What were GATEWAY albums for you?

[Russconha]

Blood Sugar Sex Magic

 

[happypig]

In 1979 I was into punk and a bit of heavy rock. Between school & college I was having a lazy summer reading sci-fi, smoking dope (and getting rid of the smell before my mum came home) and listening to music.
One of the shops I used to use was playing The Doors; it was different to anything else I'd heard and, virtually overnight, I got really into them.

 

[Rugrat]

Dark side of the Moon
Stand Up
A Night at the Opera
And then there were Three
Rumours

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

The C86 album and friday nights at The Basement - Grand Parade got me into indie pop or whatever you want to call it.

Live at The Witch Trials- was my introduction to Mark E Smith.

The Decline Of British Sea Power also very influential.

 

[Return of the Rev]

man who sold the world
the clash
songs of love and hate
Autobahn

 

[catfish]

Sneakin' Suspicion by Dr Feelgood.

 

[The Modfather]

The Jam - Setting Sons

Then later on, Catch a fire - Bob Marley

 

[Brighton TID]

I remember getting hold of the 12" of New Order's Perfect Kiss and slamming it on my record player. At the time everyone seemed to be listening to shit 80s electronic dancey stuff. The intro to this 12" alone blew everything else clean out the water. From there, the Low Life album came along with every song brilliant (as well as the cover art). New Order showed me that Indie music is where things are at. From there, the Railway Children on Factory Records, the Smiths etc etc. Fantastic.

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Machine Head by Deep Purple and 2112 by Rush

 

[Nibble]

The Rollins Band album Weight got me into a lot of stuff I still listen to

The Meat Puppets 2 was a massively influential album for me

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Oasis - WTSMG
System of a Down - Toxicity
Sex Pistols - Never mind the Bollocks

 

[daveinprague]

Johnny Osborne - Truths and Rights

 

[bassking]

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[The Legend that IS Lawro]

Discovery - E.L.O........superb gatefold sleeve, opened up to reveal all the lyrics an' that.

 

[jakarta]

It's 1977, everyone is ditching their Yes/Genesis/Floyd collections and banging on about punk instead.

However a mates older brother has some 'weird stuff' and he knows I like Gong & Hawkwind so he lends me Autobahn (Kraftwerk), Faust (Faust) and Tago Mago (Can). Blimey oh Riley!!!

 

[sten]

Grotesque :the fall
Rattus:the stranglers
Plastic letters :blondie
White light white heat : velvet underground

 

[tinycowboy]

the Railway Children on Factory Records, the Smiths etc etc. Fantastic.

i love Reunion Wilderness. Brighter is just pure shimmering jangly perfection.

 

[Brighton TID]

i love Reunion Wilderness. Brighter is just pure shimmering jangly perfection.

Yep, brilliant album. Second one was good too, then they lost their way a bit

 

[tinycowboy]

Yep, brilliant album. Second one was good too, then they lost their way a bit

Agreed - Native Place is just bland and boring.

 

[Ralphingtonpuss]

The Cult.....Love
Rainbow.....Rainbow Rising