By 74 I was getting tired of the Rock star thing. I started listening to Miles Davis, Curtis Mayfield and James Brown. The record that really an impact on me was Horses by Patti Smith and the Ramones debut. I dove head first into Punk. It didn’t seem as pretentious.
I was 13 in 1970. Steppenwolf and Canned Heat were big on my playlist as well. "On The Road Again" was my introduction to the blues. I loved the epicness of Steppenwolf's Song "Monster". Saw Yellow Submarine twice the weekend it came out and listened to side one many times. Always had a love / hate relationship with the White Album becasue it was too expensive. My aunt got me the first Led Zepplin album for Christmas. Still my favortite Zep album. Finally, in the late 60's early 70's Portland Oregon has a great underground FM station KINK (still on the air today), that opened my ears to all of the artists of the day. We were so lucky to discover the world through the music of this era. Thanks Craig Danger for the refferal to Vinyl Richie.
I was 13 in 1984. Looking back at the albums i bought that year, even then were not typical for a kid my age. Van Halen -"1984", Iron Maiden -"powerslave", Deep Purple -"perfect strangers" Punk finally entered my life in 1986 at 15.
Man, does THIS bring back great memories. I was 14 in 1969 and had EVERY ONE of these great records. We used to get together just to listen to albums (sadly, mostly guys - the girls 'n ganja came more into the picture in '70). WHAT A YEAR for music. A few other favorites from 1969: Cream 'Goodbye'; Ten Years After 'Stonedhenge'; Jeff Beck 'Beckola'; The James Gang 'Yer Album'; Santana (self-titled); The Band (self-titled); Vanilla Fudge 'Near The Beginning'; Jefferson Airplane 'Volunteers'; Pink Floyd 'Ummagumma'; Johnny Winter (self-titled); King Crimson 'In The Court of The Crimson King'; Chicago 'Chicago Transit Authority'; Moby Grape '69'; Blind Faith (self-titled); The Who 'Tommy'; MOI 'Uncle Meat'; Sly & The Family Stone 'Stand'; The Moody Blues 'To Our Children's...'; Janis Joplin 'Kosmic Blues'; Neil Young/Crazy Horse 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere'; Grand Funk Railroad 'Grand Funk'; Joe Cocker 'With a Little Help From My Friends'; Jethro Tull 'Stand Up'; Crosby, Stills & Nash (self-titled); Bee Gees 'Odessa'; Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & The Trinity 'Streetnoise'; Scott Walker 'Scott 4'; CCR 'Bayou Country'...and of course Rolling Stones 'Let It Bleed'. That's just the obvious stuff. Cheers Mr. Richie...
Me too! I remember the Xmas where my older brother an I exchanged gifts - I gave him the Satanic Majesty’s and he gave me The VU & Nico. I recently purchased those albums again. Still two of the weirdest LPs from that period…
I was 13 in 1977/ 78. I got my first stereo for Xmas. I was listening to Sweet; Off the Record Styx: Grand Illusion Van Halen 1. Black Sabbath: We Sold Our Souls for Rock N Roll Rush: A Farewell to King. Steve Miller: Book of Dreams. Queen News of the World and KISS ALIVE 2
At your birthday party inner sleeve was the burned out Canned Heat house. I was also a fan of Steppenwolf, Hendrix and the white album, Benefit . Nice video
Steppenwolf 2 was a Christmas gift. I think that I got most of my Byrds albums from the cut-out bins. What happened with the hair, you were almost a Bobby Gass mini-me! Thanks, Chris
Chris, did you ask for Steppenwolf 2 as a X-mas present or was it a ''random'' gift? I love the ''For Ladies Only'' album, it's a collection of romantic love songs, disguised as a Hard Rock, Country influenced platter. Richie would appreciate the Penis- Car on the inside photo spread.
@@christopherkibler511 Chris, my aunt Norma bought me Zep's ''Physical Graffiti'' for X-mas, when it first came out. She was working at Woolworth's and it was totally random, to this day, I don't know why she chose it. Years later, my aunt Lucy, randomly bought The Talking Heads, '' Remain In Light'' to give me as a X-mas gift. Those two albums are Desert Island discs for me!
@@christopherkibler511 Chris, two of my aunts, Norma and Lucy, randomly bought me albums for X-mas, when they were first released, ''Physical Graffiti'' and ''Remain In Light''. Those two albums are Desert Island discs for me!
My mum bought me the white album and the blue compilation when I was around 12-13. Very powerful stuff when you're that age . I've got a Canned Heat reissue , that didn't bother with sides 3/4.
You had great taste when you were 13! Living the Blues is fantastic, and Hallelujah is pretty good too.The Byrds, Hendrix, Steppenwolf, all pretty heady stuff for a 13 year old. In 1968 I was into the Beatles and the Monkees, then for my 13th birthday I got Beggars Banquet and the White Album, and those two LPs introduced me to a more heavier music. Cool idea from MGK, take care Rich.
Yeah man.. Tull was the Shizz back in the early 70's ! Canned Heat was so true to the blues. I listened to the same records pretty much, Rich. Wasn't it amazing to hear "Are You Experienced" back in the ancient times ! The White Album was huge for me in '69 as a 12 year old.
All great stuff! Very similarto what I was listening to when I was 15-16 (although that wasn't very long ago lmao). I used to be so into Steppenwolf and the Byrds. From the age of 12-13 I only listened to the Beatles. Nothing else.
Cool video Richie and good idea for a video, sadly I don’t have a lot of I was listening at age 13, I was listening to punk but I don’t have records of things that I love back then such as sigue sigue Sputni, Prince, Information society, simple minds to name a few otherwise I would jump on this cool thread Cheers
Richie, did you ask for the Canned Heat as a X-mas present or was it a ''random'' gift ? Glad to see Steppenwolf, one of my favorite bands that I discovered as a teenager. They had many, many hits, but there are great ''deep tracks'' on all of their albums. The song, ''Power Play'' from the ''Monster'' album should have been a hit. The Minutemen covered Steppenwolf's '' Hey Lawdy Mama''. The Steppenwolf version was only released as a single, it never appeared on an original studio album, just greatest hits comps.
I asked for the Canned Heat because of the single, Going Up The Country. Steppenwolf had great album tracks. Chicken Wolf from At Your Birthday Party is a favorite.
@@vinylrichie007 Yeah, wanting ''Going Up The Country'' makes sense. Thanks to you, I'm on a'' MAJOR'' Steppenwolf kick now. Do you know that Minuteman cover?
I think you may be a couple years older than me. I graduated HS 1979. My first buys included Jethro Tull but it was song from the woods. I had BTO best of. And Alice Cooper/Kiss. And blue Beatles. Love your content, I hope we can meet face to face sometime!
Hey Rich! Man your 13 year old listening taste was much more cool than mine. I listened to a lot of radio stuff as my parents didn’t listen to any music to influence me which is probably good cuz they were squares LoL! So I had to make my own way. A couple that come to mind are Foriegner, Frampton, Queen, The Who, KISS, and probably some Disco stuff. LoL ! I remember one of my fave songs from then was Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann! Maybe I will jump in on this! Great stuff! I love Steppenwolf! Peace ✨✌️👽✨
I couldn’t get into Stephen wolf, jethro tull, or Led Zeppelin, I don’t know if maybe that partially a generational thing experiencing some of that classic rock while it was fresh. I have been listening to the birds 5th dimension a lot on streaming lately while taking walks and really dug it.
You were cool musically at 13. Either you learned from cool parents , an older sibling, or friends. Me at 13? (1973) I was raised on country music, my parents weren't into rock. So my exposure to rock music was limited. (AM radio). First LP I bought myself (early 70s) was The Byrds- Preflyte LP. 99 cents at Fed Mart. Didn't know who they were, they looked cool, so I went with that.
Very kool vid when I was 13 in 1978 my Aunt gave me Love Gun Album by KISS and I was also into Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road But Led Zeppelin 4 th album and then Van Halen first album really did it for me I was a rocker for life
Great video! Haha you’re right, Jimi couldn’t sing but we all got so used to his voice people stopped commenting on it. I was 13 in ‘79 so here’s what I was listening to that year: Led Zeppelin UFO Van Halen The WHO Phasing out of the Beatles because I’d been listening since 74 and was becoming burnt out although I picked up again after Lennon’s passing Queen The final year of being into KISS
Richie, cool Jethro Tull, Steppenwolf, of course Hendrix. Oh you liked that obscure band the Beatles. Gotta be Led in the head. When did you start with Black Sabbath? Did you listen when you were 14, or did it take longer? Good video. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
I’d love to send you a copy of our new record. Have no idea if you’d like it or not, but I enjoy your channel. I’m not soliciting a review or anything, just wanted to send some VCLT your way. The band is called Generation Exit. We’re all aging punk rock kids from Austin, TX, with ex members of Born To Lose, Sniper 66, and Riddlin Kids. I don’t know how to reach you directly, so any insight there would help. Hope the day is treating you well. Thanks for the channel.
So the old lady made you get a haircut huh? Happy spouse happy house....I should do this tag to show people how really really old I am. LOL... Pre Beatlemania. Some will believe there wasn't any decent music until the Beatles came out. Boy are they ever big time wrong.
You were listening to cooler stuff than me. I didn't hear Canned Heat till my forties. I cont myself as a Led Zeppelin fan but for some reason I've never much cared for Led Zep 2
u still the same copies from when u were 13?At 13 i was listenin to alice cooper,cheap trick.until i got ramones leave home.My most played lp waa never mind bollocks.Probably still my most played,just dont play it much past 30 yrs
Didn't realise you were that old mate, l think it's cool that you got so into punk when it went straight over the heads of so many of your age group.
By 74 I was getting tired of the Rock star thing. I started listening to Miles Davis, Curtis Mayfield and James Brown. The record that really an impact on me was Horses by Patti Smith and the Ramones debut. I dove head first into Punk. It didn’t seem as pretentious.
I was 13 in 1970. Steppenwolf and Canned Heat were big on my playlist as well. "On The Road Again" was my introduction to the blues. I loved the epicness of Steppenwolf's Song "Monster". Saw Yellow Submarine twice the weekend it came out and listened to side one many times. Always had a love / hate relationship with the White Album becasue it was too expensive. My aunt got me the first Led Zepplin album for Christmas. Still my favortite Zep album. Finally, in the late 60's early 70's Portland Oregon has a great underground FM station KINK (still on the air today), that opened my ears to all of the artists of the day. We were so lucky to discover the world through the music of this era. Thanks Craig Danger for the refferal to Vinyl Richie.
A great time to be 13. I was 13 in 76. What a time to be alive - 76-79. Cheers, Chris
76 was a good time.
I’ve really been listening to Sweetheart of the Rodeo a lot lately…. When l was 13 it was Sabbath and Van Halen, ZZ Top and Slayer.
I like Sweetheart of the Rodeo more now but still is not a favorite.
Imagine being 13 and discovering the Jimi Hendrix song experience. Living through it. Those are some deep albums for a 13 year old.
Great video richie
All of these bands were played on AM radio.
When i was 13 , 1974 , mostly i was listening to the 50's , Chuck Berry , Buddy Holly , The Flamingoes , i was the weird kid
I was 13 in 1984. Looking back at the albums i bought that year, even then were not typical for a kid my age. Van Halen -"1984", Iron Maiden -"powerslave", Deep Purple -"perfect strangers" Punk finally entered my life in 1986 at 15.
84 was a great year.
At 13, you were already a man of great taste! All killer, Richie!
Surprisingly I heard all of these bands from AM radio.
Man, does THIS bring back great memories. I was 14 in 1969 and had EVERY ONE of these great records. We used to get together just to listen to albums (sadly, mostly guys - the girls 'n ganja came more into the picture in '70). WHAT A YEAR for music. A few other favorites from 1969: Cream 'Goodbye'; Ten Years After 'Stonedhenge'; Jeff Beck 'Beckola'; The James Gang 'Yer Album'; Santana (self-titled); The Band (self-titled); Vanilla Fudge 'Near The Beginning'; Jefferson Airplane 'Volunteers'; Pink Floyd 'Ummagumma'; Johnny Winter (self-titled); King Crimson 'In The Court of The Crimson King'; Chicago 'Chicago Transit Authority'; Moby Grape '69'; Blind Faith (self-titled); The Who 'Tommy'; MOI 'Uncle Meat'; Sly & The Family Stone 'Stand'; The Moody Blues 'To Our Children's...'; Janis Joplin 'Kosmic Blues'; Neil Young/Crazy Horse 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere'; Grand Funk Railroad 'Grand Funk'; Joe Cocker 'With a Little Help From My Friends'; Jethro Tull 'Stand Up'; Crosby, Stills & Nash (self-titled); Bee Gees 'Odessa'; Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & The Trinity 'Streetnoise'; Scott Walker 'Scott 4'; CCR 'Bayou Country'...and of course Rolling Stones 'Let It Bleed'. That's just the obvious stuff. Cheers Mr. Richie...
My experience was very similar to yours. Girls entered the picture and weed entered the picture at 14 and 15.
You are maybe 2 years younger than me. 1967 and early '68 was me at 13. Peppers, Satanic Majesties and even VU & Nico!
Me too! I remember the Xmas where my older brother an I exchanged gifts - I gave him the Satanic Majesty’s and he gave me The VU & Nico. I recently purchased those albums again. Still two of the weirdest LPs from that period…
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I heard Heroin on the radio and was amazed. My friend and I stole a copy from a department store!
Not many liked Nico snd VU back then.
I was 13 in 1977/ 78. I got my first stereo for Xmas. I was listening to Sweet; Off the Record Styx: Grand Illusion Van Halen 1. Black Sabbath: We Sold Our Souls for Rock N Roll Rush: A Farewell to King. Steve Miller: Book of Dreams. Queen News of the World and KISS ALIVE 2
Those are great albums for a 13 year old.
At your birthday party inner sleeve was the burned out Canned Heat house. I was also a fan of Steppenwolf, Hendrix and the white album, Benefit . Nice video
I remember hearing about the burned out Canned Heat house but forgot all about it.
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It was fun times.
Steppenwolf 2 was a Christmas gift. I think that I got most of my Byrds albums from the cut-out bins. What happened with the hair, you were almost a Bobby Gass mini-me! Thanks, Chris
Chris, did you ask for Steppenwolf 2 as a X-mas present or was it a ''random'' gift? I love the ''For Ladies Only'' album, it's a collection of romantic love songs, disguised as a Hard Rock, Country influenced platter. Richie would appreciate the Penis- Car on the inside photo spread.
Chris, did you ask for Steppenwolf 2 as a X-mas present or was it a random gift?
I think that it was random. I don't think that I was familiar with Steppenwolf, other than Magic Carpet Ride.
@@christopherkibler511 Chris, my aunt Norma bought me Zep's ''Physical Graffiti'' for X-mas, when it first came out. She was working at Woolworth's and it was totally random, to this day, I don't know why she chose it. Years later, my aunt Lucy, randomly bought The Talking Heads, '' Remain In Light'' to give me as a X-mas gift. Those two albums are Desert Island discs for me!
@@christopherkibler511 Chris, two of my aunts, Norma and Lucy, randomly bought me albums for X-mas, when they were first released, ''Physical Graffiti'' and ''Remain In Light''. Those two albums are Desert Island discs for me!
I turned 13 in '82 - The hardcore scene had just started... but I was still in safely rockabilly... I took two years to jump in hardcore.
I never dove into the rockabilly thing.
@@vinylrichie007 It was big in Europe.
My mum bought me the white album and the blue compilation when I was around 12-13. Very powerful stuff when you're that age .
I've got a Canned Heat reissue , that didn't bother with sides 3/4.
The Beatles White album is still my favorite.
As McCartney once said about criticism of it being a double album "Shut Up. It's the bloody Beatles"
You had great taste when you were 13! Living the Blues is fantastic, and Hallelujah is pretty good too.The Byrds, Hendrix, Steppenwolf, all pretty heady stuff for a 13 year old. In 1968 I was into the Beatles and the Monkees, then for my 13th birthday I got Beggars Banquet and the White Album, and those two LPs introduced me to a more heavier music. Cool idea from MGK, take care Rich.
The amazing thing is that all these bands were played on AM radio.
Oh my, I’m behind on your vids. I’ll catch up on them!!! Fun video! I like seeing what your 13 year old self dug.
It is impossible to keep up with every video.
@@vinylrichie007true! Plus I was sick this week. But, certain YTers such as yourself, are my faves! I gotta get me my VR fix!!!!
All I remember about being 13 was perpetual wood.
Cheers, Tom
Horn dog
Yeah man.. Tull was the Shizz back in the early 70's ! Canned Heat was so true to the blues. I listened to the same records pretty much, Rich. Wasn't it amazing to hear "Are You Experienced" back in the ancient times ! The White Album was huge for me in '69 as a 12 year old.
Canned Heat is cool just listened to those albums yesterday
I was 13 in 1980 so VanHalen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin were my favorites
Take care ☮️
Those are all great favorites.
All great stuff! Very similarto what I was listening to when I was 15-16 (although that wasn't very long ago lmao). I used to be so into Steppenwolf and the Byrds. From the age of 12-13 I only listened to the Beatles. Nothing else.
I listened to the Beatles more than anyone else.
So you weren’t down with Madonna?
@@vinylrichie007 My parents has a Madonna poster in the basement. Does that count?
Cool video Richie and good idea for a video, sadly I don’t have a lot of I was listening at age 13, I was listening to punk but I don’t have records of things that I love back then such as sigue sigue Sputni, Prince, Information society, simple minds to name a few otherwise I would jump on this cool thread Cheers
The first information society album is awesome
Thanks for sharing! I actually have a few Information Society 12” singles.
Richie, did you ask for the Canned Heat as a X-mas present or was it a ''random'' gift ? Glad to see Steppenwolf, one of my favorite bands that I discovered as a teenager. They had many, many hits, but there are great ''deep tracks'' on all of their albums. The song, ''Power Play'' from the ''Monster'' album should have been a hit. The Minutemen covered Steppenwolf's '' Hey Lawdy Mama''. The Steppenwolf version was only released as a single, it never appeared on an original studio album, just greatest hits comps.
I asked for the Canned Heat because of the single, Going Up The Country. Steppenwolf had great album tracks. Chicken Wolf from At Your Birthday Party is a favorite.
@@vinylrichie007 Yeah, wanting ''Going Up The Country'' makes sense. Thanks to you, I'm on a'' MAJOR'' Steppenwolf kick now. Do you know that Minuteman cover?
@@michaelvalentini4869 I have heard the Minutemen song but I don’t have that record.
Fun! I'll have to jump in on this one!
I did enjoy making this video though lately I’m not feeling the youtube video thing.
I think you may be a couple years older than me. I graduated HS 1979. My first buys included Jethro Tull but it was song from the woods. I had BTO best of. And Alice Cooper/Kiss. And blue Beatles. Love your content, I hope we can meet face to face sometime!
I graduated HS in 74.
those Canned Heat albums are great. At Your Birthday is the best Steppenwolf album. The Beatles were a band from England.
I agree, At Your Birthday Party is the best.
Cool video and concept.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Rich! Man your 13 year old listening taste was much more cool than mine. I listened to a lot of radio stuff as my parents didn’t listen to any music to influence me which is probably good cuz they were squares LoL! So I had to make my own way. A couple that come to mind are Foriegner, Frampton, Queen, The Who, KISS, and probably some Disco stuff. LoL ! I remember one of my fave songs from then was Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann! Maybe I will jump in on this! Great stuff! I love Steppenwolf! Peace ✨✌️👽✨
In 68 and 69 songs from most of these albums were played on AM radio.
Canned Heat ✊🏻🎶 does not get much mentioned but man they could jam!! I had the first Steppenwolf, not sure where it went 🤔
Canned Heat were great musicians that knew how to jam.
I couldn’t get into Stephen wolf, jethro tull, or Led Zeppelin, I don’t know if maybe that partially a generational thing experiencing some of that classic rock while it was fresh. I have been listening to the birds 5th dimension a lot on streaming lately while taking walks and really dug it.
The Byrds are a favorite 60’s band. Followed only by the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
Good luck with that lawsuit against yer barber!!!
I cut it myself.
Sharp looking head man.
Canned Heat at 13...wow!
The single Going Up The Country is what got me to get my first Canned Heat album.
@@vinylrichie007 of course!
You were cool musically at 13. Either you learned from cool parents , an older sibling, or friends. Me at 13? (1973) I was raised on country music, my parents weren't into rock. So my exposure to rock music was limited. (AM radio). First LP I bought myself (early 70s) was The Byrds- Preflyte LP. 99 cents at Fed Mart. Didn't know who they were, they looked cool, so I went with that.
Back in the 60’s all these bands were played on AM radio. By 73 these songs were played on FM radio
I also bought Preflyte in the $1 bin in the early 70’s.
Wow, this means you have been cool for a very long time.
I guess
Lot of Gloria Estefan when I was 13 lmao
I was more Shelia E.
Your voice reminds me of Mark Kozelek 😊
I haven’t heard his voice,
Very kool vid when I was 13 in 1978 my Aunt gave me Love Gun Album by KISS and I was also into Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road But Led Zeppelin 4 th album and then Van Halen first album really did it for me I was a rocker for life
Those are great records. I liked Rock Of The Westies by Elton John.
Great video! Haha you’re right, Jimi couldn’t sing but we all got so used to his voice people stopped commenting on it. I was 13 in ‘79 so here’s what I was listening to that year:
Led Zeppelin
UFO
Van Halen
The WHO
Phasing out of the Beatles because I’d been listening since 74 and was becoming burnt out although I picked up again after Lennon’s passing
Queen
The final year of being into KISS
All good listens.
Richie, cool Jethro Tull, Steppenwolf, of course Hendrix. Oh you liked that obscure band the Beatles. Gotta be Led in the head. When did you start with Black Sabbath? Did you listen when you were 14, or did it take longer? Good video. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
I bought the first Black Sabbath when I was 14 because of the cover.
@@vinylrichie007 right on! This video is almost a contest entry for Randall Weaver.
AMAZING CONTENT.. BAKERSFIELD KID🎶
Oh yeah I forgot the Beatles!! hahaha how could that happen?? Rubber Soul
I listened to the Beatles more than anyone.
I’d love to send you a copy of our new record. Have no idea if you’d like it or not, but I enjoy your channel. I’m not soliciting a review or anything, just wanted to send some VCLT your way. The band is called Generation Exit. We’re all aging punk rock kids from Austin, TX, with ex members of Born To Lose, Sniper 66, and Riddlin Kids. I don’t know how to reach you directly, so any insight there would help. Hope the day is treating you well. Thanks for the channel.
Crazy you got to experience these albums in real time.
“This guy can’t even sing” Lol funny
I guess I got used to Jimi’s voice.
So the old lady made you get a haircut huh? Happy spouse happy house....I should do this tag to show people how really really old I am. LOL... Pre Beatlemania. Some will believe there wasn't any decent music until the Beatles came out. Boy are they ever big time wrong.
The hair became a pain in the a$$.
Music before the Beatles?
@@vinylrichie007 Believe it or not there was music before the Beatles.
Age 12 is was about Looking Glass, The Stories, steam etc… very much all AM oriented. It was wasn’t the hard rocking stuff you were listening to
Surprisingly all these bands were played on AM radio.
You were listening to cooler stuff than me. I didn't hear Canned Heat till my forties. I cont myself as a Led Zeppelin fan but for some reason I've never much cared for Led Zep 2
No lewd puppets in this video, instant dislike.
Not really a puppet guy.
u still the same copies from when u were 13?At 13 i was listenin to alice cooper,cheap trick.until i got ramones leave home.My most played lp waa never mind bollocks.Probably still my most played,just dont play it much past 30 yrs
Some of these are the copies I had at 13 but most are ones I rebought. Early Alice Cooper and Cheap Trick are great.
That was some Killer stuff, I think I was like 18 or so until I found Hendrix and Zeppelin for real. Cheers