So go on then, oh wise and weathered ones....

[Don Rodders]

...tell us what it felt like the first time you had 7 inches??

I had two on the same day; saved up my birthday money for ages. Put 'em one on top of the other and kept them going again and again and again...


luv R xxx

And how exciting was it when 12 inches became available

[Don Hathor]

My first was a 12 incher, I lost my cherry to Boy George yes indeedy.

val xx
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[Don Rodders]

[Islander]

I had some birthday money which I took to Woollies and had a rake in their sale 7inch box.

As I've already said in another post, my 7 inches made the sound of Abba playing Money, Money, Money. I liked it a lot so decided to repeat the experience, getting Carly Simon singing Nobody Does It Better the next time.

After I got a few, I got my own 7inch machine where I used to stack them up.

Other memorable early 7 inch experiences were:-

King Rocker - Generation X
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
Heart of Glass - Blondie
I can't Stand the Rain - can't remember the artist
Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats (who I went to see at the Aberdeen Capitol in 1979 - that was sooooo exciting)

D x

[Don Rodders]

Ooooh Baker Street! De der der de de derrrrrrrr de der der de de dedederrr...

Was the sax good for you too, Islander?

luv R xxx

[Islander]

[Avoiding the Housework]

I had a gift voucher to spend at Woolies. They didn't have the single I wanted (drove mum and dad mad agonising over my choice) so ended up getting a David Soul single, that I didn't even really want. Totally spoiled my "first record I ever bought" memory. To this day, I wish I'd waited and gone back another day, instead of giving in to the parental pressure to "just choose something!!!!".

[sazhig]

My first was Sheena Easton 9 to 5 ....and my Dad typed out the lyrics for me to sing along to it

[Don Rodders]

[Don Hathor]

Did anyone else remember the documentary where she was made into a pop star?


val xx
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[Don Rodders]

[Don Hathor]

the big time or something?

val xx
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[sajona]

'Ring my Bell' Anita Ward was the first single I bought by myself - the first with help was Paper Roses by Marie Osmond - oh the shame!
I still have all my vinyl - even though the record player is boxed up somewhere. I can still lust over the pretty pictures on the covers though That is one thing I miss - appreciating the Art of Record Covers - with all the inner sleeves stuff too..can't get all that on itunes!
Caroline
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[juliehplus5+1]

Oh dear this could get embaressing!!!

I remember one saturday being taken upstairs in Boots in Crewe ...now the embaressing bit ...my first record was Jimmy Osmond "Long haired Lover from Liverpool!"

mind you if you think that was bad my brother (2 yrs older than me) got his first record that day to "The Wombles Song"

[littlelibrarylass]

ok i 'll fess up to having ken dodd and the diddy men as my first 7 inches i started young as i was only 6 at the time.
my next single was the more respectable blondie heart of glass
Caz