Artists Whose Debut Record Is Their Best/Your Favourite

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This doesn't necessarily mean that everything that proceeded their first record was awful. It's more about that first album being the superior and most essential choice in their catalog... or your favourite. I'll start with a few suggestions:


Apologies To The Queen Mary by Wolf Parade


Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol


Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

I know with Fleet Foxes - particularly - it's debatable because Helplessness Blues comes so v. close but I feel like it's commonly agreed upon that this is still their best record.


Is This It by The Strokes


Funeral by Arcade Fire

Same thing with Fleet Foxes again. I know The Suburbs is some great competition.

That's enough for now. I'm interested to see what you all can come up with.
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In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Classic one. One of the most powerful debut in rock history. ๐Ÿ˜„
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The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

unbeatable debut


The Doors by The Doors

LA Woman and Strange Days are excellent too but this is superlative


Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

debatable cos Electric Ladyland is sublime too but this debut, with the extra tracks, is as awesome as it gets


The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And Nico

they did a lot of good albums but this one is a bit special


Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
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Oh I forgot these three:


Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols


Boston by Boston


John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
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Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain


Ramones by Ramones


You Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice


Curtis by Curtis Mayfield


I Just Can't Stop It by The Beat


Nowhere by Ride


Specials by The Specials


Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division


New Wave by The Auteurs


Definitely Maybe by Oasis


Light Up Gold by Parquet Courts


Pink Flag by Wire


Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks


Up The Bracket by The Libertines


Elastica by Elastica

And a few might disagree with these but in my opinion


The Smiths by The Smiths


Murmur by R.E.M.


Boy by U2


The Clash by The Clash
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I enjoy most of the Roth records, but Van Halen 1 is their best.
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This can be a really long list. Some of these have already been mentioned:

U2, Boy
The Doors self-titled
Velvet Underground and Nico
Van Halen self-titled
Weezer (Blue), although Pinkerton isn't far behind
The Smiths self-titled
NIN, Pretty Hate Machine
Filter, Short Bus
R.E.M., Murmur
Fountains of Wayne self-titled
Foreigner self-titled
The Killers, Hot Fuss
Silverchair, Frogstomp
Pete Yorn, musicforthemorningafter
Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights
The Cars self-titled
Black Sabbath self-titled
The Cranberries, Everybody Else is Doing it so why Can't We?
The Strokes, Is This It
Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say...
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I will be excluding artists who have only put out one album (Jeff Buckley, Madvillain etc.)

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And Nico

Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Marquee Moon by Television

Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

Dummy by Portishead

Is This It by The Strokes

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Illmatic by Nas

The Doors by The Doors


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the list above this one is pretty spot on
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This is harder than I thought it would be. I thought there'd be a a shitload of debut albums that were the best, but that's not the case.

DJ Shadow
Boston
Stone Roses
Mercury Rev
U2
Dire Straits
DJ Spooky
Patti Smith
Madness
Killers
Supergrass
Arcade Fire
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