What Was The First 45 You Ever Owned? [Tell Me Something Old]

Thanks to Nashville Cream for letting us know that today is the 60th birthday of the 45-rpm single, a format that debuted with Eddy Arnold's "Texarkana Baby" b/w "Bouquet Of Roses" on March 31, 1949. They're having readers delve into their record collections to find their favorite examples of that format, but I figured it would be fun to share our first vinyl-single purchases, and where they occurred. My first crush of 45s—all of which were purchased at Pathmark, back when grocery stores thoug...

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