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    Posted: August 17 2024 at 12:30
Many times, upon going back, I realize that the debut albums of our favorite bands contained some amazing music, displays of virtuosity, and creative writing! 

Examples include ITCOTCK, first ELP LP and so forth.

Recently, I found this live Yes track of "Survival" from their first album, and I went back to explore that effort.  There is some AMAZING music on that first disc, including Squire's very aggressive bass playing, lush vocal harmonies (even Peter Banks sings backup!) and great songwriting!   Back then, I was listening to the Monkees LOL

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Some of the most impressive debut albums (besides KC):

ELO: ELO I
Gentle G: GG
Moodies: DoFP
Mahavishnus: tIMF
M Oldfield: TB

I'm reluctant to include ELP's, being as they were all established, successful artists by this time.

One I would single out would be Camel's debut, especially the remastered CD, which has Pete's 'Homage To The God Of Light' on... 20 mins of fabulous jam... every home should have one.
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Moodies: DoFP

That's not their debut album though.

-Here's ten that stand out to me as classics right out of the gate (besides KC). I only include bands that had a recording career of sorts:

Magma - Magma/Kobaοa
Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia di un Minuto
Weather Report - St
Area - Arbeit Macht Frei
Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk
Nucleus - Elastic Rock
Bo Hansson - Sagan om Ringen
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant

-I'm sure I could think of many more, but this will do for now.
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I'm very fond of Barclay James Harvest's debut lp, Procol harum's first, The Nice Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack and Hawkwind's first.

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ITCOCK, ELP s/t, and TB are peeress as stunning debut albums (IMO) - many artists don't properly get into their stride until around the 3rd or 4th album.

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Ars Nova – Fear & Anxiety

Al Di Meola – Land of the Midnight Sun

Brand X – Unorthodox Behaviour

Colosseum II – Strange New Flesh

Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite

ELP – S/T

Michael Garrison – In the Regions of Sunreturn

Goblin – Profondo Rosso

Jan Hammer – The First Seven Days (It really is the first album released under his name with no "Group/Trio/Project" next to it.)

IQ – Tales from the Lush Attic

Kansas – S/T

King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King

King's X – Out of the Silent Planet

Kitaro – Ten Kai (Astral Trip)

Tony Levin – World Diary

Pendragon – The Jewel

Roger Powell – Cosmic Furnace

Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Saga – S/T

Santana – S/T

Steve Roach – Now

Synergy – Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra

Twelfth Night – Live at the Target

[Todd Rundgren's] Utopia – S/T

Zombi – Cosmos

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:


Goblin – Profondo Rosso
Oh wow is that their debut? It never occured to me.
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I have two favourite debut albums:
 
Split Enz - Mental Notes
Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye
 
 
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The first Roxy Music album!  Man, just for If There Is Something.....whadda record!

Yes!  Man, I dig Peter Banks' sound paired with Bruford's jazzy drumming and Squire's twang.....whadda debut!  

Weather Report.....spooky first album.  Zawinul took that In a Silent Way approach and expanded it.....that LP covers says everything about just how far they expanded!

Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom.....what can you say?  Music saved our Robert.

Can's Monster Movie.....maybe 'cause I just had it on in the car and You Do Right hit just right.  The Mooney LPs are sometimes overlooked.....they're a heart full of soul!






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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Goblin – Profondo Rosso


Oh wow is that their debut? It never occured to me.


As Goblin, technically. Cherry Five (Oliver) was released the same year.
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The ELP debut
Spock's Beard - The Light
The Flower Kings - Back in the World of Adventures (the first proper TFK album)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (kind of an obvious one)
Gentle Giant - Same (rather underrated imo)
IQ - Tales of the Lush Attic
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Same
PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto
Camel - Same 
Transatlantic - SMPT:e
Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial
Family - Music From a Doll's House (at least as much of prog as PF's PATGOD)
Δnglagεrd - Hybris
Anekdoten - Vemod
Happy the Man - Same



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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Ars Nova – Fear & Anxiety

Al Di Meola – Dance of the Midnight Sun

Colosseum II – Strange New Flesh

ELP – S/T

Michael Garrison – In the Regions of Sunreturn

Goblin – Profondo Rosso

Jan Hammer – The First Seven Days (It really is the first album released under his name with no "Group/Trio/Project" next to it.)

King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King

Kitaro – Ten Kai (Astral Trip)

Tony Levin – World Diary

Roger Powell – Cosmic Furnace

Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Steve Roach – Now

Synergy – Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra

That's Land of the Midnight Sun buddy. Wink Good pick though. 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

That's Land of the Midnight Sun buddy. Wink Good pick though.


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Comus - First Utterance
Hatfield & The North - s/t
Shub-Niggurath - Les Mort Vont Vite
Art Zoyd - Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Citιs
Henry Cow - Legend
King Crimson - ITCOTCK
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

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I guess if you only have one album, and it's killer, that counts.
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My favourite prog debut:  Supertramp (self titled)

A bit different in style than Crime of the Century. I would call it a bit more 'crimsonesque' Tongue
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Originally posted by Intruder Intruder wrote:

Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom.....what can you say?  Music saved our Robert.
One could also say that The End of an Ear is his debut album.
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Forgot about that one. And Leg End
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