--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Lee Elliott" <pop@a...> wrote:

> > Btw, Bruce Brodeen fact:  my first album purchase ever with my own
money,
> > "I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter" by one Gilbert O'Sullivan.  Get down,
baby.
>
> Doctor Hook "Pleasure And Pain" - for the hit "Sharing The Night
Together" -
> Grade 5 - I suspected something was wrong when my mom kept asking me to
play
> it.
>
> Lee Elliott

In 1974, at the very late age of 15, my first album purchases were cassettes
of The Beatles "1962-1966" and "1967-1970".  I had $30 to spend, and I had
my choices narrowed down to a stop watch (I was really into watches
then-still am) or those tapes.  I asked my mom what I should do, and though
my mom pretty much despised rock 'n roll, she said something like "The
Beatles music will live on forever, so I think you should buy the tapes".
Thank you, Mom!

I didn't even own a turntable until the following year. I think the first
actual record I bought was McCartney's "Ram" album, but I'm not 100% sure.
Funny, I remember my mom asking "Why do you need a turntable?  You don't
have any records?".  Let's just say I changed her mind pretty quickly.  :-)
--
Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David