Probably Pink Moon, his last. Five Leaves Left, his debut, is my favourite and has a lot more instrumentation. Pink Moon is sparse. Not a fan of Bryter Layter for the most part.
Needles & Grooves
AndySlash
i, too, prefer five leaves left. and since he only has three records, you probably can't go wrong starting with any one of them. pink moon is the most popular, though.
wokeupnew
Pink Moon is one of the greatest albums of all time IMO
HiFi Guy
Pink Moon. It’s wonderful.
MadLucas
Start with Five Leaves Left and work your way forward.
Tortured Diaper Baby Dept
There aren't that many studio albums and you can't go wrong with any of them.
Mather
I'm very annoyed at myself for not grabbing that Pink Moon box set for like... $20 a while back...
Mather
Yeah... that one too... sigh...
jamieanderson1968
They are all excellent. i would go chronological order. The first two are more orchestral, compared to the stripped down demo feel of Pink Moon. Then go to Time of No Reply (first odds and sods album). Do Made To Love Magic very last as some of the different mixes are less than stellar.
KenKaniff
Ok - update: all the albums are awesome. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
Anyone have recommendations for pressings that are great or to avoid?
Anyone have recommendations for pressings that are great or to avoid?
gouis
@Indymisanthrope YOU BEAT ME TO IT
gouis
SOY WRITTEN ON A SOY SAY
Indymisanthrope
@gouis that commercial singlehandedly introduced him to a whole generation!
Mather
Yep, I remember I looked it up the second I heard that song. First time I'd ever heard of him.
Five Leaves Left - 2nd
Bryter Later - 3rd
That’s the order that worked for me and that’s also how I rank his albums