The 15 Song Album collection:

[Mark'51]

Well... OK! Since I just recently revived my ability to play my collection of vinyl my theme is "The oldest record you still play on a regular basis"

1. Dire Straits' "Dire Straits" 1st album Sultan of Swing etc.

 

[Galu]

This has to be a 15 song (not album) list so I will change your theme to suit.

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

 

[patrickblue]

This has to be a 15 song (not album) list so I will change your theme to suit.

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles (on the Please Please Me album)

 

[funkuncut]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles (on the Please Please Me album)
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins

not strictly a song, just (!) one of the greatest performances ever, but I’m happy to change it for a song.

 

[SRMcGee]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles (on the Please Please Me album)
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe

 

[Galu]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues

 

[DRONE7]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad.

 

[CWelsh52]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad.
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet

 

[jaxboy]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad.
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra

 

[soundbrigade]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad.
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson

 

[JRKO]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad.
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951

Could we add some years to make it fun?

 

[JRKO]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951

 

[patrickblue]

07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet

Forgot that, I play it all the time, along with Blue Train, which is a year earlier.

 

[Kay Pirinha]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)

 

[Charles Darwin]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)
12 - Green Onions ( House of Onions) - Booker T. Jones (1962)


Since everybody knows the original I posted one of Booker Ts recent versions

 

[cabirio]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blast lues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)
12 - Green Onions ( House of Onions) - Booker T. Jones (1962)
13 - Cry Me A River - Barbra Streisand (1963 TV appearance)

 

[Galu]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)
12 - Green Onions ( House of Onions) - Booker T. Jones (1962)
13 - Cry Me A River - Barbra Streisand (1963 TV appearance)

Correcting my corrupted Moody Blues entry!

 

[drewburn]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)
12 - Green Onions ( House of Onions) - Booker T. Jones (1962)
13 - Cry Me A River - Barbra Streisand (1963 TV appearance)
14 - Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 1969

 

[Harry72]

The oldest song you still play on a regular basis:

01 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 1978
02 - Love Me Do - the Beatles 1962
03 - The Eternal Triangle - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1957
04 - Shine - Be Bop Deluxe7 His Orchestra 1976
05 - The Actor - The Moody Blues 1968
06 - Martin said to his Man - Trad. 1971 first release but originally 16th century!!
07 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959
08 - The Pearl Fishers - James Last & His Orchestra 1970
09 - 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson 1969
10 - Weary Blues - Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Stompers 1951
11 - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman (The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1938)
12 - Green Onions ( House of Onions) - Booker T. Jones (1962)
13 - Cry Me A River - Barbra Streisand (1963 TV appearance)
14 - Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 1969
15 - Friday on my Mind - The Easybeats 1967

 

[Harry72]

Newest song that catches your fancy

01 - Jagged - Courtney Hadwin

Rock is still alive and its a youngster!(you may recognise her from AGT)