Your First Album

Laundrew · « **on:** 20 Jul 2013, 05:58 pm »

Stopped in at a local brick and mortar store this morning to have a look around and was pleasantly surprised to see the first album that I had listened to. Do you remember what your first album was

Be well...

Laundrew · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 06:01 pm »

I remember that I had to borrow my Grandparent's portable record player to listen to my first album - almost seems like this happened yesterday

Be well...

redbook · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 06:03 pm »

Yes, it was "Another Side of Bob Dylan" 1964. Never knew the sound but I was taken by the picture.

Chicago · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 06:30 pm »

Ricky Nelson's first album released in 1957. My first record was a 45 "The Green Door by Jim Lowe" and released in 1956. I didn't have a record player and I would borrow my sisters and it was similar to the second image, but her's was a Columbia. Great idea and I am going to start a first hi-fi set to go along with this.

Good Listening,
Mike

Ron D · « **Reply #4 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 06:46 pm »

spinner · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 07:01 pm »

The summer of"62" I got my very first 45 single of Dion's Lovers Who wonder. Played it to death on my mom's little Marconi phonograph

brucek · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 07:03 pm »

I started to get real interested in Rock and Roll in the late 50's with Elvis, etc., and loved American Bandstand. I couldn't get enough of Rock and Roll. We use to tune into our local radio station that only allowed Rock and Roll for a few hours a night.

I bought all my music on 45's of course and had an RCA Victor bakelite automatic changer for playing them. I had that thing for years until 33 1/3 became more popular.

I can't even remember what my first record was. I can tell you it was a heck of a lot better than a lot of the crap that passes for music today.

brucek

James Tanner · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 07:22 pm »

BrysTony · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 07:56 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 20 Jul 2013, 07:22 pm

Same album for me and I still have it!

Tony

PRELUDE · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 11:22 pm »

Samurai7595 · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 Jul 2013, 12:07 am »

My very first album:

My first serious album:

barrows · « **Reply #11 on:** 21 Jul 2013, 01:17 am »

My parents provided various Beatles cassettes to my siblings and I when we were very young, we listened to them on portable cassette player/recorders, and I remember Abbey Road from those days very well. But the first real LP I ever owned was given to me by my best friend as a birthday present, Led Zeppelin III. I had to beg my father to let me play it on his rig (he was an audiophile, the system included Dahlquist DQ-10s), this LP started me off on the road to music loving, and audiophilia.

HsvHeelFan · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 Jul 2013, 12:50 pm »

The first album I recall listening to, over and over, was a 33 1/3 LP of Bruno Walter conducting the CBS orchestra playing Beethoven's 5th and 6th Symphonies.

I'm still a fan of Beethoven 5 and 6.

The other 3 albums that I listened to where:

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Live and Newport '58
Oscar Peterson Trio with the Russ Garcia orchestra - Swingin' Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio

The first album that I spent my own money on was The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour

HsvHeelFan

RLL1 · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 Jul 2013, 04:47 pm »

I had quite a collection of 45's, but this was my first album.

North Star · « **Reply #14 on:** 22 Jul 2013, 05:18 pm »

Quote from: brucek on 20 Jul 2013, 07:03 pm

I started to get real interested in Rock and Roll in the late 50's with Elvis, etc., and loved American Bandstand. I couldn't get enough of Rock and Roll. We use to tune into our local radio station that only allowed Rock and Roll for a few hours a night.

I bought all my music on 45's of course and had an RCA Victor bakelite automatic changer for playing them. I had that thing for years until 33 1/3 became more popular.

I can't even remember what my first record was. I can tell you it was a heck of a lot better than a lot of the crap that passes for music today.

brucek

That's a gorgeous turntable, wow!

* My first album? Mmmm... The Beatles 'Revolver', or was it Manitas de Plata... Or perhaps a 12-disc box set of all the greatest Classical composers?

bjski · « **Reply #15 on:** 22 Jul 2013, 05:26 pm »

I was 12.

alexone · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 Jul 2013, 08:24 pm »

rock music: Motörhead 'Overkill'.
rap music: T. LA Rock 'Back To Burn' and LL Cool J 'Bigger And Deffer'.

all three albums purchased in the late 80's...still have them

al.

buyersremorse · « **Reply #17 on:** 25 Jul 2013, 04:57 pm »

With a mixture of nostalgia and embarrassment, I confess that my first was the The Partridge Family Album.

turnovertherecord · « **Reply #18 on:** 25 Jul 2013, 05:11 pm »

This is my first purchase,I still have it and play it,purchase around 1978-9

CactusBob · « **Reply #19 on:** 25 Jul 2013, 05:36 pm »

My first album was Beatles VI. Purchased in 1965 at Deluxe Music in Chicago on the Northwest side.

This is a clean replacement of the original