I purchased a record player I can afford

ShimmyMommy

Well, I did it. I bought a record player for my son.

It came with 5 (five) coloured records, that have 2 songs each. It all plastic construction and works on 3 AA batteries. It even has a handy storage compartment for the records. It is a vintage replica of the one I used to own as a wee lass. It's none other than the Fisher Price Record Player.

Track Listing as follows:
#1 - Humpty Dumpty - Jack and Jill
#2 - Twinkle twinkle little star - Au clair de la lune
#3 - London bridge - Oh where has my little dog gone?
#4 - Camptown races - Children's marching song
#5 - Hickory dickory doc - Edelweiss

I remember playing mine at birthday parties when I was very little, and loving it. I was the coolest DJ on my street. Well, at least in my mind. Maybe I can get him hooked so I can really start a decent vinyl collection to pass on to him. (One that does not contain the Smurfs Christmas on 45.)



And no, it will not stay in the box. I feel toys are made to enjoy!

What's your favourite toy that you wish you could have again, (either for collecting or to let your child play with)?

81

can you shimmy to that?

Dissidentman

It will play the holiday single, yes/no?

ShimmyMommy

81 wrote:

can you shimmy to that?

Why yes, I can!! I can even belly dance to PJ.

Dissedentman wrote:

It will play the holiday single, yes/no?

I am searching for the PJ Fisher Price holiday record....in WHITE!!!

stargirl69

Shimmy that is the coolest thing ever
I had one and can't believe they are still available,especially for today's kids,with all the multimedia shit available to them,great to get back to the simplest things.
My friends 4 year old has an ipod :? which needs no human interaction for her to use and shuts her of from the world

Well done for going for funfunfun

ShimmyMommy

stargirl69 wrote:

Shimmy that is the coolest thing ever
I had one and can't believe they are still available,especially for today's kids,with all the multimedia shit available to them,great to get back to the simplest things.
My friends 4 year old has an ipod :? which needs no human interaction for her to use and shuts her of from the world

Well done for going for funfunfun

Thank you! You are right, it the exact reason I really enjoy those types of toys.




So, anyone have a favourite toy they wished they could get now?

CaptainB

ShimmyMommy wrote:

So, anyone have a favourite toy they wished they could get now?

i had a talking kitt car with action figure michael that i thought was the bees-knees. i think its still somewhere in my mom's attic.

i read a great article about how fisher price has re-released a bunch of these oldies but goodies, a lot of other companies have done similar thinks like reissuing the same product with packaging from the 80's (doritos, pepsi, etc...) with the hopes that they can rekindle some fond old memories and sell some more of their product. i may or may not have fallen victim to such marketing ploys:)

F Me In The Brain

my little sis did a Christmas Gift giving 3 or 4 years ago where she gave everyone on the family a favorite item that we received when we were kids.
I got a silly 'Tin Can Alley' target practice thing. I must have been 4 or 5 when I got it for Christmas the first time. Laughed like crazy at my gift and the gifts others received.
Very cool idea on her part!

If I had a kid I would let them play with that I suppose.

Would it have been too crazy an answer in this digital/mtv age to say ' a book?'

Nami

Shimmy u r nuts

I cant see you scratch those records making awesome beats....

cheers

I like to have my whole lego collection back.. dang built some crazy things..

ShimmyMommy

CaptainB, it's the first time I have fallen for a marketing ploy really hard...I have such fond memories of the player...the all flooded back as soon as I looked at it. It was my player, not my brother's, so it was the first real thing I felt I owned. I also found a bunch of really old toys in a box in my storage room...such fond memories...I am going to clean a certain toy and give to my brother when his first child arrives next week. It's gonna be so great.

F Me In The Brain, you have now given me a great idea for Christmas!! Please thank your sister. And... as for the "book"...you can get these books to give:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4U8jlhc ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGrkACuW6YI



Nami, I DID scratch the records, while my brother beatboxed! Lego...hmmm not too long before I gotta start getting those for our little guy... :think: Having a kid is AWESOME!!!

ShimmyMommy

BTW, I waited ever so patiently for my hubby to come home this evening so we could all be there when it was opened. Our son LOVES it, he was bopping along to the songs, smiling and laughing while he was sitting with me. He was all about flipping the records and dropping the needle. That's like the best moment ever.

Anyone else have childhood toys they loved, that they wish they could share with their kids?

FenwayFaithful

I hear Camptown Races is gonna be on Uke Songs 2. Great song.

conman

my mom always talks about how much i loved the ficher price record player that my sister had.... i don't remember but apparantly i've always had a thing for music

norm

i got this for christmas in like 1976



and the first record i ever bought was

ShimmyMommy

norm wrote:

i got this for christmas in like 1976



and the first record i ever bought was

That is so cool! That's the next type of player I would get my little guy. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Which record is that, (I can only make out ORLEANS) and is it the original one? (I am not being a smart ass)

SatansFuton

I'll make you a trade for that Humpty Dumpty/Jack And Jill record

norm

ShimmyMommy wrote:

Which record is that, (I can only make out ORLEANS) and is it the original one? (I am not being a smart ass)

yep, orleans 'still the one'...that is the original 45 i bought

ShimmyMommy

SatansFuton wrote:

I'll make you a trade for that Humpty Dumpty/Jack And Jill record

I'd be down with that...but my holy grail is...I really do have it on CD...it's sounds just like FP Music Box!



http://www.rockabyebabymusic.com/ecom2/ ... l-jam.html

ShimmyMommy

norm wrote:

ShimmyMommy wrote:

Which record is that, (I can only make out ORLEANS) and is it the original one? (I am not being a smart ass)

yep, orleans 'still the one'...that is the original 45 i bought

That is so cool!! I love that song!! Really, I do!! We listen to all variations of Rock in my home...classic to alternative...geez, we listen to everything...

81

anyword on the shimmy tubes?

kenny olav

Nice! I had the Fisher Price Record Player when I was a wee lad back in the late 70's/early 80's, and I got my first real record player when I was 8 ('84). My first LP was the Jungle Book soundtrack!

eeriepadave

kenny olav wrote:

Nice! I had the Fisher Price Record Player when I was a wee lad back in the late 70's/early 80's, and I got my first real record player when I was 8 ('84). My first LP was the Jungle Book soundtrack!

i had one of those too

iamica

Dang, I had one of those, I used to love that thing.
I wonder what happened to it...my brother probably broke it when he was a toddler. :?