What Was The First Single You Bought?

[Quenched]

Just wondering, showing my age now, but what was the first single you bought from memory?

 

Mine is, which was bought from pocket money was Rock n Roll by Status Quo. 

 

Over to you 👌

[brainiac]

Albatross by Fleetwood Mac  (Jigsaw Puzzle Blues on the B side)

[Toorak]

Don McLean - American Pie

[seekeerz]

I hate to admit it now - Hippy Hippy Shake by Chad Romero.

My sister bought the theme from Rawhide.

[ferlew]

Halfway to paradise, early 60s if I am remembering correctly.

[Sam1960]

Never Ending Song Of Love by the New Seekers, when I was just a kid of eleven in 1971.

[FoxLee2]

In the 1950s when we had a Dansette record player - Frankie Vaughan's Kewpie Doll.  I think 6/8d in 'old' money.

[Arksided]

I like to think it were Queen - Radio Ga Ga aged Eleven but think I'd bought something else before that, ex-juke box very cheap.

Already a Queen fan by then so that had to be New. 

[Thisoldbird]

Very long time ago, Elvis Heartbreak Hotel 1956

[dave50]

I remember buying cheap ex juke box singles with no middle from the bargain bucket in woollies. 

[netherfield]

'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows.

The first LP was 'Motown Magic'. and I still have it, although nothing to play it on.

 

[johnk]

Cumberland gap by Lonnie Donegan about 53

[bhg481]

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan on a 78.

[Tyrion44]

Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles

[fourteen85]

My first records were albums, the first I ever bought was Sunrise by Eire Apparent 

[Massey65]

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road 

[Netty7]

Sugar Sugar - The Archies 1969

[davebro3]

I don't think I have ever bought a single.

[fbg40]

Robin Hood by Dick James who later became founder of DJM - Dick James Music record label who signed Elton John !

FBG40

(Showing my age now !!)

[davebro3]

My first LP may have been "It'll shine when it shines" - Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

[ponkle]

Sukiyaki,do not know why as I had nothing to play it on