The Ledge #717: 70's Debut Punk Albums

With this being a holiday weekend, I was determined to do a very listener-friendly "fun" episode. Of course, when I say listener-friendly, I'm not talking about the sort of nonsense on commercial radio. Not, what that means for The Ledge is the sort of legendary bands and songs that all Ledge listeners enjoy...or should.

The actual theme came together this past Sunday when I was listening to the first Stiff Little Fingers album, Inflammable Material. It was at that moment that I decided that I was only going to listen to debut albums this week. That idea naturally transformed into a theme for tonight's show. There's nothing but the first full-length releases of 70's punk rock bands. These are primarily records that impacted me in a way that few records of the next 45 years would. From that first Ramones album that arrived at my house when I was suffering from the chicken pox through not only the true legends of that era to a record I purchased simply because I loved that the band was called The Drones.

Obviously, this is a theme that I will return to quite often in the next few months. I mean, come on, every band has a debut album! What's your favorite of tonight's picks?

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1. Undertones - Here Comes The Sommer

2. The Damned - New Rose

3. Sex Pistols - No Feelings

4. The Clash - Police and Thieves

5. The Jam - Away From The Numbers

6. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

7. Television - See No Evil

8. Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation

9. The Heartbreakers - All By Myself

10. Blondie - Rip Her to Shreds

11. Talking Heads - New Feeling

12. Suicide - Ghost Rider

13. The Dictators - [I Live For] Cars and Girls

14. The Suicide Commandos - Shock Appeal

15. The Real Kids - All Kindsa Girls

16. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer

17. The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket

18. X-Ray Specs - I Am A Poseur

19. The Slits - Typical Girls

20. The Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

21. The Drones - Persecution Complex

22. The Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind 

23. The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

24. Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout [Live]

25. The Saints - Messin' with the Kid (Original Mix)

26. Radio Birdman - Do The Pop

27. Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life

28. Wire - Ex Lion Tamer

29. The Vibrators - Into The Future....

30. The Adverts - Bored Teenagers

31. Generation X - Ready Steady Go 

32. Eddie and the Hot Rods - Teenage Depression

33. U.K. Subs - Tomorrow's Girls

34. The Boys - Sick On You

35. Eater - You

36. Cock Sparrer - Watcha Gonna Do About It