#NowPlaying #5DebutAlbumsSF3 Gang of Four - Entertainment! Was the perfect album for 16 year old me and still sounds fresh...funky bass meets incendiary guitar and a political education thrown in for free. Maybe more popular now than it was in 1979?

#5debutalbumsSF3 Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Out of Season (2002). Folk supergroup? Beth Gibbons channels her inner Sandy Denny as Paul Webb shows how critical he was to Talk Talk. Best track - Funny Time Of Year #NowPlaying #VinylCommunity

#5debutalbumsSF3 The Associates - The Affectionate Punch (1980) Elements of diverse sources ranging from Talking Heads to The Walker Brothers. Spectacular pyrotechnical singing from Billy Mackenzie lifts this from good to great. This is the 1982 remixed, remastered, reordered version. #NowPlaying

#5debutalbumsSF3 Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim (2008) Laura Marling seemed to arrive fully formed with a maturity that defied her youth. A Joni-sized career was destined it appeared, and 18 years later, she's on course. Superb, energetic folk. And, oh, that voice. Cracker #NowPlaying

A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) #5debutalbumsSF3 I voted Tribe #5 for 1990-94 Can I kick it? Yes, you can! Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug If you feel the urge to freak, do the jitterbug

#MusicChallenge #last4albums are my 1st lot for my #5DebutAlbumsSF3 shortlist (incl my fave songs)🤘😎🤘 Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos for Crucify For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver for Skinny Love 3 Feet High And Rising by De La Soul for Me Myself & I Hypersonic Missiles by Sam Fender for Dead Boys

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#5debutalbumsSF3 The Congos - Heart Of The Congos (1977) Lee Perry was busier than Bowie and Iggy combined in '77. Here, he corrals the vocal harmonies of The Congos beautifully. Songs of devotion and social comment. They paint a stunning view of life in '70s Jamaica. Just perfect. #NowPlaying

#5debutalbumsSF3 The Smiths - The Smiths (1984) Perhaps because we were familiar with many of the tracks or maybe because of the flat production this debut was a bit of a disappointment but years on, the songs are so strong. I know every word and inflection by heart. #NowPlaying

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#5debutalbumsSF3 English Teacher - This Could Be Texas (2024) I'm still struggling to find time to play this a lot, but each time I do, well, it grows. Non-traditional song structures and imaginative instrumentation hint at early 80's post punk like Au Pairs, Passions, or Delta 5. #VinylCommunity

#5DebutAlbumsSF3 #nowplaying Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists It's got some great tracks including the fantastic Motorcycle Emptiness. Probably could have been a few tracks shorter.

Knockout match for two more recent debutantes #5DebutAlbumsSF3 Sprints - Letter To Self (2024) vs Black Country, New Road - For The First Time (2021)

#5debutalbumsSF3 #albumoftheday @brucespringsteen.net Greetings From Asbury Park NJ (1973) An upbeat, cocksure debut, which set the template for Bruce's career long blue-collar, romantic exuberance. Truly, the sound of the streets. Best track - Blinded By The Light #NowPlaying #VinylCommunity

#nowplaying #5debutalbumsSF3 Amy Winehouse - Frank (2003) Great first album from the inimitable Amy Winehouse features standouts like “Fuck Me Pumps” but wouldn’t be the international hit that follow-up album ‘Back to Black’ would become.

#5debutalbumsSF3 Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (2000) The swirling strings on most tracks bring to mind a Bond film closing credits. Opener, Lovely Head is a stunner. Goldfrapp had yet to discover glam disco though. #MusicSky

#5DebutAlbumsSF3 Can't imagine Lovers by Sleepy Jackson won't make my top 5

#5debutalbumsSF3 @fontainesdublin.bsky.social Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel (2019) The debut that crystalised the dramatic arrival of a band and its frenetic live energy. Already marked out as 'important' and they haven't let us down yet. Strong contender. Best track - Too Real #NowPlaying

#5debutalbumsSF3 Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) The wannabes become the idols of a new generation of wannabes. These early albums have an aspirational swagger that's easy to love. Never wracked by self-doubt, always cocky. 90's in a nutshell. 🎵Gonna Live Forever🎵 #NowPlaying

Aus der Reihe "Groeten uit het Muziekhok" Deel 23: Magazine - Real Life #NP #GroetenuithetMuziekhok #NowPlaying Recommendation for @richards7370.bsky.social's debut album challenge. #5DebutAlbumsSF3

#albumoftheday #5debutalbumsSF3 @HARD_FI Stars Of CCTV (2005) A light in the darkness. Bright, well crafted pop rock songs full of hooks and suburban influences ranging from boredom to reggae via the Feltham young offenders centre. Strong contender for me. Best track - Tied Up Too Tight #NowPlaying

#nowplaying #5debutalbumsSF3 Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (2000) Debut from synth-pop duo of Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp. Very solid album.

#5DebutAlbumsSF3 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Accompaniment for the dog walk this morning. In the year after it came out, the sound of Alanis drove me crazy. It was only in the early 00s, I was able to appreciate the album for the classic it is. A chance of making my top 5.

#albumoftheday #5debutalbumsSF3 The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge (1983) Twin chorus-pedalled chiming guitars were the USP for this great post punk band. A major label push could've given them stardom or, perhaps, destroyed them. Who knows? Best track - Don't Fall #NowPlaying️ #VinylCommunity

#5debutalbumsSF3 The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) Songs of venomous relationships with both friends and enemies. He brings his author's eye to the song's characters. His dry, flatlined voice is not to everyone's taste, but it fits perfectly here. #VinylCommunity

#5DebutAlbumsSF3 #nowplaying Suzanne Vega - s/t Helping to ease me into this Sunday morning.

#5DebutAlbumsSF3 Glasvegas- s/t Stone cold classic! Guaranteed to be in my 5, tonight it even could be number 1, tracks 1-3 rival the start of any album, unreal 🖤

Such an amazing album. RIP Doom. #5debutalbumssf3 m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1c... Madvillain, 'Good Day', from Madvillainy (2004)

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Fugazi made most other bands seem like frivolous dilettantes. They were serious and they made some seriously thrilling records. #5DebutAlbumsSF3 Repeater - Fugazi

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995) #5debutalbumsSF3 I voted Alanis #3 for 1995-99 It was one of the biggest albums from my high school days, and it still sounds amazing today. I would anticipate this making my five again.