Soundtrack to my life

I've always loved music and ever since I had disposable income I have spent a healthy chunk of it buying music or paying to see it played live. I figured I would stat a series of blog entries about some of the great music that has been with me through out my life, maybe it meant something to me at some point, maybe it is linked to a particular memory or maybe I just love listening to it....

The Beatles

From my early teens I can remember going up to Burgess Hill market on a Saturday morning and buying Beatles Vinyl from a grumpy man (my retrospective memory has him down as an Oscar Lomax (Psychoville) clone, although he was probably nothing like it). I knew all the lyrics from the Beatles tunes and read countless books about them. I can still vividly remember waking up to my (green display, white casing) digital alarm clock for School and hearing John Lennon had been shot.

I can't really remember which one but a Beatles Single, EP or Album would have been my first ever record buy. It could well have been Rubber Soul, great album some classic songs on their, 'Michelle' with its french lyrics and 'Norwegian Wood' and 'Nowhere Man'.

I still have all the original Beatles Vinyl (all second hand of course) and whilst I don't really listen to The Beatles that much any more, they were a big part of my early teen life. I found numerous other late 50's and 60's joy as a result; Elvis, Gene Vincent, Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, The Byrds and on and on.

There are too many great songs to pick a favourite but 'Hey Jude', 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' or 'A Day In The Life' have got to be up there.

Finally, I think it was my first exposure to conspiracy theories with the whole Paul is dead thing and I loved checking out all the 'clues'.