Buying Guides

Buying guide You don’t need to spend a fortune to get started with listening to vinyl – as evidenced by these excellent budget record players

Buying guide Songwriter, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, digital pioneer: Todd Rundgren is a restless and progressive artist with diverse, distinguished catalogue

Buying guide Guitarist and producer Steve Hillage is a true progressive visionary whose albums cover a spectacular range of styles

Buying guide Over the course of almost four decades, The Jesus Lizard have made seven wonderfully gnarly noise-rock albums: here's their caustic catalogue placed in order of greatness

Buying guide Patti Smith might be best remembered for helping to kick-start the American punk revolution, but there’s far more to her than that

Buying guide As Switzerland’s answer to Angus Young & Co. continue to play live years after their farewell tour, we look at their must-have (and best not to have) albums

Buying guide The Black Crowes may have been born out of time, but their best albums – a fusion of southern rock, gospel, blues and fiery rock'n'roll – are timeless

Buying guide Dave Grohl's stadium rockers are arguably the most successful second act in rock history. Here's our guide to their dozen studio albums

Buying guide Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and great tunes

Buying guide Selling 50 million-plus records over more than five decades, Styx are the kings of pomp rock