The first album you bought with your own money!

cblock

Pin ups- David Bowie  1973

Wheresmeticket

Led Zeppelin 3 aged 12 or 13. I thought it was almost unlistenable as I secretly preferred T Rex but didn't admit it...

North Lower Neil

Michael Jackson - Dangerous.

Little did I know how apt the title was for an 9 or 10 year old boy like I was.

Eric_Dales

White Music - XTC 1978 (still one of my top 10 albums)

MillwallFan

The Jam’s Snap

letthegoodtimesroll

Motown, volume 4

thirty bob I think 

Mametz

charente addick said:

usetobunkin said:

Double Barrel, Dave and Ansell Collins!

Me too. I can clearly remember, aged about 13, going up to the counter of the record shop just off Welling Corner, trying to be cool, but very self consciously asking for the LP.

I think that shop was called Ajax.

Bought my first album there in 1971; “Muswell Hillbillies” The Kinks. 

TelMc32

MillwallFan said:

The Jam’s Snap

Double album with the bonus 7 inch live EP?  Still have it indoors, but I’m a little older I guess and In The City was my first from my own money, albeit they were on their third album by the time I got it in 1978.

Oliver Street

The World of East of Eden in 1972. Decca album full of wonderful eastern tinged jazz rock.

kentred2

Autobahn by Kraftwerk in Bexley Village

Eynsfordaddick

'Close to the Edge' by Yes 1972. 

Shrew

Blue for You / Status Quo in TW Records in Bexleyheath , I was a 13 year old clad in denim -1976

youngluke

Level 42 world machine fantastic album bought from tw records plumstead high st played it to death on my Walkman whilst on my paper round still listen to it regularly and saw them recently at the royal Albert hall

ME14addick

I think it was The Monkees

charlton4ever

Shrew said:

Blue for You / Status Quo in TW Records in Bexleyheath , I was a 13 year old clad in denim -1976

One of my favourite albums to this day. Saw them at Cardiff Castle that year and have seen them millions times since.

SuedeAdidas

Vienna - Ultravox

cafctom

Miserableoldgit said:

Think it was Queen II, though for credibility it was The Ramones. 

Queen II is a bloody good album. 

Addick Addict

charlton4ever said:

A Music For Pleasure T.Rex album (below)

I bought this too but I suspect that my first album was one of those dodgy MFP cover albums called "Hot Hits" or the other one that ran at the same time called "Top of the Pops".

Thank you for hearing my confession. Please forgive me. I knew no different!

seth plum

Bluesbreakers John Mayall with Eric Clapton.

CatAddick

Honestly can’t remember.  Probably around 78-79.  Could have been a dodgy mfp compilation from Woolies or Pepper from Virgin megastore.  Definitely got Revolver around that time from Our Price (cos it’s still got the price label on it), but I’m sure it wasn’t my first…even though it would be pretty cool to claim it

kafka

Hunky Dory - Bowie, followed by For Your pleasure by Roxy Music. Now hanging in my home office 

illichassavedit

Deep Purple - Burn

kafka

rananegra

From the Tearooms of Mars by Landscape. From the record shop in Northumberland Heath (elpees?) which was unusual as I was a regular at TW in Erith. 
I still listen to it and like it.  

letthegoodtimesroll

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Motown, volume 4

thirty bob I think 

Albertan_Addick

JohnnyJoeyDeeDee

Sladest by Slade from Boots in Lewisham

bobmunro

Eynsfordaddick said:

'Close to the Edge' by Yes 1972. 

Fantastic album.

Swindon_Addick

A Tonic for the Troops - Boomtown Rats. From WH Smith in 1978. The various Clash albums I bought over the subsequent years have aged a lot better than this one, but not a bad choice for an 11 year old.

bobmunro

Addick Addict said:

charlton4ever said:

A Music For Pleasure T.Rex album (below)

I bought this too but I suspect that my first album was one of those dodgy MFP cover albums called "Hot Hits" or the other one that ran at the same time called "Top of the Pops".

Thank you for hearing my confession. Please forgive me. I knew no different!

Heathen!