First record you ever bought?

[Blue Feather]

I used to go to my local town hall disco, Oxford bags, platform shoes, big jumper with stars on, long hair.

I looked a right ****

Er....you sound like me!!! 'That's the way I like it' by KC and the Sunshine band meant the 3 star jumper and side pocket bags were a shuffling.....

 

[Blue Feather]

White horses by Jackie and I still have a copy on my jukebox

That is quality.....and I still have a listen to 'Rupert the Bear' fuckin luv it !!

 

[aka blue jambo]

I can't say for sure but probably Blitzkrieg Bop in 1976 (seeing as how it's probably the oldest record I have that I bought).
I remember very clearly being on the bus back into town from Maine rd. and there was a group of punks at the back of the bus singing beat on the brat.
The next day I stuck a safety pin through my ear lobe in class, scrounged a pair of shit stoppers off my Grandad and got my Nana to sew a few zippers in the legs.

Did the Ramones play Belle Vue late 1970’s ?

I vaguely remember us driving down for a city game , skiving into a Ramones gig , then 4 of us kipping in the car outside a disco called Smarties or something like that

 

[casserole of nonsense]

Haha....me too, be rude not to

That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat....

 

[Barcon]

Did the Ramones play Belle Vue late 1970’s ?

I vaguely remember us driving down for a city game , skiving into a Ramones gig , then 4 of us kipping in the car outside a disco called Smarties or something like that

I'm not sure mate. The punks on the back of the bus were coming from the match as well.

I just looked, May and Dec. 1977
Sept. 1978

 

[casserole of nonsense]

Er....you sound like me!!! 'That's the way I like it' by KC and the Sunshine band meant the 3 star jumper and side pocket bags were a shuffling.....

Only the cool could fit a 12" ruler in their side pockets...

 

[nw42]

I still have that on 7" gold vinyl.

My copy long gone, was also 7". I had literally thousands of vinyl but now just a small selection of soul singles, Funky Street by Arthur Conley being my favourite.

Your mention of Beat on the Brat got me having a look on youtube, never heard that and now realise where the chant came from, I just thought it had originated in Moss Side. Amazing how some things just pass you by, Ramones were something to avoid in my circles at that age, almost ashamed to say it but to us 'normals' back then punks were just dirty spitting fuckers and needed a good hiding if encountered on a weekend.
I only maintained this stance for a year or so but after copping off with a punk girl at a party I realised there's good and bad everywhere, she was very clean and only spat when appropriate.

Bet your mam was so ashamed when you left the house in your punk stuff, did you consider town to be safe back then? I only ask because we were forever scrapping with punks in town, even on Saturday afternoons during close season, hunting punks just seemed to replace the territorial stuff that went on.

So glad I grew up eventually.

 

[Citysmith]

I bought the 7 inch from a newsagents in Longsight. I must have played it to death and annoyed the whole family ha ha

 

[manctheknife]

Did the Ramones play Belle Vue late 1970’s ?

I vaguely remember us driving down for a city game , skiving into a Ramones gig , then 4 of us kipping in the car outside a disco called Smarties or something like that

Smarties was on Cross Street. Approx where back of Boots is now.

 

[Barcon]

My copy long gone, was also 7". I had literally thousands of vinyl but now just a small selection of soul singles, Funky Street by Arthur Conley being my favourite.

Your mention of Beat on the Brat got me having a look on youtube, never heard that and now realise where the chant came from, I just thought it had originated in Moss Side. Amazing how some things just pass you by, Ramones were something to avoid in my circles at that age, almost ashamed to say it but to us 'normals' back then punks were just dirty spitting fuckers and needed a good hiding if encountered on a weekend.
I only maintained this stance for a year or so but after copping off with a punk girl at a party I realised there's good and bad everywhere, she was very clean and only spat when appropriate.

Bet your mam was so ashamed when you left the house in your punk stuff, did you consider town to be safe back then? I only ask because we were forever scrapping with punks in town, even on Saturday afternoons during close season, hunting punks just seemed to replace the territorial stuff that went on.

So glad I grew up eventually.

I was only 13 - 14 so didn't go into town much at night. Weekends during the day was fine. We were the ones usually being cunts.
We were too busy scrapping with Newton Heath, Droylsden and Limeside. ;)

 

[aka blue jambo]

I'm not sure mate. The punks on the back of the bus were coming from the match as well.

I just looked, May and Dec. 1977
Sept. 1978

cheers cannot remember what I had for breakfast yesterday ..................

 

[manctheknife]

cheers cannot remember what I had for breakfast yesterday ..................

wild guess...Buckfast?

 

[dobingsdobber]

Catch the Wind , Donovan

 

[aka blue jambo]

wild guess...Buckfast?

im Edinburgh, darling .... Cava

 

[aka blue jambo]

I'm not sure mate. The punks on the back of the bus were coming from the match as well.

I just looked, May and Dec. 1977
Sept. 1978

could be 1978 ... remember going to a game v Spurs around that time and the Spurs fans were chanting We are Evil .... ripping off Devo

 

[oakiecokie]

My copy long gone, was also 7". I had literally thousands of vinyl but now just a small selection of soul singles, Funky Street by Arthur Conley being my favourite.

Your mention of Beat on the Brat got me having a look on youtube, never heard that and now realise where the chant came from, I just thought it had originated in Moss Side. Amazing how some things just pass you by, Ramones were something to avoid in my circles at that age, almost ashamed to say it but to us 'normals' back then punks were just dirty spitting fuckers and needed a good hiding if encountered on a weekend.
I only maintained this stance for a year or so but after copping off with a punk girl at a party I realised there's good and bad everywhere, she was very clean and only spat when appropriate.

Bet your mam was so ashamed when you left the house in your punk stuff, did you consider town to be safe back then? I only ask because we were forever scrapping with punks in town, even on Saturday afternoons during close season, hunting punks just seemed to replace the territorial stuff that went on.

So glad I grew up eventually.

One of my all time favourite Soul music songs was this.Brings back memories of the Bar Kays,Donny Elbert,Ramsey Lewis,Mitch Ryder,Sam & Dave etc,etc.

 

[Banshee]

That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat....

When you said, your missus...you meant you right?!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Pop Music by 'M'.

 

[OB1]

It pains me to admit it in light of what's come out since but it was-
Leader of the game gang by Gary Glitter in 1973 on Bell records from Woolworths. I was a mere lad of 9.

No surprise that's what you bought.

I don't remember what the first single I bought was but the first single I owned was definitely Jeepster by T.Rex, which was a Xmas present.

Edit:

Fair chance that the first single that I bought was Telegram Sam by T.Rex.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

I win.
Age 12 having been given a crappy plastic record player that didn't work I first fixed the bugger then went out and bought this: