Your First Single

by **cyp21** » 20 Nov 2010 07:30

Blancmange The Day Before You Came the ABBA cover version. Still sounds great pressing unfortunately the sleeve is a bit worn.

by **VinzVideo** » 21 Nov 2010 01:21

My first 45 was "Tell Him" by The Exciters. My Dad bought it for me.
I still love that tune - that recording, really - with the glockenspiel/violin intro.

by **wintermute** » 26 Nov 2010 19:38

First single I ever got was Benny Hill - Ernie The Fastest Milkman in the West, first single I bought was The Kings - Switchin' To Glide

by **waynefi** » 27 Nov 2010 15:37

I believe mine was 98.6 by Keith, at the old SS Kresge (pre KMART) store.

Still have a copy on 45 (though not the original I bought) and probably digital.

by **Kamyl** » 29 Nov 2010 20:25

Lindisfarne - Meet Me On the Corner

by **Mike-h** » 18 Dec 2010 16:20

Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo. As I've said in another post, got into the habit of buying the album a single came from later, but this was the first.

by **kelvinMunson** » 20 Dec 2010 19:45

Danny Kaye.......... The Ugly Duckling............ always got a lump in my throat at the end when he turned in to a swan......... :cry:

B-Side was The King's New Clothes....... wasn't so keen on that

by **LicoricePizza** » 23 Dec 2010 19:01

"She's Not There" by the Zombies.

by **Tbolt** » 04 Jan 2011 23:32

Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night (1970)

Still love it

by **davidsss** » 05 Jan 2011 01:33

LicoricePizza wrote:"She's Not There" by the Zombies.

Must find a copy of that, great song.

DS

by **LicoricePizza** » 05 Jan 2011 11:14

davidsss wrote:
LicoricePizza wrote:"She's Not There" by the Zombies.

Must find a copy of that, great song.

DS

I agree. That record came out in the US in the Summer of 1964. There weren't any other singles that were so darkly atmospheric or down-right spooky coming from any of the other British Invasion acts. Most of them were so sunny, up-beat and perky in comparison.
For another thing, I hadn't heard an electric piano play the central role in a song other than "What I'd Say" by Ray Charles. My copy was released on Parrot records and had a very cool B-side, as well ("You Make Me Feel Good").

by **Rob998** » 07 Jan 2011 17:28

First Post, and first single....

by **johnwilliamhunter** » 11 Jan 2011 01:31

Guess I'm much younger than you guys. My first 7" was 'I'll Stick Around' by the Foo Fighters in 1995, on red vinyl. I was 12 years old and I couldn't afford an LP haha.

by **CooleRinus** » 16 Jan 2011 17:25

I'm not quite shure, It was either Wings with Mull of Kintyre or AC/DC Whole lotta Rosie. It was in 1978.