Kiss - Destroyer (1976)
I was walking home from school, and my friend said to me, “I’m going to go into this record store and buy a record by this band called Kiss. Their new album is called Rock and Roll Over.” I said, “Maybe I will check out Kiss.” He said, “You should buy the one that came out before it,” which was Destroyer. I went home that day, put the record on my turntable, heard the opening of Detroit Rock City, stared at the album cover, and I was done. It was instant Kiss mania for me for most of my life.
Although I absolutely love the Rock and Roll Over Cover (have it in my office to this day), I spent hours looking at the Destroyer cover while listening to Detroit Rock City
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
I remember getting that in a record club, where you paid ten cents and got ten albums. I checked that off the list, and I’ll never forget dropping the needle and hearing Runnin’ with the Devil, and being like, “OK, this is a complete game changer.” To this day, the album still holds up remarkably well. So definitely, Van Halen I.
Still remember the first time I heard that song...agree 100%, although I always liked
Where Have All The Good Times Gone! but I think that was on another later album
RIP Bucky - 7/25/1943 - 1/19/2013
