What Was The First Record You Ever Owned?
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DGS49
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When I was growing up we didn't have a record player. Like most of the guys I served with I bought a ridiculous stereo in Vietnam, and my first album was Blood, Sweat & Tears. I think the name of the album was, "The Child is Father to the Man."
One bizarre part of it was that my turntable had a manual speed adjustment - actually it was a magnet that could be cranked over to slightly speed up or slow down the turntable. I used it without touching it for a year in Vietnam. Then I came home and when I played it for a couple friends they unanimously said, "This ain't right." I had been listening to the music at a slightly higher RPM than what it shoulda been. When we readjusted it to sound right (to them), it sounded wierd to me - having listened to those albums a hundred times at the wrong speed.
One bizarre part of it was that my turntable had a manual speed adjustment - actually it was a magnet that could be cranked over to slightly speed up or slow down the turntable. I used it without touching it for a year in Vietnam. Then I came home and when I played it for a couple friends they unanimously said, "This ain't right." I had been listening to the music at a slightly higher RPM than what it shoulda been. When we readjusted it to sound right (to them), it sounded wierd to me - having listened to those albums a hundred times at the wrong speed.
I bought Bread.....played it till I was sick of it.Donny Osmond - Too Young (Birthday gift from my mom)
Tommy James and the Shondells - 20 Greatest hits. ( Bday gift from my dadā¦I made him order it from a TV ad)
First Album I bought with my own money
The best of Bread
Concerned American
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Down in the Boondocks, Billie Joe Royal, 45 RPM. My first girlfriend gave it to me.
Concerned American
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My favorite Tull album was Benefit. I saw them do Thick as a Brick in the San Diego Sports Arena in 1972. Didn't even take a toke during the whole concert and came out wasted.
beautress
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My large family was poor, but when I earned some baby sitting money when I was an older kid I bought a single record called "Blue Moon."
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