I am friends with people — specifically a woman — who bought their first record in 1975, age 4. Que? Comment?\u00a0 Oh the inadequacy. I was unable to make such a life affirming purchase until 1982. A late bloomer. I cannot count my mother’s purchase of The Pope’s Visit to Knock, despite its demanding rock n roll quality upon the papal touchdown.<\/p>\n
When did you buy your first record or song on itunes if that’s your generation or 78rpm?<\/p>\n
Another record tale of some inadequacy is that my mother actually borrowed the sleeve of Culture Club’s 2nd album for me from a woman who had the record. I had the record sleeve for quite a while and gazed upon it fondly moins record. But I recall the delight when she pulled it out of the boot of the car. With hindsight it was a tremendous gesture on her behalf to seek it out for me.<\/p>\n
We used to record songs on tapes of the radio, later on in more savvy musico years we devoured John Peel’s sessions and taped them and taped over them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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