Top 50 Best Debut Albums List

So it's list time again-& this time it does contain more than a few that I did experience at the time of release! Of course-seeing lots of other lists posted by my fellow twits have convinced me that this list may already be out of date! Still-it's set in stone now......


1) Searching For The Young Soul Rebels- Dexys Midnight Runners
2) The Lexicon Of Love - ABC
3) New Boots & Panties! -Ian Dury
4) The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
5) Bellybutton - Jellyfish
6) Anymore For Anymore - Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance
7) Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan
8) The La's - The La's
9) The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
10) If I. Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
11) Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12) Blue Lines - Massive Attack
13) The Guilded Palace Of Sin - The Flying Burrito Brothers
14) Murmur- REM
15) Specials - Specials
16) Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
17) The Clash - The Clash
18) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
19) Roxy Music - Roxy Music
20)  A Walk Across The Rooftops -Blue Nile
21)  3 Feet High & Rising - De La Soul
22) I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson
23)  I Just Can't Stop It - The Beat
24) High Land,Hard Rain - Aztec Camera
25) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
26) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
27) My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
28) In The Court Of The Crimson King (an observation by..) - King Crimson
29)  Ramones - Ramones
30) Psychocandy - The Jesus & Mary Chain
31) Just As I Am - Bill Withers
32) GP - Gram Parsons
33) Swoon - Prefab Sprout
34) Copper Blue - Sugar
35) Crosby Stills & Nash - Crosby Stills & Nash
36) The Smiths - The Smiths
37) Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
38) The Undertones - The Undertones
39) Down By The Jetty - Dr Feelgood
40) Pretenders - Pretenders
41) Randy  Newman - Randy Newman
42) Suede - Suede
43) Trio - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
44) Van Halen - Van Halen
45) Never Mind The Bollocks - Sex Pistols
46) Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
47) Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
48) Seasons Of My Soul - Rumer
49) Whatever - Aimee Mann
50) I Trawl The Megahertz - Paddy McAloon

And that's it .....til the next one........

That 70s album list......

along with many of my fellow twits-I took it upon myself to do a list of 70s albums recently. As a 41 year old, most of these were not experienced at the time of release-with the exception of the no1!

Of course it will be all different next week...
#70sAlbumsMJS
1)Parallel Lines-Blondie
2)This Years Model-Elvis Costello
3)Darkness On The Edge Of Town-Bruce Springsteen
4)Hunky Dory-David Bowie
5)For Your Pleasure-Roxy Music
6)New Boots & Panties!!-Ian Dury
7)Bless The Weather-John Martyn
8)Rust Never Sleeps-Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9)Sticky Fingers-Rolling Stones
10)Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin
11)Good Old Boys-Randy Newman
12) Blood On The Tracks-Bob Dylan
13)London Calling-The Clash
14)Innervisions-Stevie Wonder
15)Tapestry-Carole King
16)The Kick Inside-Kate Bush
17)Who's Next-The Who
18)Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
19)Court & Spark-Joni Mitchell
20)Fire & Water-Free
21)Anymore For Anymore-Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance
22)Silk Degrees-Boz Scaggs
23)Solid Air-John Martyn
24)Live & Dangerous-Thin Lizzy
25)Labour Of Lust-Nick Lowe
26)A Nods As Good As A Wink..To A Blind Horse-Faces
27)Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon&Garfunkel
28)After The Goldrush-Neil Young
29)Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd
30)Can't Buy A Thrill-Steely Dan
31)Exile On Main St-Rolling Stones
32)Live At Carnegie Hall-Bill Withers
33)Sail Away-Randy Newman
34)If I Could only Remember My Name-David Crosby
35) Exciteable Boy - Warren Zevon
36)Rock Of Ages-The Band
37)Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart
38)Small Change-Tom Waits
39)It's Alive-The Ramones
40)Specials-The Specials
41)It's Too Late To Stop Now-Van Morrison
42)All Things Must Pass-George Harrison
43)Station To Station-David Bowie
44)At Filmore West-King Curtis
45)Late For The Sky-Jackson Browne
46)Dixie Chicken-Little Feat
47)Rickie Lee Jones-Rickie Lee Jones
48) Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan
49) All Mod Cons-The Jam
50)Abandoned Luncheonette-Hall & Oates