Top 5 1960’s Rock Debut Albums?

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Pick your top 5 debut albums

  1. Other (Please Specify Below)

    30 vote(s)
    11.4%

  2. Five Live Yardbirds - The Yardbirds

    9 vote(s)
    3.4%

  3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival

    32 vote(s)
    12.1%

  4. The Zombies - The Zombies

    6 vote(s)
    2.3%

  5. The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - 13th Floor Elevators

    25 vote(s)
    9.5%

  6. The Doors - The Doors

    172 vote(s)
    65.2%

  7. Yes - Yes

    12 vote(s)
    4.5%

  8. Please Please Me - The Beatles

    98 vote(s)
    37.1%

  9. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    180 vote(s)
    68.2%

  10. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

    140 vote(s)
    53.0%

  11. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd

    84 vote(s)
    31.8%

  12. Vincebus Eruptum - Blue Cheer

    7 vote(s)
    2.7%

  13. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys

    13 vote(s)
    4.9%

  14. Fresh Cream - Cream

    47 vote(s)
    17.8%

  15. Love - Love

    14 vote(s)
    5.3%

  16. Blind Faith - Blind Faith

    36 vote(s)
    13.6%

  17. Shades of Deep Purple - Deep Purple

    5 vote(s)
    1.9%

  18. Kinks - The Kinks

    13 vote(s)
    4.9%

  19. My Generation - The Who

    61 vote(s)
    23.1%

  20. Spirit - Spirit

    18 vote(s)
    6.8%

  21. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico

    102 vote(s)
    38.6%

  22. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones

    31 vote(s)
    11.7%

  23. Small Faces - Small Faces

    11 vote(s)
    4.2%

  24. The Monkees - The Monkees

    24 vote(s)
    9.1%

  25. Get the Picture? - The Pretty Things

    6 vote(s)
    2.3%
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  1. MarcS

    MarcS Forum Resident

    Location:
    New Jersey
    Other: Moby Grape s/t
    Traffic -Mr. Fantasy
     
    MarcS, Jun 29, 2020
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  2. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

    Location:
    Alexandria VA
    Went Beatles, Stones, Kinks and Who just because they're by far my 60s faves, even if I'm not wild about any of those albums.

    Picked Led Zep for #5. Thought about Cream, Jimi and Blind Faith...
     
    Oatsdad, Jun 29, 2020
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  3. chervokas

    chervokas Senior Member

    Location:
    Hastings on Hudson, NY, USA
    My big two would be:

    The Velvet Underground & Nico
    Music From Big Pink

    After that maybe:

    Kick Out the Jams
    The Gilded Palace of Sin

    Then maybe
    Are You Experienced? (though I'm not sure it's aged so well), or
    The Doors
     
    chervokas, Jun 29, 2020
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  4. Fischman

    Fischman RockMonster, ClassicalMaster, and JazzMeister

    Location:
    New Mexico
    From the list;
    1. Hendrix
    2. Doors
    3. Led Zeppelin
    4. Floyd
    5. Cream

    Other:
    1. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (funny, a lesser KC album was included in the 70s "debut" poll but this greater landmark debut was missing here)
    2. The Jeff Beck Group - Truth
    3. Argent - Argent
    4. Soft Machine - The Soft Machine
    5. Jethro Tull - This Was

    Overall:
    1. King Crimson
    2. Hendrix
    3. Doors
    4. Jeff Beck
    5. Led Zeppelin
     
    Fischman, Jun 29, 2020
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  5. spinyn

    spinyn Senior Member

    Location:
    New Orleans
    Another vote for "Mr. Tambourine Man" - tremendous debut, not a bad cut on it
    "Music From Big Pink"
     
    spinyn, Jun 29, 2020
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  6. Two Sheds

    Two Sheds Sha La La La Lee

    Location:
    South Bound Brook, NJ
    The Who
    The Yardbirds
    The Beatles
    Small Faces
    The Doors
     
    Two Sheds, Jun 29, 2020
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  7. If I Can Dream_23

    If I Can Dream_23 Forum Resident

    Location:
    United States
    It just dawned on me that I missed an enormous favorite debut of mine...

    Pretties For You - Alice Cooper 1969

    It serves me right for subconsciously thinking of them as exclusively a "70's group". :p

    So, in order of the ones I return to the most, allow me to amend mine to:

    1. Led Zeppelin
    2. Surfin Safari - The Beach Boys
    3. Pretties For You - Alice Cooper
    4. The Zombies
    5. The Doors

    What a wild and bizarre mix! :)
     
    If I Can Dream_23, Jun 29, 2020
    #57
  8. sami

    sami Mono still rules

    Location:
    Down The Shore
    VU and Nico
    Mr. Tambourine Man
    The Grateful Dead
    The Rolling Stones
    Love
    Get The Picture
    The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
     
    sami, Jun 29, 2020
    #58
  9. JohnQVD

    JohnQVD bought too many records this week

    Location:
    Buffalo, NY
    On list:
    Pink Floyd: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

    Off list:
    The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out!
    The Sonics: Here Are the Sonics!!!
    The Monks: Black Monk Time
    The Stooges: The Stooges
     
    JohnQVD, Jun 29, 2020
    #59
  10. john lennonist

    john lennonist There ONCE was a NOTE, PURE and EASY...

    Location:
    Strawberry Fields, U.S.A.
    Doors
    Beatles
    Hendrix
    Zeppelin
    Blind Faith

    I love the Kinks (how kan one not?), the 'Oo, Yardbirds, Beach Boys, Cream, Grateful Dead (not on the list for some reason), etc., but they had yet to find their voice (at least one that appealed to me) until later releases.
    .
     
    john lennonist, Jun 30, 2020
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  11. SJR

    SJR Big Boss Man

    Location:
    Melbourne, Australia
    The Band — Music From Big Pink
    Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — Safe As Milk
    The Grateful Dead — The Grateful Dead
    The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground & Nico
    Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention — Freak Out!
     
    SJR, Jun 30, 2020
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  12. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
    Australia
    No order & my personal choice........

    Are You Experienced
    Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
    The Doors
    Blind Faith
    The Rolling Stones
     
    All Down The Line, Jun 30, 2020
    #62
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  13. Mr Sam

    Mr Sam "...don't look so good no more"

    Location:
    France
    Doors
    Pink Floyd
    Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Velvet Underground
    The Who

    edit: +1 for unlisted Zappa/Mothers
     
    Mr Sam, Jun 30, 2020
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  14. Freedom Rider

    Freedom Rider Senior Member

    Location:
    Russia
    The Velvet Underground & Nico
    Are You Experienced?
    Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk
    The Doors - s-t
    King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
     
    Freedom Rider, Jun 30, 2020
    #64
  15. YardByrd

    YardByrd rock n roll citizen in a hip hop world

    Location:
    Europe
    Safe as Milk - Beefheart
    Butterfield Blues Band - S/T debut
    Five Live Yardbirds
    Black Monk Time - the Monks
    The Pretty Things S/T debut, not Get the Picture which is their sophomore LP
     
    YardByrd, Jun 30, 2020
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  16. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
    wales
    Bearing in mind that I haven't heard the debuts by The Yardbirds, The Zombies, The Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Blue Cheer, The Beach Boys, Spirit, Blind Faith and The Kinks, the only albums on the list I really enjoy are the ones by:

    Yes
    Deep Purple
    The Monkees

    None of those would make my top five though. I think I'll go with:

    The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
    Crosby, Stills & Nash - S/T
    Fairport Convention - S/T
    Poco - Picking Up The Pieces
    Caravan - S/T

    Given we're talking about albums with at least elements of rock, I've left out some real folk & singer/songwriter favourites. My actual top five would include one of the above plus the debuts by Simon & Garfunkel, Al Stewart, Euphoria and Gordon Lightfoot.


     
    carlwm, Jun 30, 2020
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  17. poisonedhangman

    poisonedhangman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Cascadia, USA
    Top debut album of the 60's and Moby Grape ISN'T one of the choices? I'm having a hard time figuring that one out.
     
    poisonedhangman, Jun 30, 2020
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  18. Crimson Witch

    Crimson Witch Roll across the floor thru the hole & out the door

    Location:
    Lower Michigan
    The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd,
    Rolling Stones, Pretty Things
     
    Crimson Witch, Jun 30, 2020
    #68
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  19. Purple Jim

    Purple Jim Senior Member

    Location:
    Bretagne
    Are You Experienced
    The Velvet Underground And Nico
    The Doors
    Led Zeppelin
    The Allman Brothers Band
     
    Purple Jim, Jun 30, 2020
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  20. Radagast

    Radagast Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ohio
    Another vote for Gilded Palace of Sin. Also, "Procol Harum".
     
    Radagast, Jun 30, 2020
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  21. privit1

    privit1 Senior Member

    Location:
    UK Royal Wootton Bassett
    Wasn't get the picture the second pretty things album?
     
    privit1, Jun 30, 2020
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  22. privit1

    privit1 Senior Member

    Location:
    UK Royal Wootton Bassett
    Agree without to much thought that there are some big hitters missing
    King Crimson In the Court...
    The Allman Brothers
    The Grateful Dead
    Them
    Soft Machine
    Love
    Frank Zappa and the Mothers Freak Out!
    Traffic
    Renaissance
     
    privit1, Jun 30, 2020
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  23. danasgoodstuff

    danasgoodstuff Forum Resident

    Location:
    Portland, OR
    Hoodoo Man Blues - Wikipedia Jr. had done a bunch of recording for singles before this, and as a sideman, but apparently it's his first issued LP and yes I know it's blues, but it rocks just the same.
     
    danasgoodstuff, Jun 30, 2020
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  24. bcaulf

    bcaulf Forum Resident

    The first four for me were quite easy. I don't know if you could get more groundbreaking than The Doors, Are You Experienced, VU & Nico and Please Please Me (maybe that one isn't as groundbreaking, but it is The Beatles after all).

    The five spot was close between Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. I love Zeppelin's debut album but I went with Floyd on the fact that Zeppelin eclipsed their debut with Led Zeppelin II, released the same year.
     
    bcaulf, Jun 30, 2020
    #74
  25. bcaulf

    bcaulf Forum Resident

    Agree with this, but Love is on there.
     
    bcaulf, Jun 30, 2020
    #75
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