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I got my first vinyl from a school friend who joined a navigation school and while in the second year they sailed abroad. And not just abroad - to Western Europe. Which was a rare opportunity for any Soviet person, let alone a kid who is not from an elite family.
They went to Spain.
He brought me a gift - a vinyl "Animals" record by Pink Floyd.
That was my practically only true foreign vinyl. Then another friend who was into disks exchange talked me into swapping it for "Hey Jude". The latter was not even in the greatest of conditions.
Anyway, I still keep it.

Actually two days ago I got my second part of my birthday present (end of Feb but I bought myself a gift in advance; the first part was the Philco 66). The "Procol Harum" album with "Whiter shade of pale".
They came together the same day.

So now I have to play it, transfer it to a metal tape on my Nakamichi ZX-9 and enjoy it.

Old habits are hard to quit.