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Wynonie Harris · 29-07-2004, 07:54

August, 1964...after six months of mithering, my long-suffering parents finally give in and buy me a Dansette record player. Immediately, I rush downtown, along Broadway, into Woolies and there it is..."The Greatest Hits Of Elvis Presley". It's got a strange line drawing of old El' on the front and it's on some weird label called "Embassy" but who cares? It's only 14/6 (circa 70p) - a mere snip when compared with full-price LPs which sell for the princely sum of 32/6 (circa £1.60). I make my purchase and as I'm walking home along Blackburn Road, I take the record out of the bag to examine in it. Then I see those fatal words "...as performed by Danny Storm and the Tempests". That's when I realise my mistake - I've bought an album's worth of cover versions on Woolies' own in-house label by a singer who sounds as much like Elvis as yer average Saturday night turn at the Willow Mount.

My first record and my first record-buying lesson - always look closely before you buy!

29-07-2004, 07:54	#26
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144711	Re: What was the first record you bought? August, 1964...after six months of mithering, my long-suffering parents finally give in and buy me a Dansette record player. Immediately, I rush downtown, along Broadway, into Woolies and there it is..."The Greatest Hits Of Elvis Presley". It's got a strange line drawing of old El' on the front and it's on some weird label called "Embassy" but who cares? It's only 14/6 (circa 70p) - a mere snip when compared with full-price LPs which sell for the princely sum of 32/6 (circa £1.60). I make my purchase and as I'm walking home along Blackburn Road, I take the record out of the bag to examine in it. Then I see those fatal words "...as performed by Danny Storm and the Tempests". That's when I realise my mistake - I've bought an album's worth of cover versions on Woolies' own in-house label by a singer who sounds as much like Elvis as yer average Saturday night turn at the Willow Mount. My first record and my first record-buying lesson - always look closely before you buy!