Electric Light Orchestra is the 1971 debut album from ELO featuring Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan – hear MP3 samples and video

Emerson, Lake and Powell is a 1986 comeback album from prog rock pioneers ELP featuring Greg Lake, Keith Emerson and Cozy Powell – hear MP3 samples and video

Black Moon is a 1992 album from 1970s prog rock giants Emerson, Lake and Palmer – hear MP3 samples and video

Tarkus is the second studio album from prog rock giants Emerson, Lake and Palmer – hear MP3 samples and video

Pornograffitti was the second album from Extreme and delivered powerful, commercial rock tracks with strong musicianship from Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt in particular and featured the worldwide hit More Than Words.

The Real Thing is a 1989 album from rock pioneers Faith No More featuring Mike Patton – hear MP3 samples and video

Fastway was the debut album from former Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke’s hard blues-rock band Fastway featuring future Flogging Molly frontman Dave King.

Femme Fatale’s self-titled debut album also proved to be their swansong with way too much emphasis being put on the appearance of frontwoman Lorraine Lewis and too little on penning some decent material.

Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac is the 1968 debut from the blues-era Fleetwood Mac featuring Peter Green – hear MP3 samples and video

With a sound lighter than a helium-filled feather, British AOR band FM broke onto the scene with Indiscreet, their debut album, in 1986 which showcased their ability to pen a fine melodic tune!