Your first 7" single

[Robster59]

Maybe something for the older. I was listening to this the other day and it did bring back a lot of nostalgia, and also showed how much those old 7" singles meant at a time before downloading became the fashion.
7" of Joy: The Single at 75
and it got me thinking to the first single I bought. I was about 7 at the time and it was The Monkees Last Train to Clarksville.

Anybody remember what their first purchase was?

 

[Hobbit]

My music choices back in the early 70’s were a bit eclectic. First album, the Planets suite by Gustav Holst, followed by Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. First single, Silly Love Songs by McCartney.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

"I have a dream" by Abba. I'll collect my street cred on the way out of the door.
At least my first album was "The Age of Plastic" by The Buggles.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Nena - 99 Red Ballons

 

[Rlburnside]

My first single was Alright now by Free it was one of the first I put on my jukebox.

 

[RichA]

Don't think I ever actually bought one. The first I owned were stolen from my sister - I Don't Like Mondays and Message In A Bottle.
40 odd years later, I'll occasionally hear them on the radio and can still remember the exact points where they used to stick or jump a groove.

 

[Reemul]

Russ Abbott - Happy Atmosphere, bought in boots.

 

[PaulMdj]

Blockbuster - The Sweet, aged 9

 

[Orikoru]

My first what??

I had some cassette tapes when I was young. I remember having Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory and Blur - The Great Escape on cassette. I guess I was a double agent. Also had Del Amitri - Waking Hours on cassette, which came out in 1989 so I must have got it a few years after that in the mid 90s.

Those were albums though of course. The only single I seem to remember owning (on cassette again) was Soul Asylum - Runaway Train, for some reason!

I didn't buy any of these myself though, I was only about 10 years old. By the time I was old enough to buy albums with my own money, the internet was already a thing so I never would have bought a 'single'. Just CD albums.

 

[Voyager EMH]

"Snoopy vs The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen.

I had a childhood, did no one else here have one?

 

[RichA]

"Snoopy vs The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen.

I had a childhood, did no one else here have one?

Yes, but nobody is going to admit to owning any Rolf Harris records.

 

[Imurg]

Probably You're My Best Friend by Queen but I've been to sleep a few times since then

 

[Beezerk]

Human League - Don't You Want Me.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

 

[GreiginFife]

It was never 7" singles in the genre I was in to, every release was a 12" EP and I think my first was either Force Mass Motion's Sonik Source EP or possible Underworld's Rez.

 

[Maninblack4612]

"Apache" by the Shadows. Showing my age

 

[cliveb]

"Apache" by the Shadows. Showing my age

You are not alone.
Mine was also The Shadows - in this case Shazam! Must have been about 7 years old.
Curiously, I just looked it up and it seems that Shazam was the B-side to Geronimo, but I always thought it was the A-side.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

"Apache" by the Shadows. Showing my age

I saw them in concert at the Manchester Apollo in the 80's. Great show, they knew how to perform, interact with the audience. Hank Marvin can sing as well, who knew

 

[Crow]

Two at the same time, Denis by Blondie and Daddy Cool (I think) by the Darts.

I've probably still got them somewhere.

 

[Billysboots]

Hey Rock and Roll by Showaddywaddy.