▁Brian ▁Mans field ▁( USA ▁Today ), ▁Thor ▁Christ ensen ▁( D allas ▁Mor ning ▁News , ▁Sp in ), ▁and ▁Roger ▁Cat lin ▁( H art ford ▁Cour ant ). ▁Other ▁contrib utors ▁included : ▁Gary ▁P ig ▁Gold , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁six ▁subsequent ▁Music H ound ▁gu ides ; ▁Grant ▁Ald en ▁and ▁Peter ▁Black stock , ▁co - found ing ▁edit ors ▁of ▁No ▁De pression ▁magazine ; ▁The ▁Big ▁Take over ▁publish er ▁Jack ▁Rab id , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁written ▁for ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press s ▁record ▁guide ; ▁Gu itar ▁World ▁editor ▁Alan ▁Paul ; ▁and ▁Anders ▁Wright , ▁news ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁website ▁Wall ▁of ▁Sound . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁book ▁contained ▁entries ▁for ▁some ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁artists ; ▁in ▁this ▁first ▁edition , ▁the ▁review ers ▁de emed ▁that ▁ 5 4 1 ▁albums ▁were ▁worthy ▁of ▁a ▁five - bone ▁rating . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁edition ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁CD , ▁supplied ▁by ▁Capit ol ▁Records , ▁and ▁included ▁" What ▁album ▁changed ▁your ▁life ?" ▁side bars ▁written ▁by ▁celebr ity ▁mus icians . ▁Among ▁the ▁latter ▁contrib utors ▁were ▁the ▁following : ▁Joan ▁B ae z , ▁Peter ▁Buck , ▁Adam ▁Clay ton , ▁Phil ▁Collins , ▁Jakob ▁D yl an , ▁Ben ▁Har per , ▁Mic key ▁Hart , ▁Len ny ▁K rav itz , ▁Simon ▁Le B on , ▁Ste vie ▁N icks