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FlixelPix: The first album I ever bought…
If you are anything like me you have probably wondered where your favourite artist gained the inspiration to ‘get into’ music. Well wonder no more! here is a pretty full list of top named artists who we asked one simple question “What was the first album you ever bought, and what did it mean to you ” The list is long, distinguished and without doubt the responses are more than interesting.
Make sure you check out the full list, there are some big names towards the bottom that shouldn’t be missed. These include, Joey Tempest, Foy Vance and the brilliant John Waite.
Jeff Pilson : Dokken, Foreigner
The first record I remember buying was All Right Now by the Free, although I actually shoplifted it (don’t do this at home kids!!!!). Hey I was 12. But I remember the sound of the record just blew me away. The way the guitars sounded were so heavy- and the voice was so cool. Then the bass line sent me to another place. Still love that song. See Foreigner in Belfast
John Waite
The first record I bought was an e.p. it was called Shadows to the Four. They were the biggest band before the Beatles in Britain. It was instrumental guitar music. Their guitar player was the Hendrix of his day and inspired countless young boys to stand in front of the mirror playing a tennis racket pretending to be the one and only Hank B. Marvin. My brother and I went in on it together. It was the best music I’d heard in my young life. Well worth every penny.
Vernon Reid (Living Color)
The first album I ever bought with my own money was Cosmic Slop by Funkadelic.
Joff Oddie (Wolf Alice)
The first album I ever bought was ‘All killer no filler’ by rock giants…. Sum 41
Nik Kershaw
The First album I ever bought was “Aladdin Sane” by David Bowie. To a fifteen year old middle class grammar school boy, Bowie was something truly exotic, otherworldly and inspiring. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. Click here for Nik Kershaw Photos.
Joey Tempest (Europe)
It was probably the live album “Made in japan” with Deep purple. I was amazed how well all the bandmembers played their instruments. I think it came out 1973, but I got it a few years later. We used to play this record at parties and start planning how we also could be a successful touring rockbound. See Europe live in Belfast.
Michael Mormecha
I was working in Creations furniture store in Belfast 2001. On my break I ran round to HMV and bought ‘Come To Daddy’ by Aphex Twin, that was the start of a realisation and recognition that electronic music could be vicious and heavy too, something extremely influential in my own music creation. Check out Michael with Mojo Fury.
Tim Finn
Beatles For Sale….”Baby’s In Black” and “Eight Days A Week” spring to mind…the cover looked unattainably cool to a young lad in Te Awamutu..my kids sing those songs now, which is hugely enjoyable”.
Paul Carrack
‘Please please me’ by the Beatles. I have a brother 4 years older than me that had already bought albums by ‘The Shadows’ and Buddy Holly’ which I loved but this was the first I’d bought with money saved from Christmas and birthday. I was already playing drums in a band at school and this album was the one that excited me and inspired me so much to want to be a musician. I played along to this album, played on a ‘Dansette’ record player, over and over again in the attic above the shop where we lived. It was the culmination of my childhood dream to get to play on tour with Ringo’s All Starr Band in 2003.
Malojian
The first album I actually bought, (rather than copied), was The Beatles’ “Let It Be”. I bought it on 12″ vinyl in Virgin Megastore in Belfast one Saturday afternoon when I was about 12. I still have it. “Phase one, in which Doris gets her oats.” Style! Check out Malojian.
Foy Vance
The first album I remember buying from my own money (if there is such a thing when you’re 10) was bought in Limerick and paid for with the pocket money I’d been given to last for the whole week. It was a compilation tape of Jackson 5 love songs. I got it from a petrol station on a hot summers day on the road home from a summer camp where I fell in love with Nicola Lavery. I bought it because it had ‘Farwell my summer Love’ on it… it was all very sweet until I got home and started listening to the Sex Pistols again, and forgot that she existed.
Ciaran Gribbin
Metallica ‘Kill em All’ I was Twelve years old when i bought my first Album. All my friends at school had already got their copies and we’re raving about how good it was. I still vividly remember opening that double sleeve vinyl LP, I remember how cool it looked, being shocked by the artwork and that sweet smell of the vinyl.
Leo Abrahams
Nik Kershaw – Human Racing (I was 7). I used to listen to it every single day on the way to school and I still think it’s brilliant.
Rachel Austin
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World. At the age of 9, I was struck by the sweeping beauty of this song in contrast to Louis’s raspy voice. To my youthful delight, I fell in love with the whole of this album.
Wallis Bird
Tori Amos – ‘Under the Pink’ I’d listened to my sister’s ‘Boys for Pele’ and decided to buy her new album myself. It’s extremely dynamic and meant a lot to me.
Katherine Blamire (Smoke Fairies)
I got £1 a week pocket money, so it was kind of tricky to get them. I think the first album I actually bought was a panpipe compilation album called “The Haunting Sound of the Panflute”. I bought it because they were selling it in the market for £1. It wasn’t very haunting, just kind of reverb soaked high pitched annoyingness.
Ben Castle (Duke Special / Beth Rowley)
The first album i bought was Deepest Purple – The Very Best of Deep Purple. I was 9, it changed my life. I was a boy obsessed. Now I’m a man obsessed.
Jessica Davis (Smoke Fairies)
When I was young I was obsessed with the Carpenters. I think it was probably a carpenters album from Woolworths.
Cara Dillon
A Ha – Hunting High And Low, Morten Harket was so gorgeous. And their songs were brilliant. Also, my four sisters were mad about them and wouldn’t let me borrow their copies so I had to buy my own.
Ben Glover
The first album I purchased was “The Best Of Buddy Holly” after hearing his song “Everyday” in a film. I must have been about 12, can’t recall the film, but do remember it being the first time I actually had a compulsion to put my pocket-money into a record.
Messiah J and the Expert
The first album i bought was Michael Jackson BAD. I tried to learn off every word using the old ‘pause play’ method nd a scrap of paper. I remember my cousin slagging me off for having makie up words in all the songs and saying speed demon was the best track on it. Great album. side a 5 songs, side b 5 songs….can’t go wrong!
Shana Levy (let’s go Sailing)
The first album I bought was Synchronicity by The Police. I was pretty obsessed with MTV and the video for “wrapped around your finger” was amazing. Not to mention I thought Sting would want to be my boyfriend despite the massive age difference and the fact that I was prepubescent.
Ricky McAuley (Panama Kings)
The first album i bought was nevermind by nirvana. This album has a great sense of drive and power from a drummers point of view. each song is magical!
Gentry Morris
The first album I ever bought was “Recovering The Satellites” by Counting Crows. I got hooked on that “Long December” song and bought the album right away…I think I must have been about 12 or 13 when it came out and it really jump started me wanting to write music.
Rory Nellis
The first album I bought was ‘The Muppet Show’ album (I was in to music from a very young age). I remember vividly my sister taking me to Our Price with my saved up pocket money to get hold of the masterpiece. Granted, it didn’t teach me everything I know about music, but I did learn what it was to own ‘recorded’ music. I just pulled it out again and it still stands up.
Manda Rin
The first album I bought was Madonna – Like a Virgin. I was an 80’s child growing up, so you can’t go wrong with that album! It was on cassette though which is very strange to think of now as I don’t even have a cassette player.
Rosie and the Goldbug
It was Californiacation by the Chillies. I listened to it on repeat. My flat mates hated me. I had to get my moneys worth. The cd was scratched to hell. I learnt where it skipped and shuffled over those bits.
Beth Rowley
The first album I bought was The Bodyguard soundtrack on cassette- I must have been 8 or 9…I recently bought it again and its pretty funny…a real nostalgia trip.
Juliet Turner
first album was the Everly Brothers Greatest Hits. My sisters and I listened to it non stop on holiday one summer and we still do the most emotive cover version of Ebony Eyes you have ever heard, with tear-inducing harmonies and we even include the announcement from the air traffic control tower.
Over to You:
A massive thanks for all the artists who took part it is interesting to see where it all started. Now it is over to you. What was the first album you bought and why?
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Northern Ireland Music Photography
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FlixelPix: Photography eBook Bundle
The FlixelPix photography ebooks have been designed to help you develop and improve your photography technique. From the basics of understanding composition right through to creating dramatic long exposure landscapes these photography ebooks will help refine your skills and develop your photography.
We currently have two ebooks available : The Long Exposure ebook, a complete guide to capturing long exposure photography and The Shooting Shallow ebook, a complete guide to depth of field in photography.
You can buy both ‘The long Exposure‘ Photography eBook and ‘Shooting Shallow: Understanding Depth-of-field‘ for a discounted price.
This bundle package also includes the Lightroom Presets offered with the Long Exposure eBook.
The Long Exposure eBook
Long exposure photography is about capturing space and silence, like visually holding your breath; it is about capturing the beauty and calmness of a scene.
The aim of this e-book is to offer a complete guide to the process of capturing long exposure photographs. It documents the simple steps I employ each time I embark on a long exposure photo shoot.
The eBook covers everything from the equipment you will need right through to post- production processing in Adobe’s brilliant Lightroom.
This guide has been written with the beginner to the long exposure process in mind; however, the enthusiast and professional alike may find something of relevance also.
This ebook also features six long exposure Lightroom Presets.
Shooting Shallow eBook
‘Shooting Shallow’ is a guide to understanding the concept of depth of field. The ebook is a 38 page guide to understanding the application of a shallow Depth of Field.
The aim of the guide is to equip photographers with the skills to maximize their ability to create bokeh rich images but at the same time ensure your subject is as sharp as possible.
Mastering the ability to control the out of focus areas, and create attractive bokeh, puts you in control of your image, and such techniques offer the opportunity for plenty of creative photography.
The book covers : the theory of depth-of-field, ‘Know your equipment : the camera & lens considerations‘ and also ‘the practical application’ of shooting with a shallow depth of field.
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The Long Exposure eBook
Shooting Shallow : Understanding Depth of Field
FlixelPix Lightroom Presets
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Monday, April 2, 2018
FlixelPix: 100 Photos taken with the Fujifilm X100 Cameras
I have been using a Fujifilm X100 series cameras since 2011 and I thought it might be worth looking back at my journey with this brilliant mirrorless-camera range from the Fujifilm X100 through to the X100S and the X100T and most recently my hands on experience with the X100F.
The move from DSLR over to the Fujifilm X100 for stills, involved a bit of a learning curve, it took time to familiarise myself with the quirky X100 but I was hooked, I loved it and I firmly believe the process of using the X100 helped me develop as a photographer. Check out the new guide on ‘Understanding Depth of Field‘ or how to shoot Long Exposure with the X100.
Within a few months Fujifilm released a series of firmware upgrades and the X100 was getting better and better. The release of the X100S brought a massive performance boost and two generations later the X100T has matured into a powerful little image maker that can literally go anywhere and everywhere. The X100 series has gained a permanent place on my gear list and I currently take the X100T camera everywhere with my little Pixi tripod and Lee filter kit.
This post demonstrates the versatility of the X100 series, it offers the ultimate in portability that makes it perfect for documentary photography; the X100,X100S,X100T, X100F is capable of capturing stunning images from landscapes through to high definition portraits. Getting the most out of the X100 series. Also check out the range of Lightroom presets designed for the X series cameras here.
The following X100, X100S and X100T, X100F images are embedded from my flickr account so click on an image to view it large on flickr.com. There are some additional X100 – X100T links at the end of the post.
1.The First photo I captured with the X100 : Spin
2.The Walkers
3.Mojo Fury
4.The Ocean (X100S Pre-production)
5.The Brilliant Jim Broadbent
6. St George’s Market, Belfast
7.Errigal Mountain
8.Millbank Studios (X100T)
9.The Dark Hedges (X100S Pre-Production)
10.Bunbeg Beach
11. Hillsborough Parish Church
12. Lisburn Windows
13. Some Fun Guys
14. Circuit 21
15. Circuit 21 Fight Scene
16. A Day the Beach
17. Lisburn City
18. The Crew
19. Too Late (X100)
20. Love Locks, Paris (X100)
21. Rams’ Pocket Radio
22. Towards Kilroot
23. Towards the Mournes
24. Zebra Burgers
25. Vivian Campbell
26. The Eiffel Tower
27. Surfing
28. Towards Carrick
29. Richard Dormer
The Long Exposure (PDF eBook)
The eBook covers everything from the equipment you will need right through to post-production processing in Adobe’s brilliant Lightroom 4. This guide has been written with the beginner to the long exposure process in mind; however, the enthusiast and professional alike may find something of relevance also. The Book comes with 6 dedicated Lightroom Presets. The Long Exposure Ebook
30. While Belfast Riots
31. The Cage
32. Lawson Jetty
33. New Light (X100T)
34. Belfast City
35. The Hustler
36. Early Morning
37. The Duke of York
38. X100S on a Film Set
39. Belfast at Night
40. Hare’s Gap
41. Mojo Fury
42. Trassey Track
43. Silent Valley
44. Rams’ Pocket Radio
45. Belfast Market
46. Prawns (X100)
47. Zoe Salmon
48. Botanical Gardens
49. Belfast
50. Silent Valley
51. Two Door Cinema Club
52. Hare’s Gap Mono
53. The Mournes
54. Clouds
55. Donegal
56. The Boat House
57. Snow
58. Mojo Fury
59. Kyle John Suckling
60. Sweets (X100T)
61. Catch of the Day
62. Boxing
63. Fog
64. Viv Campbell
65. The Stones
66.Mourne Rescue Team
67.Tollymore Forest
68.The view to Newcastle
69.The Devil’s Coach Road
70.Sunset on Gnarabup Beach
71.Toward Doan
72.Ben From with the X100F
73.Slieve Bearnagh
74.The Mournes
75.The Albert Clock
76.Annalong Wood
77.Guinness
78.Tollymore Forest Walk
79.Foley Bridge
80.Annalong Forest
81.Hillsborough County Down
82.Ben Crom Pano
83.Tyrella Horses
84.Slieve Binnian Horses
85.Derwentwater/h2>
86.Autumn Road
87.Newlands Valley
88.Catbells Panorama
89.London at Night
90.Trassey Track
91.Eyes
92.St George’s Market
93.Belfast at Night
94.Stepping Stones
95.Amy Montgomery
96.Forest Rain
97.Hen Mountain
98.Malojian
99.Newlands in Summer
100.Evening Sail
Fujifilm X100 Related Posts
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Belfast with the X100F
Running in the Mournes with the X100F
A Walk in the Forest with the X100F
X100, X100S, X100T and X100F Related Accessories
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