Classic Rock Buying Guides

Buying guide Amp-humpin’, high-octane instrumentalists! Is it music made by guitarists for guitarists? Not always!

Buying guide From punk beginnings to Britpop and avant-rock, the Woking Wonder has a thousand things he wants to say to you – and these are his best albums

Buying guide Lynyrd Skynyrd blended southern soul and hard rock to define southern rock better than anyone - and these are their best albums

Buying guide Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?

Buying guide Def Leppard took Sheffield to the world's stadiums and arenas, staring down tragedy and selling millions in the process. These are their best albums

Buying guide Aerosmith might have come to the end of the road, but their best albums are swaggering, charismatic evidence of a unique rock'n'roll legacy

Buying guide Illinois rockers REO Speedwagon sold millions of records, with hits that have gone down in power ballad history - and these are their best albums

Buying guide There are infinitely more highlights in the Canadian singer-songwriter’s bulging catalogue than just 'that song'

Buying guide The Cars motored up the charts with a trailer full of hits in the 70s and 80s before their engine fell out. Here's a look back at their albums, in chronological order

Buying guide Big in Japan and beloved at home, Harem Scarem are a triumph of passion and polish

Buying guide Taking the blues as their starting point and then giving it a twist, the Black Keys have created an energetic new strand of an old genre

Buying guide The hirsute Texan rockers have an extensive track record – here we pick out the ZZ Top records essential for any collection

Buying guide These label shop windows were a new music lifeline for fans and helped launch the careers of many future stars

Buying guide With the likes of Marguerita Time and In The Army Now lurking, you need to tread carefully while searching out Status Quo's best albums

Buying guide Captain Beefheart was an eccentric but hugely influential artist tortured by his failure to break into the mainstream. These are his best albums

Buying guide For more than half a century, Hawkwind's ever-changing line-up of space rockers has consistently created challenging and highly influential albums

Buying guide Hailed as heirs to classic Pink Floyd before their hiatus, much-missed Liverpudlian rockers Anathema had a unique, commanding catalogue

Buying guide Unequalled as a British-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Peter Green's best albums are studded with brilliance

Buying guide Post-progressive label Kscope have been putting out quality records for more than 15 years: These are their best albums