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Old 22-02-2013, 11:41
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Lets see some albums that have gone onto be concidered bonafide classics, but didn't set the charts alive on their first release - these are albums that thesedays are near the very top of best album lists.

Here are a few to get the ball rolling...

The Kinks - The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
This album actually failed to make the top 40 in the UK!!

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Peaked at #24 in the UK.

The Pixies - Doolittle (1989).
Peaked at a respectable #8 in the UK, but failed to chart in their homeland of America.
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Old 22-02-2013, 12:07
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Kate Bush- The Dreaming one that always springs to mind in at #3 then bombed out and was derided by all British critics though oddly America loved it and in recent years has been met more kindly aand seen as one of her best.
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Old 22-02-2013, 12:26
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Good thread

The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Failed to chart

Forever Changes-Love (1967)
Peaked at #23 in the UK

Astral Weeks-Van Morrison (1968)
Peaked at #140 in the UK

What's Going On-Marvin Gaye (1971)
Peaked at #67 in the UK

Unknown Pleasures-Joy Division (1979)
Peaked at #71 in the UK

36 Chambers-Wu Tang Clan (1993)
Peaked at #77 in the UK

Illmatic-Nas (1994)
Failed To Chart

Funeral-Arcade Fire (2004)
Peaked at #33 in the UK




Hunky Dory by Bowie also charted poorly on release and only reached the top 10 after Ziggy Stardust was released
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Old 22-02-2013, 13:02
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I'm sure Appetite For Destruction and Nevermind both took a long time before they eventually became huge sellers?
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Old 22-02-2013, 13:11
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Kate Bush- The Dreaming one that always springs to mind in at #3 then bombed out and was derided by all British critics though oddly America loved it and in recent years has been met more kindly aand seen as one of her best.
Dusty In Memphis regarded as one of the best of all time i think it failed to chart and was largely ignored.
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Old 22-02-2013, 13:13
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Pet Sounds was incredibly unpopular upon its release in the US in 1966.
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Old 22-02-2013, 15:24
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Kate Bush- The Dreaming one that always springs to mind in at #3 then bombed out and was derided by all British critics though oddly America loved it and in recent years has been met more kindly aand seen as one of her best.
Beat me to it

it remains one of my favourite Kate albums.
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Old 23-02-2013, 02:42
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Raw Power - The Stooges (1973) peaked at #44

classic album regarded as an influential forerunner for punk rock.
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Old 23-02-2013, 14:13
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Songbird - Eva Cassidy (1998)
Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994)
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Old 23-02-2013, 22:37
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Lets see some albums that have gone onto be concidered bonafide classics, but didn't set the charts alive on their first release - these are albums that thesedays are near the very top of best album lists.

Here are a few to get the ball rolling...

The Kinks - The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
This album actually failed to make the top 40 in the UK!!

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Peaked at #24 in the UK.

The Pixies - Doolittle (1989).
Peaked at a respectable #8 in the UK, but failed to chart in their homeland of America.
My Bloody Valentine? Really?
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Old 23-02-2013, 22:39
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Beat me to it

it remains one of my favourite Kate albums.
Same here rank it behind Hounds Of Love and Aerial
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Old 24-02-2013, 09:18
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Christina Aguilera's Stripped debuted at No.19 upon release and didn't really do much until 'Beautiful' was released.
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Old 24-02-2013, 10:14
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Every Half Man Half Bisbuit album.
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Old 24-02-2013, 10:33
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The Cheeky Girls - PartyTime
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Old 24-02-2013, 10:36
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For pop fans:

Rachel Stevens - Come And Get It
Kelis - Flesh Tone
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Old 24-02-2013, 10:49
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For pop fans:

Rachel Stevens - Come And Get It
Kelis - Flesh Tone
I know people will snigger but Come and Get It is a fantastic album and your right an underrated gem from an unexpected source

Flesh Tone well the reception that that got was criminal brilliant album.
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Old 25-02-2013, 00:49
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Bless The Weather - John Martyn (1971). Still a classic, and far more appreciated over time than when it was first released. Here is the best known track from it.
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Old 25-02-2013, 01:38
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My Bloody Valentine? Really?
Regardless of your opinion it's seen as an indie classic at least.
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Old 25-02-2013, 04:56
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For pop fans:

Rachel Stevens - Come And Get It
Kelis - Flesh Tone
I love Flesh Tone but I don't think these albums were critically acclaimed which I think is what the OP means.
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Old 25-02-2013, 13:04
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Regardless of your opinion it's seen as an indie classic at least.
Who by?
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Old 25-02-2013, 13:39
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Cheeky Girls - PartyTime
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Old 25-02-2013, 14:11
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Lots of people.
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Old 25-02-2013, 14:31
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Old 25-02-2013, 14:46
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Good thread


Hunky Dory by Bowie also charted poorly on release and only reached the top 10 after Ziggy Stardust was released

I think all Bowie's pre-Ziggy albums sold poorly.
'The Man Who Sold The World.' was a hit afterwards too. Great album.
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Old 25-02-2013, 17:03
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I know people will snigger but Come and Get It is a fantastic album and your right an underrated gem from an unexpected source
I've been listening to that album a lot lately. Still sounds as good as it did when it came out and I love every song on it. I don't know why it didn't do well.
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