16 HEATHERS 20TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION EDITION The two-disc DVD and single-disc Blu-ray editions of the classic black comedy are packed into a tin locker (disguised as an algebra book) with decorative magnets and a T-shirt. (ANCHOR BAY, $90)

15 JAZZ COVERS This album-art encyclopedia provides design credits and contextual information for each entry, as well as interviews with label owners, recording engineers, and historians and top lists from author Joaquim Paulo’s favorite jazz DJs. ( TASCHEN, $40)

17 NADA SURF VINYL BOX SET Celebrating the New York alt-rock trio’s dozen years, this set assembles vinyl versions of all five studio albums, along with a re-pressing of their first seven-inch single and an exhaustive lyric and photo book. (BARSUK, $99)

4 TRAVELING ON A HIGH FREQUENCY Jay Blakesberg has spent the past 30 years capturing the off-kilter energy of rock stars. Here he compiles his best shots of bands like Sonic Youth and Wilco, often in casual portraits and midleap at live shows. (ROCK OU T BOOKS, $40)

6 MEÐ SUÐ Í
EYRUM VIÐ SPILUM
ENDALAUST DELUXE
EDITION
The title may look like gib-
berish, but Sigur Rós’ photo
document of the creation of
their latest album, their first
video, and the ensuing tour
speaks for itself. A copy of
the CD and a documentary
DVD are a bonus. (XL, $90)

9 DEFINITION: THE
ART AND DESIGN OF
HIP-HOP
Compiled by renowned
graphic designer Cey
Adams, and featuring work
by Faust, Spike Lee, and
BLK/MRKT, among others,
this photographic overview
looks at the origins and rise
of the hip-hop aesthetic.
(COLLINS DESIGN, $30)

11 THE ROCK BIBLE Chunklet magazine’s Henry Owings hilariously compiles the complete precepts of proper rock’n’rolling in seven gospels and a book of Revelation, because someone has to tell you to “never put anything thrown onstage into your mouth.” (QUIRK, $16)

13 GENESIS
1970–1975
For those of you who
wish Phil Collins had just
stuck to drumming, this
13-disc survey of the Peter
Gabriel years includes
the band’s five epic prog
albums, plus Dolby 5. 1
DVD remasters of each and
hours of audio and video
extras. (RHINO, $140)

5 AND YOU SHALL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF OUR VINYL Roger Bennett and Josh Kun rifled through thousands of kitschy LP covers to assemble a four-decade survey of Jewish recordings, from Songs My Brother Moishe Sang to Streisand Superman to My Bubba & Zaedas Cha Cha Cha. (CROWN, $25)

7 FREAKS AND
GEEKS YEARBOOK
EDITION
Judd Apatow’s short-lived
high school sitcom
launched the careers of Seth
Rogen and James Franco.
This reissue contains the
complete series, plus
two DVDs of extras and a
book of photos and trivia.
(SHOU T! FACTORY, $170)

8 CYPHER Photographer Charles Peterson, best known for shooting Nirvana and the grunge explosion, trained his camera on the bends, flips, and poses of B-boys and B-girls, from the Bronx to Saigon, to capture these dynamic black-and-white images. (POWERHOUSE, $35)

10 BANDS ON
THE ROAD
Dozens of tour-inspired
drawings are collected in
this bound sketchbook,
including Johnny Marr’s
childlike desert tableau
and Brendan Benson’s
eerie impressionist pastel
of Amsterdam’s red-
light district. (THAMES &
HUDSON, $25)

12 CHRISTMAS
ON MARS
After years in production,
the Flaming Lips’ holiday
sci-fi head trip, with its
wonky soundscapes,
horrific homemade effects,
fetus and vagina hallucina-
tions, and silver-suited
alien, is finally available on
DVD. Your parents will love
it. (WARNER BROS., $25)

14 THE CLASH A godsend for obsessive fans, this band-authored tome features never-before-seen photos and revealing personal accounts (Joe Strummer contributed before his death in 2002), plus a comprehensive listing of tour dates and releases. (GRAND CEN TRAL, $45)