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Tomorrow evening I shall be listening to Michael Marra, after which my beautiful blonde companion and masel' will take a wee donner up the casino. (Just for a wee bit dinner, ye kain).

Friday is a day off. Hip hooray!

>8-D

Is that Chic Young on the right then?

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Why would a St. Mirren fan wear an orange shirt?

I still love the 2 singles I first bought...I bought them at the same time so can't say which was the first...

Sonny + Cher - 'All I Ever Need Is You'...not heard it played on radio for years...probably not since January 1972...which is a real shame.

Lindisfarne - 'Meet Me On The Corner'...I liked the way the drummer beat the bass drum with a fish on Top Of The Pops!

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Was it a hammerhead?

#4

huge 2nd for Lindisfarne - a tale of everyday folk going to meet their dealer. I still have that album.

#5

Are you taking Senga to see Michael Marra?

#7

Which part of beautiful blonde companion do you not understand?

#8 Does paolo know about this?

HE SHOULD BE TELT!

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#10 henri and I will just keep speculating till you give in and let on! ;o)

Kidding - have a lovely evening, but don't forget the antacids - donner for dinner can be risky. xx

#8 Alison's dyed her hair? She's had a make-over after the shock of being thrown over by DC (previously on the blog) ?

Mind you, mary-doll, Henri, we know he's just loving the speculation. We shouldn't give him the satisfaction - too late now

Ole! Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep!!!


Unfortunately I cannae get the translator tae work. Who has the Spanish words?

Here you go DC just write it down:

#12 I think I'll go crawl back under my stone and reread the rules of the game .... a red card followed by a yellow one ..... ;o/

#14 well I got my line right...


DC

#4 massive thirds for "Meet me on the Corner", wish it had been mine!

My first was courtesy of Kellogs....i saved up some tokens off the Corn Flakes and got the choice of a couple of singles....the choice was Teenage Rampage by Sweet, don't ask me why!

In my defence the first record I actually bought was an album.....Elton John's Greatest Hits.....there were a couple of tracks on it that I hadn't heard and this was one.....

Border Song - Elton John


Paul from Ayr

I "wasted" according the old man, some book tokens I got for Xmas on the following January 1972 hit singles:

T Rex : Solid Gold Easy Action c/w Born To Boogie

David Boiwe : The Jean Genie c/w Ziggy Stardust

keep it *Glam*! You wouldn't think I was that old but there you are....

mama weer all crazee now / Slade

Cost me 2p in a jumble sale in my pals garage

#1 is it juliefromedinburgh?

#20 that is what I wondered Paolo.....

Oh goody REM have split.

#22 are you suggesting an REM night?

Def Leppard's Adrenilize album maybe play "Heaven is" or "Tonight" or maybe even "Tear it down". I bought the album on that new fangled "indestructable" Compact Disc that was all the rage back then with money given to me for my birthday and played it on my brand new Midi Player my parents bought me after much badgering :).

Not sure my folks appreciated it being played at full blast in my room back then and maybe had second thoughts about my choice of birthday present but I certainly did and the most shocking thing is I still have the cd and it still works :).

#23

Most of us have an REM night every night, Norrie.


Blog Science Monitor

Cannae remember what I suggested for my first single last time we had this theme. Think is wis Power to the people - John Lennon



DC

First album was 'Life's A Riot with Spy Vs Spy': Billy Bragg.

Loved the title and the cheap price tag.... remember it played at 45rpm though it was 12inch and having a major debate with my older brother who said it should play at 33rpm as it was an album and not a single. Seems like Billy was dividing the nation even way back then...

How about 'The Man In The Iron Mask'.

I am the youngest of of four -by a seven year margin -so by the time I was able to hear, I was inculcated with the music from the purchases of of my elder siblings - it gave me the idea early on that pop music was important.

I remember that for my ninth birthday I wanted "Meet The Searchers" but since that was 30/- no one would buy it for me - but I did take possession of a copy of Needles and Pins - the Searchers. At the time, 1964, I preferred them to the Beatles - whom sister Margaret was obsessed with. So I think that was the first record I 'owned'.

The first single I bought was, I think, Pinball Wizard - The Who or maybe it was Do It Again - The Beach Boys.. not sure.

At 14 I bought my first album. I remember being in a place called 'Henderson's Underground' which was then opposite what became 'Listen' in Cambridge Street - so it must have been underneath Littlewoods?

I purchased Motown Chartbusters Vol 3.

I was immensely proud of this purchase. It had a fantastic shiny silver cover with one of those op- art designs that changed depending on the aspect you looked at it from.

To this day, I regard it as the finest compilation album ever released. Not only is there not a bad track on it - every single track on it is an absolute classic. Neither Motown nor anyone else has ever matched it for overall quality.

I'm spoiled for choice, but since we had Junior Walker's 'Roadrunner' last week, how about

This Old Heart Of Mine - The Isley Brothers or, production team, look up the track list and pick any one you feel like - they are all fantastic.

regardez - youse

henri

although we weren't burning 'the courier' for heat, we did have a tv after all!!! the buying of records was a whole family issue and decisions had to be made collaboratively....so a discussion took place what to buy as an easter treat (the buying of records was an event which took place 3 times a year...easter, summer, new year).it was 1963 and the nation was electrified by the winds of change being blown by this band.if anyone ever wanted to know what all the hullaballoo was about then they could do no better than purchase 'please please me', their first album.
this was my first input into the discussion, joint ownership. the living embodiment of the 'pop soviet'.........any one of these three would delight....

'there's a place'........beatles

'p.s. i love you'.........beatles

'ask me why'............beatles

for the generation who truly never had it so good.

cheers frae the dale

On checking the dates of the singles on my list, it would appear that I was bought a single each birthday.

The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde - Georgie Fame (1968)
Where Do You Go To My Lovely? - Peter Sarstedt (1969)
I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds (1970)

Of these, I would most like to hear Dave Edmunds played tonight as I haven't heard it in ages.

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Also heartily endorse Henri's views on Motown Chartbusters No.3.

When I was in 6th year at school, the girls were always trying to get the boys (who had control of the stereo) to play it instead of the Heavy Metal rubbish they had on constant rotation. Very rarely did we succeed.

Rose For My Rose - Marv Johnstone would be my choice of track.

caption comp..................

blonde girl in blue.................aye mon its definetaly ET

left orange guy..................whit's he sayin' tho'

middle orange guy..............the future's no' orange

right guy with intense sides and clenched fist....ahm gonnae thump that wee geek


i'll have a £10 orange top-up voucher thx.
whit desk do a' go tae?

cheers frae the dale

Caption comp....

Whilst the boys were pleased with their new look uniforms, Sally was just glad that she didn't look 'Easy' in hers.

Some great comments guys (and gals), went a bit Jimmy Saville there.

Have to agree with the previous sentiments in so much as I was definitely influenced big time by what my older brother was listening to. He was a regular at the Electric Gardens, Maryland etc. so Free, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep was the sort of stuff I was hearing from his direction.
The first single I 'owned' although it would never be allowed to stray from the cupboard next to the 'stereogram' was

Join Together / The Who
followed closely by
Run, Run, Run / Jo Jo Gunne

Also still have the first Album I bought myself which was Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart
I have it on horrible CD now but my original still has my name printed on the back, done by my own fair teenage hand with the aid of my John Bull Printing Outfit'
Admit guys we all had one.

Al.

Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon

Wish it had been my second which was "All The Way To Memphis" but it wasn't.

#17
Paul, Eltons Greatest Hits was my second album. The first being Arcade's 20 Fantastic Hits Vol 1, an album I always thought was the first compilation featuring original artists. However, reading about Henri's Chartbusters it may not have been.

K Tel 20 Rock n Roll Greats

British Gold

Phil Spector - Echoes oF The 60's

And the wonderfully titled 22 Explosive Hits!

Great compilations...

The first album I purchased was as a result of a discussion with my best pal at school whose sister had 'discovered a new folk singer'. I therefore took the bus to Bruce's Record Shop in Kirkcaldy and asked to hear a song before buying (as you did in those days).

This was also my first experience of stereo headphones and so, to be honest, the singer sounded amazing, a fact which I shouted to my pal who was standing only a couple of feet away (I had no idea why the rest of the customers in the shop turned to stare at that point and I cannot recall which expletive was used in the description of the sound quality!)

Anyway, the 12" vinyl LP Dylan was duly purchased which, to this day, remains one of my favourite albums.

Please play Mr Bojangles

DC


PS I liked that sister's musical taste so much that I married her!

#34

Motown was quite unusual in that regard (though I never thought about it at the time) having numerous chart topping acts with which to compile from.

There were other compilations with original artists - some of them excellent - but these were purely label specific and disconnected from the charts. I had 'Fill Your Head With Rock' from CBS (amazing value double album) and I remember Nice Enough To Eat from Island both of which contained great stuff.

Quite recently I downloaded some tracks from those compilations and realised how good they were.

Other than that, they used to dish out usually inferior remakes of chart toppers which were endlessly disappointing. They were often purchased by the well intentioned parent who just didn't get it. Non - Motown Hits albums with original artists didn't turn up until K Tel turned up (was that the same as Arcade?) in the early 70's. I had a K-Tel album from about 72 that was absolutely fantastic.

During the summer of the infamous jotter -K Tel was suggested as a theme - our hero quite liked the idea - but then the jotter got lost...

regardez - vous

henri

Peebles Co-op:

K-Tel 22 Dynamic Hits Vol 2 (Original Stars. Original Hits)
Ronco - Good Vibrations (22 Original Hits. 22 Original Artists)

Wish I'd never given them away to the Scout jumble sale.

#38 Julie, should have kept them in your K-Tel Record Selecter



Al.

There was a Bowie k-tel Bowie compilation which had a previously unavailable mix of Diamon Dogs (although it has now been released as part of a CD set)

#39

Brilliant Al! That took me right back. Id forgotten I'd had one.

#37
K Tel and Arcade were different. Arcade were Dutch I think.

Gaie recovered the suggestions from last summer but we still seem to revisiting old themes.

Notta Lotta Jotta!!!

my first album was tunes of Glory by the alexander brothers which my dad bought for my birthday presumably cos he wanted it himself.

My first real album was half of Never a dull moment which my babysitter gave me cos one side was scratched to wreckedness and I could only play side 2. however my all time top Rod track was on that side.
Mama you've been on my mind.

My first album I purchased for myself was Ktel's 40 Supergreats. It was a double album and they edited the tracks to make them fit. Occasionally a song would be faded early but on some tracks such as Mr Soft they would just miss out an entire verse.

54. At 5:45pm on 21 Jul 2010, paolopablo wrote:
K is for K Tel. What was on your first k Tel compilation. Under 40's need not apply.

Idiot snifters...

#43 real horror stories there Paolo. You could have been scratched for life.

Just checking the content of 20 Fantastic Hits (curiously the Dutch release was completely different) and I would like to hear:

Blame it on the Pony Express - Johnny Johnson and The Bandwagon
or
Blue is the Colour - Chelsea Football Club



We dont hear enough football songs on GIO.

#41 #46

Cheers Adam, had one too but the dug decided he wisny fussy for our record collection and chewed aw the bottom of it so it was unusable, actually maybe he did like the records cos they escaped pretty unscathed, anyway the half eaten remains were duly binned.

wrt yir picks, don't think we're allowed club colours on the blog so you might need to monitor yirsel!

Al.

Around this time I can remember buying a Gilbert O'Sullivan record and kiddin' on it wisny for me. Well Gilbert just wisny considered cool........

I recently heard Justin Currie doing a wonderful version of this great song.

Nothing Rhymed - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Al.

#47

You dont for one minute think I'm a Chelsea fan do you??

Its just a catchy tune.

Typical. I finally choose the opening tune, from the world's best compilation album.

Does our hero acknowledge it?

No too impressed with the non blog mentions the night Henri, loads o twits and bookfacers though.....

Al.

Well done on the first song BTW - as always, class.

#50

Songs 1 and 2 quite often go out creditless. He has his list of things to say at the start of the show so the people who made the requests can get forgotten if he says too much over the intro of song 2.

henri / adam
Important thing is WE(awrabloggers) know who picked it and so where music taste lies.

Al

Thanks for the acknowledgement - though Joe getting creditied with my shout was on last week's whisteling theme!

I was more concerned that our small nation should know how great Motown Chartbusters vol 3 truly is.

Henri, you should have mentioned what you're making for your tea (I'm having home made vegetable soup and a couple of mealie puddins)

DC

#51

Well, to be fair, they've had the Blogger's "firsts" on several previous occasions.

Well, Smiffy has the cold and isn't hungry and the morons have disappeared so I found some fresh pink salmon in the fridge and decided to make myself a sandwich and a cup of tea.

Adam will be on to to give me hell for describing what I'm eating (notice The Meeks couldn't live with the house rules)

The point of rehearsing this to highlight one of the world's great mysteries: why do salmon sandwiches made with John West taste better?

regardez youse

henri

Possibly because you wouldn't dream of putting the real stuff onto a slice of mother's pride?

(other white breads are available in most supermarkets)

Why do you get many shapes of pasta and only one shape of rice

For minute there I thought I had logged on to my other favourite site by mistake

such is the amount of irrelevant food chat on here!

That's a bit strong, Adam! I plan my next week's menu based on the excellent food tips this show provides. What's wrong with a bit of advice? Don't you get mother's pride in Rio?

Just the Sugar Loaf here DC.

Lots o' Braid where we are

DC