - Two Little Boys (I was only a Kid)

Album - Black Sabbath - Paraniod

Album was greenday - dookie
Single not entirely sure

Yeah - I'm talking vinyl
early 70s - I may well have the cost wrong though

[i]Rolf harris - Two Little Boys [/i]

Quality! I was singing that to my boy just the other day. He thought the "broke off his horse's head" line was hilarious!

Not sure about the single, but I think

Adam and The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier was probably the first album.

First and only single: Freestyler - Bonfunk MC's

First album..... cough Aqua.... cough cough...
Second album made up for it however Jurassic 5 - Quality Control PHEW!

First single I bought myself with my own money was Billy Bragg, Between the Wars

First Album, Toyah, Toyah, Toyah, by........ Toyah Wilcox

First single - Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie.
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First Album - Madness - The Rise & Fall.
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Single: Silver Machine, Hawkwind

Album: If you Want Blood, AC/DC

I was about 8yrs old when I bought these.

Album - Penthouse and Pavement / Heaven 17
Single - Down Under / Men at Work

A- Apetite for Destruction Gnr
s- Da Luniz- I Got 5 On It Or Dre- Nothin But A G Thang (cant remember which was first)

I remember hearing that Beddingfield woman on the radio one day when i was in my car. She was asked this Question to wit her answer, "Stevie Wonder, Music of my Mind". I shouted " you lying arsehole" so loud i nearly crashed. Every body knows early teenage girls buy Now or some nonsense. Anybody here still listen to their first albums for anything other than to reminisce?

Single: Ben E King - Stand By Me (the Eighties re-release, not the original 🙄 )

Album: Michael Jackson - Bad

And a couple of other firsts

CD: Jimi Hendrix Live at the BBC

DVD: Stand By Me 😆

Single. It's one of three (I would need to check the dates)
Either...Bad Manners - Can Can, Pigbag - Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag or DaDaDa by Trio.
The first album I owned was Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam And The Ants but the first album I spent my own cash on was the followup, Prince Charming.

first Single Madness - Baggy Trousers after listening to it on radio luxemburg whilst on a family holiday to france. their videos were always an event on TOTP and a talking point at school the next day. AND now they are playing in m y hometown of Romsey this summer!!!
(wanted to buy games without frontiers by Peter Gabriel before that but my pocket money wouldn't stretch to it)

Album Madness - Absolutely

album- ride a white swan - t rex

single (ahem) 'back home' by the england football team

and yes i was very young at the time

Album: Actung Baby by U2 and on cassette which wore out-hiss...

I never bought a single until Torn by Natalie Imbruglia as she was hot.

Single - Can't remember, might have been some turtle-shaped picture disc by Art of Noise.
Album - Either "Telekon" Gary Numan or "New Clear Days" The Vapors

xc-steve Quality control almost forgives any previous purchase!

jeez, some erm, quality stuff on there folks...... 🙂
first 'spot prize' goes to metalheart for mentioning K-Tel!!! 8)

Saved some pocket money and with the help of my mum
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First Single would have been much much later (I wasn't really into singles) probably this as it was only available on single.
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