Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing? Armed with very little information I've managed to track down the first LP** I ever owned*. I can't remember if I went into shop and bought it or asked for it as a birthday present.** I had bought my first 45rpm single the year before in September 1973, using my birthday money to purchace Eye Level by The Simon Park Orchestra (The theme tune to the Van der Valk TV show) from Boots in Aberdeen.
* I had owned other kids classics albums (Rolf Harris, Disney, Tommy Steele) and EPs but these had been bought for me. This was the first one that I actively sought out.
Various - Listen To The Music - 20 Smash Hits was released in 1974 on the the budget Arcade Records and was played to death by me over the next 3-4 years until the grooves flattened. I think I initially wanted the record for the Gary Glitter, The Glitter Band, Paper Lace and Slade tracks, but as time wore on Roxy Music, Family and David Bowie became my tracks of choice.
Track Listing
Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
Glitter Band, The - Angel Face
Medicine Head - Slip & Slide
The Drifters - Like Sister And Brother
The New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)
Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament
First Choice - Smarty Pants
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
Linda Lewis - Rock A Doodle Doo
Slade - My Friend Stan
Bay City Rollers - Remember
David Bowie - Rock & Roll Suicide
Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero
Roxy Music - Street Life
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
Family - Burlesque
Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang
