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100 Rock Debut Albums to Explore--An Alternative List

A selection of alternative rock debut albums. The list is limited to debut albums by bands and does not include singer/songwriters, which would be an entirely different list. Spans 1970's through early 2000's.
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Faust
Faust
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Big Star #1 Record
Big Star #1 Record
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Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
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Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
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Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam
Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam
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Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Nail
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Nail
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Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
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Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
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Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
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Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Scream
Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Scream
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Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
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Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen
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The Pop Group - Y
The Pop Group - Y
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Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance
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Butthole Surfers - Psychic, Powerless, Another Man's Sack
Butthole Surfers - Psychic, Powerless, Another Man's Sack
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The Residents - Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents - Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
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Neu! - Neu!
Neu! - Neu!
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Talk Talk - The Party's Over
Talk Talk - The Party's Over
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Belly - Star
Belly - Star
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My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988)
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The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)
The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)
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The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981)
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981)
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Cocteau Twins - Garlands
Cocteau Twins - Garlands
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The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs
24
The Smiths- The Smiths
The Smiths- The Smiths
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Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
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Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
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Portishead - Dummy
Portishead - Dummy
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The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses, 1989)
The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses, 1989)
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Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
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Tears for Fears - The Hurting
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
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R.E.M. - Murmur
R.E.M. - Murmur
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Chrome - Blood on the Moon
Chrome - Blood on the Moon
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The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
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The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
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The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
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Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
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Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
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Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
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Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
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