Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for 2014 induction. Let the arguing commence over who deserves to make the cut, how to define the criteria for admission or, say it isn't so, why Hall and Oates hadn't been nominated previously.

While the library has plenty of materials by and about these artists, here's a starting point for each of them.

• The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, East-West (CD 16093)
• Chic, The Best of Chic: Dance, Dance, Dance (CD 8131)
• Deep Purple, Machine Head (CD 15706)
• Peter Gabriel, So (CD 18543)
• Hall and Oates, Private Eyes (CD 5329)
• KISS, Alive! (CD 23175-23176)
• LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out (CD 4846)
• The Meters, Rejuvenation (CD 774)
• Nirvana, Nevermind (CD 1333)
• N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton (CD 23252)
• The Replacements, Let It Be (CD 11559)
• Linda Ronstadt, Heart Like a Wheel (CD 10202)
• Cat Stevens, Teaser and Firecat (CD 33531-33532)
• Link Wray, Rumble! The Best of Link Wray (CD 34286)
• Yes, Fragile (CD 2407)
• The Zombies