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Sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve
Sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve











I am a newbie on your email list and have really enjoyed reading all your newsletters. It was quite a long time before I was allowed to go record shopping again without her supervision. The way she carried on, I honestly thought she was going to make me return it. "How could you waste good money on such a stupid record?", she shrieked, embarrassing the hell out of me. When I told her, she promptly pitched a fit. On the way down, she asked me what I bought. After making my purchase, we met Mom by the escalator. I was all of 7 years old, accompanied by my older sister and feeling like a big boy because I was spending my Christmas money. The first 45 I ever bought (at the Abraham & Strauss Department Store in Hempstead, N.Y., for the record) was (suprise, surprise) by The Supremes - "I'm Livin' in Shame".

sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve

However, several of them were "mine", as they were given to me for birthdays or Christmases: "Downtown", "My Love", "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", "The Cat in the Window", "Georgy Girl", "To Sir, With Love", "Reach Out of the Darkness", "Young Girl", "Lady Willpower" and "Those Were the Days" are the ones that come to mind right away. Growing up, the records in our house were pretty much family community property. Thanks for letting me share, Randy Anderson The hobby died out in the late 80's but my collection is unbelievable.

sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve

I was able to go back and get the great records I didn't think about buying before.

sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve

There was a record store across the street from the Portage Theater on Milwaukee Avenue on the northside called Deluxe Music Shop. So I started collecting the WLS and WCFL surveys and went back and bought all the 45's I didn't think about buying before then. I was a baseball card collector and peer pressure made me find a new hobby. Almost all them have the original covers on them. Their in very good condition, stacked neatly on shelves in my basement. That was the start of collecting over 6,000 45's, and I still have them all. The first 45 I ever received was "Winchester Cathedral" at a dance party. It's hard to believe but my first 45 I ever bought was "Snoopy vs. I really loved that album! Cherricat / Mrs. and The Brothers Johnson's Look Out For Number 1. I began buying my own albums when I got into high school first purchases were by: The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Pure Prairie League, Gino Vannelli and Steely Dan. I received all of The Partridge Family albums for Christmas / birthday presents. It was my self-designated responsibility as a 5th / 6th grader to supply our music class with the cool music on Fridays, so every Thursday I would stop by G.C.Murphy's on the way home from school and buy one new 45. Want Ads and One Monkey Don't Stop No Show by The Honey Cone, Chick-A-Boom by Daddy Dewdrop, Old Fashioned Love Song and Joy To The World by Three Dog Night, Never Can Say Goodbye by The Jackson 5, and Yo-Yo and One Bad Apple by The Osmonds. My first 45s bought with my own spending money were from around 1971. I was in deep trouble but it was so worth it. I remember smuggling one of my Aunt Dorothy's records to my house. I suspect it had something to do with the fact that the record needle looked like a metal spike and tended to destroy the records in record time. My parents / aunts / uncles wouldn't let me play their records. I remember getting She Loves You and Please Please Me by The Beatles, Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys, Surf City by Jan and Dean, and How Will I Know My Love by Annette. When I was about 4, my grandparents bought me a red and white Disney record player and a few 45s to go along. Here are just some of the answers that we received: Īnd, in honor of FORGOTTEN HITS' EIGHTH Anniversary, ***BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR TOP 200 FAVORITE, FORGOTTEN B-SIDES PAGE!!!***īy 1964 when THE BEATLES hit, pretty much EVERYTHING I bought was by them!!!īut we wanted to know what YOUR FIRST 45's were. The respective B-SIDES for each of those singles, Probably pretty standard fare for a seven year old.

sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve

ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI Īnd then check back to this page frequently to see if your entry appears!Ī while back, we asked our readers to tell us about the On this special FIRST 45's page of our FORGOTTEN HITS Website. We will now be posting these memories on a regular basis One of our most popular, on-going FORGOTTEN HITS features EVER













Sugar sugar archies 45 record picture sleeve