Favourite Début Albums

KissStephanie · May 25, 2011

There have been some great début albums, and here are fifteen of my favourites for a start (not in any order). What do you think are some of the best?

Please Please Me by The Beatles (1963)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair (1993)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Gish by Smashing Pumpkins (1991)

All Music Guide rating: 4.5/5

Weezer by Weezer (1994)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Bleach by Nirvana (1989)

All Music Guide rating: 4/5

Kill 'Em All by Metallica (1983)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Garbage by Garbage (1995)

All Music Guide rating: 4.5/5

Never Mind the Bullocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

KissStephanie · May 25, 2011

Cheap Trick by Cheap Trick (1977)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters (1995)

All Music Guide rating: 4/5

The Cars by The Cars (1978)

All Music Guide rating: 4.5/5

Kiss by Kiss (1973)

All Music Guide rating: 4.5/5

Ten by Pearl Jam (1991)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Surfer Rosa by Pixies (1988)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin (1969)

All Music Guide rating: 5/5

TheStinger · May 25, 2011

Bomber Bears · May 25, 2011

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Spermbird · May 25, 2011

I always thought that having released an ep or two discounted the first record as much as I love Milo Goes to College they had the Fat ep and the Ride the Wild single before that was released and no songs were on Milo. So they had few goes before releasing an album. I see Black Flag and Damaged the same way.

Still Little Fingers ~ Inflamable Material is excellent
The Clash ~ The Clash kicks ass all the way through
Patti Smith ~ Horses
Ramones ~ Ramones
Concrete Blonde ~ Concrete Blonde

all great first up records off the top of my head

The Pixies, Metallica, GnR and Pearl Jam were all excellent tooas were many others I can't think about