What was the first Lightfoot album you've ever owned and what inspired you to buy it? As I mentioned before, I heard the Edmund Fitzgerald on the radio one day, so I went out and bought the SummertimeDream album, and ever since then I've been hooked on Gord. :)

What was the first Lightfoot album you've ever owned and what inspired you to buy it? As I mentioned before, I heard the Edmund Fitzgerald on the radio one day, so I went out and bought the SummertimeDream album, and ever since then I've been hooked on Gord. :)

Gord's Gold was the first I owned personally, but my parents had some of the UA albums when I was very young.
Now I have all of them and more.

Lightfoot! (1966) for Early Morning Rain, and then everything else.

Lightfoot! (1966) for Early Morning Rain, and then everything else.

Ditto except that for reasons I no longer remember it was not until April 1967 that I found Lightfoot!
on the shelves at Morgan's (now The Bay?) at Dorval Quebec
John Fowles

Ditto except that for reasons I no longer remember it was not until April 1967 that I found Lightfoot!
on the shelves at Morgan's (now The Bay?) at Dorval Quebec
John Fowles

'Lightfoot!' - for all the right reasons.

My first Lightfoot album was Old Dan's Records although the song that I first noticed him by was If You Could Read My Mind which was not on there. So I don't know why I bought that album since I probably didn't know any of the songs on it. But it remains one of my favorites, as does the title song.

My first Gord album was IYCRMD, it was this song that inspired me to buy the LP.After playing it over and over I dident think it could ever get any better, how wrong as I. My only disapontment at that time till this is that Gord never impressed any of my friends apart from one or two. Why is that? Hey maybe it takes someone very special to get on the Lightfoot waveband.

My first Gord album was IYCRMD, it was this song that inspired me to buy the LP.After playing it over and over I dident think it could ever get any better, how wrong as I. My only disapontment at that time till this is that Gord never impressed any of my friends apart from one or two. Why is that? Hey maybe it takes someone very special to get on the Lightfoot waveband.

Try IYCRMM! Perfectly correct Lightheads stand out from most of he "riff raff" musically (how did Steve qualify then??)
Hey Traveller I see that you are a "gas engineer" from Hampshire.perhaps you should visit Sydney as I believe Steve there is having gas emission problems!! No seriously depending on where you are in Hants you should contact "Jim Nasium" to try to visit the pub in Gosport
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The "The Fighting Cocks" mob
where he and his gang murder GL songs (see the "UK GL appreciation Society' topic on the small talk forum)
John Fowles

Try IYCRMM! Perfectly correct Lightheads stand out from most of he "riff raff" musically (how did Steve qualify then??)
Hey Traveller I see that you are a "gas engineer" from Hampshire.perhaps you should visit Sydney as I believe Steve there is having gas emission problems!! No seriously depending on where you are in Hants you should contact "Jim Nasium" to try to visit the pub in Gosport
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/5...640x4807di.jpg
The "The Fighting Cocks" mob
where he and his gang murder GL songs (see the "UK GL appreciation Society' topic on the small talk forum)
John Fowles

i bought summertime dream, 2nd hand on vinyl..


cause it was only 50 cents

GG after hearin Sundown.

Since James is new,I'll repeat a story I posted quite ahile back! :)

I got my first Lightfoot LP at a garage sale in the late 1980's and it was a "very" used copy of "Gord's Gold". I bought it mainly for the hits and thought (naively then) that this was "all" his best! :rolleyes:

In between,I got the singles of "Sundown" and "IYCRMM".

Come 1993 I nabbed,"Sundown","Cold On The Shoulder","Summertime Dream" and "Endless Wire" in one purchase (but for some reason,I neer played them much :confused: ). I knew "WFY" was out there but I didn't really look for it.

Then,except for a "Wreck" 45rpm,until 2001,I bought nothing by GL...until Songbook. I don't really know what got into me to want to pay $60.00 (in small payments) for that box set but I'm glad I did. That led to seeing him in concert the following year and to getting the rest of his "official" LPs/CD's by the end of 2002. :cool:

I know you just asked about the first but my whole story of GL collecting is much better and not so boring. ;) Later! :cool:

You have smacked the nail right on the head, John, murder is the operative word. I think SK can verify that, I recently sent her a recording of my, er, singing, not a Gord song I hasten to add.

You have smacked the nail right on the head, John, murder is the operative word. I think SK can verify that, I recently sent her a recording of my, er, singing, not a Gord song I hasten to add.

Thanks John. Yes Jims already been in contact. I will try and get down to Gosport one tuesday night Jim and see whats going down.

Thanks John. Yes Jims already been in contact. I will try and get down to Gosport one tuesday night Jim and see whats going down.

In my case it was IYCRMM, while I was actually in pursuit of "If I Could". I had heard the latter on the radio, but was unable to recall the title. I saw "if" and "could" and took a chance. It's the only time I've ever won a lottery.

RMD

In my case it was IYCRMM, while I was actually in pursuit of "If I Could". I had heard the latter on the radio, but was unable to recall the title. I saw "if" and "could" and took a chance. It's the only time I've ever won a lottery.

RMD

Gord's Gold. Album way back from the day. Then when those all vanished one move too many, two copies on CD. One still in it's wrapper. Just in case. That CD got me through law school. Put it in the player, hit repeat and study all day/night long.

Gord's Gold. Album way back from the day. Then when those all vanished one move too many, two copies on CD. One still in it's wrapper. Just in case. That CD got me through law school. Put it in the player, hit repeat and study all day/night long.

My first was a compilation called "Early Morning Rain". Bought for £5 at Beanos in Croydon! Good compilation of the early stuff. I Loved Elvis' cover of "For Lovin' Me" and "Early Morning Rain", and wanted to hear the original, best fiver I ever spent!

Well, hi, I'm new here. I've been a GL fan since I could remember. I grew up listening to him, I'm 21 now and still a huge fan.

The first album I owned was "Waiting For You", but I didn't buy it, my uncle who was a huge GL fan gave it to me. After my uncle passed I became even a bigger fan because GL's music really helped and inspired me through those rough times. A few months later I went to my first GL concert, that was in 2002, and got to meet him afterwards and shake his hand and thank him for his music.

Anyway, then a year ago I went out and actually bought my first album, Gord's Gold Vol. II.

Well, hi, I'm new here. I've been a GL fan since I could remember. I grew up listening to him, I'm 21 now and still a huge fan.

The first album I owned was "Waiting For You", but I didn't buy it, my uncle who was a huge GL fan gave it to me. After my uncle passed I became even a bigger fan because GL's music really helped and inspired me through those rough times. A few months later I went to my first GL concert, that was in 2002, and got to meet him afterwards and shake his hand and thank him for his music.

Anyway, then a year ago I went out and actually bought my first album, Gord's Gold Vol. II.

Gord's Gold was my first.

Then one night my car stereo was stolen from my car (along with several CDs, including Gord's Gold, which I promptly replaced). I went to circuit city to buy another, and while they were installing it, I decided to browse through the CDs. I wanted to buy SOMETHING so I could try out my new car stereo's CD player on the drive home. I found the UA collection for something like 9 dollars; I couldn't believe it was so cheap, so I bought it. And loved it! If my car stereo had not been stolen, I probably would have never discovered any of Gord's music outside of the songs on Gord's Gold.

The first "real album" I bought was Summertime Dream.

Gord's Gold was my first.

Then one night my car stereo was stolen from my car (along with several CDs, including Gord's Gold, which I promptly replaced). I went to circuit city to buy another, and while they were installing it, I decided to browse through the CDs. I wanted to buy SOMETHING so I could try out my new car stereo's CD player on the drive home. I found the UA collection for something like 9 dollars; I couldn't believe it was so cheap, so I bought it. And loved it! If my car stereo had not been stolen, I probably would have never discovered any of Gord's music outside of the songs on Gord's Gold.

The first "real album" I bought was Summertime Dream.

Huuuuuum. That's kind of interesting how 1's passing can have such an effect.

Huuuuuum. That's kind of interesting how 1's passing can have such an effect.

Yeah, it is, but if you'd known my uncle you'd know why his passing caused me such heart ache. He was like a second father to me since I hardly knew my real dad. He lived with us and every night he'd play Gordon and sang along to every song. He'd been a GL fan since he was a teenager.

He was the one that actually bought the tickets to the concert and was excited to be taking me to my first GL concert, but he ended up passing before he could take me.

The night of the concert I remember watching Gordon play and listening to the words and it just made me feel lucky to have had a man like my uncle in my life.

It weird how music can be connected to your life and help you through bad times, but I'm very appreciative of it, and GL's music.

Yeah, it is, but if you'd known my uncle you'd know why his passing caused me such heart ache. He was like a second father to me since I hardly knew my real dad. He lived with us and every night he'd play Gordon and sang along to every song. He'd been a GL fan since he was a teenager.

He was the one that actually bought the tickets to the concert and was excited to be taking me to my first GL concert, but he ended up passing before he could take me.

The night of the concert I remember watching Gordon play and listening to the words and it just made me feel lucky to have had a man like my uncle in my life.

It weird how music can be connected to your life and help you through bad times, but I'm very appreciative of it, and GL's music.

Gord's Gold on tape ten years ago.

Gord's Gold on tape ten years ago.

Gord's Gold in 1975 (I still have it), primarily for Sundown and Carefree Highway, then Summertime Dream in 1976 (also still have it) for Race Among the Ruins. In the process discovered two of my all-time favorite GL tunes, Don Quixote and The House You Live In.

The UA compilation. I've been into classical music the last 10 years but recently I've been searching for something contemporary. I consider myself a romantic in the mold of Cyrano de Bergerac. A friend reminded me of GL, so I combed amazon and read the reviews and was persuaded to order SD and IYCRMM. I couldn't wait for the mailman (because of the great reviews) so I went to the music store and found UA for $9.89. After listening to UA,SD and IYCRMM, I'm hooked! I gradually ordered (within a week!)all GL's originals on cd, the dvd and Harry Tracy. It's a no-brainer. It's perplexing as to why this guy is not as well known as he should be. Then again, I read Mr. Lightfoot is very modest and humble but great with the "pick" and pen (like Cyrano)which makes him that much more appealing to me. Just by what I've listened to so far above, he's allready my all time favorite...amazing.

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The UA compilation. I've been into classical music the last 10 years but recently I've been searching for something contemporary. I consider myself a romantic in the mold of Cyrano de Bergerac. A friend reminded me of GL, so I combed amazon and read the reviews and was persuaded to order SD and IYCRMM. I couldn't wait for the mailman (because of the great reviews) so I went to the music store and found UA for $9.89. After listening to UA,SD and IYCRMM, I'm hooked! I gradually ordered (within a week!)all GL's originals on cd, the dvd and Harry Tracy. It's a no-brainer. It's perplexing as to why this guy is not as well known as he should be. Then again, I read Mr. Lightfoot is very modest and humble but great with the "pick" and pen (like Cyrano)which makes him that much more appealing to me. Just by what I've listened to so far above, he's allready my all time favorite...amazing.

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