What was the first LP or single you bought?

Single the theme to Z Cars. How sad 🤣
LP Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. I’d gone a bit upmarket by then!

The Everly Brothers Golden Hits 1973 when I was 8!

First single was "I wanna hold your hand" (Beatles). Had I been allowed, and had there been a record shop in our town then, it would have been "Venus in blue jeans" - Mark Wynter, I think. When I was 13, our Guide Company went on a visit to Guide HQ in London, and before we went home, we stopped at a Lyons Corner House where they were playing it. We sang it all the way home. Our Guide Captain was NOT impressed!!
I never had the courage of my convictions to buy any Rolling Stones records when I was a teenager! I had to wait till I was in my 60s till I succumbed (Shhh! I play them when DH isn't home )

My first purchase was Apeman by the Kinks. Next was When I’m Dead and Gone by McGuinness Flint. Seems such a long time ago.

Green Door, Frankie Vaughan (1956

Seeing the comment about Go Now by the Moody Blues (wonderful!). When it first came out I had a holiday job in a relative’s Record Shop in London.
We sold so many copies the first week that the records were not put on the shelves, but just kept in a big box under the counter to aid the rapid sales of them. We sold hundreds.

Cliffs Living Doll was the first single that I bought myself but on my parents, gramophone when I was very young I loved hearing Teddy Bears Picnic with Dicky Bird Hop on the reverse side. Now I shall have both those playing in my head all afternoon🤣.

We never had a record player until I left school and saved up my wages to buy one. My 1st LP was Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells a Story and single Devil's Answer by Atomic Rooster 1972

Single - Come Outside, Mike Sarne (I was in his fan club!)
LP Dave Brubeck - Time Out

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The first LP was The Beach Boys greatest hits. I think it was about 35 shillings to buy. I remember getting off the bus stop one stage earlier and walking to save the money up.

I used to do that too but mainly so I could buy single cigarettes lol...they were the days!!

Barry White on my Fidelty record player purchased for my birthday 🎂

First single, Dave Brubeck 'Take Five'.
Then I bought an EP of choruses from "Messiah'.
First LP Joan Baez, because it had 'Plaisir d'Amour' on it.

Metal Guru by T Rex. Cost 49p

First single - My Boy Lollipop by Millie

First LP - A Meal you can Shake Hands with in the Dark by Pete Brown and the Battered Ornaments.

Wow!
What an album and band name.

Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett & the crypt kickers

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I wanted Elvis Presley’s Return to Sender. My father came home one day and handed me a record, saying that it was the one that I wanted. Unfortunately it was the cheap version! In those days, Woolworths sold copies of current pop records, by, of course, unknown singers. A bit of a let down!

I was in bed after an accident and my brother brought me
“Take a Message To Mary” by the Everly Brothers. I’m surprised I haven't seen many more of theirs

Gonna make you a star, David Essex first single. Cherish, David Cassidy first album. Sigh....those were the days!

Lovely....

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Ah yes, Return to Sender, one of the first I recall appearing at home. (1962)

Some Brandenberg concertos and Francoise Hardy Tous les garçons et les filles de mon age

Can't remember the first, but the last 45rpm was Sloop John B by the Beach Boys.

Re James Drury, Tuaim, I agree with you. He was so handsome!

Supergran1946 and TheWeirdo, I still have my copy of Waddya Wanna Make Those Eyes at Me For, by Emile Ford and the Checkmates, it`s dated 1959.