Reddit reviews 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

The following is a list of books that all catalogue some of the most important songs, albums and artists in the history of American popular music. All of them offer biographical details, historical context, discographies and critical evaluation of the music that they cover. As no one volume can be truly exhaustive, it's a good idea to get a least a couple of them so that you have a fuller picture of the entirety of pop music history. Thankfully, most of them are really cheap, and can be had used for less than ten (or even five) bucks.

All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide To Popular Music, 4th Edition

The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time... and How They Happened - Irvin/McLear
Mojo Collection (newer edition) - Irvin/McLear

101 Albums that Changed Popular Music - Chris Smith

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - Robert Dimery

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download - Robert Dimery

The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Brackett/Hoard

The Rough Guide Book of Playlists, 2nd edition (Rough Guide Reference)

The Trouser Press Record Guide

1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them - Toby Creswell

Time Out 1000 Songs to Change Your Life

The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955–-1995 - Morgan/Wardle

I’ll go and see what I have saved up on my amazon wishlist/ recent purchases.

1. Woodstock Lineup Poster
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B006UV7SB2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_m3c3DbE8RGYYA
   
   
2. Yellow Submarine Music Box
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001F5V8TQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_N5c3DbYZT1GJQ
   
   
3. Vinyl Cubes (I have 4, I LOVE and highly recommend!
   
   http://www.vinylcubes.com/
   
   
4. George Harrison has some wicked albums! For sure worth a look. There’s also books about the lad that might be of interest!
   
   
5. There’s some awesome posters on amazon that are 60’s inspired if he has a space to put them. I have some sweet jimi Hendrix ones and I love my Fleetwood Mac ones ThEyRe TOtaLlY GRoOvY. Some awesome pink floyd ones too!
   
   
6. Vinyl and booze, a lovely pairing.
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0762463473/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_V-c3DbMT7E3MZ
   
   
7. 1001: Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1844038904/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Iad3DbGQ5VH0A
   
   
8. If he only has a few vinyl he likes/keeps
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CVVYP39/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Vcd3Db8HBY9H9
   
   
9. Canadian distilleries book
   
   https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0525610588/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7dd3DbWRK0TJ8
   
   
10. Whiskey tasting! Not sure how $$$ but worth looking into!
    
    
    Hopefully these ideas spark some sort of inspiration!