The two hundred and fourty-third album: Big Star - #1 Record
With the rock world at this point dominated by glam rock and the start of metal, with big instruments and hard guitars, the simpler rock of Big Star stands out, foreshadowing later bands doing the same. These are the gentler ballads like Thirteen, which have a slight folk influence but mostly come out as a lovelier explanation. Then there's Don't Lie To Me, which feels like a throwback at this point but sticks through a simpler garage rock style.
While I've never heard of the band before, it feels like this is setting up a lot of what will follow - not exactly back to basics, but something that goes back to a focus on the music and lyrics. I'm obviously only seeing that from a snapshot - others would have done the same, but it feels like a good album for it nevertheless.