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First musical recording you ever purchased?

#146
Big Kahuna said:
Damn. this one is too hard not to post on.

The first record I ever bought was a 45....Wipe Out/Surfer Joe, by the Surfaris.
I still have it. :)

Then I grew up, and joined the band. Played alongside the legendary drummer Ron Wilson for over 7 years, longer than any other bassist in the band's history.



That's my 65 jazz bass in the vid...still have that too. :thumbsup:

Best to all-
Kahuna
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That, my friend, is livin' the dream!
 
#147
First record I bought... When I was five I've bought together an MC by an Italian melodic singer from the '60's - '70's and (raccomanded by my brother) this:

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This was the album that changed all... And the cover! I must have spent hours watching that cover and still LOVE it like when I was five :D
 
#150
Um no, no Barry Manilow in my collection, ever. I did not say Zappa was my first, those came at the same time I was turned on to Pink Floyd circa DSOTM. I do admit to liking Bread <shudder>. And in that 60s time I was listening to Herman's Hermits etc but really turned the corner with Canned Heat. Before all that there was Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, in fact I learned the twist when it was new LOL. But I was too young to buy albums then. Pretty sure still Rubber Soul was the first "bought with my own money" LP. Seems to me I liked "Downtown" a lot in that era too. haha.

Holy Grail purchase today: an 8 track of Shocking Blue. That's a lot of garage sale trolling to find that.


Super Iridium said:
This is mine, and I'm proud of it:

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And by the way, all of you guys claiming that your first record ever was by Zappa or Hendrix, you are full of it!! I'm sure if we go back in time, we're going to find these in your little kid bedroom:

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#151
This one. I was nine years old and paid a dollar of my own neighborhood lawn-mowing money for it.

At the same mom-n-pop-music-store I bought my first new bass, a 1978 Precision, from a decade later.

I dearly loved that place, especially the smell of it. Fenders, Gibsons, Martins, Amplifiers, Drums, Brass, woodwinds, Sheet music, accessories, ...and Record bins. :)

I could ride my bicycle there, and did quite often.

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Humbled said:
This one. I was nine years old and paid a dollar of my own neighborhood lawn-mowing money for it.

At the same mom-n-pop-music-store I bought my first new bass, a 1978 Precision, from a decade later.

I dearly loved that place, especially the smell of it. Fenders, Gibsons, Martins, Amplifiers, Drums, Brass, woodwinds, Sheet music, accessories, ...and Record bins. :)

I could ride my bicycle there, and did quite often.

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#154
First album I bought with my own money was The Chambers Brothers, Time Has Come Today (I loved that song). Early albums received as gifts: In A Gadda Da Vida, Monster (Steppenwolf), Green River (CCR). I was a huge Alice fan, so lots of Alice Cooper-Schools Out/Billion Dollar Babies.
When I discovered FM radio my life changed, these albums got worn out: Lou Reed Rock & Roll Animal, DP-Machine Head, Black Sabbath-Vol 4.
MJ
 
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GwenOnBass said:
Ha. I remember buying Sergeant Pepper's as a Christmas present for my sister, circa 67. She later gave it to me. Ha.
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Ha. Sisters. No musical taste. Whatcha gonna do?

There was a raging debate in my household between my little sister who was a Monkees fan (she was nine years old and had a big crush on Davy Jones), and myself, at age 11 already a dyed-in-the-wool Beatles fan. My parents, who never got involved in the juvenile pop music chatter went out of their way to side with me. Even they could discern the vastly superior artistry and musicianship of the real thing vis-a-vis the cheesy Beatles knock-offs.

MM
 
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Mystic Michael said:
Ha. Sisters. No musical taste. Whatcha gonna do?

There was a raging debate in my household between my little sister who was a Monkees fan (she was nine years old and had a big crush on Davy Jones), and myself, at age 11 already a dyed-in-the-wool Beatles fan. My parents, who never got involved in the juvenile pop music chatter went out of their way to side with me. Even they could discern the vastly superior artistry and musicianship of the real thing vis-a-vis the cheesy Beatles knock-offs.

MM
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Oh my, I remember the McCartney v Tork debates over the dinner table...

Good times.
 
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Mystic Michael said:
Ha. Sisters. No musical taste. Whatcha gonna do?

There was a raging debate in my household between my little sister who was a Monkees fan (she was nine years old and had a big crush on Davy Jones), and myself, at age 11 already a dyed-in-the-wool Beatles fan. My parents, who never got involved in the juvenile pop music chatter went out of their way to side with me. Even they could discern the vastly superior artistry and musicianship of the real thing vis-a-vis the cheesy Beatles knock-offs.

MM
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The first Rock-n-Roll in our house was Meet The Beatles. An 18 year-old aunt gave it to my big brother. We were stunned.

My parents listened to Frank, Dean, Sammy (Mom even bought the three of us pastel-colored Nehru-Jackets and Medallions) , Andy Williams, Roger Williams, ...and Barbershop. I don't think they had even a single Elvis album.

They never really grew to like R&R, but they didn't complain much, and enjoyed watching us try to emulate the Beatles when we were kids.
 

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