The first 45 single I bought was Alice Cooper's School's Out and it was important to me at the time as I was leaving school that summer. 1972 at fifteen years old. Before that I used to listen to my friends records as I didn't have a player of my own but then my dad bought me a Phillips one on my birthday and I treasured it.
When I was 17 I became swept up in David Cassidy mania and bought his first album Cherish. I only saw him once in concert, it was at White City in London and I couldn't believe I had a ticket in my hot little hands to go and see him live with my cousin, another huge fan. The sad thing about the day was that a young girl, Bernadette Whelan, was injured as fans surged forward crushing her. She later died in hospital. I remember reading in one of our national newspapers, that her parents were turning her bedroom, which had his poster and pictures all over her walls, into a shrine for her and David. One of the headlines even read that she "died" for him. I wondered if her parents ever found enough peace to change her room, taking the pictures down and maybe redecorating it in a nice colourful way. To leave it as time standing still would never have helped them move on.
That was my childhood. The people were a bit chaotic and stressful for me, but I spent as much time as possible outside and on my own so I remember the 70s mostly as lovely peaceful snapshots of nature in my head. Mom taught me how to play her records so those are my soundtrack for the decade.
@BarbossasHusband i had corderoy bellbottoms and i remember where i was when they announced elvis death. in a vw camper van in oregon state while on vacation.....i was 6
There's so much. I wouldn't know where to start. Cassidy had a great voice. I saw him on a nostalgia tour in the 90s, and when he and Shawn were in a musical together.
Station wagons, Big Wheels, the Bicentennial, minimal adult supervision, The 6 Million Dollar Man, hitchhikers.
I remember the only thing I had to worry about was getting caught cutting out of classes in high school. Compared to today's worries, cutting classes was nothing.
I remember nothing of it because at that time, I was not even a thought in my parents' mind but I do definitely like the style of the 70s that I listen very often.
born in '71 but i remember the 70s. great time to grow up. i like alice cooper too and have seen him in concert in the 80s which was also a good time to grow up
