First Record for our First family turntable.
Over 30 years ago my Dad, being and Indian immigrant and not knowing much about western music, walked into our local record store Hewlett’s Record Bar in Nowra. He asked the owner what would he recommend as a good first record for his kids and to play on his newly purchased Hi Fi System (Yamaha of course). Mr Hewlett promptly replied. “You can’t go wrong with Stevie Wonder!” And indeed you can’t. My all time favourite record to this day and still plays on the exact same turntable. Timeless and Classic. To be past on to the next generation.
Long live Stevie Wonder!

I was 12 at a friends house when I heard music coming from his older brothers bedroom.I stood at the doorway listening when he seen me.He asked did I like the music and I said yes.He then said give me 50 cents and you can have it.I still have the album 50 years later.My first introduction to heavy metal.Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution.

This was my mums record. I’m a massive stones fan and she gifted it to me when we moved to Australia. She remembers them from when they just used to play low key pubs and clubs in London as a covers band and she used to have to stand on chairs at the back to be able to see them.

I’ve inherited a massive collection from my uncle who now resides in a nursing home and doesn’t have the storage room to keep such a large collection. It’s a wonderful thing how the power of music can transcend generations and remain timeless. Now when I visit him with the benefit of technology, I play numerous old favourites to him via a portable speaker/streaming. Being a muso myself and passionate discophile, I’ll always cherish his collection which will then continue to be passed on and appreciated for many years to come.

This is by no means the oldest record in my collection — but it is definitely the one I love the most, and it relates to the things we celebrate on RSD. I was just coming out of the Glenferrie Station and on my way to work, one particularly gloomy morning, when I saw Gerry Mulligan’s smiling eyes looking at me from the rack of Alley Tunes. I knew Mulligan, of course, as one of the pioneers of ‘cool jazz’, but I had never even heard of this album of his, ‘The Age of Steam’

I bought Showbiz by a little known band back then (1999) called Muse. I was a 19 year old student living in Zwolle in The Netherlands and bought it at a vinyl shop in Zwolle after I got my first record player. The vinyl shop mainly sold second hand vinyl but the cover of this album caught my attention while I was going through records and I realised it was a new album. The album is a limited edition, it is numbered, and is pressed on clear vinyl. In 2000 Muse played in Amsterdam for the first time at Paradiso (old church converted into a venue). I went and saw them play tracks from this album. Needless to say this record brings back great memories.

This is by no means the oldest record in my collection — but it is definitely the one I love the most, and it relates to the things we celebrate on RSD. I was just coming out of the Glenferrie Station and on my way to work, one particularly gloomy morning, when I saw Gerry Mulligan’s smiling eyes looking at me from the rack of Alley Tunes. I knew Mulligan, of course, as one of the pioneers of ‘cool jazz’, but I had never even heard of this album of his, ‘The Age of Steam’ (from 1972 — this was an original copy), but ever since, it’s been my favourite jazz album. Everytime I need a little pick-me-up, I spin it and Gerry Mulligan is there for me, leading a big band of legends, playing cool-tempered, heartwarming jazz.

Boz Scaggs featuring the brightest 80’s outfit ever!
After meeting my girlfriends parents a few years ago, her dad and I bonded over a shared love of music when I stepped into his man cave and saw his huge record collection!
He offered me whichever one I wanted as a gift. I remembered hearing this charming American crooner played at home as a kid, and my eye was immediately drawn to the ‘Promo – Not for Sale’ sign of this 1980’s record. After a cheeky peek online when I saw that on the one released to the general public he had NO sunglasses on, (see image attached) I was sold, and picked this special one to take home! The melodic music takes me back to happy times and his hits relax me every time I put them on. As Madonna would say : “Music, makes the people, come together…” And she was right. Magic memories!

I grew up in the 1980’s and my Dad would always play Dylan, Stones and The Band on his new Pioneer stereo. When he died, I inherited his vinyl records and I found ‘Autobahn’ by Kraftwerk from 1975 and I had a flashback to our lounge room. My Dad put on this weird German album with a hypnotic beat and synthesizers and I was in a trance. My first experience with electronic music and I am very thankful for my Dad for his great taste in music!

I used to volunteer my free services (mowing lawns, odd jobs) for an elderly lady that lived at the back of me. When he husband passed away, she decided to sell up and gave me some of her old record collections along with a classic Kriesler stereogram. The records were Readers Digest Collections “Popular Music that Will Live Forever.” I’m not sure how old the records or the stereogram are. Neither an I sure if the lady is still alive, but at the time she sold up, her mother was 101.