Ability to 'Play' at Album level

I would like to be able to start an album form the top album level without going right into the first track and then pressing OK. It would be doubly useful if I could then select several albums to play in succession. At present, it is not even possible to start a track with the 'play' button on the remote instead it is necessary to use the Ok button. The 'play' button only works after it has been used as pause.