Greatest debut album

One word-
Jaco Pastorius

As a 13 yr old I was blown away by the guitar sound on Van Halen’s 1st album. I had never heard anything like that before and for a decade after every rock guitarist tried to sound like Eddie, mistakenly thinking that a "gear upgrade" was all they needed ;-).

+1 on Can't Buy a Thrill-- great playing, virtually every song radio friendly, pretty timeless and decent sonics.
On Zep 1, I don't find any of the Zep albums to be particularly good recordings. (Yes, I have the grails, plums, RLs, Classic 45s in some cases). The best sounding Zep 1 among US East Coast, US West Coast firsts,  early UK Plum (not a turquoise), Classic 33, 45 that I have here is a Japanese 2nd pressing. It has a little more clarity and punch than the others. The other one that sounds better than most is the SHoffman Forum 'fav' Piros remaster, pressed at Monarch in the mid-'70s with certain deadwax that I can't remember off the top of my head. 

Tears for Fears The Hurting

Who would have thought an album about personal family psychological problems and dysfunctions could become a huge hit?

 

#1 Record- Big Star.

Here Are The Sonics- The Sonics.

Are You Experienced- Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Surfer Rosa- Pixies.

The Stooges- The Stooges.

Ramones- Ramones.

New York Dolls- New York Dolls.

The Undertones- The Undertones.

L.A.M.F.- Heartbreakers.

The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers.

Damned, Damned, Damned- The Damned.

Trace- Son Volt.

!!Destroy-Oh-Boy!!- The New Bomb Turks.

Kill City- Iggy Pop & James Williamson.

Roky Erickson & The Aliens- Roky Erickson & The Aliens.