The first single you ever brought - post here and be SHAMED

[Cadiz Seagull]

Runaway by Del Shannon. No 1 in 1961. Cost me 6/8d

 

[16bha]

Walking on the moon - The Police

Still pretty cool, thirty odd years later.

 

[cloud]

Wham, Young Guns 7"

 

[Super Steve Earle]

If you discount novelty singles my parents bought for me like Theme from Z Cars, Theme from Steptoe and Son, Theme from Dr Who and comedy singles by Charlie Drake, I would probably settle on How do you do it by Gerry and the Pacemakers purchased in the record department at Bellmans in London Road with my auntie Lil. I still have all my vinyl singles and albums and remember where and why I bought them. That's why I can't get rid of them. Does that make me a little weird or was it a generational thing? I've also just found the tour flyer for my first gig which was King Crimson at The Dome in 1972.

 

[rouseytastic]

Europe - The Final Countdown. On cassette somewhere in Northern Ireland. Epic

 

[Boroseagull]

Probably Grand Coolee Dam - Lonnie Donegan.......78rpm of course! PS...and the 'flip side' was Sally Don't You Grieve. Pretty sad I Know.

 

[piersa]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAyrKoNo5MQ&feature=fvst

now, i am proud of that.

 

[NMH]

Well I bought 'Heart Full Of Soul' by The Yardbirds 2nd-hand at The Cottage.
The first new 45 I got full-price was Dave and Ansil Collins 'Double Barrel'

Completely different music from each other, but I still like those tunes

 

[tinx]

Mine was we call it aceeed by d-mob featuring Gary something or other.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Still like the song now, very 80's. Never seen video before today......shockingly bad.

 

[supaseagull]

Adam and the ants- stand and deliver. It was £1.10 and I bought it in Boots in north street!!!

 

[NMH]

If you discount novelty singles my parents bought for me like Theme from Z Cars, Theme from Steptoe and Son, Theme from Dr Who and comedy singles by Charlie Drake, I would probably settle on How do you do it by Gerry and the Pacemakers purchased in the record department at Bellmans in London Road with my auntie Lil. I still have all my vinyl singles and albums and remember where and why I bought them. That's why I can't get rid of them. Does that make me a little weird or was it a generational thing? I've also just found the tour flyer for my first gig which was King Crimson at The Dome in 1972.

Can you post a picture of that flyer on NSC?
It was my first gig too, but I think you'll find it was around October 1971 if that was the 'Islands' album they were showcasing. It was a couple of years before they returned to The Dome, and the line-up was very different.... I believe it was for 'Larks Tongues in Aspic'

Incidentally, with the plethora of live shows that Crimson have put out on CDs now, I understand that Dome show has been one of them.
'Trapeze' were support, if I remember rightly.

 

[Matrix10]

Appache ... The Shadows
Still got it, may be worth a few bob now

 

[ExmouthExile]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll8KTae3AA0

Not ashamed!

 

[Badger]

This was the first CD single I bought (in 1996 when it first came out) although I think I'd bought a couple on cassette before that but I have no idea what.

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I used to think there was a line "my love has got no money he's got his trumber leaves" which puzzled me slightly, it took me a while to work out she was actually saying "strong beliefs".

 

[chucky1973]

oh dear

im ashamed to say it was "oh Julie" by Shakin Stevens.

I never thought I would admit to that. So please its not on a public web forum.....

 

[Driver8]

Space Oddity by David Bowie.

 

[Surrey Seagull]

I bought this in 1980 (I think) from Woolworths in Croydon and I literally had to beg my mum to buy it for me.

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[Screaming J]

Ride a White Swan by T Rex in a French picture sleeve while on holiday in Blois. No shame at all in that one!

 

[The Face]

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping.

I got the cassette at Gatwick just before going abroad for the first time. Spent the whole fortnight listening to it on my walkman! Credit to my parents for managing to keep me away from the whisky, vodka, lager and cider drinks for the duration.