# What was the first single and album that you bought/were given? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704 "2009-02-13T16:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/1 "2009-02-13T16:55:54Z")
What was the first single and album that you bought/were given? When was it? Single: Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio in 1959. Album: Please Please Me by The Beatles in 1963. I was given it for Christmas. It changed music. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/2 "2009-02-13T16:58:22Z")
Album: Ted Nugent - Great Gonzo Single: Cars - You Might Think ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/3 "2009-02-13T16:59:29Z")
First single - some random Aerosmith track. Given as a gift from my sister when we were kids. 1991-2 First album - Ice Cube - The Predator. Blew my fragile little mind then, and still does to this day. The album was released shortly after the LA riots, so it would have been in '92. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/4 "2009-02-13T17:00:25Z")
No idea what the first single was, but the first LP I ever bought was **The Doors**. I still have that copy, too. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/5 "2009-02-13T17:06:49Z")
First single - “We Are the World” First album - “1984” Van Halen First CD - “Deadicated” Grateful Dead tribute album ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/6 "2009-02-13T17:09:08Z")
LP - _Sounds of Silence_, Simon & Garfunkel 45 - “Hey Jude”/“Revolution,” the Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@Black\_Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/7 "2009-02-13T17:29:11Z")
Album: “She’s So Unusual” - Cyndi Lauper. I was 6. Got told not to sing “She Bop” in public. Single: “I’ll Be There for You” - Bon Jovi. I had just learned about cassingles that day, and thought that was the best idea in the entire world. ---
**Author:** ![HolyFreakingMoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@HolyFreakingMoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HolyFreakingMoly)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/8 "2009-02-13T17:33:03Z")
My first single was Elvis Presley - “Tickle Me” and at the same time I got The Stones, “Get Off My Cloud” That was probably around 1961 My first album was The Supremes “Love Child”, from my very square grandmother in probably 1967. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/9 "2009-02-13T17:43:29Z")
First LP – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” Second LP – “Urban Spaceman” by the Bonzo Dog Band. First single – “Sweet Pea” by Tommy Roe Second single – “They’re coming to take me away, Ha ha!” by Napoleon XIV ---
**Author:** ![claregirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@claregirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claregirl)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/10 "2009-02-13T17:45:09Z")
LP - Meet The Beatles. I actually stole it when I was 13 years old. I ran out the door of the record shop in my Catholic school girl uniform, and stashed the album on the side of the building. Then I looked up and there was a cop directing traffic right in front of the store. Luckily he was too busy to notice. I still have it and every other Beatles album ever released. 45 - I don’t remember but I’m sure it was the Beatles, too. I was that age. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/11 "2009-02-13T17:45:35Z")
_Appetite for Destruction_ by Guns N’ Roses _Jeremy_ by Pearl Jam ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/12 "2009-02-13T17:50:36Z")
LP: Bridge over troubled water (Simon and Garfunkel) Single: Albatross/Need your love so bad (Fleetwood Mac) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/13 "2009-02-13T17:51:57Z")
The first album was probably **Walk Don’t Run** , covered by The Ventures in 1960 (it was a Chet Atkins tune). I wasn’t really into singles and couldn’t tell you what the first one was. Probably **Rock Around The Clock** , by Bill Haley. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/14 "2009-02-13T17:53:34Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > First LP – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” > Second LP – “Urban Spaceman” by the Bonzo Dog Band. Wow! ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/15 "2009-02-13T17:56:37Z")
First single (45 RPM): We Are The World by USA For Africa Album (cassette, IIRC): Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/16 "2009-02-13T18:01:47Z")
First LP gift: “Around the world with the Chipmonks” Still have it. First LP I bought: “Demento Royale” Got it signed TWICE by the Dr. Anybody see a pattern here? ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/17 "2009-02-13T18:04:59Z")
First Album purchased: Iron Butterfly - Inagaddadavida (sp?) (gift for older sister) First album purchased for self: Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 1968-ish. First single: Ballad of the Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/18 "2009-02-13T18:07:13Z")
My dad travelled a lot when I was a kid and he would always bring back presents for me and my sister. My present was always the latest Jackson Five single and/or album. Damn, but I loved the Motown when I was 6. My first “real” album was \*Kiss: Alive \*for Christmas when I was 10. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/19 "2009-02-13T18:07:33Z")
single - “Hotter Than Hell” by Kiss Lp - “Welcome to My Nightmare” by Alice Cooper. (Besides the title track, the only song I remember from it was “Only Women Bleed.”) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704/20 "2009-02-13T18:09:15Z")
First single: I can’t remember for sure, but it was probably “Music Box Dancer” by Frank Mills. Or “My Sharona”. First album purchased: REO Speedwagon’s “Hi-Infidelity”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-single-and-album-that-you-bought-were-given/485704.md?page=2)