Depending on how you define childhood (actual childhood or teenager?), I was listening to one of two things: music my parents were listening to, or music my parents wouldn't listen to.
In the former category, one song I do remember absolutely loving was Queen's 'Radio Gaga':
Both my Mum and Dad were fans and the Greatest Hits albums in particular were never far from our stereo in the 80s, and apparently this one was my favourite. I do like a bit of Queen these days although 'Seven Seas of Rhye' and 'Stone Cold Crazy' would probably be more up my street now.
In the latter category, there are loads of bands, but after a bit of reminiscing with an old friend recently I remembered how much I loved the first Amen album. It might just be your generic shouty angsty metal to some but there was something about that record which marked it out as a bit special:
Oh, and as an afterthought, do you know what the first ever record I owned was? It was this:
On 7" vinyl, bitches. I still have it.
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