Hole In The Ground - Bernard Cribbens

Just rebought it on iTunes. It's truly timeless, you'll all admit.

The first record I owned (bought specifically for me, at my request) was "I Could Be So Good For You" by Dennis Waterman & The Dennis Waterman Band.

The first record I went out and bought with my own money? "Victory in Europe 1945," a compilation album of war reports on the BBC Records label. Blame television and my grandad - it was the 40th anniversary of VE day, and I'd seen a documentary which had had me riveted to the seat and which led me to questioning my grandad very closely about his wartime experiences over the following few days.

The second record I bought was "Let It Be" by the HJH from a secondhand record shop. I'm less ashamed of "Victory in Europe 1945," frankly.

my first single was 'Bachelor Boy' by Cliff Richard. I was only 8, in my defence.

my first single was 'Bachelor Boy' by Cliff Richard. I was only 8, in my defence.

The first record I ever bought was Stevie Wonder's Master Blaster. In my defence, it was also the coolest record I bought for the first several years of my record buying life, so call it it beginner's luck.

I misspelled embarrassingly and posted it twice.

The "Hunting High And Low" LP by A-Ha. It's a great pop record, and I was seven. Much cooler then than I am now.

was a copy of Rod Stewart's "Sing it again Rod" which I still love to this day. The first one I bought myself was "Ziggy Stardust" which could be quite cool if only it was 1972. Unfortunately this was in 1977 and everyone else in the world had discovered punk.

The first record I bought with my own money was Leader Of The Gang by Gary Glitter.

However it jumped, so I took it back but it was the last copy in the shop.

So I got Going Home by The Osmonds.

I hope I've made up for it since.

It was under the moon of love by shawi ...showadi ....showaddywo ....err, that 50's revivalist band, but I was only 6 in my defence

a cassette, my first purchase was ELO 'New World Record'. And it is still a great album.

A great single by a lovely lady, released 30 years ago this very week!

I was 12, and we didn't actually own a record player. I used to take my singles to my friend's house to play them.

I've never thought it was the wrong choice, quite the opposite, a perfect slice of pop.

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson (the 1980s reissue).

My parents had a static caravan near Filey, and we'd often visit the town itself as it had a cheap supermarket. During one such visit in 1981/82 I noticed a rack of ex-jukebox 7" singles going for about 30p a copy. I had a dig around the 150 or so titles on offer and picked one, as I'd brought a bit of spare cash with me.

So what did I pick? I nice slab of post punk? Some electro-pop? A bit of NWOBHM? Some indie no-hopers' only chart botherer? A comeback hit by one of the big names of yore?

No. It was Tony Capstick with "Capstick Comes Home", the novelty hit that introduced the word 'wassock' to the nation. And as it was an ex-jukebox copy, the big centre hole was way off centre, so it wowed badly when I finally got home to play it.

What a wassock!

...were starting to realise I was a potential music nut, I had a year or so (ie a couple of birthdays and Christmases) of receiving records. Slightly variable - the very first were Super Hits 1 and 2, those TV-advertised Ronco compilations. And, of all things, a Shakin' Stevens 7" single, 'It's Raining'. It's, in fact, Rubbish.

First album with my own money: Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man'. I suspect the jury's out on that on to this day...

If you also consider tape it was Rod Stewart Every picture tells a story .

Vinyl it was Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies , followed a couple of days later by one of those Top of the Pops Woolworth jobies .

that I bought myself with my own money ( actually I had to borrow the money from my friend but I did pay her back immediately ) was Queen Live Killers.
I don't know why I wanted it so badly when I saw it in the shop, I didn't really know much about Queen at the time, and the cover was really ugly. But I liked it when I got home and listened to it, and my brother was very impressed.
I never listen to it anymore, I find most of their stuff quite dull these days. It didn't help that my best friend was a fan and made me listen to their music all the time ( and Duran Duran... )
My first single was Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster, so that makes two of us. But I tricked my older sister into paying half of it, saying we could share it though I fully intended to keep it for myself the whole time ( so maybe it doesn't count as my first ? )

Arthur Negus always told me (in between shags) that the value of an item is not always related the item itself, but the story behind it.

The first original LP bought with my own money was Setting Sons by The Jam. Just the tape (no case) for 25p from a bargain bin at Woking library. The fact it was bought at Woking library increases this item's worth by several thousand pounds, I'd have thought.

No, not really. Memory is a little foggy, but it was either Magic Fly by Space, or this:

which by the way I still love!

I have never listened to it fully, and I don't ever plan to. I have no idea what possessed me to buy it really.

20 Original hits from 20 ORIGINAL artists. 1974 - I have moved house a dozen times including moving to another continent since then - and damn it - its in front of me as I type. Why!!!
Mud, Wizzard, Mungo Jerry, Alvin, Suzi !
I have just notice that my name is written in pencil on the cover - and I recall my mother insisting that I deface it - so it did not get "lost" at parties.

was the first record I ever got with my own money, I am sure of that as it was the first money of my own I'd ever had.

I wanted it for Rock On but eventually got around to playing all the oldies that filled it out, it was a great introduction to music. Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers so have never wished I'd purchased something else.

My brother and I took great delight in ringing people at random and playing them the start of Chantilly Lace, "Hell-o Ba-by! This is the Big Bopper speaking"

I was ELEVEN years old. Oh the shame. Are you still talking to me?