Recommend book of "must have" rock albums


I'm looking for a book that walks through a list of "must have" rock albums. I searched Amazon and Audiogon, but didn't see any strong opinions for a particular book.

Here's what I'd like to see:

1) A good decription of why this album is a "must have"
2) Decent pictures
3) Enough information to help me connect with this new-to-me material.
4) If an artist has mutiple great albums, give me some guidence on where to start.

Any suggestions?
nrenter

Showing 1 response by bongofury

Nic Hornsby's 20 Songs is one of the "best of" music books, an intimate and revealing look at the author's relationship with 20 songs by varied artists, full of magic and insight.
A combination of Mix Tape and Love Letter.