Humanities Literature Gift Ideas for Classic Rock Fans Think outside the box (set) Share Flipboard Email Print Literature Best Sellers Top Picks Lists Authors Reviews Book Clubs & Classes Classic Literature Contemporary Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Quotations Shakespeare Short Stories Children's & Young Adult Books View More by Dave White Updated March 17, 2017 The annual dilemma at this time of year: what do you get for the classic rock fan who already has all 91 of Frank Zappa's albums or Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to "The Times They Are A-Changin'"?This is when we need to start thinking outside the box (set) and search for some of the not-so-obvious possibilities for holiday gift giving. Books Harper Nobody can dish the dirt better than the artists who did the dirt. Autobiographies from Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Ann and Nancy Wilson and oral histories of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix offer high gift potential for people who like to read about classic rock almost as much as they like listening to it.Waging Heavy Peace by Neil YoungWho I Am: A Memoir by Pete TownshendKicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll by Ann & Nancy WilsonHendrix on Hendrix: Interviews and Encounters with Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band Art Harper Design We call musicians artists (because they are) just as we apply the term to people who paint, sketch and sculpt. A few, like Grace Slick, have earned the title in both music and art. Chances are, anyone you know who likes classic rock music also likes the album covers, posters, paintings and other artistic images that helped define it.Artwork by Grace SlickSex, Rock and Optical IllusionsThe Art of Classic RockThe Art of Rock PostersThe fine art of classic rock Photography Insight Editions You know what they say about pictures, how one of them is worth a thousand words? These highly giftable collections of photographic images often tell more about an artist's heart, soul and spirit than any quantity of words ever could.PhotoFlashbacks.comForever Young: The Rock & Roll Photography of Chuck BoydRolling Stones 50 x 20LIFE With the BeatlesInstamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon Household Items Burnt Impressions I don't mind admitting that I own a lava lamp. It isn't one of the ones I owned back in the '70s, but it's a pretty darned good replica. It stays in a closet mostly, but once in a while when the urge strikes, I pull it out, plug it up, and get a little high on some fond memories. This stuff is like that. LP placemats and 45 coasters Hard Day's Night cup and saucerPeace symbol toasterFender guitar refrigerator magnetsClassic rock blankets Clothing RockWareUSA Henry David Thoreau warned us to "Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes." He probably didn't realize it at the time, but he could have been talking about the distrust of The Establishment, and the clothes that were part of that rebellion in the classic rock era.Woodstock red poster t-shirtYellow Submarine t-shirtPeace sign t-shirts and hoodiesTie dye t-shirts and hoodies Classic rock kids and baby clothes Games & Puzzles Trivial Pursuit™ Almost as much fun as listening to, reading about, looking at, and making toast in honor of classic rock is having the opportunity to show off how much we know about it. These potential gifts offer many such opportunities.Trivial PursuitClassic Rock editionThe Beatles editionThe Rolling Stones editionMonopolyAC/DC editionThe Rolling Stones editionThe Beatles editionMetallica editionJigsaw PuzzlesThe Beatles - Sgt. PepperThe Beatles - Abbey RoadJimi Hendrix - flagPink Floyd - back artPink Floyd - The Dark Side of the MoonGrateful DeadRock 'n Roll stars Back in the box Columbia Finally, if you're still intent on thinking inside the box (and that's fine by me) here are five of the best albums by classic rock artists in 2013.David Bowie - The Next DayEric Burdon - Til Your River Runs DryDeep Purple - Now What?! Elton John - The Diving Board Paul McCartney - New citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation White, Dave. "Gift Ideas for Classic Rock Fans." ThoughtCo, Feb. 28, 2017, thoughtco.com/gift-ideas-for-classic-rock-fans-748287. White, Dave. (2017, February 28). Gift Ideas for Classic Rock Fans. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/gift-ideas-for-classic-rock-fans-748287 White, Dave. "Gift Ideas for Classic Rock Fans." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/gift-ideas-for-classic-rock-fans-748287 (accessed April 19, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading