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Post by pendlewitch on Mar 8, 2020 10:01:26 GMT -5
CATP, the current featured album, was released in 1972, which was the year I bought my first single (with my own money). Something cool? Something classic? Sorry, but no: I also remember my parents: "This isn't an original song!" (I like to say that now too.) Checking that it was Paul Anka, led me to: ""Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello" www.songfacts.com/facts/paul-anka/puppy-loveA strangely unexpected link with the Beach Boys! What was the first single you bought? |
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Post by filledeplage on Mar 8, 2020 10:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 11:13:35 GMT -5
First singles bought: Monster Mash, Raindrops, Mountains High, Rubber Ball. Not exactly sure which was the very first.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 11:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by jk on Mar 8, 2020 15:05:19 GMT -5
"Hats Off To Larry" by Del Shannon, in 1961. Earlier that year I had been confronted by his "Runaway", which had turned all my 12-year-old concepts of pop on their head ("So you can do this too!"). Later I bought his debut album--this was all with birthday and/or pocket money--but "HOTL" came first: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Shannon |
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Mar 8, 2020 18:47:32 GMT -5
Do You Hear What I Hear - Bing Crosby, Christmas Season of 1963. I was 6 years old.
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Post by Al S on Mar 12, 2020 1:03:05 GMT -5
Via “pocket money”, when I was 4:
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Favorite Album: Sunflower, Today!, Pet Sounds, Holland, 15 BO, 20/20, & POB.
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Post by Sunflower75 on Mar 12, 2020 21:56:05 GMT -5
Chip Away the Stone - Aerosmith. First single I bought myself with my own money, bought the cassette single.
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Post by E on Mar 13, 2020 2:04:28 GMT -5
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Post by pendlewitch on Mar 13, 2020 9:07:54 GMT -5
It's been fun listening to all these - most of them betraying the musical tastes of 4-to-12 year olds! Apart from Aerosmith and REM (too cool!), not to mention Fille's very early good taste  Noting that: - Johnny Wakelin also sang "In Zaire". After all, if you've got a theme going, why not milk it?
- The Move - reminds me that "Fire Brigade" was a song from my very very early days, along with "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera". I probably didn't hear them in real time, difficult to know, memory can play tricks.
- "Rubber Ball" - my brother-in-law, a Mr. A. Ball, was haunted by 'bouncy, bouncy! bouncy, bouncy!' being sung at him throughout his school years. Built character, I'm sure.
If you haven't posted yours already, do it now! Don't be embarrassed. 
Keith West, never knew what he looked like:
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Post by jk on Mar 13, 2020 17:32:12 GMT -5
- "Rubber Ball" - my brother-in-law, a Mr. A. Ball, was haunted by 'bouncy, bouncy! bouncy, bouncy!' being sung at him throughout his school years. Built character, I'm sure.
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