Camberwell, London, 1965: youngest by 9 years of four children. The main advantage of this was being surrounded by the record collections of three teenagers as a very small child; folk, pop, psychedelic rock, and, as a unifying force in the house, The Beatles. The first record I bought was 'The Ballad Of John & Yoko' by The Beatles on an Apple Records but I have a feeling I was coerced by my siblings to use my pocket-money towards this. I'm well aware that my second purchase was 'Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The West' by Benny Hill!

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