Some bands begin their recording career with a stunning album and begin to overstay their welcome with lacklustre releases. There are some, however, whose flame burns brightly then disappear before sullying their legacy. Are you an album completist with a temporary cashflow problem? Here are 19 debut albums worth your time and money. New End Original – Thriller An anagram of Far frontman Jonah Matranga’s onelinedrawing solo project, New End Original boasted a line-up featuring ex-Chamberlain drummer Charlie Walker, plus Texas Is The Reason members Scott Winegard and Norman Brannon. While Thriller never sold a fraction of Michael Jackson’s 1982 album of the same name, it yielded many highlights: the bouncy opener Lukewarm, the piano-led melancholia of Leper Song and the gut-punch...
