First record you ever bought with your own money?

In Australia there's a game show called RocKwiz, and at the start they ask the contestants either what was the first concert they ever attended or what was the first record they ever bought with their own money. Following on from the "first concert" thread HERE, what was the first record you ever bought with your own money? (If this has already been asked, just direct me to it and I'll go there in shame...)

As I mentioned previously, my first single was Bennie and the Jets by Elton John. My family bought me Rant n' Rave and Built For Speed, but I paid for the second copy of Built, I think, after I scratched the first one.

I will never forget, Beatles Hey Jude album

The first record I ever bought with my own money was actually the first record I ever owned: Led Zeppelin II.

I was given some money for Christmas and the first record I ever bought was "The Beatles 1967-1970" on Capitol. I had received "1962-1966" from Santa and could not get enough Beatles. That was December 1975. I was 11 years old.

He's a very clean old man,
Tommy

First single (45) I ever bought was "Island Girl" by Elton John. Second was "Sky High" by Jigsaw.

Hey Gang,
I think the first record I bought with my own money was actually a cassette, because we didn't have a record player!
I think it was the Split Enz's "I Got You". The first album I bought was Pat Benetar's one with "Love is a Battlefield" song on it.
Cheers Pete.

ROCK THIS TOWN
by some band from Long Island

Steve

"We are the champions" by Queen

Still have it, and 6 years later got to see the band on what would turn out to be their very last gig in the USA. (Yes, sursprisingly they never came back after '83)

Scatman Acevedo

Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones

The first actual vinyl I ever purchased was 'Crepes and Drapes' by Showaddywaddy.. I think I brought it because it had creepers on the cover


Kid.

andi wrote:

In Australia there's a game show called RocKwiz, and at the start they ask the contestants either what was the first concert they ever attended or what was the first record they ever bought with their own money.

Oh I love RocKwiz!! My fave section is 'Name that Riff'.. It's always cool when Stray Cats questions come up in those music quiz shows


Kid.

Kiss - Destroyer and Clash - London caling.

For me, it was "Mind Games" by John Lennon - my second CD. I had received my first CD for Xmas, it was a double disc live of Fabrizio Da André, an Italian folk singer.

Buddy Holly - 20 Golden Greats (the one with 'Buddy Holly Lives' spraypainted on the cover). The record store had to special order it. It was 1979, I was 12.

Are Friends Electric by Tubeway Army...........

which many years later i swapped with a girlfriend for Don`t Try to Stop It by Roman Holliday....

Dave

The Beatles' "Rock'n'Roll Music" (a double LP), back in 1975 when I was about six years old. I only played it in our living room, on my parents' new stereo system. They gave me their old one when they bought it (along with a stack of old singles; Little Richard, Elvis, Beatles etc), but they didn't want me to play a brand new album on this crappy, old thing. Which I'm grateful for today, 'cause the record is still as good as new

Paul McCartney "All The Best" on tape. I think it was about 1987/8 when I got it

I still have it too

Cheers PP

First record i ever bought was 'I Love You Love Me Love' Gary Glitter. 1973
Second record i ever bought was Puppy Love by Donny Osmond. After that it's all a blur (cue thomas with a 'your drunk Mikey' quip - lol) Last record I ever bought was Ladys Bridge by a local guy.

Mikey xx

I was corrupted at an early age. for my 6th birthday, my parents bought me a record player and some kids records (monster mash etc.) My uncle, in an obvious attempt to undermine any chance for me to grow up 'normal' bought me Led Zeppelin IV and Aerosmiths Toys in the Attic. The first record I bought with my own money some years later was some record called 'Alive' by an obscure new york band called KISS.

wonder what ever happened to those guys?

g

My minds a little fuzzy but I think it went something like........... Iggy and the stooges in the mid 70s Ian Dury and the blockheads I remember they used to play one of their songs on Dr. Demento somewhere after that the Clash, The Buggles in the summer of 79 and then a single of the stray cats at licorice pizza in the import section imagine that I still got it

Olivers army was my first single by Elvis Costello,from that lots of ska stuff,then stray cats etc.
Still listen to lots of styles of music,but you can`t beat Setzers stuff!!
Oldgreenteeth.

I don't quite recall...
One of these:
Sparks - Amateur hour
Status Quo - Down down
David Soul - Silver Lady (yeah, still a great song)
I believe it was the Sparks, they were the earliest I think.

My first was either Kiss Alive 2 or Best of the Beach Boys.

Meet The Beatles when I was in 6th grade.
Most of my allowance/babysitting money went to Beatles albums till I had them all lol.
(and I still have them)

Then Donny Osmond came along.

'KISS - Dynasty' was my first vinyl...

Its fun to see the lists of first............................. I have a question what would be the LP you are most embarresed of purchasing..................................... mine was shawn cassidy.................. sorry but I still tap my foot when I here Thats Rock and Roll