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 This thread is designed to do Chompy's head in.
	This thread is designed to do Chompy's head in.NEWSLINK*:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21040026
What was the first record/cassette/CD/cassingle you bought and do you still have it?
*to a really gay article
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:41, 188 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 The first cassette I owned was Appetite for Destruction.
	The first cassette I owned was Appetite for Destruction.And yes, I still have it, although I haven't owned a cassette deck for about 10 years.
I think the first record I bought was something terrible or novelty, I'm not sure, but I would have been about 6 or 7 at the time.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:43, Reply)
 This is just an opportunity for you to be sneering about other people's taste in music.
	This is just an opportunity for you to be sneering about other people's taste in music.(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:43, Reply)
 I think I bought my first CD on a ferry
	I think I bought my first CD on a ferryit had eifel65, lou bega and poss ricky martin I think
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:45, Reply)
 I bought 'The Jimi Hendrix Album' on cassette from WH Smiths in Winchester.
	I bought 'The Jimi Hendrix Album' on cassette from WH Smiths in Winchester.I thought it was 'heavy metal' :o(
I still have it, and it actually has some rare bootleg tracks on it that I've never seen elsewhere. I have a tape deck but it's not plugged in.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:46, Reply)
 First single I bought was a present for my sister, it was an All Saints song, forgotten which one.
	First single I bought was a present for my sister, it was an All Saints song, forgotten which one.Might have been the one from that film The Beach.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:46, Reply)
 I had a £2 HMV voucher for Christmas one year with which I bought Beatles For Sale on cassette.
	I had a £2 HMV voucher for Christmas one year with which I bought Beatles For Sale on cassette.Sadly I was persuaded to throw away all of my cassettes just before little tangle was born.
I'll never forgive the little shit.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:46, Reply)
 Still, if you'd kept the voucher it would be worthless just now anyway
	Still, if you'd kept the voucher it would be worthless just now anywayso swings and roundabouts, eh?
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:48, Reply)
 Oh I don't miss that tape.
	Oh I don't miss that tape.But I'm sure there was other good shit amongst them.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:49, Reply)
 My parents handed over a load of stuff from their loft
	My parents handed over a load of stuff from their loftthe last time I was down. Including some old cassettes. And my one of my ex-girlfriends' passports.
Fuckers. I was pretty sure I'd got away with that as well, now the wife is asking awkward questions and I'm not sure I buried the body deep enough.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:52, Reply)
 It is annoying when you have to get rid of one you quite like, just because they know too much.
	It is annoying when you have to get rid of one you quite like, just because they know too much.(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:53, Reply)
 First CD I bought was Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little Pill
	First CD I bought was Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little PillFrom the little record shop that's now a hairdressers, Wellgate, Rotherham.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:47, Reply)
 I haven't listened to it in years
	I haven't listened to it in yearsShe went a bit hippy after that, couldn't be doing with her
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:49, Reply)
 It had a hidden track at the end.
	It had a hidden track at the end.admittedly, it was just her whining some more about being fucked over by men, but still.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:50, Reply)
 Oh yeah, her on about finding someone in the shower with her bloke
	Oh yeah, her on about finding someone in the shower with her blokeThen a shit version of silent night
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:51, Reply)
 I think she was just crying in the shower
	I think she was just crying in the showerShe'd found a letter in his desk to some other bint.
Moral of the story being - if you're alone in your blokes house and you go snooping through his desk drawers, you've got no-one to blame but yourself.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:53, Reply)
 They're welcome to snoop through my drawers
	They're welcome to snoop through my drawersAll I've got in mine is screws, cables and manuals for motherboards
Mind you'll that'll snap their fanny shut like an airlock door, so best they don't.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:55, Reply)
 I hate answering this...
	I hate answering this...but conforming to stereotype it was Erasure's Abba-Esque.
Think I was about 8/9
Doesn't get much gayer!
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:48, Reply)
 I think being an anal cum-sponge for Russian sailors
	I think being an anal cum-sponge for Russian sailorsis gayer than listening to Erasure.
Not by much, though.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:49, Reply)
 "Complete Madness"
	"Complete Madness" And that is not my review of this thread, although that is subject to change.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:48, Reply)
 Oh thanks.
	Oh thanks.Actually I've seen that on my searches and thought about making it, but realistically I cannae be arsed.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:52, Reply)
 First single was 19 by Paul Hardcastle.
	First single was 19 by Paul Hardcastle.First album was That's What I Call Music 2.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:50, Reply)
 I had 19. I think it's quite a good tune still.
	I had 19. I think it's quite a good tune still.He did another one called Rainforest which is regarded as an electro classic.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:53, Reply)
 A woman has been taken to hospital after eating horsemeatburgers. Her condition is said to be stable
	A woman has been taken to hospital after eating horsemeatburgers. Her condition is said to be stable(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:51, Reply)
 I can't remember the first one I picked out
	I can't remember the first one I picked outas I was brought up around music, and there were always hundreds of records in the house.
But the first ones I remember handing over actual cash for are Velveteen by Transvision Vamp on cassette, or Love Shack by B52s on vinyl. I still have both of them.
Oh, and the California Raisins LP on vinyl too. Remember them?
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:52, Reply)
 Velveteen.
	Velveteen.Still got that too.
I could have brought down commercial airliners with the diamond cutter that Wendy James gave me in the mid to late 80s.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:54, Reply)
 Still have Velveteen and Baby I Don't Care
	Still have Velveteen and Baby I Don't Careon my "shortform" itunes playlist.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:57, Reply)
 I think I only have 'Baby I don't care' and 'I want your love' on playlists at the moment.
	I think I only have 'Baby I don't care' and 'I want your love' on playlists at the moment.I should really remedy that.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:59, Reply)
 I've still got those
	I've still got thosethough sadly not the half naked poster of Wendy James :-(
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:08, Reply)
 If only there was somewhere on the internet you could find pictures of her....
	If only there was somewhere on the internet you could find pictures of her....(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:09, Reply)
 I'm almost 75% sure I used lyrics from that to assist getting into someone's knickers.
	I'm almost 75% sure I used lyrics from that to assist getting into someone's knickers.I was a very bad yoof.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:14, Reply)
 As has been made abundantly clear to me today
	As has been made abundantly clear to me todayI am not one of life's devious bastards. Probably why I get shat on so much.
Metaphorically speaking, of course. Not by battered's mum.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:15, Reply)
 Also, I presume you weren't trying to get into teenage girls' knickers.
	Also, I presume you weren't trying to get into teenage girls' knickers.(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 Course I do.
	Course I do.Fascinating fact: Henndrix's Band of Gypsys drummer (also of The Electric Flag and later as a solo artist) ended up spending about half the 80s touring the US with the California fucking Raisins.
How the mighty are fallen.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:55, Reply)
 Apparently Tesco's Veggie Burgers are even worse than their Horsemeat Beef Burgers...They contain UniQuorn
	Apparently Tesco's Veggie Burgers are even worse than their Horsemeat Beef Burgers...They contain UniQuorn(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:55, Reply)
 I like that one
	I like that oneTen great horsemeat gags....
@Freddie_UK: A woman has been taken to hospital after eating horsemeatburgers. Her condition is said to be stable.
@BobJWilliams: I expect this only relates to those mini-burgers you have as snacks. You know, the horse d'oeuvres.
@JohnMoynes: I get all my horsemeat from an independent dodgy butcher.
@DiamondsIRL: Are you in favour of Horsemeat in your burgers? Yay or Neigh?
@GBretman: So horsemeat has been found in TescoProducts but a spokesman says It's bollocks
@pinkyperfection: I had a tesco burger and now I'm feeling a little horse
@brucel: Those Aldi horse burgers were nice, but I prefer My Lidl Pony
@PaulLewis: Scientist: "Sir, we've discovered horse meat in your burgers." Tesco boss: "Why the long face?"
@PensionsMonkey: There was an old woman who swallowed a horse, she'd been to Tesco, of course.
@elhaydo: Good thing about these horse puns is it's stopped all the sick Jimmy Saddle jokes
And one really bad one...
@johnprescott: I really hope they launch a steward's inquiry into the Tescohorsemeat scandal. We must find out hoof to blame.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:01, Reply)
 It was eaither
	It was eaither - Meatloaf: A bat out of hell 2
- Pinky'n'Perky: donno
- Green Jelly: donno
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:56, Reply)
 This is probably my favorite complication CD
	This is probably my favorite complication CDwww.amazon.co.uk/Woman-Vol-1-Various-Artists/dp/B00002528Z/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__img_y
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:57, Reply)
 I like most of Avril Lavigne's stuff (she has a song called "why's it got to be so complicated").
	I like most of Avril Lavigne's stuff (she has a song called "why's it got to be so complicated").(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:02, Reply)
 Bat out of Hell 2: back into Hell
	Bat out of Hell 2: back into HellPart of the soundtrack to my student years. I played that CD to fucking DEATH my first year at uni.
See also: Diamonds and pearls & The Love Album by Prince.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:58, Reply)
 He was proper rock'n'roll until he fucking went and fucking stood fucking up for fucking McCain.
	He was proper rock'n'roll until he fucking went and fucking stood fucking up for fucking McCain.(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:06, Reply)
 I saw him live a few years ago.
	I saw him live a few years ago.It was a pretty good show, considering how long he's been flogging the same old songs.
The McCain thing was a bit of a disappointment though.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:08, Reply)
 I've found it tough lately working on the Tesco meat counter.... I feel like I'm flogging a dead horse
	I've found it tough lately working on the Tesco meat counter.... I feel like I'm flogging a dead horse(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:57, Reply)
 
	 (, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:58, Reply)
 I really, really don't care about HMV going down the pan. Times move on, get over it
	I really, really don't care about HMV going down the pan. Times move on, get over it(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 13:58, Reply)
 
	 (, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:05, Reply)
 i had some tesco burgers before i went for a 4 mile run last night. i did it in six minutes and jumped 19 fences
	i had some tesco burgers before i went for a 4 mile run last night. i did it in six minutes and jumped 19 fences(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:01, Reply)
 
	 (, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:02, Reply)
 HMV vouchers now being accepted at Tesco. Just tell them HMV means Horse Meat Voucher
	HMV vouchers now being accepted at Tesco. Just tell them HMV means Horse Meat Voucher(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:06, Reply)
 I've got a great dvd of the Ohio rock festival 1970
	I've got a great dvd of the Ohio rock festival 1970Alice Cooper's set is really weird, nothing like his later stuff, and v psychedelic.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:11, Reply)
 I saw him live last year
	I saw him live last yearAlthough I was chewing my face off for much of it, what I saw was excellent.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 Yeah, that's from the first two LPs when they were signed to Zappa's label.
	Yeah, that's from the first two LPs when they were signed to Zappa's label.Although one of those songs did end up getting redone as Elected.
:D
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:47, Reply)
 Now! That's What I Call Music 11 in 1988.
	Now! That's What I Call Music 11 in 1988.It had Kylie Minogue's "I Should Be So Lucky" on it. 24 years later and my music taste is only getting worse.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:16, Reply)
 What's that got to do with horses?
	What's that got to do with horses?i think you've forgotten what this thread is really about.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:17, Reply)
 Is this thread some sort of jealousy on your part
	Is this thread some sort of jealousy on your partfor all the times you had to ride a pit pony at scout camp whilst all your scout friends had fifteen handers?
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:20, Reply)
 My record for handers is much lower
	My record for handers is much lowerbut there weren't as many girl guides at our camp.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:47, Reply)
 First album I bought was System Of A Down - Toxicity
	First album I bought was System Of A Down - ToxicityYep, I have it, although the case broke years back.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 I was at university when that album came out.
	I was at university when that album came out.I fucking hated that band.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:24, Reply)
 I'm serious, I fucking hated them.
	I'm serious, I fucking hated them.I even preferred lostprophets. I EVEN PREFERRED LIMP BIZKIT.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:28, Reply)
 I can imagine them being somewhat overplayed
	I can imagine them being somewhat overplayedFortunately, I rarely heard them at first.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:26, Reply)
 Why would you know anything?
	Why would you know anything?Because it's information that's freely available and used in conversation among sexual deviants.
And it's on your hospital records.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:36, Reply)
 Either "The Reflex" - Duran Duran
	Either "The Reflex" - Duran Duranor the double LP Chart Hits 83, which folded out looks like one of the vertical record player portable stereo things.
Still got both.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 I used to have one of those stereos.
	I used to have one of those stereos.It was an Amstrad and therefore a load of shit.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:25, Reply)
 Whoever thought LPs should be played vertically must have had a screw loose.
	Whoever thought LPs should be played vertically must have had a screw loose. (, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:29, Reply)
 Bye bye Blockbuster
	Bye bye Blockbusternews.sky.com/story/1038898/sky-sources-blockbuster-uk-collapses
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:26, Reply)
 I'm more surprised by this, but could do with some new shirts so it may work in my favour...
	I'm more surprised by this, but could do with some new shirts so it may work in my favour...(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:30, Reply)
 The popularity of their FCUK campaign cheapened and then ruined the brand.
	The popularity of their FCUK campaign cheapened and then ruined the brand.It's used as an example of what not to do re brands.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:44, Reply)
 It's going to be total carnage this year.
	It's going to be total carnage this year.Interest rates haven't been forced up yet, either.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:30, Reply)
 They can't go up
	They can't go upTHere is no way you could try and encourage people to save when things are getting worse
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:31, Reply)
 Or spend out of recession by upping mortgages so people have less to spend
	Or spend out of recession by upping mortgages so people have less to spend(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:33, Reply)
 My interest rate in this thread has fallen to an historic low of half of one percent
	My interest rate in this thread has fallen to an historic low of half of one percent(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:31, Reply)
 All these Zombie companies only just managing to pay the interest on their debts should just go bankrupt.
	All these Zombie companies only just managing to pay the interest on their debts should just go bankrupt.Fuck it, move on, that's how you get over a recession.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:31, Reply)
 It's not nice, but I'm more worried with "all employees"
	It's not nice, but I'm more worried with "all employees" and having shit inefficient companies like HMV with a 25% market share, it stops smaller companies from growing.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:35, Reply)
 Yep. It'll be bad news for a lot of people
	Yep. It'll be bad news for a lot of peoplebut it'll be over more quickly than this painful circling the drain.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:35, Reply)
 Can you imagine if Greggs and Iceland went bust
	Can you imagine if Greggs and Iceland went bustI reckon the average weight in england would drop by about a stone in a week.
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 14:33, Reply)
 the first cd I remember buying was
	the first cd I remember buying wasDoctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy,
However I am willing to bet that I bought some shocking tape singles prior to that
(, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 15:23, Reply)
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