Those rare albums that are great on first listen.


You know the ones. They blow your mind and make you glad you're an audiophile.

Share your favorites.

For me it’s usually some style or vibe I haven’t heard before. My list so far is around 20, but I’ll keep it to my top 5. Feel free to share as many as you like.

!. Poe ‘Haunted’
2. Spirit “Twelve dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’
3. Midlake ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’
4.Tori Amos ‘Little Earthquakes’
5. Skindive  ‘Skindive’

 

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Yes, and Live Herald is just fantastic.

"L" by Steve Hillage. And still souds nice. From 1976.

The three that completely nailed me at first hearing, top of mind at this moment, in chronological order

Love, Forever Changes
Fleetwood Mac, Eponymous, 1975
Counting Crows, August and Everything After