| The Beginning | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jandek |
| Cover: | The Beginning (Jandek album).jpg |
| Released: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Outsider music, folk, blues, classical |
| Length: | 43:23 |
| Label: | Corwood Industries |
| Prev Title: | New Town |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Put My Dream on This Planet |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
The Beginning is the 28th album by Jandek. It was released in 1999, and was given Corwood Industries release number 0766. It is considered the final album of Jandek's "second acoustic phase".