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Music's way of straddling the line between [[No Title]] and [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]], a Self Titled (or "s/t", or "eponymous") Album is a record named after the artist(s) that created it. Often the first album of the band or used for debut albums or albums that mark a change in the band's lineup. |
Music's way of straddling the line between [[No Title]] and [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]], a Self Titled (or "s/t", or "eponymous") Album is a record named after the artist(s) that created it. Often the first album of the band or used for debut albums or albums that mark a change in the band's lineup. |
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[[The Other Wiki]] has a [[wikipedia:List of eponymous albums|long list of strictly eponymous albums]], which won't be repeated here for brevity's sake -- the examples below are limited to unusual cases, as delineated in each section. |
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* [[Franz Ferdinand]] ''planned'' to do this, with each album being distinguished by its cover (especially the colour schemes) rather than its name. However, when the time came to actually title the second album, they ended up deciding that ''You Could Have It So Much Better'' was...well...so much better. On the other hand, ''YCHISMB'' doesn't have the title of the album anywhere on the cover; instead, it has Alexander Rodchenko's famous photo of Lilya Brik with the band name written on it. |
* [[Franz Ferdinand]] ''planned'' to do this, with each album being distinguished by its cover (especially the colour schemes) rather than its name. However, when the time came to actually title the second album, they ended up deciding that ''You Could Have It So Much Better'' was...well...so much better. On the other hand, ''YCHISMB'' doesn't have the title of the album anywhere on the cover; instead, it has Alexander Rodchenko's famous photo of Lilya Brik with the band name written on it. |
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* [[Fleetwood Mac]] had two eponymous albums, one in 1968 (the true debut album) and one in 1975 (the first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks). |
* [[Fleetwood Mac]] had two eponymous albums, one in 1968 (the true debut album) and one in 1975 (the first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks). |
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* [[Kraftwerk (Music)|Kraftwerk]]'s first album was self-titled, and its second album was simply titled ''Kraftwerk 2'' (with [ |
* [[Kraftwerk (Music)|Kraftwerk]]'s first album was self-titled, and its second album was simply titled ''Kraftwerk 2'' (with [[wikipedia:File:K2-D-front.jpg|artwork]] nearly identical to the [[wikipedia:File:K1-D-front.jpg|first]]). |
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* Tokyo Blade's debut album and one of their compilations were self-titled. Their fourth album ''Ain't Misbehavin''' was reissued as a self-titled album at one point . |
* Tokyo Blade's debut album and one of their compilations were self-titled. Their fourth album ''Ain't Misbehavin''' was reissued as a self-titled album at one point . |
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* [[Red House Painters (Music)|Red House Painters]] released two ''in the same year''. The two albums were later retitled based on their artwork (''Rollercoaster'' and ''Bridge''). This is one of those few times the band was actually deliberately trying to confuse people. |
* [[Red House Painters (Music)|Red House Painters]] released two ''in the same year''. The two albums were later retitled based on their artwork (''Rollercoaster'' and ''Bridge''). This is one of those few times the band was actually deliberately trying to confuse people. |
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