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So what's the best debut in the greatest decade for music. The harmonies, the rickenbackers and four serious songwriters. This album changed everything. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 2 The Byrds were always a stepping stone for Gram. Sweetheart was great but the sound he strived for happened with The Burritos. He changed country music and he doesn't get enough credit for it. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 3 The first Velvets album is almost a right of passage for those exploring a certain kind of music. I still remember the feeling when I heard Sunday Morning for the first time. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 4 Gene was the best songwriter in the original line up of The Byrds. His songwriting skills didn't disappear when he left but he was criminally ignored. This is an absolute masterpiece. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Ok top 5 Number 5 Everybody goes on about Odyssey And Oracle but for me the debut is their finest. Bought it 2nd hand when I was 15/16 and it blew me away. Zombies are one of the most underrated bands of the 60s. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 6 Very difficult to leave this out but I'm a bigger fan of the 2nd album...Vans voice is better but this is still a classic but it just misses out on my final 5. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 7 The first supergroup from both sides of the pond got together at the end of the decade to make this incredible sound. They would only make 2 albums that mattered but that's all they needed. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 8 One of the loudest records in my collection. The Who took no prisoners when they came out with this. Still sounds incredible that this amazing sound emerges from all the chaos #5Debutalbums50s60s

Number 9 He would go on to become the greatest artist ever but his debut only contained 2 originals. I love his version of House Of The Rising Sun. Thought this would make my 5 but no. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Cutting 10 down to 5 Number 10 Probably one of the most important debuts of the decade because of what followed. What I love about this is that it sounds like they're playing it live. A really honest record. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Making a big call here. I love Vans stuff on the Bang label even if he didn't. The bridge between Them and Astral Weeks. Great debut but is it one of the 10 greatest of the decade..probably not. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Summer 1980 I asked one of the older local Mods to make a tape for me. The Artwoods were on that tape. A friend found me the album in London and I was hooked. Completely love their sound. Not in my top 5 but almost made the 10. #5Debutalbums50s60s

You could probably do a top 5 from The Byrds family tree alone and it would be hard to argue with it. I won't though. Genes work after The Byrds is so underrated..especially this. However I've no room for it. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Really struggling to cut this shortlist from 15 to 10. Every choice will be questionable, difficult and will probably seem wrong. Anyway here goes. I'll start by leaving these 2 go. #5Debutalbums50s60s

When people talk about Etta James it's always the mid to late 60s stuff but the debut is really strong. It's got more of a 50s feel and it really leaves a lot of room for her voice. Love this record but I have to let it go. #5Debutalbums50s60s

2 seriously soulful records but with completely different styles and approaches. Love the production on both of them. Very live sounding. No frills..the music speaks for itself. However I can't fit them into my last 15. #5Debutalbums50s60s

I'm a huge fan of the early 60s girl groups mainly on the Red Bird and Phillies labels. The Shangri-las and Ronettes are the best representatives of this genre,the latter synonymous with Phil Spectors Wall Of Sound. The 2 debuts however will go no further than my final 20. #5Debutalbums50s60s

It's hard to separate these 2 albums. I love the sound of them but at a push I'd probably go for Astrud because I love her voice. Played some tracks from it djing at the weekend. Unfortunately none of them will make my final 5. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Time to start cutting this shortlist from 25 to 20. Very hard as they're all absolute classics. I'll start with these 3. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Bought this years ago second hand and while it's a great record they probably fall a little short in the songwriting department so I'll leave it out. #5Debutalbums50s60s

This album was a major game changer at the time because it was the launching pad for that classic Bacharach sound. However the ill advised inclusion of Zip A Dee Doo Dah means it won't make my final 25. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Very hard to cut these down at this stage so I'll be ruthless. Great record but they weren't there yet. #5Debutalbums50s60s

An album that doesn't get enough love and respect. While not a patch on what came after it's still a good debut with some good tunes. Backing vocals a bit over the top sometimes. Unfortunately it won't make my final 25. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Managed to get the list down to 30 but Roberta Flack, Count 5, Shadows Of Knight and 13th Floor Elevators are gone. #5Debutalbums50s60s

While he was responsible for many of the greatest albums of the 70s he was still finding his way in the 60s. Good debut but far from best of the decade. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Managed to to cut down to 37 with apologies to Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazelwood, Nico, The Band, The Turtles, Rotary Connection, Buffalo Springfield and one other who I can't actually remember. #5Debutalbums50s60s

Managed to cut the shortlist down to 45 but I've had to omit Booker T, The Monkees, The Seeds, CCR and even Elvis among others. #5albums50s60s3

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Number 1 No surprise really. Hip hop beats, theramins, cinematic strings and all sounding like it was played by The Wrecking Crew. An album that was tailor made for me. Hard to think of a better debut. #5debutalbums9094

Number 2 One of the greatest if not the greatest Irish debut albums ever Into Paradise were probably unfortunate to be in the wrong decade. Early 80s this album would have been huge. Still baffles me that it wasn't anyway. If you haven't heard this... #5debutalbums9094

Number 3 His second post Husker Du record after the solo album and the first with Nova Mob...a concept album about Pompeii and a very good one at that. Probably the closest he gets to HD on his albums outside the band ..and Grant always had the best tunes. #5debutalbums9094

Number 4 As a Bowie fan this album blew me away and I would normally be very critical. Completely channelled that Aladdin Sane vibe while creating their own unique sound. They were unfortunately lumped in with the Britpop movement which really did them a disservice. #5debutalbums9094

Ok top 5 here goes Number 5 Never sure what my favourite Massive Attack album is. Probably depends which one I'm listening to. Debut has a really slick production while still maintaining a DIY ethos. It also has that single on it. #5debutalbums9094

Number 6 The album that best illustrates the link between hip hop and jazz. Why bother sampling when you can get the actual guys to play. The bit when Donald Byrd comes in on Loungin' still gives me goosebumps. #5debutalbums9094

Number 7 Michael Franti and Spearhead provided a bit of a different take on 90s hip hop. No djing or samples. They were a band. Saw them supporting REM in Slane and they blew everyone else offstage. Still sounds powerful today. #5debutalbums9094

Number 8 Actually thought this would make my 5 but wasn't to be. I could listen to Kristin Hersh's voice all day. A deeply personal and intense debut. She never sounded better. Michael Stipe is on it as well. #5debutalbums9094

Number 9 The music press couldn't stop writing about Lush but it was always in the gossip columns rarely about their music which was a shame because they were a brilliant band. I loved their harmonies and the chords they used. Such an underrated debut. #5debutalbums9094

Time to cut 10 down to the final 5. Number 10 Everyone had their go to chill out album back in the 90s and while this wasn't mine it was for so many. A genuine game changer that still sounds incredible today. #5debutalbums9094

I'm a huge Husker Du fan and a huge fan of Grant and Bobs solo stuff but I've always struggled with Sugar. Just doesn't do it for me. The debut has some great tunes but overall no. Needless to say it won't make my final 10. #5debutalbums9094

Spacemen 3 splitting was a bit of a win win situation for a while because both camps went in their own direction while remaining true to the Spacemen ethos. 2 excellent debuts, probably prefer Sonic but they won't make my final list. #5debutalbums9094

Cutting this shortlist from 15 to 10 proving really difficult. I'm going to start by reluctantly letting these 2 go. #5debutalbums9094

I love the absolute rawness of this record. It's genuinely sounds like a few guys sitting around jamming. At times he misses notes but it's all part of its charm. They don't make country records like this any more. Won't make my final 5 though. #5debutalbums9094

Getting difficult to cut these down already but here goes. 4 incredible debuts but they won't make my 5 so I'll let them go. #5debutalbums9094

"Wake up time to die" I can remember the excitement around this when it was released and it was a breath of fresh air at the time. Probably more of a mini album than an album. Still sounds great but it won't make my 5. #5debutalbums9094

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