The first single I bought
China Tea by Russ Conway, for four and six – 23p – from Allen & Walker in Ilkley. I used to buy classical music records while everyone else was buying pop, and had to bring them home in a brown paper bag so people couldn’t see it was Beethoven’s Violin Concerto or Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances. I was also the first person in our street to buy She Loves You by the Beatles.
My karaoke go-to
I do love Happy Heart by Andy Williams. It goes up quite high, but I’m a tenor so it’s not too bad. I’ve still got my LP in the attic.
