Could be a one hit wonder group or those who went on to make it big...these are mine (in no particular order of merit):

Midnight Oil - Midnight Oil (really edgy at the time)

Pearl Jam - Ten (definitive of the band and the genre overall)

The Sharp - This Is The Sharp (love the vocals and overall sound, nice and raw)

Bat out of hel_l - Meat

Loaf. ..............................Talk about hitting the money train !!!!

Picture Book - Simply Red................... Loved the voice.

Dire Straits - Dire Straits.............. Played it through military basic training....memories

The Clash - The Clash................. Outstanding

Ooops forgot

can't buy a thrill....steely dan..................wonderful

The Bangles, Vanilla Ice, Roxette all had one album correct?

Black Eyed Peas first album was pretty successful.

Tough, very tough. I'm gonna go with Led Zepplelin. No wait, The Doors. No, Hendrix's "Are You Experienced".

Then later Van Halen. dam_n fine debut album.

Had to go for The Rolling Stones

debut album? it was debut tutsi with marawanna inna car fulla mad hoodlums at high speed with Are you experienced? at high volume on the 8 track...about 1966 or 1967, can't remember...

looked like sumpin' outta David Lynch and Blue Velvet with mad Frank at the wheel...

UB40 'Signing Off'

'I think it is going to rain today'

Listen to it and see if you cannot relate

Very tough question - I'm gonna start in the eighties as my favourites prior to that I discovered in bulk "complete catalougue" form.

I'd say without too much thought (because then I'll start second guessing myself).....

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Pearl Jam - Ten

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World

I better stop now I'm starting to ramble

Many big name artists seem to have started strongly if these choices are anything to go by. Nice to see Pearl Jam's Ten reaffirmed.

I should have included Dire Straits' first album in the opening post (thanks suiging). Their second album Communique is a cracker also.

Kate Bush's The Kick Inside deserves mention. She was 19 years old at the time.

Another worth a mention is Dreamboat Annie by Heart....in one word, slick.

The Beatles and the Stones win every time, but in the 80s the Cure's first was great and also The Smiths'.

Procol Harum {self-titled} - 1967

Very tough question - I'm gonna start in the eighties as my favourites prior to that I discovered in bulk "complete catalougue" form.

I'd say without too much thought (because then I'll start second guessing myself).....

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Pearl Jam - Ten

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World

I better stop now I'm starting to ramble

RATG.

clock the avatar chilliwasbi.

as for the question in hand, thats a tuff one. will have to go away a give it a bit of a think, but will go along with.

pearl jam - ten.

Talking Heads 77, and of course Jimi Hendrix 1st

the stone roses - the stone roses dedut album has to be up there with one of them!

the stone roses - the stone roses dedut album has to be up there with one of them!

Got to go with that one.

o.k. heres some others ive had a long think about.

massive attack - dry lines

jeff buckley - grace

p. j. harvey - dry

kings of leon - youth and manhood

portishead - dummy

Bat out of hel_l - Meat

Loaf. ..............................Talk about hitting the money train !!!!

Picture Book - Simply Red................... Loved the voice.

Dire Straits - Dire Straits.............. Played it through military basic training....memories

The Clash - The Clash................. Outstanding

I've got or had all those. I didn't know they were debut albums. Perhaps I bought them after they were famous, sort of in reverse.

I still love blasting Meatloaf out!!

Yeah, I've also gotta go with Dire Straits

Grace (Buckley) was also a stunning album.

David Gray's White Ladder remains his best work to date.

Tom Wait's - Closing Time.

among some others I've forgotten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1rofo4VS3o

Same voice, a bit slimmer....

But all that weight loss did not get rid of this version

Fun, i can laugh - can you`?

Next Tom Jones

Please Please Me

In The Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson. Magic album.

Songs of Leonard Cohen. Beautiful.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . Pink Floyd . Start of a legend.

Are you Experienced . Jimi Hendrix. Say no more.

Parachutes . Coldplay.

Also agree with Stones no.1

Dire Straits.

Led Zeppelin.

Meat Loaf.

The first Emerson,Lake and Palmer was good.

The first Emerson,Lake and Palmer was good.

Yep. I bought that U.G.

Anyone remember Tubular Bells ?

Good start that was...............

Based on the feedback here I went out and bought the Stone Roses and Jeff Buckley's albums. Both worthy contenders and thanks all for the input.

Based on the feedback here I went out and bought the Stone Roses and Jeff Buckley's albums. Both worthy contenders and thanks all for the input.

Jeff Buckley's is not only a debut album but his sole album. I had considered posting it but didn't think anyone would know it given some of the other music choices I've seen here. Ok, here;s me apologizing..