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Best Debut Albums

Just saw that it was 50 years ago that Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced was released. Being 61 remember it's release well. One of the great debut albums. Would like to hear what are your favorite first albums from a group or solo artist. A few of mine are;
The Doors - The Doors
The Cars - The Cars
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced  
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fourwnds
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U2/boy. Not sure it's comparable in the bigger sense to many of the other classic debuts mentioned above but as an 11/12 year old kid at that time(80-81)it was my first real and authentic sense of music speaking to me in the way music can powerfully move us. 

2channel8
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For me that authentic moment was The Four Seasons Sherry &11 others. Certainly as important a debut as any in American rock & Roll. 
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has2be
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The Who, My Generation.

Musically probably as a whole, more inspirational to change the landscape of music and bands to follow than what the Beatles were doing at the time , IMHO.
stevewr
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I have always felt artists spend their entire life on the first album. Usually
about 6 months on the second one. Hence the sophomore jinx. The Doors,
Santana and SRV get my vote. When they still sound as good today as
when you first heard them. You are truly on to something. Steve
schubert
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True in all the arts steve, once you've said all you have to say that's about it .
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