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DJTees Blog — Debut Singles

This is where I indulge in my passions - VINYL & ROCK 'n' ROLL

Thin Lizzy -The Farmer b/w I Need You

Thin Lizzy -The Farmer b/w I Need You

Authored By Dawn Rossiter

Their debut Irish release on Parlophone DIP 513 and with Thin Lizzy spelt wrongly is one of the more rare records that vinyl hunters are looking for and is valued at £1000 though it is on sale for as much as £2,800 

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Davie Jones and The King Bees - Liza Jane b/w Louie Louie Go Home

Davie Jones and The King Bees - Liza Jane b/w Louie Louie Go Home

Authored By Johnny Blogger
In 1964, the man who was to become David Bowie laid down his first ever recording. David was a callow 17-year-old youth and the record is an inconsequential 2 minutes and 18 seconds of pop music. It didn't sell at all and was soon forgotten by everyone. So much so that when the fella who [...]
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Yes - Sweetness b/w Something's Coming

Yes - Sweetness b/w Something's Coming

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Yes's debut single emerged, blinking into the sunlight on Atlantic Records, and to general indifference, on 29th September 1969. You could not have guessed from this 3-minute outing that Yes would become famous for long excursions into the land of prog rock. It's got nice harmonies and is all very pleasant, but with none of [...]
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The Who - I Can't Explain b/w Bald-headed Woman

The Who - I Can't Explain b/w Bald-headed Woman

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Their first single remains a classic of mid-60s rock and a staple live classic ever since. For a record that sold well enough to put it in the top 10 back when you really had to sell a lot to achieve that, it is remarkably valued at £40 for a first pressing, mint copy. The [...]
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Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne

Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Pink Floyd's debut single is a gem. Worth £80 in mint condition, a black and white promotional film was made in late February 1967, directed by Derek Nice and featuring the band dressing up a mannequin before showing it around a beach in East Wittering, West Sussex. This promo, made for £2,000, was meant to [...]
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Genesis - The Silent Sun b/w That's Me

Genesis - The Silent Sun b/w That's Me

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Oh look it's 2nd February 1968 and prog rock hasn't even been invented yet but Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel have written a song to try and keep their manager and future jailbird Jonathan King interested in them (not in that way) It doesn't sound much like the future Genesis really and it hardly sells [...]
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Jethro Tull - Sunshine Day b/w Aeroplane

Jethro Tull - Sunshine Day b/w Aeroplane

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Tull's first single appeared in 1967 on the MGM label (always thought that was an odd choice for them) but miscredited it to Jethro Toe and that spelling error created a collectible record that remains one of the holy grails for all truly rare record collectors. As there were so few copies pressed, they now [...]
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Deep Purple - Hush

Deep Purple - Hush

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Deep Purple - Hush b/w One More Rainy Day. From the swell of the organ to the chunky riff,this was much more like later Purple than much of their first three MK1 albums. Still a bit poppy, but the Blackmore trademark Stratocaster riffola is all present and correct on their reworking of this Joe South [...]
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Grateful Dead - Dark Star

Grateful Dead - Dark Star

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Grateful Dead - Born Cross-Eyed b/w Dark Star. Culled from their debut album, this was the the band's first UK 7" single and it predictably made no impact on the charts when it was released in 1967. In UK, Dark Star was the 'b' side but in USA it was flipped and made the 'a' [...]
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Black Sabbath - Evil Woman

Black Sabbath - Evil Woman

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Black Sabbath - Evil Woman b/w Wicked World. Written and originally recorded by Minneapolis-based band Crow it appeared on their 1969 album Crow Music. Who wasn't a big fan of Crow? No, me neither. This is in the very early days for the band. Their first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August [...]
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Queen - Keep Yourself Alive

Queen - Keep Yourself Alive

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Queen - Keep Yourself Alive/Son and Daugher. Now listen here. It is my, admittedly non-authoritative view, that Keep Yourself Alive, being the first record Queen ever released, is the BEST record they ever released. It is a riff-a-rama of the first water, is not produced to within an inch of its sonic life and is [...]
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Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown

Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown

Authored By Johnny Blogger
Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown b/w Good Times Bad Times Zep didn't release singles in the UK because it wasn't cool and radio wasn't going to play them anyway. Which reminds me of a famous radio programmer at the time who was asked if he'd play Whole Lotta Love, he responded in the negative. Why? [...]
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