First music you bought

[OriginalGeek]

10. Trying hard to remember

I was at a disadvantage in the music buying world as I was raised in a very conservative, fundamentalist christian home and we weren't allowed to even listen to rock music (although accepted and approved country was OK). So since I couldn't listen to any good music I didn't pay much attention to any music until I started working and got out of the bubble and had to interact with the rest of the world where I discovered all kinds of things but couldn't bring any of it home.

This was in the late 70's and early 80's

I remember being looked at suspiciously but allowed to keep Kenny Rogers - The Gambler because it was a gift from my girlfriend for my 16th birthday.

I remember sneaking and buying 45s of The Marcels' cover of Blue Moon and Centerfold by the J. Geils Band but would only listen to them while my mom and stepfather were at work. (I am sure I had a few others but can't remember what they were)

After I finally left home and started listening to music in earnest I grabbed up every Led Zeppelin and Rush album I could find and then got on with the rest of the classic rock catalog and then veered off into metal.