45worlds - Apollo59

459 Points / Joined 14 Feb 2013 /

Scotland / Glasgow

Started buying records aged 13 in 1972.
First singles bought: All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople, 10538 Overture - The ELO, & The Jean Genie - David Bowie.
First LP's - Electric Warrior by the electric elf Bolan, Slade Alive!, Ziggy & a cheapo comp by The Move on MFP, Fire Brigade.
Moved on from the Pop scene speedily into the world of Prog.
1st concert: David Bowie at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, January 1973
2nd: Hawkwind (with Stacia) at Glasgow Apollo (revamped old Green's Playhouse) December 1973.
Dozens more after and spent what seems the entirety of my teenage years at the Apollo.
I sold off many that I just didn't enjoy, so now only own 1,500 LP's, 3,500 CD's, 1,200 vinyl singles on 7" & 12", 300 CD singles & 1,000 music DVD's.
If I like an artist I tend to have everything but just one copy as I'm not at all a "trainspotter" collector into label variations from Venezuela etc. That doesn't interest me, the music is my buzz. Huge Dylan fan with hundreds of bootlegs. Everything by Bowie, The Who, Neil Young, Beatles, Stones, Doors, John Martyn & every second by Jimi Hendrix. My favourite Soul Funk Jazz Rock people, Marvin, Stevie, Isaac, David Porter, Santana, Mouzon, Miles, Funkadelic, Prince, & obscurities such as The Imperial Pompadours & one-off pure gems such as Aphrodites Child's 666, Devo, Suicide. I also have many hundreds of compilation albums & soundtracks but never consider that to be part of my main collection.

Latest Added (Books)

Book added by Apollo59 26th May 2017:

Various Authors - The Beatles Film And TV Chronicle 1961 - 1970 - Premium Publishing - Hardcover - Sweden - 9189136055 (2005)

Book added by Apollo59 26th May 2017:

Mark Lewisohn - The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Hamlyn - Paperback - UK - 0600587495 (1996)