Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
I was listening to Fleetwood Mac's 'Then Play On', and I realised it was one of the first albums I bought. Which set me thinking which others I owned when I was a nipper. The very first was 'Rubber Soul', which is a bit of a cheat, because it was a Christmas present. The next, and the first I actually bought myself, was the White Album, with some birthday money, and I think I bought the Lovin' Spoonful compilation with the balance. After that, the order of purchase gets a bit hazy. I can date Led Zep II quite accurately, because a schoolfriend borrowed it and I never saw it, or him, ever again (his family emigrated). I can remember buying 'John Wesley Harding', but not any of the others. Anyhow, here it is, FWIW, roughly in order of purchase:
Beatles: Rubber Soul
Beatles: White Album
Lovin’ Spoonful: Greatest Hits
Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II
Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On
The Band: The Band
John Mayall: Looking Back
Cream: Best of Cream
Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs
Beatles: Rubber Soul
Beatles: White Album
Lovin’ Spoonful: Greatest Hits
Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II
Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On
The Band: The Band
John Mayall: Looking Back
Cream: Best of Cream
Syd Barrett: The Madcap Laughs