Jimxcomet
@jimxcomet.bsky.social
Occasional dj, former seller of records. Occasionally writes and posts about music and other things. My opinions are my own.
Number 1
Searching for the young soul rebels...and he's still searching. A soul album that came in a roundabout way from punk while managing to sound completely unique. Arguably the greatest debut album ever.
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Searching for the young soul rebels...and he's still searching. A soul album that came in a roundabout way from punk while managing to sound completely unique. Arguably the greatest debut album ever.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Number 1
Searching for the young soul rebels...and he's still searching. A soul album that came in a roundabout way from punk while managing to sound completely unique. Arguably the greatest debut album ever.
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Searching for the young soul rebels...and he's still searching. A soul album that came in a roundabout way from punk while managing to sound completely unique. Arguably the greatest debut album ever.
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Number 2
I can remember the anticipation around this coming out. I can remember standing awestruck in my raincoat in the SFX watching them tour it. It was exactly the kind of record that a young Joy Division fan needed them to release.
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I can remember the anticipation around this coming out. I can remember standing awestruck in my raincoat in the SFX watching them tour it. It was exactly the kind of record that a young Joy Division fan needed them to release.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Number 2
I can remember the anticipation around this coming out. I can remember standing awestruck in my raincoat in the SFX watching them tour it. It was exactly the kind of record that a young Joy Division fan needed them to release.
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I can remember the anticipation around this coming out. I can remember standing awestruck in my raincoat in the SFX watching them tour it. It was exactly the kind of record that a young Joy Division fan needed them to release.
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Number 3
It's probably his most inaccessible record but it's certainly one of his best. He interprets raw blues here as only he can. The Bad Seeds are excellent supplying sparse backing for effect while the bass keeps the beat.
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It's probably his most inaccessible record but it's certainly one of his best. He interprets raw blues here as only he can. The Bad Seeds are excellent supplying sparse backing for effect while the bass keeps the beat.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Number 3
It's probably his most inaccessible record but it's certainly one of his best. He interprets raw blues here as only he can. The Bad Seeds are excellent supplying sparse backing for effect while the bass keeps the beat.
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It's probably his most inaccessible record but it's certainly one of his best. He interprets raw blues here as only he can. The Bad Seeds are excellent supplying sparse backing for effect while the bass keeps the beat.
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Number 4
Early 80s late 70s saw a huge resurgence in electronic music. I reckon Low got the ball rolling. This album was a game changer and stood apart. I think he played everything himself on synths he built himself.
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Early 80s late 70s saw a huge resurgence in electronic music. I reckon Low got the ball rolling. This album was a game changer and stood apart. I think he played everything himself on synths he built himself.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Number 4
Early 80s late 70s saw a huge resurgence in electronic music. I reckon Low got the ball rolling. This album was a game changer and stood apart. I think he played everything himself on synths he built himself.
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Early 80s late 70s saw a huge resurgence in electronic music. I reckon Low got the ball rolling. This album was a game changer and stood apart. I think he played everything himself on synths he built himself.
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I'm going to do this early as I'm working later
Number 5
The 3rd band from Liverpool that everyone forgets. A stunning underrated debut with a great production and a really atmospheric vibe to it. Didn't expect this to make my 5 to be honest.
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Number 5
The 3rd band from Liverpool that everyone forgets. A stunning underrated debut with a great production and a really atmospheric vibe to it. Didn't expect this to make my 5 to be honest.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm going to do this early as I'm working later
Number 5
The 3rd band from Liverpool that everyone forgets. A stunning underrated debut with a great production and a really atmospheric vibe to it. Didn't expect this to make my 5 to be honest.
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Number 5
The 3rd band from Liverpool that everyone forgets. A stunning underrated debut with a great production and a really atmospheric vibe to it. Didn't expect this to make my 5 to be honest.
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Number 6
Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out.
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Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Number 6
Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out.
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Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out.
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Number 7
First time I heard Sister Europe on the radio I thought it was a Bowie track that I'd somehow missed out on. I always felt the Psychedelic Furs channelled him brilliantly.
I prefer the 2nd album but this is a great debut.
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First time I heard Sister Europe on the radio I thought it was a Bowie track that I'd somehow missed out on. I always felt the Psychedelic Furs channelled him brilliantly.
I prefer the 2nd album but this is a great debut.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Number 7
First time I heard Sister Europe on the radio I thought it was a Bowie track that I'd somehow missed out on. I always felt the Psychedelic Furs channelled him brilliantly.
I prefer the 2nd album but this is a great debut.
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First time I heard Sister Europe on the radio I thought it was a Bowie track that I'd somehow missed out on. I always felt the Psychedelic Furs channelled him brilliantly.
I prefer the 2nd album but this is a great debut.
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Number 8
This was originally meant to be a project by the BEF formed after a split in the Human League but a brilliant debut album followed by the single Temptation put paid to that. Album still sounds brilliant. Love the contrasting sides.
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This was originally meant to be a project by the BEF formed after a split in the Human League but a brilliant debut album followed by the single Temptation put paid to that. Album still sounds brilliant. Love the contrasting sides.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Number 8
This was originally meant to be a project by the BEF formed after a split in the Human League but a brilliant debut album followed by the single Temptation put paid to that. Album still sounds brilliant. Love the contrasting sides.
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This was originally meant to be a project by the BEF formed after a split in the Human League but a brilliant debut album followed by the single Temptation put paid to that. Album still sounds brilliant. Love the contrasting sides.
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Number 9
This came along just at the right time when the post punk thing started to get stale and formulaic. Something new was needed and they provided. I made the entire journey with them up to the final album and they never disappointed.
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This came along just at the right time when the post punk thing started to get stale and formulaic. Something new was needed and they provided. I made the entire journey with them up to the final album and they never disappointed.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Number 9
This came along just at the right time when the post punk thing started to get stale and formulaic. Something new was needed and they provided. I made the entire journey with them up to the final album and they never disappointed.
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This came along just at the right time when the post punk thing started to get stale and formulaic. Something new was needed and they provided. I made the entire journey with them up to the final album and they never disappointed.
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Time to cut from 10 down to the final 5.
Number 10
The ultimate make music in your bedroom independent album. It still sounds edgy today and it hasn't lost any of it's charm. Seem to remember about 5 people in my class had this and it still retains a cult status.
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Number 10
The ultimate make music in your bedroom independent album. It still sounds edgy today and it hasn't lost any of it's charm. Seem to remember about 5 people in my class had this and it still retains a cult status.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Time to cut from 10 down to the final 5.
Number 10
The ultimate make music in your bedroom independent album. It still sounds edgy today and it hasn't lost any of it's charm. Seem to remember about 5 people in my class had this and it still retains a cult status.
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Number 10
The ultimate make music in your bedroom independent album. It still sounds edgy today and it hasn't lost any of it's charm. Seem to remember about 5 people in my class had this and it still retains a cult status.
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Soft Cell weren't just a pop group. They had a lot more depth and darkness than their contemporaries. Great lyrics, great frontman heavily influenced by Northern Soul and the great David Ball in the engine room. Great debut but it won't go any further.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Soft Cell weren't just a pop group. They had a lot more depth and darkness than their contemporaries. Great lyrics, great frontman heavily influenced by Northern Soul and the great David Ball in the engine room. Great debut but it won't go any further.
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My favourite version of Microdisney is when they were a duo just before they left Cork, my favourite song is Pink Skinned Man, so the debut for me was very much a London record and I was on the fence for a while.
Off the fence now but it won't make my final 10.
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Off the fence now but it won't make my final 10.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My favourite version of Microdisney is when they were a duo just before they left Cork, my favourite song is Pink Skinned Man, so the debut for me was very much a London record and I was on the fence for a while.
Off the fence now but it won't make my final 10.
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Off the fence now but it won't make my final 10.
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Have to cut this list down from 15 to 10 and it's proving really difficult because they're all potentially top 5.
I'll reluctantly start with these 3.
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I'll reluctantly start with these 3.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Have to cut this list down from 15 to 10 and it's proving really difficult because they're all potentially top 5.
I'll reluctantly start with these 3.
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I'll reluctantly start with these 3.
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Late 70s early 80s there was a great post punk scene here. Lot of the bands largely forgotten. This was a great debut. Treasure On The Wasteland has one of the greatest intros ever. I'd love to put this in my final 5 but it won't fit.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Late 70s early 80s there was a great post punk scene here. Lot of the bands largely forgotten. This was a great debut. Treasure On The Wasteland has one of the greatest intros ever. I'd love to put this in my final 5 but it won't fit.
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Time to cut these down from 20 to 15 so I'm reluctantly letting these 4 go.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Time to cut these down from 20 to 15 so I'm reluctantly letting these 4 go.
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Originally formed as a musical vehicle for Steve Strange they were like a post punk Wilburys featuring members of Ultravox,Magazine and The Skids. The album was really good and it's stood the test of time.
However it won't go further than my final 25.
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However it won't go further than my final 25.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Originally formed as a musical vehicle for Steve Strange they were like a post punk Wilburys featuring members of Ultravox,Magazine and The Skids. The album was really good and it's stood the test of time.
However it won't go further than my final 25.
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However it won't go further than my final 25.
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This is one of the most enjoyable of the #albums series and it'll be really hard to cut them down. I'll start with these 4 cutting my shortlist from 25 to 20.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is one of the most enjoyable of the #albums series and it'll be really hard to cut them down. I'll start with these 4 cutting my shortlist from 25 to 20.
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It's a good debut but the genius didn't really kick in until Zen Arcade even though there's hints on this record.
It won't make my final 25.
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It won't make my final 25.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's a good debut but the genius didn't really kick in until Zen Arcade even though there's hints on this record.
It won't make my final 25.
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It won't make my final 25.
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Loved this at the time because it was so retro. Hugely influenced by The Burritos and Sweetheart era Byrds, I think the singer wanted to be Gram. Listening now it's aged really well but won't make my final 25.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Loved this at the time because it was so retro. Hugely influenced by The Burritos and Sweetheart era Byrds, I think the singer wanted to be Gram. Listening now it's aged really well but won't make my final 25.
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Loved the Dream Syndicate in the early 80s. Went through a serious phase of listening to them but I much preferred the second album Medicine Show to the debut. While it's a good album it won't make my final 25.
October 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Loved the Dream Syndicate in the early 80s. Went through a serious phase of listening to them but I much preferred the second album Medicine Show to the debut. While it's a good album it won't make my final 25.
They started in the same band and were separately responsible for some of the greatest records of the late 70s early 80s. While the debuts were good they didn't even come close to former greatness. They won't make my final 25.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
They started in the same band and were separately responsible for some of the greatest records of the late 70s early 80s. While the debuts were good they didn't even come close to former greatness. They won't make my final 25.
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It was one of the more impressive punk debuts and while they were musically more sophisticated than a lot of the earlier bands the genre just sounded stale by 1980 compared to the incredibly vibrant and creative post punk scene.
It won't make my final 25.
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It won't make my final 25.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It was one of the more impressive punk debuts and while they were musically more sophisticated than a lot of the earlier bands the genre just sounded stale by 1980 compared to the incredibly vibrant and creative post punk scene.
It won't make my final 25.
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It won't make my final 25.
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I always try to include Irish albums in this when I can. Used to go and see this band all the time and they were incredible live. However, the album was disappointing. Maybe it was the production but it didn't do them justice. It won't make my final list.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I always try to include Irish albums in this when I can. Used to go and see this band all the time and they were incredible live. However, the album was disappointing. Maybe it was the production but it didn't do them justice. It won't make my final list.
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Number 1
Never any doubt about this. There's both an innocence and melancholy to this album which is striking but also very sad. Amy was an incredible talent. One in a million.
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Never any doubt about this. There's both an innocence and melancholy to this album which is striking but also very sad. Amy was an incredible talent. One in a million.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Number 1
Never any doubt about this. There's both an innocence and melancholy to this album which is striking but also very sad. Amy was an incredible talent. One in a million.
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Never any doubt about this. There's both an innocence and melancholy to this album which is striking but also very sad. Amy was an incredible talent. One in a million.
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Number 2
I love the whole vibe of this record. The drums, bass and electric piano blend together beautifully and it's topped up with those cinematic strings. Feels like it was designed specifically for me.
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I love the whole vibe of this record. The drums, bass and electric piano blend together beautifully and it's topped up with those cinematic strings. Feels like it was designed specifically for me.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Number 2
I love the whole vibe of this record. The drums, bass and electric piano blend together beautifully and it's topped up with those cinematic strings. Feels like it was designed specifically for me.
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I love the whole vibe of this record. The drums, bass and electric piano blend together beautifully and it's topped up with those cinematic strings. Feels like it was designed specifically for me.
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