the first records I went out on my own to buy: Public Enemy’s first three albums (bought in a single batch after seeing 911 is a Joke on MTV and knowing I found my music). now finally retrieved from a box in my mum’s attic.
@mrowster@vinylrecords love them all three, but from at the time, I have the strongest memories of listening to Yo! Bum Rush the Show on turntable, so probably that was my early favourite; a little later Fear of a Black Planet on walkman - played that over and over and over.
Now: I find the first the most fun, the second is the one I consciously know is the best, or at least is the one with the greatest tracks on it, but the third is the one I myself love most - it really has everything an album can have, and the production is astounding.
@slevelt@vinylrecords I agree - the 1st truly is the most fun. And yes the production only got better over the course of those three. Although at the time, I've have said It Takes A Nation of Millions was my favourite.
@mrowster@vinylrecords my Desert Island Disks luxury item is the Bomb Squad’s studio equipment and records with which they created Fear of a Black Planet, and enough hands to recreate it. I don’t think I’d ever master the skills they all brought, but it’d definitely keep me busy.