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Edited by Gary Graff and published in 1996, ''MusicHound Rock'' was the first guide in the series.<ref name="Ward/RockCritics" /> A revised edition appeared in 1999, co-edited by Graff and Daniel Durchholz.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://catalog.rockhall.com/catalog/39671603|title=MusicHound rock: the essential album guide / edited by Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz|publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives]]|date=|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> Among the guide's reviewers were US music critics such as [[Joel Selvin]] (''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''), [[Dusty Wright|Mark J. Petracca]] (''[[Creem]]''), [[Greg Kot]] (''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]''), [[Brian Mansfield]] (''[[USA Today]]''), Thor Christensen (''[[Dallas Morning News]]'', ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''), and Roger Catlin (''[[Hartford Courant]]'').<ref name="MH Rock pp xvi-xxii" /> Other contributors included: [[Gary Pig Gold]], who went on to work on six subsequent MusicHound guides;<ref name="Gold bio/RBP">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writer/gary-pig-gold|last=|first=|title=Gary Pig Gold|publisher=[[Rock's Backpages]]|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock, co-founding editors of ''[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]'' magazine; ''[[The Big Takeover]]'' publisher Jack Rabid, who had previously written for ''[[Trouser Press]]''{{'}}s record guide;<ref>{{cite web|last=Toon|first=Jason|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/1999-07-21/music/rock-stock/2/|title=Rock Stock: A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes [''continued'']|work=[[Riverfront Times]]|date=July 21, 1999|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Guitar World]]'' editor [[Alan Paul (author)|Alan Paul]]; and Anders Wright,<ref name="MH Rock pp xvi-xxii">Graff and Durchholz, pp. xvi–xxii.</ref> editor of the music website Wall of Sound.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/621519/academy-restricted-la-times-grammys-coverage-paper-says/|title=Academy Restricted ''L.A. Times''{{'}} Grammys Coverage, Paper Says|publisher=[[MTV|mtv.com]]|date=February 25, 2000|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> In 1996, the book contained entries for some 2500 artists; in this first edition, the reviewers deemed that 541 albums were worthy of a five-bone rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/musichou.htm|last=|first=|title=Gary Graff – MusicHound|publisher=rocklistmusic.co.uk|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref>