John Philpin

Gateway Drugs

The key to this list is not so much the album as the artist highlighted in the notes. The album was my 'gateway' into that artist. Key point - not my first exposure to that artist ... who could not have been aware of Bowie before Low, or Eno in Roxy Music long before Bush of Ghosts, or for heaven's sake Nick Cave before 2016!

So no, these albums aren't a record of their first album but rather the album that made me sit up and revisit the back catalogue and make sure that I kept track of that specific artist going forward.
  1. In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix) by King Crimson

    In The Court Of The Crimson King (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)
    King Crimson

    Release : 1969 | Robert Fripp

  2. Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention

    Liege and Lief
    Fairport Convention

    Release : 1969 | Richard Thompson

  3. Led Zeppelin II (Remastered) by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin II (Remastered)
    Led Zeppelin

    Release : 1969 | Robert Plant

  4. Basket of Light by Pentangle

    Basket of Light
    Pentangle

    Release : 1969 | John Renbourn and Bert Jansch

  5. Concerto for Group and Orchestra by Deep Purple, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Arnold

    Concerto for Group and Orchestra
    Deep Purple, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Arnold

    Release : 1969 | Jon Lord

  6. John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

    John Barleycorn Must Die
    Traffic

    Release : 1970 | Stevie Winwood

  7. Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd

    Atom Heart Mother
    Pink Floyd

    Release : 1970 | Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour

  8. After the Gold Rush by Neil Young

    After the Gold Rush
    Neil Young

    Release : 1970 | Neil Young

  9. Trespass by Genesis

    Trespass
    Genesis

    Release : 1970 | Peter Gabriel

  10. From The Witchwood by Strawbs

    From The Witchwood
    Strawbs

    Release : 1971 | Rick Wakeman

  11. Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

    Can't Buy A Thrill
    Steely Dan

    Release : 1972 | Donald Fagen and Walter Becker

  12. Transformer by Lou Reed

    Transformer
    Lou Reed

    Release : 1972 | Lou Reed

  13. Caravanserai by Santana

    Caravanserai
    Santana

    Release : 1972 | Carlos Santana

  14. A Trick of the Tail by Genesis

    A Trick of the Tail
    Genesis

    Release : 1976 | Steve Hackett

  15. Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads

    Talking Heads '77
    Talking Heads

    Release : 1977 | David Byrne

  16. Low (2017 Remaster) by David Bowie

    Low (2017 Remaster)
    David Bowie

    Release : 1977 | David Bowie

  17. Black Sea by XTC

    Black Sea
    XTC

    Release : 1980 | Andy Partridge

  18. My Life In the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno, David Byrne

    My Life In the Bush of Ghosts
    Brian Eno, David Byrne

    Release : 1981 | Brian Eno

  19. Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

    Cafe Bleu
    The Style Council

    Release 1984 | Paul Weller

  20. Parklife by Blur

    Parklife
    Blur

    Release : 1994 | Damon Albarn

  21. Different Class by Pulp

    Different Class
    Pulp

    Release : 1995 | Jarvis Cocker

  22. In Absentia by Porcupine Tree

    In Absentia
    Porcupine Tree

    Release : 2002 | Steven Wilson

  23. Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

    Coles Corner
    Richard Hawley

    Release : 2005 | Richard Hawley

  24. Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Skeleton Tree
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Release : 2016 | Nick Cave

This album list was curated by John Philpin.
Their bio reads:

The Soundtrack of my Life is A starting point to a collection of pages about my taste in music - and the lists you will find here.

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