# Gateway Albums

A curated list by [MLM](https://waxlog.com/user/gabbleratchet73) on Waxlog, submitted to the **Gateway Albums** challenge.

> My (mostly) youthful, formative discoveries that sent me down rabbit holes

22 releases · last updated 2026-02-08

## Releases

1. **R.E.M.** — Document
2. **World Party** — Private Revolution
3. **Level 42** — World Machine
4. **Wilco** — Being There
5. **The Beatles** — 20 Greatest Hits
6. **Pink Floyd** — A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
7. **Yes** — Big Generator
8. **Peter Gabriel** — So
9. **Genesis** — Invisible Touch
10. **Sting** — The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
11. **Paul Weller** — Wild Wood
12. **Paul McCartney** — Flowers In The Dirt
13. **Ryan Adams** — Heartbreaker
14. **Sloan** — Twice Removed
15. **Eric Clapton** — Journeyman
16. **Steve Winwood** — Back In The High Life
17. **Josh Ritter** — The Animal Years
18. **Emmylou Harris** — Wrecking Ball
19. **Drive\-By Truckers** — Southern Rock Opera
20. **Spoon** — Kill The Moonlight
21. **Cracker** — Kerosene Hat
22. **Bruce Springsteen** — Born In The U.S.A.

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