What was the first single you bought with your own money?

[AuburnWarrior]

Mr. Vain by Culture Beat! Oh yes!

Was that quite theraputic - admitting publicly to owning that?

 

[haplesshacker]

Can't quite remember exactly. It was either, Games Without Frontiers-Peter Gabriel or Turning Japanese by the Vapors.

 

[USER1999]

Smokey, o carol I think.

Jeez, I had bad taste.

 

[medwayjon]

Still PMSL, my brothers was Barbie Girl by Aqua............ Poof!

 

[alan32195]

Can't remember the first single (Probably Yazz - The Only Way Is Up... )but my first Album was Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers... classic

 

[Aztecs27]

Mr. Vain by Culture Beat! Oh yes!

Was that quite theraputic - admitting publicly to owning that?

It was actually

I don't own it any more.

 

[The_LHC]

First record I bought was the Blues Brothers Soundtrack album (on cassette). The first single would probably have been something by Pop Will Eat Itself I expect.

The first single I owned was Nellie the Elephant by the Toy Dolls, a birthday present from my sister. I still have it.

 

[AndrewG]

Stand and Deliver, Adam and the Ants

Red Scab was the B side...

 

[znuffzz]

single Bomb the Bass - Dont Make Me Wait
album Michael Jackson - Thriller

 

[daymond]

Singing the blues by guy mitchell or Ketty Lester love letters from your heart. So long ago now it's hard to remember!

 

[daymond]

Oh and I think they were played on an old Danset gramaphone.

 

[CrapHacker]

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Cost me 50p at Petticoat Lane market.

 

[CannyFifer]

Overkill in 12" by Motorhead with my pocket money

 

[Chrimbo]

Can't remember exactly but it was either 'Popcorn - Hot Butter' or 'Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon'

 

[viscount17]

Oh and I think they were played on an old Dansette gramaphone.

I remember those, my bro had a two-tone one, colour that is (I think it had a single-stage, one valve amplifier)

 

[Spinn77]

Oasis - Supersonic.

 

[Paul_Stewart]

"I have a dream" by Abba. First album was "The age of plastic" by the Buggles.

 

[vig]

hey Jude - Beatles
A little bit of soap - Jimmy Justice

Bought them from a market stall, used, still have them somewhere along with about 3000 other singles

BTW the stall holder wasn't Richard Branson