Did You Ever Buy An Album b/c of a Single?
@PinkFloydFan (1072)
United States
December 8, 2022 9:48am CST
I haven't. If I liked a band, then I'd try to go chronologically, unless something was on sale. I once bought a Beatles single (Free As a Bird/Christmas Time Is Here Again) for my uncle, but it seemed like compilation tapes were cheaper, since in the mid-late 90s (when I started collecting) there was no guarantee that even a popular band like The Doors or Pink Floyd would have all (or close) their studio albums, and a Greatest Hits was more economical, but I can't even think of a time I bought an album because of any song I heard on the radio.
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
8 Dec 22
Well when I was a young girl, of course I would buy or acquire every Beatle album. Because of the single
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@PinkFloydFan (1072)
• United States
9 Dec 22
@RebeccasFarm Interesting, because the only records I have are Mort Sahl and George Carlin.
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@Albain (238)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
10 Dec 22
@RebeccasFarm That's exactly what I did! I had them all at one time but, over the years, they seem to have disappeared due to various factors - house moves, breakups, etc. Probably too late (and too expensive) to rebuild my collection now.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
8 Dec 22
I have several vinyl albums. The first long play of The Beatles was awesome.
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@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
8 Dec 22
Yes, I did. I regretted it more times than not, too. 
On the other hand, things like A Place in the Sun by Pablo Cruise turned out to be a great album, and I bought that just for “Whatcha Gonna Do?”
On the other hand, things like A Place in the Sun by Pablo Cruise turned out to be a great album, and I bought that just for “Whatcha Gonna Do?”