Oh, and if you were buying before you started Djing try think what it was...

It's waaay too long ago to remember exactly but I am pretty sure it was:

Dobbie Brothers - What A Fool Believes

on 45 rpm. And no I wasn't DJing,.. I was a little kid. Little kids don't DJ. I was probably 10 or 11 at the time if I remember correctly. By the way, the record is still dope but I don't have the record anymore, I have it on CD.

Young M.C. - Bust a move. Back in 91 I think.

I think it was some Modern Talking or Kylie Minogue stuff, when she was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (anyone remember those 80's Neptunes ;)) ).

if i recall correctly, those cats were more prolific than pharrell. if i recall correctly, those cats were the clearchannel of popular music back then. turning over 1 hit wonders on the weekly.

en.wikipedia.org <- click.




lol. That last 3 words remind me of D4L and many ***** ***** tracks.

Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine (12")

Run Dmc "Hard Times" (12")

Haven't been collecting records for long compared to most of you, so:

Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (Hybrid 12" Remix)

probably 10 years after my first record, I bought my first CD. that one is a little easier to remember. a few months CDs were introduced to the market, i picked up:

george michael - faith
sade - diamond life

First record I bought with my own money? I bought 2 on the same day: Kiss - Alive II & Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove.

I remeber it like it was yesterday. I got them at the PX in Bad Kreuznach.

Thats almost around the corner here :)

"double dutch bus" on 45

First record bought: "The Amazing Spider-Man & Friends Vol. 2" (Power Records)
First DJ 12" Single: New Order-Blue Monday (Factory Records)

Johnny Vicious "Ecstacy" in '98. I was looking for that record forever in my hometown. Then I made a trip to NYC and ended up picking it up. I don't think I ever played it once.

Here are some of my first records:

Raekwon- Ice Cream / Incarerated Scarfaces 12" single
Wu Tang- C.R.E.A.M. / Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' 12" single
DMX- Where My Dogs At / Stop Being Greedy 12" single

I'll never forget buying them on Fordham Road in the Bronx @ Music Factory (which is also where I bought my first pair of Gemini turntables). Ahh, memories!

The first album I ever bought was Huey Lewis and the News, "Sports" when I was like, 8 or something.

The first 12" I bought for DJing was "Electrobank" by the Chemical Brothers--a monster of a track with dope B-sides.

paul van dyk - nothing but you [mute records]

Damn, I believe it was in 84' or 85', Micheal Jackson "Thriller" and Quiet Riot "Metal Health"....long, long while back. Good Golly Gurdy What A Gapeing Gash!

Nas - If I Ruled the World

The Fat Boys "Crushin" and Biz Markie "Goin Off"

F.R.E.S.H. I forgot who, but I remeber that was the record where the dude rapped in reverse, had to been 1980 or so.

mine was some radio play/drama record about a young soccer player..
named: Uwe goes for the cup! lol

right after that: Alf-Stuck on earth

The Best Of....... EARTH , WIND & FIRE !!!! (red album)



I guess im old........but not as old as many of you guys!

Dirt Style Seal Break was the first record i picked up. All I did was baby scratch the AHH/Freshhh part for 2 month.

Haha! My Nana bought me the 'Kylie' LP for Christmas.

First record I bought was A guy called gerald - voodoo Ray 12 inch...

but the first record I owned was the fraggle rock soundtrack LP bought by my folks :)

Killabite 003

(1977) Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track www.amazon.com & (1978) Grease (Original 1978 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

i remember trying to figure out all the lyrics to these cuts and gazing at artwork on the double album covers (note: we didn't have the videos back then so....)

woops, fergot tha Grease link --> www.amazon.com

The Show -Doug E Fresh & MC Ricky D

The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl. I was six and my dad took me to a second-hand recordstore. I think he would have liked me to pick up a jazz-album but I'd heard about the beatles and it seemed like a sure bet.

First hip-hop I bought was Rap Attack 2 I think. Included White Lines, I was stoked.

Michael Jackson - Thriller :)

That was my 1st ever personal, I OWN IT, ITS MINE AND MINE ALONE record.

can you feel me - dru down

My first vinyl was a bunch of dancehall and reggae 45"s... Mr Vegas and Sean Paul- Hot Gyal Today was one of 'em...

I don't know what I was thinking but here are my first two records (bought 'em at middle earth in Downey, same day): Technotronic - Pump It Up and Soul II Soul - Back To Life

...bowing my head in shame...

Soul II Soul - Back To Life... i like that song izz :)

JJ Fad - Supersonic , I even had it autographed by the group at star records in san jose.
That same day I also bought Herbie Hancock - Rock It.

forgot to mention i still got that jj fad record.

Ok this is gonna catch me a lotta shit on this board but my first records were..........2nd edition control vinyls.



LONG LIVE THE MICROWAVE!

dang how long have you been djing...4-5 months

haha! cool

nuthin wrong with dat yo :)

saturday night fever,rappers delight.......oooooooooooooooooo the memories

that is damn cool. nice one CMOS!

Nah. Not at all. I think as long as you don't claim to be someone you're not your type is cool in my book. :)

Thriller was the first record I bought with my own money when I was wee lad.

First record I bought for DJing was Doowutchyalike/Hip Hop Doll by Digital Underground.

Kraftwerk- the man machine & Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell in the early eighties!!!

My first record was an album from KIZZ or is it KISS? I didnt even listen to the music, I just liked the painting on the face I think I was like 7 or something.

KISS Dynasty in 1977 or 76. My dad gave me the money for it since I was still a young snot-face!!!

RAW - Big Daddy Kane (DJ'ing)
Fresh is the Word - Mantronix (b4 DJ'ing)

Kurtis Blow
If I Ruled The World Album

Actually serato is the reason i am able to get into djing. I have wanted to do it for so long its not even funny. Ive only been at it since xmas. I dont have room in my apartment to store hundreds or thousands of records, shit i barely have room for my crappy stanton tables and american audio mixer. I aint tryin to do it to be famous or cuz its cool im doin it cuz i fell in love with the art form the first time i ever saw flash in his kitchen cuttin it up. One of these days im gonna get the balls to post a mix and get some real critisism from some pros.


Right now im in Cancun with my girl and i miss my tables. If i hear the cha cha slide one more fuckin time ima shoot the dj. I was gonna bring my laptop and my serato but i kinda wanna keep this girl so i didnt lol. Also every club down here cuts video with the music, but i didnt see any of the dvd tables, any ideas on how they are doing it?

Haha :) Thats what I think about the request "if one more person comes here requesting this crap Ima shoot him/her" :))

Rappers Delight

The Boys in The Hood by Easy E.

Monster Mash, by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kicker Five.

I still have it somewhere.

Next were a couple if pieces of Australiana called "The Newcastle Song", by Bob Hudson, and "Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong", by none other than Aunty Jack Her (Him?) Self.

I think "Rock-It" - Herbie Hancock

trouble funk- pump me up... all because of the movie juice!!!

This vinyl called "It's OK to say NO to Drugs".

15 years later I was scratching that record.

Ok I lied... my dad bought it for me.

My first actuall vinyl I paid for was FS1.0 vinyls. After that I traded some DJ gear for a ton of other records... and inherited quite a few from my brother who used to DJ.

hooj choons - space invaders

The 45's of Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love" and Steam "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". The latter was one of the first (if not actually the first) pop records with an identifiable "disco" break (1969).

I also remember when I played the records I was disappointed that they didn't sound as good as they did when played on (AM) radio with the heavy compression and reverb.

My First Record was bought in 1980 KRAFTWERK COMPUTER LOVE an essential album in the electronic world if you dont believe how dope it is ask the producers of coldplay they played there melodies over in there last album.

The first record I bought was the Fat Boys' self-entitled first album (still have that record), the first record I owned was some Barry Manilow record I won off the radio, had my Mom drive me to the radio station to get it, only to get home and be like I could have done with out this "crap".

da youngstas - crewz pop

remember it well nirvana = nevermind
i always bought 12inches years before i ever even thaught of being a dj.
thats why i have a crazy eclectic collection of good music.
peace

First Records bought off www.satteliterecords.com

Rank 1 - Airwave
The Thrillseekers Feat Sheryl Dean - Synaesthesia
Paul Van Dyk - Another Way/Avenue
Thrillseekers - Nightfly
Thrillseekers - Beyond Time

You ever pick up Space Manuevers???

i believe so, was it label white and blue?

i have all my EDM records in storage.

airwave? lol. i love that shit. did so much X to that. in frisco, when mars and mystre were the rave of the scene. *pun* if i remember it was San Francisco civic auditorium. had like 3 rooms, small left, small right, huge center room. blasting nightfly, and airwave, save the rave, that u-trax remix of that john lennon song, and that shit, i forget, lets see....damn....rolling stones song...and out of the blue, damn, good times. now i have permanent trails. and that playyed out song, darude, forget the name of the song.

nightfly? lol. bomb, but wasn't the original by blank and jones? i still have that one vinyl. i think its on Nebula label.

pvd...another way, yo, i still got that original, plus for an angel single.

thanks for the flash back.

see ya!

kaktai - od404 - number nine!

yeah bro blank & jones did the originals on Nightfly and beyond Time.

Yeah it takes me back to the warehouse Rave days!!!

oak town baby. dope.

The first record I brought was either Biz Markie Just a Friend 12" or some Fat Boys 7" with them on the beach. I think it's ''Wipeout''.

I then brought some Free South Africa 12" from a shop in my town. Still got that and the Biz Mark 12". Not sure what happened to the Fat Boys one.

My first record ever was the Frog Song by Paul McCartney. I didn't buy it lol but I used to like listening to it when I was younger.

First CD was the Beats International album with Dub Be Good To Me.

Tank fly
Boss walk
Jam Nitty Gritty
Your listening to the boys from the big bad city
This is JAmmmmm Hot
This is Jammmmmm hot.

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (12")

serato black control vinyl

"Fresh is the Word" - Mantronix (before I learned to DJ)
"Raw" - Big Daddy Kane (as a fledgling DJ)

The first record given to me was body heat by james brown, the BREAK in that recoerd gives me chills to this day the funkiest shit ever!!!

The first record that i bought was The Breaks by kurtis blow.

fat boys - crushin'
well, my dad got it for me after that disorderlies movie came out

When is started buying music i was buying cassettes, not records.
I bought Suicidal Tendencies "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today".

First one was : Phuture - Acid Tracks (Trax Records)
or maybe it was the Holiday-Rap ? yep yep.. i know...
3rd was Criminal Element Orchestra - Put The Needle To The Record (Criminal Records)
4th was Africa Bambaata or The KLF

Keep in mind im only 24 born in 1984, but on my 5th birthday my bro took me to a local mom and pops record shop and I purchased DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE "SUMMERTIME" ............. CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That I purchased with my own money, hmmm??? I think it was the double album, "A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54". This is the album that also inspired me to DJ back then...

I bought the 45 of SWAT form the 70's. It had a badass break in it. And this is before I understood what a break was!!! I just knew I liked it!!!

Unfortunately, I think it was ATB "9pm (Till I Come)." Still play it from time to time for my buddies at home for the pure cheese.

First record that I found in the house was Zapp&Roger More Bounce. First record that I bought was Nightcrawlers Push The Feeling.

Attitude- We Got the Juice

One of my top 5 favorite breaks!

I have 2 copies of that record. Mantronix used to be my favorite (besides Run-DMC).
Do you have Mantronix's "Needle to the groove"? the cover of that record has great graffiti artwork.

Back then, nobody worked the Roland 808 and 909 like DJ Mantronik.

The first record my Mother bought me was "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies. This was back in the 60's.
I honestly don't remember the first record that I bought.

1977 - KISS - Double Platinum and Kiss Alive II

When i got the albums home and my mom saw Gene Simmons on the cover with blood coming out of his mouth - she was in horror. I knew i had bought the right albums

The Beatles' Greatest Hits (Both Red & Blue versions) and maybe Disco Duck & Chipmunk Punk all in the same week? ... They were gifts from my parents when i was like, 6.

Starting to DJ..
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde. - the first real record got with the intention of DJing. It was the Original press Double LP with the Blue and Yellow clear vinyls. This also what introduced me to crate digging.

LOL.
We had Kiss Destroyer (1976) at our house and played it on a regular basis.
We had just as much rock records & 8 Track Tapes as Pop and R&B.

I'm sure I do but would hate to search through over 6000 pieces of vinyl to find it...

ak1200 feat. junior reid- junior's tune

I remember all of my favorite record covers. Especially back then, there wasn't a lot of singles with kool looking covers.

Young & Company - I Like What You Are Doing To Me, the album on Brunswick label

Is that the white cover that just says "Mantronix" on the front? I just ran across that the other day - still think about "needle to the groove" and how Beck snagged those lines "Two Turntable And A Microphone" sample from

HA HA HA - Mantronix

Pretty sure it was - Malcolm McClaren and the World Famous Supreme Team - Do You Like Scratching EP
Damn that was like 1985 or so, I still got it too :)

Chubb Rock - Tream 'Em Right

Ok slightly off tangent but who brought records alone based on the cover and was dissapointed? Never really had this with rap/rnb stuff but I've brought a lot of shitty breaks over the years because the cover and song titles looked really funky/jazzy etc and you get it home and its elevator jazz GTFOH! Lol.

the very first record i bought, i actually bought 3 at the same time but they were,

Gangsta Gangsta - NWA
Runs House - Run DMC
and
It's Tricky - Run DMC (the picture 12", with the scratch'a'pella)

:-)

No, The single showed graffiti artwork with DJ Mantronik spinning records MC Tee on the mic with a Kangol and Addidas suit. Lots of girlies dancing everywhere and Speakers wall to wall.
To me, it was the best record cover I've ever seen.
I'll take a picture and post it when I remember.

I also have the white cover with that just says "Mantronix" on the front. That was the album.

The same artist drew the cover of Just-Ice's first album (Produced by Mantronik).
He also made covers for another "Sleeping Bag" record that I have.

First record I bought was "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & The Gang. It was a 45. (yeah, I'm old) The first record I mixed with was "Roxanne, Roxanne" (I still have it) given to me by Frank Sams (Dj Tech... the original)

yo jay sol, you were djing in the 80s?

it looks like everybody bought 70s/80s records as their first record... my question is, was this for djing or what?

The first was just because I liked and still like the song. The second was for DJing. Back then everybody was mixing "the Big Beat" by Billy Squire and U.T.F.O. used it and it was easy to mix and practice with.

I had turntables on lay-a-way, so yeah. My first 12" singles were for djing.

I don't count the 7" Donna Summer singles as a little kid.

i had macarthur park. with last dance in it. hahah

Boys Town Gang Cant take my eyes off you

no sir, but when i started DJ'ing, i had good taste in music and i knew i had to start with a good musical foundation. i am 22 years old and i'm one of the leading 80's 90's DJs. i get an abundance of calls for my 80's mixing abilities. i'm just a big fan of the time.

First piece of vinyl I ever bought was Can I Play With Madness 7" - Iron Maiden. word.

I was into metal and punkrock in my early teens. WU's 36 Chambers changed my life...probably for the better haha.

In the early 80's I liked Metal & Punk just as much as Rap.
I seen Iron Maiden and Judas Priest on the Screaming' for Vengeance & Number of the Beat tour. I think it was 1982.