OK, cathching up on a few things here..
I remember buying what was then marketed as the
"first commercially available" CD single. well certainly in the
UK
It was by John Martyn and was released in Feb of 1986.
Did a bit of hunting around on the net and it seems that
there are rumours of the dire straits promo in 1985. but thats not a
commercial release so I think John martyn gets the prize as "the first"
Name and age bit... see my email for the name.. age 41
First KLF purchase " 1987 -WTFIGO cassette tape.! Yes
the elusive tape. bought on its release day at an obscure record shop in the
Channel Islands as i'd ordered it after seeing things about these wierd JAMS
people in Sounds and/or NME
Finally and [OT] Rob, got your email. will burn this week!
I have the CD single of "Moment in love" by the Art of Noise that is
from 1987. But I'm not sure if this is the oldest one yet. Have to check my CD
wall when I'm back home!
bye, Dan
Am 04.10.2005 um 15:28 schrieb John Milne:
The money thing might have been a very pressing issue, I suppose.
The very first CD single, from what I can remember, was a promotion EP of
stuff from Dire Strait's "Money for Nothing", which dates from 1986 (1985,
even?) I have a few CD singles from 1988, and they tend to be obscure things
on indie labels as well (although no dance music, of course). Anything earlier
than 1988, though, tended to be for promotion or novelty purposes. 3" CDs (of
which the JAMs, of course, did at least four) also come into the "novelty"
bracket - especially nowadays.