Remember the year and first vynil you ever bought?

Beatles 45's 1965,still have them and they play.Still have mint condition LP's I bought in late 60's.I had a friends Dr John LP for 40 years with moves across country it sat here till I mailed it back to him last year,what a surprise for him.

1955 or so. The store was the original Sam Goody on W. 49th St. NYC.

South Pacific original Cast - Columbia
Nutcracker/Children's Corner Suites Stokowski (RCA?)
Tchaikowsky Romeo, Cap. Italian, 1812 Van Beinum RCO Epic Records

Abucktwoeighty wrote

Bought countless 45's since the early 60's when the Beatles were the biggest, hottest, hippest thing to hit the airwaves

I can't think of anything today that would compare. They completely dominated the airwaves in the mid 60's. I remember hearing news on the Beatles and Vietnam everyday. Boy those were different times but good ones for the most part.

1967. Recent 10 yr old emigre from Cuba visits an American food supermarket for the first time, and with eyes bulging over rhe incredible variety and excess, spots the Captain Crunch cereal. Offered free inside the box was a 45 RPM of "Sugar" by "The Archies". The bug bit. Only in America.

I don't remember my first, so children's records like Alvin and the Chipmunks (e.g., Witch Doctor). My first 'real" album was a birthday gift, from my oldest friend, Dave. So, Peter, Paul, and Mary in 1962 when I was 9.

Dave played guitar as a child, and his favorite song was Lemon Tree. Today, he still won't acknowledge this fact, probably because he can't hold a tune, but this is the story behind my love for music.

"Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang".

Pretty cool responses. Wondering if my 1 & 2 year olds will ever have me run them up for their first lp? Im guessing they will opt for iTunes......

My first 45's were Elvis' "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" (flip-side) and Bobby Vee's "Rubber Ball". My first LP's were "Cat Stevens' "Tea for the Tillerman" and James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James", probably as 1970 was the first year I had the money to buy a turntable (Empire 398).

1st 45)   Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog  (1960)     1st LP)  Bob Dylan/Bob Dylan (1962)

1975, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy. Aside from the high quality of pop music, the entire album package of posters and booklets of cartoons, lyrics, and with cover art from Alan Aldridge inspired by Bosch. It was one of the best examples of the vinyl tactile experience.