Where and when?

I have no idea where I was when Kennedy was assassinated. It was 1963 I think and I wasn't of the age where I would remember such things. I was disappointed by the moon landing as I expected them to meet Selenites or similar lunar beings and no such thing happened, nor did they find the British flag that Mr Cavor had planted there during the first landing of 1901. Cavorite was an amazing invention, I wonder why it was never developed. 

I remember where I was at 4.30 on 6 May 1978 though 

I can remember getting to the local record shop - Ecstasy Records in the London Road - to buy a copy of Abbey Road when it first hit the streets. You could listen to records before buying in those days. I remember buying Anthem of the Sun and thinking how different it sounded at home from in the shop, I subsequently realised I'd listened to Aoxomoxa in the shop. 

Yes those were the days

Great idea for a thread.

Being in my late 40's, I think the key events from my lifetime are would be, where I was on 9/11 (at YTV studios, and I remember exactly the shot I was working on, a homage/copy of the Citizen Kane shot, where the camera goes down through the window, for a kids show) and where I was when Lady Diana died 'Hawkshead' in the Lakes.

Perhaps one memory that stands out to me was thumbing through CDs in a record shop on the corner of the Merrion Centre, Leeds in 2001, mostly for Tool releases I didn't have, and there being some lovely laid back melancholy music on in the shop. I had no idea who it was, but asked at the counter. He said a band I had never heard of 'Red House Painters - Old Ramon', and I said I would give it a try. I now have pretty much everything Mark Kozelek has released, and seen him several times.

I actually had one Red House Painters track on a compilation already, but it had never grabbed me, now it is one of my favourites ('Summer Dress').

Sadly the record shop is gone, and I am unlikely to experience music for the first time in such a place again. The internet has been the death knell for a lot of such retailing, but on the other hand forums like this open you up to new music, and we can now buy specialist releases direct from the artist that would not be commercially viable in shops, Swings and roundabouts I guess.

My original vinyl collection of over 1,000 albums went when children and CD came along in the 80s.

To this day its the most stupid thing i have ever done.

I can remember where i bought  and where every album came from.

I have trouble remembering what i did yesterday? now though.

I used to love going into record shops to pick up an album or just for a flick through.

The amount of times i would buy something they were playing in the shop i had never heard before.

Regarding the Wall?

I was on crutches for 3months (picture hanging nail in foot) and working with auditors at head office,Some one had to tell them what a Revox A77 was.

We had just been bought out by EMI at the time it came out, so had to get a work mate to collect my copy for me 

Stu.

A sad memory was from June 1970, when my best friend at the time was knocked down my lorry and never recovered - I remember turning the radio on at it was playing Chicago singing the song Lowdown - strangely despite the lyric it made me feel better rather than worse.

I bought the album soon after and it remains a treasured possession - were Chicago the very best jazz rockers ever - not 'arf. 

I dont own one Chicago album.

Never have,

For some reason i always had them pegged in the same bed as Bread and David Gates

I like that though.

 They always had loads in my local charity shops for local people and i didn't bother.

I will get my personal record shopper (my son) on to it.

He goes in loads and rings me and sends live pictures of the albums on his phone.

Stu

I bought my 1st rock album with my own money 41 years ago at a departement store in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada where I was raised. I sold lemonade and cold drinks for one month with one goal in mind: buy an album where I could hear cool electric guitar. So I went into the store, having absolutely no idea what I was going to buy, knowing absolutely nothing about music. I just wanted a record where I could hear some of that guitar picking... I came accross one record that seemed pretty good... At least, the guy on the cover had very long hair so in my mind, this had to do the trick. It was a double album also so I clearly remember saying to myself that it was a deal... So I bought it and went back home, played it on dad's Zenith stereo kit. It was awful. I cried. What a rip!!!!! All kinds of noise, all over the place. But I stick to it.

Today, 41 years later, I still listen to that album although not on vinyl unfortunately. The long haired guy on the sleeve was David Gilmour and the album was Ummagumma. PF is still my favorite group of all times. Thanks guys (you too Roger!)

My Father always used to buy things for me to grow into.

Not clothes.

I had a 24" bike before i could walk, My first Guitar i could not carry the case,I fitted in it though.

Couldn't get my arm over it sitting down to touch the strings let alone play it .

I found home with my uncles drum kit at a very early age.

He and his brothers and sister and my mother did give me two things

Lots of love and a wonderful music grounding.

There is nothing on the planet i cant  pluck/ hit with hands sticks/feet /blow or push with my fingers,I cant get a tune out of.

But i am a master of nothing.

The first time i ever bought a record with my own saved up money?

Was on a cold wet dark /grey day trip on the bus to Sevenoaks market with my mother and little sister.

My auntie had given me a shilling for helping her the week before ,She was in bed for months head to toe in plaster with a broken back after falling out of a tree cherry picking

I had 2/6 so i was loaded.

Couldn't wait to spend it.

I bought Day Tripper/Hard day's night 45s by the Beatles.

The bloke also gave me a ID bracelet with my name engraved on it.

I still have that but not the 45s.

I did get given a kitten on the way home on the bus.

He was a ginger I named chippy because he was golden like a chip.

My Auntie was 90 last week and still lives at home and is in better health than me..

You had to be around in the 60s, they were wonderful days.

Stu.

I remember when I was fifteen years old going to the local record shop to purchase my very first album ever. It was the last recorded album by the Beatles, Abbey Road even though Let it Be Was released afterward. I ran home to play it on my uncles Stromberg Carson stereo tube amplifier. I still have it and it still sounds great.