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I didn't buy singles, but taped 'em on a Sunday night on The Top 20 radio show. First album, I'll be honest, 'Gary Glitter's Greatest Hits'. In mitigation, I was about 10 and no longer have the offending item.
Kurt Vile is one of my favourite musicians. The guy is just incredibleWith what I`d saved from my first 3 months wages I bought a Rotel stereo system ( Incredibly reduced at a shop near the Poly, as it was) then went to Brady`s and bought 3 albums together..
1) Wish you were here ( Pink Floyd)
2) Dire Straits ( First album, after hearing them play ` Sultans of Swing` on the Old Grey Whistle Test.)
3) London Calling (The Clash)
Never once bought a single until a couple of years ago, and that was digital, so I guess it doesn`t count.
FWIW it was ` In between the Waves`, (by The War on Drugs) for sentimental reasons. I`ve never actually played it since , come to think of it.
Armed Forces was the album that Oliver's Army was taken from.Olivers Army Elvis Costello
In The City The Jam
Love that track and 1983 was a fantastic year...I can remember when in 5th year at Longridge High School in 1983 each Friday lunchtime we were allowed to play records in the gym. I made the mistake of playing Holiday In Cambodia 12 inch by Dead Kennedy's, which lasted for about 2 minutes until my chemistry teacher Mrs Chambers heard it and put a stop to it!!!
Great band.
turn to page 69 in their books...
My brother in law is a record dealer Simon and has lots of rare northern soul stuff. He deals with a lot of Japanese and U.S. Dealers and some of his items are worth thousands, which are basically going to become his pension once he stops working. He used to do a lot of record fairs in London which would earn him more than his job salary did over a year. He scaled it down a bit after moving out to the West Country a few years ago.First single - This Old Heart of Mine - Isley Brothers (1965)
Album - Four Tops Greatest Hits
Still love Northern Soul and Motown over 50 years later, especially some of the rare stuff.
I remember the Kismet Indian resturant in the 80s always used to play the weeks top 40, taped from a Sunday evening, on a loop as their background music!I didn't buy singles, but taped 'em on a Sunday night on The Top 20 radio show. First album, I'll be honest, 'Gary Glitter's Greatest Hits'. In mitigation, I was about 10 and no longer have the offending item.