From the Jam Fans Forum 2 episode of the Where’d You Get Your Funk From? show, here are the 5 Greatest Funk Album Debuts of All Time picks from host Scott “DR GX” Goldfine; music & culture journalist and liner notes master A. Scott Galloway (https://ascottgalloway.net); music scholar, author and radio show host Rickey Vincent (https://kpfa.org/program/the-history-of-funk); and soul & funk music historian and producer of the Soul School Television series Calvin Lincoln.
Each album image is linked to listen and purchase (shown in alpha order).
Hall of Fame, Vol. 1 (1981) – Steve Arrington
Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? (1984) – Art of Noise
Stretchin’ Out (1976) – Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Brass Construction I (1975) – Brass Construction
Look Out for #1 (1976) – The Brothers Johnson
Do It (Til You’re Satisfied) (1974) – B.T. Express
Machine Gun (1974) – Commodores
Betty Davis (1973) – Betty Davis
Earth, Wind & Fire (1971) – Earth, Wind and Fire
Graham Central Station (1974) – Graham Central Station
Survival of the Fittest (1975) – The Headhunters
3 + 3 (1973) – The Isley Brothers
Food for Thought (1972) – The J.B.’s
Come Get It! (1978) – Rick James
Kiss This World Goodbye (1978) – Mtume
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