Confession Time - First Live Gig & First Record Bought

[Marco]

I had to mainly be contend with college orgies...

Oh the sacrifice of it all, eh?

Hahahahahahaha... What a man!

Marco.

[shane]

In those days I lived in South America and went to school with people who had rich parents. Aids was still 7 or more years away, and in the tropics even a bikini can be too much clothing in hot weather. As a college student one of the traditional task was to have scored with someone from each college year, and then it was with someone from each class. The right records helped, but I am afraid that I didn't have the same facilities as some that would allow me to travel far and wide in search of another cross in the right box. I am talking about a motorbike or car. I had to mainly be contend with college orgies, where it is not so much of a friendly atmosphere. It is more like rushing in, showing your skills, and letting someone else have a go afterwards... Then you ticked your score card the next day to keep track of how far you were on the list...

Somehow, Plymouth CFE in 1972 wasn't quite like that...

[Pool Hall Richard]

First gig - Clapton at the Albert Hall '91
First record - Adam Ant - Puss In Boots.......'83 I think?

[John]

First Album Slade Alive 1974
First Gig The Who Wembley Stadium 1979

[thrunobulaxx]

Confession time what was the first live band you saw and what was the first record you bought, come on now you know you need to unburden yourself of your guilt. You will feel better for it, though I can’t guarantee you won’t get the p**s taken out of..

I’ll go first.

First live Gig – Marc Bolan and T-Rex. Live at Newcastle I think 1974. I was 14, a mate persuaded his brother to take us the 50 miles to Newcastle. My parents still think I was at a friend’s house doing my school homework (yeh fat chance)

First record was – Big Country Western themes. Stop laughing now I was only 11 at the time, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to that version of events

Andy - SDDW

The floyd with syd at the roundhouse in chalk farm around 1970 maybe earlier, it changed my life.

first LP was ummagumma the next monday morning.

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

The last 3 posts, you all had fantastic first gigs. Must have been a real joy for your first experience of a live concert. Hope there were a lot more good ones to follow.

Andy - SDDW

[vegetableman]

Traffic + Pink Floyd, Liverpool autumn 1967

My first visit to the UK

Any memories of that show you could share with us my friend? Pink Floyd in '67 is a very cool thang....

[vegetableman]

The floyd with syd at the roundhouse in chalk farm around 1970 maybe earlier, it changed my life.

first LP was ummagumma the next monday morning.

Would have been earlier. He got the sack in may '68. So tell us more!

[vegetableman]

First show- Slade @ Earls Court July 1973 (The same night Bowie retired Ziggy at Hammersmith).

First Single - Twist and Shout - The Beatles (I was 4 and my sister took me to a record shop in Walthamstow to buy it)

First LP - HELP! - The Beatles (Xmas present that year)

First LP with own Money - Would have been one of the Reggae Chartbusters series in the late 60's/early 70's. I was a huge Trojan/Pama label fan and collector even at that age.

[muffinman]

gig- Anthrax Manchester appollo(I think)
7" - toni basil - mickey

Just thought I'd slip in and bring this all down a notch or eight