Lydia Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Hi Marvin,Under another post you asked if anybody remembered buying their first album.I had to think really hard and take plenty of Ginko to answer your question, but I believe the very first album I purchased was around '74 when I was 12 or 13. It was "Forever Michael" a solo album by Michael Jackson. The really weird part is remembering that I was determined that I was going to grow up and marry him. <img border="0" alt="[blech!]" title="" src="graemlins/blech.gif" /> It might also have been Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits. As for the MAD magazine record, I had to ask my 6 older brothers and sisters, and no one remembers the album titles, although a couple of them remember one of the albums being recorded live!!!??? We all remember our favorite family songs, though: I'm Looking For Someone Who's Looking For Someone, You Never Can Tell, and We're Gonna Stamp Out Hate. We still sing them at family gatherings. Other than my kooky family you are the only person I have ever met who remembers those MAD magazine records!Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 First single: "Valleri" by the MonkeesFirst album: "McCartney" by, well...McCartneyMy second album was "Let It Be", which I believe was released just after McCartney's first solo LP. I remember reading about a rift between Paul and the others over his album being released first.Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 "True Love Ways" by Peter and Gordon. I can't remember why? I liked the song "Crying In The Rain" cover they did and my mom bought me the whole album. My mom says I was mesmerized by the Four Seasons' "Walk Like A Man" when I was a baby.So I guess that was my first single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryS Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Single was Rocket Man by Elton John and the album was either Billy Joel The Stranger or Styx Grand Illusion.... Can't remember which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 First album ... "Meet The Beatles", the week it came out. First single .... "Lightning Strikes", Lou Christie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristina Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 You guys better not laugh at this...but my Dad bought me my first album which was a Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass album. I got it for good grades in elementary school and I played the heck out of it-but still own it...My first single (also bought for me by my Dad because I would sing it to him and he probably wanted me to get the words right) was "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Played the heck out of that too. Am I obsessive??? sure sounds like I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryS Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 HA and the TB's Whipped Cream... is one of my favs. ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 My mom liked the late Ray Conniff & the Singers, Ferrante & Teicher & my dad liked the late Chet Atkins & of course Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. Actually, my first records that I bought was Supertramp "Breakfast In America" & Chicago "13" from August of 1979 at Camelot Music which is now F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment in Saginaw, Michigan). I wish that Collectors' Choice Music would reissued all of Herb's catalog someday. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Interesting...I too have some Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass albums....."Whipped Cream" is my favorite. Haven't listened to it for years. I played the heck out of mine too. Hey,since it seems to be 'true confession' time, I always dug Lawrence Welk's "Winchester Cathdral" album. You're all sworn to secrecy...... --Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 First single- "Surfin Safari" by the Beach BoysFirst album- "Beach Boys In Concert"Most fun record- "They're Coming To Take Me Away" and the flip side (in reverse). Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 You didn't ask for the first GOOD records. I remember being in the record section of a store and bugging my mom to buy me my very first 45. She let me pick one out myself. I knew virtually nothing about music so I randomly picked a record called "Twenty-four Hour Service" by ????,(pop song that never made the charts; I can still remember a little how it goes though), and she bought for me "Catch A Tiger By The Tail" by Buck Owens. hahaha. The very first album I owned was The Partridge Family first album that I got as a gift. The first album that I spent my own money on was Suitable For Framing by Three Dog Night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellece Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 My first album was a Donny Osmond album, I am quite certain. It had "Puppy Love" on it, and I think I was in the second grade then, so that made me age 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 For my birthday in 1972, I was given "Donny Osmond Superstar" by my cousin. I actually put the record on a couple of weeks ago and you know what, I can still listen to "One Bad Apple" and "Sweet and Innocent" and not get embarassed!MARVIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveh Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 You guys who remember your first album are amazing! Or maybe I have a memory deficit - I can't say for sure what my first album was, but one of my very first favorites was The Grass Roots - 16 Greatest Hits. I also loved the Beatles early albums like Meet the Beatles and Rubber Soul.Steveh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When I'm Cool Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 First concert: Three Dog Night, about 1969First album: Let It Be, The BeatlesFirst 45: I think something by Donovan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I'll never forget the first time I heard "No Matter What" by Badfinger - the first 45 my dad bought me. I was blown away by the sound and my life-long love for Pop music had begun.MARVIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaD Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 The first 45's I got were Monday, Monday, and Secret Agent Man (lol)... first albums were Simon & Garfunkel's Sounds of Silence and the Beatles Yesterday and Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Marvin-- When you say "Pop" music in your post, are you talking about the genre or your dad? :-) --Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Good answer Bernie! My dad certainly opened my eyes and mind to different styles of music, but it took me many years later to appreciate this lesson. And just for the record, it's the "POP" genre that I was referring to.MARVIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymooladi Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 My first was difinately a Beach Boy album, and If I remember corectly it was "Good Vibration". That was a very long time ago for me to remember. I think then I picked up some Simon & Garfunkel 45's. I listened to "The Boxer" over and over. I liked it better than the flip side A.JUNE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCraft Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 My first album came before I got My first stereo: Gene Autrey's Christmas Album -- Shortly after I got my Wildcat stereo, I bought Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon. A couple of Beatle Albums later I picked up my first 'berries LP. My first 45 was probally a Monkees, cos I had so many of them and never missed the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I began studying the violin when I was 11, so I didn't buy any "popular" records. My first classical lp was Mischa Elman playing the Bach E Major Violin Concerto and the Nardini E Minor Violin Concerto, on Vanguard Stereolab Records, backed by Vladimir Golschmann and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. I played it so much I nearly wore it out.However, that year, I somehow heard "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers. I went out immediately and bought the '45, and one of Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" and used to play THEM till they almost wore out as well. (I still have them all!) That was my introduction to the world of pop. I went to college to study violin so I didn't buy any albums till after graduation (1968) but immediately started with The Association because of the song "Cherish." Then, a few years later when I heard Raspberries, that was IT! My love affair with their music and Eric's will continue long after my dust! --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Darlene on the subject of "Dream Lover", if you haven't already, listen to the Manhattan Transfer's version of the song, with James Taylor contributing lead vocals. It's awesome!MARVIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Can I add one more? Most fun album-"When You're In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish". That album used to make tears roll down my face. Hilarious! Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Marvin, I WILL get hold of that version of Dream Lover. Those two songs still hold magic for me today. I must have early Alzheimers. I had totally forgotten about buying Beatles albums my freshman year of college. Those and the 2 45's were the only pop music I listened to. I think my first pop album was Beatles "A Hard Days' Night," which I LOVED with a passion (how could I forget?! I guess it was so long ago the chronology got lost) The summer I came home after my freshman year in college I met some non-musician friends near my parents' new home and spent every waking moment (to my parents' dismay) at the beach and at pool parties with them (among them were Notre Dame football star, Joe Theismann) and got my exposure to the Beach Boys and the Lettermen and the whole rest of it. I had totally forgotten about this. I DID buy Beach Boys albums as well and my parents were not amused. They thought the entire ruination of my musical development was at hand. My sophomore year college roommate loved Barbra Streisand, and I went crazy over her renditions and bought her albums too. The Association came later. So I guess my first album was "Hard Days Night," followed by other Beatles' and then Beach Boys, The Lettermen, then Streisand, then Association. I do still have them all... But what lights my fire now is Raspberries and Eric music. --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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