emptyhellebore t1_je16srj wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:50 PM

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (1959) was the first album that came to.my mind. An absolute classic that had wider appeal and popularity.

DevinBelow t1_je1z840 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:45 PM

I'd say Round About Midnight (1957), but obviously it wasn't as massive of a hit at the time as KoB was a couple years later. Still every bit as much of a classic though imo.

berger3001 t1_je17hec wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Came her to say this

Practical_Price9500 t1_je1e230 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Yup

the_prion OP t1_je1qayk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:51 PM

I thought of Kind of Blue too but I figured Elvis Presley’s debut was still a classic. If you don’t consider that then yeah I agree with you.

emptyhellebore t1_je1sk44 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Personally, I think Elvis is a classic. And the cover is definitely iconic, but the album itself isn't as classic as some of his other albums in my opinion. Classic Elvis is his Aloha from Hawaii album for me.

It is an interesting topic.