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"   Difficult to believe but once upon a time, nobody had heard of downloading, N-Dubz or singles that FEAT. someone else. So to mark the 60th anniversary of the singles chart, we asked Cosmo staffers to cast their minds back to the days when buying this week&amp;#039;s must-listen single was a Saturday afternoon ritual. See how many of these ring a bell with you, and then tell us what your first ever single was over on Facebook... CHECK OUT JESSIE J AND THE OTHER STARS WHO LOVE OMBRE HAIR  &amp;quot;T&amp;#039;pau, China in Your Hand, on cassette. Thought the song was the best thing ever when I heard it!&amp;quot; \u2013 Karen Meachen, Head of PR &amp;quot;Father and Son, by Boyzone... Suitably cheesy.&amp;quot; Harriet Stigner, editor&amp;#039;s PA &amp;quot;Ant Rap by Adam And The Ants. On vinyl single. The sleeve had little windows with pictures of the band behind. Adam Ant&amp;#039;s was well used but the rest were mingers.&amp;quot; Michaela Twite, Chief Sub Editor &amp;quot;Heaven is a place on Earth, by Belinda Carlisle.&amp;quot; Sarah Kwong, Features Intern &amp;quot;Do the Bartman, on vinyl. I literally ran to Our Price in Bromley to get it.&amp;quot; Fiona Cowood, Features Director &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t Give Me Your Life by Alex Party on CD\u2026&amp;quot; Kat Perriam, Web &amp;amp;amp; Social Co-ordinator WATCH CHERYL&amp;#039;S &amp;#039;CALL MY NAME&amp;#039; VIDEO &amp;quot;Respectable by Mel n Kim. Although it was probably my mum that got it for me as I was only 7 at the time!&amp;quot; Jane Shackleton, Marketing Manager &amp;quot;The Jackson Sisters, I believe in Miracles, on vinyl, bought from Reckless Records on Berwick St, because I was a soul diva.&amp;quot; Sairey Stemp, Fashion editor &amp;quot;Hangin&amp;#039; Tough by NKOTB. And yes, I perfected the dance routine, too&amp;quot; Natalie Wall, Assistant Web Editor &amp;quot;Wannabe by the Spice Girls, on cassette.&amp;quot; Oonagh Weldon, Acting Promotions Project Manager &amp;quot;It was California Man by The Move, from a record shop in the Whitgift Centre, Croydon, in 1972. I was 10. It cost 55p. (It was a 7in single, obvs.)&amp;quot; David Rothon, deputy chief sub-editor &amp;quot;Boyzone \u2013 Love Me For A Reason, on cassette.&amp;quot; Lorna Gray, features writer &amp;quot;Mine was I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue, on cassette J.&amp;quot; Laurian Osborne, Events and Sponsorship Manager &amp;quot;I think I love you by Voice of the Beehive on vinyl. One of three singles I bought as a teenager...&amp;quot; Rosie Mullender, Deputy Features Editor &amp;quot;Warren G, I Shot The Sheriff, on tape because I thought it was well cool but my parents didn&amp;#039;t like the lyrics.&amp;quot; Sophie Goddard, junior features writer  &amp;quot;In a far off land, many years ago, I wandered into Guy Norris&amp;#039;s Music Store and spent my pocket money on Hot Chocolate&amp;#039;s Emma. Obviously it was black vinyl on Mickie Most&amp;#039;s RAK label. A pretty crap first purchase...&amp;quot; Stuart Selner, Creative Director &amp;quot;Hit me with your rhythm stick by Ian Dury. I know, I know...&amp;quot; Shelly Vella, Fashion Director &amp;quot;The first record I bought with my own cash was a street away, on Berwick St, while on a school trip to London. The vibe was very exciting here compared to my conservative Parisian quarters so of course I had to buy The Cure&amp;#039;s Just like Heaven.&amp;quot; Delphine Lamande-Frearson, Acting Beauty Editor WE LOVE CHERYL COLE&amp;#039;S POP STAR STYLE: SEE HER BEST LOOKS HERE "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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