[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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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