Best Debut Album Of All Time?

[Ton_Bos]

'Black Sabbath' - Black Sabbath (any list w/out this is suspect)

'My Aim is True' - Elvis Costello (First and Best)

'Look Sharp!' - Joe Jackson (You don't listen to enough Joe Jackson.)

...and if we're doing more than 3 I have to give 'Let it Be' - The Replacements and 'The Clash' - The Clash a mention.

O.k., you have persuaded me to go and listen to Black Sabbath - trying to find out what they have in common with JJ .

[surface tension]

A few of my favorite debuts, many others have been mentioned in previous posts -

Captain Beefheart- Safe As Milk
Dr John- Gris-gris
Brian Eno- Here Come The Warm Jets
Japan- Adolescent Sex
Robert Fripp- Exposure
Patti Smith- Horses
Talking Heads- Talking Heads: 77
Television- Marquee Moon
Gang of Four- Entertainment!
The Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy
The Black Angels- Passover

[brain_spo0n]

I can't consider Exposure a debut, seeing as how Fripp is basically to King Crimson what Trent Reznor is to Nine Inch Nails. Great album, anyway.

Boston deserves a spot in this category. An album completely devoid of filler that was recorded and mixed by hand in a basement. Winner!

The Clash is a good pick. Talk about starting with a bang.

I think this thread has become a sort of ongoing list, so I'll add a few that haven't been mentioned. Pink Flag and My Aim is True were already listed, so I've got to think hard here:

The Sea and Cake (1994. The band started out sounding like they'd been around for years)

The Vapors - New Clear Days

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

[mmarston]

Captain Beyond.

Mike

[guitarded]

'New Clear Days' is an overlooked gem. Front to back, just awesome.

But you couldn't get it in 2 x 10" Format with a 'Look Sharp!' Button.


...also, 'Danzig' was a great call.

[midfi]

Please Please Me
Are you Experienced?
Black Sabbath

[tim_bissell]

My favourite three debuts not yet listed (unless I missed them)...

New York Dolls / New York Dolls

Eat /Sell me a god

Swell / Swell

-- Tim

[brain_spo0n]

Captain Beyond.

Mike

a lost classic if there ever was one

[mmarston]

Captain Beyond.

Mike

a lost classic if there ever was one

I still play it several times a year. A good one to spring on younger folk...

Mike

[jc3]

I feel that this thread is worthy of a resurrection - 12 pages of some good stuff. How about (adding to the already phenomenal list):

Bjork - Debut - always dug her voice.
Tool - Undertow
Jeff Buckley - Grace (already mentioned, but deserves reiteration)
Weezer - Weezer (aka 'the blue album' - still looking for an original pressing of this to go with my green and red - wasn't released on vinyl in the US)

[VADave]

Family "Music In A Doll's House"
The 13th Floor Elevators "The Psychedelic Sounds Of"
Teenage Head self-titled lp

[geoffcb]

one of these, i can't decide which

fantastic heavy blues-rock, like a gift from the gods at the time 1969



out-of-this-world virtuosity from legendary genius Hendrix ....still very influential, Jimi re-wrote the guitarists bible 1967



still a real classic masterpiece, spearheaded the British Prog rock movement 1969

Yes, these are great! I've only owned Led Zep 1 in the past few years, and I was amazed!


I've owned the Jimi H for years, and didn't realise it was his debut!


And King Crimson! As young teenagers we asked a young shop assistant to play this for us, just to see her reaction to the cover. We weren't disappointed!


Now for best 2nd albums, I'd nominate Jethro Tull's "Stand Up" !

Geoff

[meendds]

Besides the Who, Stones, Doors and Hendrix already mentioned I think the Pretenders debut was a great LP.

[mrlodger]

Metallica " Kill em all"...the start of an era!!