New Wave Outpost Forum

by **Go Smitty** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:58 am

Great topic! It was 1979 when I first purchased my albums. I still have all of them and still collect 80's vinyl. Thank God for KSPC 88.7 FM (Claremont College in Southern California) that played all the best music!!!

Xray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

by **Dave** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:38 am

Looks like Outlandos D'Amour has emerged as the consensus winner, with Candy-O, B-52's, Freedom of Choice, and Black Seas in a race for second.

by **EchoBeach** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 3:35 pm

DEVO - Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!

Bought it at this stupid store called GEMCO (long gone). I seem to remember saving for it and it being like $3.98 or something.

I was 7.

That album still rules!

~EB~

by **valleus** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 6:24 pm

My first new wave punk record was Blondies X OFFENDER. It wasnt called punk or new wave yet but I liked it.I had dropped out of hi school and I was anti everything.When I first heard this record my ears became fine tuned to the sound,it was shockingly new

by **2Nu** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:55 pm

My 1st NW LP (David Bowie) 'Scary Monsters' "Fa,Fa Fashion...."
1st NW 45 (Flying Lizards) 'I Want Money' "That's wot I want!"
1st NW 12" Single (Blondie) 'Heart of Glass' (U know that one)
1st NW CD FYC (Fine Young Cannibals) 'The Raw & the Cooked'

by **randy** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:21 am

I don't quite remember all the early purchases , but they included The Cars first (and best) album , Police single "Roxanne" with "Dead End Job" as its b-side. Fabulous Poodles "Mirror Star" , Flash and the Pan's first album ( and oddly enough , with Flas

by **randy** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:24 am

I think Wazmo Nariz's "Things Are'nt Right" was also an early purchase.

by **BHols** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:02 am

Not really sure if this is considered New Wave anymore but it was the coolest thing I had @ the age of 12!
Kim Wilde's first LP that had 'Kids in America' on it.
Everything she did up until 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' was incredible!

by **buffalochipz** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:17 pm

First cassette (from Columbia House....ick!): Talking Heads "Speaking in Tongues"
First CD: (from Wooden Nickel Records-Ft. Wayne, Indiana): Nik Kershaw "Radio Musicola" I didn't even own a CD player at this point but my brother convinced me that cass

by **ExRat** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:01 am

Unfortunately, I don't think it was anything cool. I think for Christmas when I was about eight I received ABBA's "Voulez-Vous" eight-track. The first album I purchased for myself was Berlin's "Pleasure Victim" on cassette when I was about 12. My Mum was

by **BHols** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:27 am

I LOVED Abba. The Visitors had such strong New Wave leanings. they were the only band I liked off of WLIR's playlist.

by **2Nu** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:04 am

You are right on with that one.
I could never get it played on 'LIR no matter how many times I requested.
Guess the ABBA stigma was too much to overcome. Although Frida's 'there's something going on' still gets occasional airplay.
The Visitors title tr

by **BHols** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:47 am

I don't know if you remember the Chambers & Taggart morning show, somewhere in the 90s, but Joe Taggart said that one morning. "Why don't we play Abba?"

by **Marygrace** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:42 am

My first album was not really an album. It was Q-Feel Dancing in Heaven. It was a 12 inch dance version single. I still have it. I unlike many others here do not consider the Police, Cars or Blondie as really new wave. They were the start of change..

by **Born_In_85** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:01 am

My first New Wave album was The Crossing by Big Country. (It was the re-issued one, with a couple bonus tracks.) "Porrohman", one of the tracks on it, is still one of my favorite NW songs.

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