What was your first music that you paid for?


In fifth grade I received a stereo for Christmas. What a mistake my parents made, I never stopped the hobby. My firat album was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass with :What Now My Love" my first 45 was "Guitarzan by Ray Stevens and the first 8-track was Frijid Pink.

What was the first music you purchased?
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First 45, (that I can remember) "Hey Joe" by the Leaves.
First LP "Rave Up" by the Yardbirds.

First significant stereo, Dynaco integrated, Acoustic Research Table with a nickel glued onto the headshell and big round Empire speakers.
The first I can remember buying is the Stones 45 with "Ruby Tuesday" on one side and " Let's Spend the Night Together" on the other. I believe it was 1965. It's almost 40 years later and still love the music!
50's on a 45, "Sink the Bismark"...YEP!, we hit the decks a runnin..we spun them guns around. About-age7.

Dave
My first purchase was The Rolling Stones' "Between the Buttons" when I was 14 yrs old. I took it to a party shortly after I bought it and it didn't make it past the first song("Let's Spend the Night Together") before the parents stormed into the room and took it off. I still have the record.
Ahh, Geez. My parents bought me a little Realistic compact system when I was about 13, but my Mom didn't want me listening to any of that hippy stuff . . . it was 1970. I wanted Jefferson Airplane, but my first allowable album was Tony Orlando and Dawn LP--"Knock Three Times on the Ceiling if you want me . . ." Needless to say, haven't listened to it in a long time.

Ugh. I'll bet you guys won't be able to get that song out of your heads the rest of the day!

Better be nice, or I'll remind you of "Muskrat Love" :-))

Julie