I love debut lp’s, and there were so many good ones in the punk / new wave era. I’m sure we’ve done this topic somewhere in the past, but it’s worth revisiting!
Lately I’ve been going back to Gang of Four’s “entertainment”. I’d never heard anything like that before when it came out. The whole album was cohesive, like a statement of intent. And it is intense!
I’m not even sure I understood all it was saying when I was 14 in 1980... but I knew it was important. It SOUNDED like it was important...both musically and lyrically....not like the journey and foreigner records my friends liked. The album still stands up today. My favorite track changes constantly but right now it’s “I found that essence rare”. That song is positively breakneck.
What’s your favorite debut and why?