Lurkers' week: what's the first single you ever bought?

Cliff Richard EP (remember them?) - Expresso Bongo. Favourite track was "Shrine on the Second Foor".

Blockbuster by Sweet

I never had the money to buy singles, but I won Love on a Mountain Top, with and admission ticket to a disco once. It was a lovely soul record but I lost it somewhere along the way.

I can remember being excited buying both of these as starters to my singles collection - T.Rex 'Get it On', and R.Dean-Taylor 'There's a ghost in my house'...but cant remember which was first!

Sugar Sugar by the Archies for me too cavewoman . I still love it. I was born in 1962 so would have only been about 7 or 8.

I later fell head over heels in love with Donny Osmond and saved all my pocket money to buy all his records.

Rock around the clock.

My first record was Lonnie Donegans Putting on the Style. I guess I'm older than most of you!

Hi everyone hope you enjoy the chat. My first record was ‘ I Want You Back’ by The Jackson 5 . Way back when Michael was about 5

First album, didn’t collect singles, LED Zeppelin l. Looooong time ago, wheres those years gone?

Knocking on heavens door - Bob Dylan still love it to this day 1970,s

I am the same age as you Gillybob but was more of a David Cassidy fan.
Never had any money for records so made do with the radio.

'The Legend of Xanadu' by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch in 1968!

My mother bought a record player in a case for us early 60s and a record by Lonnie Donegan, an instrumental.I can't remember the name. That was the first single we had.

Marydoll I read your post about the Knorr factory with interest as only yesterday we had one of those packet soups as a very light lunch and I was wondering how they mechanically cut the veg so small!

I can’t remember mine either. I envy people who can remember things like this!

'I got rhythm' by The Happenings. Still great song today.

First single brought was David Cassidy and had posters.

It was Apache by The Shadows. And yes I did the footwork moves every time I played it with my imaginary guitar closely followed by Ruby Murray's Real Love. ?

Cast your fate to the wind by Sounds Orchestral. Swiftly followed by With the Beatles.

The night has a thousand eyes by Bobby Vee rubber ball on the b side

Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann in 1964.
B side What you gonna do.

Summer Holiday(Cliff Richard) - 1965 or so. Still have it. Went to look for it there! Also found Pinky and Perky's Pals and Nina and Frederick!

Elton John, Your Song.

So wonderful, all those early 60s titles, ear worms galore I didn't get much pocket money so remember hoping really hard that I'd get record tokens for birthday and Christmas presents!

Mine was Everlasting Love. Remember it well

Lulusugust Poetry in Motion was my first record too. Still have it somewhere and lots more since!