101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl from the Beatles to the Sex Pistols

101 Essential Rock Records is an overview of rock's most seminal albums. This celebration of the vinyl record, by music industry veteran Jeff Gold, features contributions from musicians Devendra Banhart, David Bowie, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Nels Cline (Wilco), Robyn Hitchcock, Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Graham Nash, and Suzanne Vega. The book shines a light on 101 rock albums, well known and obscure, that changed music forever; from The Beatles 1963 UK debut Please Please Me through the Sex Pistols 1977 classic Never Mind The Bollocks. The focus is on vinyl's "Golden Age"; beginning with the explosion of album sales brought on by Beatlemania, and ending in the late 70's. Alongside the big names—The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac—are lesser-known but highly influential artists including Laura Nyro, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Captain Beefheart and The Stooges. A two-page spread on each album features large images of each record's front and back cover and record label, alongside an essay discussing that album's influence and impact. Each album depicted is the first pressing from the artist's country of origin—akin to a first edition book. These include the first-ever version of the Beatles debut, valued at $5,000, and an alternate issue of Bob Dylan's Freewheelin', worth $10,000.