Rarities and esoterica: A gift guide for music nerds

Here’s the great thing about the buying gifts for music nerds: No matter how knowledgable the ones in your life claim to be (they’ll say they know it all), it’s impossible to get a handle on everything that was released this year.
That’s good news for you. With this guide, you’ll find a curated selection of diamonds in the rough from another stout year of albums, gear, books and miscellaneous gadgets that you and your beloved audiophile prob