First single that you bought

[Yorkie]

Dave Berry, wasn't he so shy that he hid behind and peeped round the pillar whilst he was singing waving his hands around in front of his face

That's the one. I thought it was so mysterious and sophisticated

 

[NMH]

Double Barrel by Dave and Ansil Collins was the first I bought new, 10 bob.
The Cottage opposite the Dome sold second-hand singles though, and I got several there first for about 3s and 6d - including a demo of Heart Full of Soul by The Yardbirds .

 

[Gwylan]

Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy

 

[Rowdey]

Odyssey-Going 'Back to My Roots'
approx 1980 ??

 

[Marshy]

Vienna - Ultravox..

Class.

 

[Lush]

Vienna - Ultravox..

Class.

?

It means nothing to me.

 

[Willow]

"This ole House"

"Shakin Stevens"

Shaky for me too! The rather catchy "It's Late". Bought from Mills newsagents in Saltdean for 49p I think.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Kraftwork - The Model

Which looking back sounds kinda cool. Ruined this by then buying ZZ Top and Iron Maiden records

 

[Storer68]

The Monkees Theme by (suprise sprise) The Monkees

must have cost all of a shilling around 1970!

Here we come
Walking down the street
We get the funniest looks from
Everyone we meet.

hey hey.........................



aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh memories

 

[marvin]

Our Friends Electric - Gary Newman and the Tubeway Army.

Senility setting in, Are Friends Electric (not our) and it was only Tubeway Army.

My Boy Lollipop Millie - Have we not been this way before?

 

[Mental Lental]

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

 

[Icy Gull]

My Boy Lollipop Millie - Have we not been this way before?

Was that the full title then Marvin

 

[Muzzman]

Videotheque - Dollar

 

[Lord Bracknell]

"Butterfingers" by Tommy Steele and the Steelmen
78 rpm - and that's what I call showing your age.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

My paents took me to a record shop in Worthing when I was 4 to buy me 'She Loves You' by The Beatles. Apparently they didn't know the title (don't ask me how they couldn't figure it outl) and got me to sing it to the shop assistant . Still got it in the cupboard under the stairs

 

[fatboy]

Urban Cookie Collective

Feels like heaven

 

[hart's shirt]

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John - "You're The One That I Want"

"Ooh, ooh, ooh.."

 

[chez]

Touch Me by Samantha Fox

 

[El Presidente]

Crazy Horses by The Osmonds

 

[curly]

ahes to ashes, david bowie, saw him make the video in winchelsea between rye and hastings