I asked my mom to get me She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah by The Beatles, on 45RPM. She came back with You Can't Do That with Money Can't Buy Me Love on the flipside, explaining that She Loves You was sold out and the guy at the record store told her I would be okay with this one instead. I was a little hesitant, thinking my dear old mom might have gotten hoodwinked by some
smooth talking salesman, but when that platter hit the needle -- I was in heaven. What a great record! I started with a "suitcase" style record player,
which usually needed a nickle on the tone arm to keep the needle in the
groove, then graduated to the kind where the speakers were detachable and
finally, a Gerard Turn Table connected to a Pioneer receiver/pre-amp with
separate amplifier. I always had a stereo in my room, always had a more serious set-up than my friends, it always seemed to hold more importance for me than most of the people I knew. I was hooked early. Started with the Beatles and a sears record player.
