Greatest debut album

“The Byrds” was actually the title of their 1973 reunion album on Asylum.  

David Geffen offered them a boatload to do it. 

Did anybody mention this one yet?

Bat Out Of Hell by Meatloaf.

As far as debut albums go it is a riot from start to finish not to mention a mega hit of millions sold.

Does not hurt any when you have Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman on board!

I may be out on this now but is it not something like the 3rd best selling " rock" album of all time?

And if anybody wonders if Mr Meat could actually sing as per the album.

I caught him live at London Hammersmith Odeon and what a heck of a show. Yes he can/could sing for approx 2 hours that night.

Very memorable night.

Barney

Dire Straits. It holds up better than any of their subsequent works, both sonically and performance-wise. It sounds like they just showed up at the studio and laid it down, effortlessly. 

Janelle Monae-The ArchAndroid. Technically her second album (The Audtion came out seven years earlier but only 500 copies were ever made).  In terms of sheer scope and imagination, it’s hard to come close to anything like this since the 70s. 

Duran Duran. Their debut comes out of the gate with so much power and slick production. Much better than most of their “new romantic” peers. 

DJ Shadow-Endroducing. Turntablist masterpiece. 

Finley Quaye-Maverick a Strike. Delightful and unique. 

Me’Shell NdegeOcello-Plantation Lullabies. Angry, funky, sexy. Much better than her later work. 

REM ~ Murmur
Rank & File ~ Sundown
Peter Gabriel