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What was the first album or cassette you ever bought?
mary c07-Apr-21
I so enjoyed Emma Kate's recent discussion on favourite songs for her playlist and then started thinking about the first cassette tape i ever bought- which was in the 80s. It was Human League.
I was a student at a Technical Institute and was living away from home for the first time and in a Halls of residence. Having my music cassette player going was great and i remember friends making those mix tapes with some many great songs on them.
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  • Wombatwagon
    I don't remember the first album or cassette tape. I do remember the first CD i bought which was Jimmy Barnes album Two Fires. I still enjoy it today.
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    • Jacqueline R 353303
      Elvis Presley and I left it in my Father's car and it bent. I can't remember what he used, something hot I think, and was able to save it bar one track that had a big burn mark on it. I still have the album. Loved Elvis.
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      • Margarret F
        Too long ago to remember exactly = perhaps Peer, Paul and Mary or My Fair Lady
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        • Christine D 421766
          Cool
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          • Kristina L 134251
            ONJ Greatest Hits Vol.3 for first album, cassette and CD
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            • mary c
              ONJ? ohhhh Olivia!
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          • Mary M 329762
            Baba girl the song i buy
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            • Elizabeth J 447888
              Pretty sure it was a Carpenters album. Oh those smooth vocals ....
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              • Lones
                There was many from heavy metal to country, ONJ, Sherbert, John Farnham
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                • Imperia S
                  Don't recall the album name, but it was of Pat Boon
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                  • Mr White
                    David lee Roth - Yankee Ross Steve Vai guitar riffs Rockin
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                    • Katzeye
                      The Cure
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                      • Claire L 349406
                        Hanson’s single of “mmm bop”
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                        • Bung,
                          My Dad bought me a 78 record, all I can remember is it was the Everly Bros....I think another was a song called If I had a Blackbird.....many years ago...
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                          • CHERRY BLOSSOM
                            Back in my day i bought a Cat Stevens album.
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                            • Claude H
                              Pass.Next question. I am 87 so my long time memory is not focused on music
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                              • Louisa W
                                I cannot remember that far back.
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                                • roger l 315504
                                  After a pretty big spat I got a 78 shellac recording of Smiley Dawson, I reckon it would have been in 1954 or 1955 and had a version of 'Wild Colonial Boy' on the A' side, I remember having to get an adult to play it on the radiogram because I WASN'T allowed to change the needle or to put the needle on the record because 'you''ll scratch the record'
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                                  • Sonya F 68771
                                    Meatloaf Bat out of hell
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                                    • lulu
                                      Donny osmonds too young
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                                      • Frank N
                                        The Beatles - Please Please Me
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                                        • Bugalugs
                                          Fur Elise
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                                          • Colin L 88398
                                            A Record of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin called Cheap Trick.
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                                            • Steve
                                              Abbey Road
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                                              • mary c
                                                classic!
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                                            • Peter W 94869
                                              Lionel Ritchie, it was a birthday gift from my Aunt...a very very long time ago...
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                                              • Cassandra C 93150
                                                First album was Abba Arrival
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                                                • Robert nsw
                                                  dark side of the moon
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                                                  • mary c
                                                    oh i bet you played and played it- what an album.
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                                                • Helen Stiglec
                                                  Who remembers?
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                                                  • Pauline B 522357
                                                    Meatloaf
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                                                    • WALTER T 231548
                                                      walt ray charles
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                                                      • sherry l 385634
                                                        Tiffany
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                                                        • Roslyn A
                                                          Goodbye Yellow Brick Road after seeing Elton John for the first time and only 17
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                                                          • Aisha A 379399
                                                            I can't remember whether I had any cassette tapes but I listened to the radio a lot.
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                                                            • Paul J 94868
                                                              Van Halen,self titled...
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                                                              • Barbara T
                                                                Rolling Stones; Get your ya ya's out
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                                                                • nina m 212027
                                                                  elvis blue hawai
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                                                                  • matthew f 520557
                                                                    ACDC back in black. Album
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                                                                    • mary c
                                                                      i bet that was played and played!
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                                                                  • michael g 433073
                                                                    The Seekers
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                                                                    • Darren S 116121
                                                                      alice cooper
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                                                                      • Tanya K 164105
                                                                        Ripper 74
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                                                                        • Phyrephly
                                                                          I remember the cover to this one, my brothers didn't want Mum and Dad to see it, so they hid the record in my room. Girl's backside wearing ripped short short, short pants or something, lolol
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                                                                        • mary cPhyrephly
                                                                          rolling stone?
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                                                                        • Phyrephlymary c
                                                                          Ripper 75 album or something
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                                                                      • APB
                                                                        New?...Led Zepplin 3 ...IN STEREO...(you used to be able to buy them in Mono or Stereo then) with the original rotating cover...that would be worth a fortune now...oh well....and the sad thing is most of us never learn and just keep things do we?
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                                                                        • michael b 383297
                                                                          QUEEN
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                                                                          • Bill B 394870
                                                                            Peter Paul and Mary.
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                                                                            • 'smee,SWQ!
                                                                              Bad Company
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                                                                              • marilyn r 276770
                                                                                either Black Sabbath or Jethro Tull too long ago to remember which came first
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                                                                                • Rod R 101788
                                                                                  Meatloaf Bat out of hell
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                                                                                  • meredith j - NZ
                                                                                    Holy moly can’t remember
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                                                                                    • Beverley S 383001
                                                                                      Mark Wynter. Had pictures of him everywhere in my bedroom.
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                                                                                      • Stephen F 84899
                                                                                        My first cassette was KISS ! Do not need to get any other cassettes
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                                                                                        • Matt M 461986
                                                                                          Either Blink 182 - Enema Of The State or RHCP - Californication in 98/99
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                                                                                          • Cindy N 315785
                                                                                            My first record I bought myself was Moody Blues, Nights in White Satin....I still have it!!
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                                                                                            • mary c
                                                                                              a classic.
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                                                                                          • rob 462810
                                                                                            my first lp was cosmos factory ccr paid $5.50 and paid 50 cents a week in bendigo
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                                                                                            • SANDRA G 394859
                                                                                              I remember buying a Blue LP of Elvis BLUE MOON very rare I had him pasted all over my bedroom walls
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                                                                                              • Larry S 382961
                                                                                                I bought a single of Col Joye and still got it. Album was probably a 60’s maybe Buddy Holly,Big O or Gene Pitney not sure but still got them. In January 1980 I was in Nashville and got a 3 record set of Elvis. 1 had a full color photo on it as part of the make up. Still got it but no player so may have to find a place to convert to CD
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                                                                                                • Sue W 10058
                                                                                                  Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens if I recall correctly!
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                                                                                                  • John b 479999
                                                                                                    Pet shop boys-west end girls.
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                                                                                                    • mary c
                                                                                                      i loved them...such great memories of that time- in the 80.s
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                                                                                                    • John b 479999mary c
                                                                                                      second was Jimmy Barnes-working class man
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                                                                                                  • GRAEME W 313058
                                                                                                    Frankie Laine, Cool Water on a 45, no cassettes then!
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                                                                                                    • VICTORY
                                                                                                      JIMI HENDRIX AXIS BOLD AS LOVE
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                                                                                                      • mary c
                                                                                                        go Jimi!
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                                                                                                    • Wendy B 361582
                                                                                                      Elvis - Blue Hawaii
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                                                                                                      • Helen E 469767
                                                                                                        don't remember but it would have been country
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                                                                                                        • Roy B 90724
                                                                                                          The Beatles "With The Beatles"
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                                                                                                          • Mary B 492108
                                                                                                            So long ago I can’t remember
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                                                                                                            • Dada WA
                                                                                                              First record was Fats Domino - "When my dreamboat comes home". Not sure of first album.
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                                                                                                              • Judy C 96642
                                                                                                                Anka
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                                                                                                                • Judy C 96642
                                                                                                                  Paul Ankara
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                                                                                                                  • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                                    I can't remember
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                                                                                                                    • James B 70778
                                                                                                                      Buddy Holly
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                                                                                                                      • SueM2
                                                                                                                        It would certainly have been an Elvis album, on vinyl, but I can't remember which one now! I may have had a few 45's before that.....
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                                                                                                                        • Carolyn C 364157
                                                                                                                          Yes! Buddy Holly and Crash Craddock! Now I like Josh Groban
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                                                                                                                          • kristian s 513441
                                                                                                                            My parents had bought me the first cassette tape from the spice girls in 1996.
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                                                                                                                            • Grommie
                                                                                                                              the complete Buddy Holly
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                                                                                                                              • doug m 408074
                                                                                                                                Bob Dylan Greatest Hits Vol 2 - bought in I think 1972!
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                                                                                                                                • Amber 22
                                                                                                                                  I had an ACDC tape it was my brother s I listen end to it on my red radio
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                                                                                                                                  • Jillian S
                                                                                                                                    Peter Andre
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                                                                                                                                    • Sue2
                                                                                                                                      Mine was and Elton John LP, just cant remember the title.
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                                                                                                                                      • Sheree T
                                                                                                                                        I can't remember it has been so long ago I grew up with the old rock and roll. Will have to look at my LP's and singles I still have them from all those years ago.
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                                                                                                                                        • BLACK LIVES MATTER
                                                                                                                                          I was too busy dealing with survival issues (and childhood physical abuse issues) in the early stages of my life - I just can not remember!
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                                                                                                                                          • Elizabeth H 165879
                                                                                                                                            Tara's Theme from Gone with the wind- soundtrack. Most haunting music and has stayed a favourite. Wonderful film -a must see.
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                                                                                                                                            • Linda C
                                                                                                                                              I cannot actually remember exactly as it was back in the early 1960's. Probably the Beatles I would think. I had a lot of albums which I gave to my son a couple of years back.
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                                                                                                                                              • Nola B 392757
                                                                                                                                                Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Young Girl Album, To Sir with Love - Single
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                                                                                                                                                • Chuckles
                                                                                                                                                  A cassette tape of the Beatles double record 1962-1966.
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                                                                                                                                                  • Shirley H 391879
                                                                                                                                                    I can’t remember.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Alex H 487498
                                                                                                                                                      patsy cline I liked
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                                                                                                                                                      • Tom S
                                                                                                                                                        Cat Stevens 'Tea for the Tillerman', and still have this in mint condition along with lots of other vinyl's....!!!
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                                                                                                                                                        • mary c
                                                                                                                                                          its a lovely album cover too isn't it.
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                                                                                                                                                      • Disie
                                                                                                                                                        I bought my first album in Grade 5, from my sister's friend and it was Skyhooks-Living in the '70s and bought Ego is not a dirty word from her a few weeks later. They defected to The Bay City Rollers. BLAH
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                                                                                                                                                        • Diane M 82776
                                                                                                                                                          I bought my first album Sadie by John Farnham in 1968. He was my idol.
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