Those rare albums that are great on first listen.

Out of left field

Antonio Forcione - Touch Wood

Natalia Lacunza - Otras Alas

Buika - Niña De Fuego

Maria Bethania -  Tua

Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft - Out Here. In There

Bill Evans: The Paris Concert Edition Two - especially the Japanese edition.

Currently :)

Eric Clapton/Slowhand:  and the song I would choose from that would be Next Time You See Her.

I agree with @pinwa that listing a song as a "starting point" for that album and/or artist is a good idea. If "a picture is worth a thousand words," then listening to a song will likely yield better results than reading about someone else's impressions of that artist, album or song. So, with that in mind, I've listed a song from each of the albums in my prior two posts, in case anyone wants to delve further:

 Jackson Browne - "These Days"

Lloyd Cole & Commotions - "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?"

Crack the Sky - "Ice"

Dixie Dregs - "Ice Cakes" 

Mark Eitzel - "Southend On Sea"

Robin Lane & Chartbusters - "Send Me an Angel"

Leadon - Georgiades Band - "Glass Off"

Love - "You Set the Scene"

Joni Mitchell - "Just Like This Train"

Prefab Sprout - "Hallelujah"

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David Bowie: "Hang On to Yourself"

Echo & The Bunnymen - "All That Jazz'

Michael Franks - "Monkey See - Monkey Do

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man"

Lou Reed - "Vicious"

Renaissance - "Black Flame"

The The - "Good Morning Beautiful"

Paul Westerberg - "A Few Minutes of Silence"

Wishbone Ash - "Warrior"

XTC - "All of a Sudden"

Nickel Creek-"Nickel Creek"