33⅓

For other uses, see 33⅓ (disambiguation).

Cover of the Live at the Apollo book.

33⅓ (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books written about music albums, featuring one author per album. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, the series was founded by David Barker, and is edited by Ally Jane Grossan. The series title refers to the speed (33⅓ revolutions per minute) of an LP album.

Published titles

As of April 2013, 86 books have been published.

#	Album (date of publication)	Artist	Year album released	Author of book	ISBN #
1	Dusty in Memphis (2003)	Springfield, DustyDusty Springfield	1969	Zanes, WarrenWarren Zanes	ISBN 0-8264-1492-3
2	Forever Changes (2003)	Love	1967	Hultkrans, AndrewAndrew Hultkrans	ISBN 0-8264-1493-1
3	Harvest (2003)	Young, NeilNeil Young	1972	Inglis, SamSam Inglis	ISBN 0-8264-1495-8
4	Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society !The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (2003)	Kinks !The Kinks	1968	Miller, AndyAndy Miller	ISBN 0-8264-1498-2
5	Meat Is Murder (2003)	Smiths !The Smiths	1985	Pernice, JoeJoe Pernice	ISBN 0-8264-1494-X
6	Piper at the Gates of Dawn !The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (2003)	Pink Floyd	1967	Cavanagh, JohnJohn Cavanagh	ISBN 0-8264-1497-4
7	ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (2004)	ABBA	1992	Vincentelli, ElisabethElisabeth Vincentelli	ISBN 0-8264-1546-6
8	Electric Ladyland (2004)	Hendrix, Jimi Experience !The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	Perry, JohnJohn Perry	ISBN 0-8264-1571-7
9	Unknown Pleasures (2004)	Joy Division	1979	Ott, ChrisChris Ott	ISBN 0-8264-1549-0
10	Sign “☮” the Times (2004)	Prince	1987	Matos, MichaelangeloMichaelangelo Matos	ISBN 0-8264-1547-4
11	Velvet Underground Nico !The Velvet Underground & Nico (2004)	Velvet Underground !The Velvet Underground	1967	Harvard, JoeJoe Harvard	ISBN 0-8264-1550-4
12	Let It Be (2004)	Beatles !The Beatles	1970	Matteo, SteveSteve Matteo	ISBN 0-8264-1634-9
13	Live at the Apollo (2004)	Brown, JamesJames Brown	1963	Wolk, DouglasDouglas Wolk	ISBN 0-8264-1572-5
14	Aqualung (2004)	Jethro Tull	1971	Moore, AllanAllan Moore	ISBN 0-8264-1619-5
15	OK Computer (2004)	Radiohead	1997	Griffiths, DaiDai Griffiths	ISBN 0-8264-1663-2
16	Let It Be (2004)	Replacements !The Replacements	1984	Meloy, ColinColin Meloy	ISBN 0-8264-1633-0
17	Led Zeppelin IV (2005)	Led Zeppelin	1971	Davis, ErikErik Davis	ISBN 0-8264-1658-6
18	Exile on Main St. (2005)	Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones	1972	Janovitz, BillBill Janovitz	ISBN 0-8264-1673-X
19	Pet Sounds (2005)	Beach Boys !The Beach Boys	1966	Fusilli, JimJim Fusilli	ISBN 0-8264-1670-5
20	Ramones (2005)	Ramones	1976	Rombes, NicholasNicholas Rombes	ISBN 0-8264-1671-3
21	Armed Forces (2005)	Costello, ElvisElvis Costello	1979	Bruno, FranklinFranklin Bruno	ISBN 0-8264-1674-8
22	Murmur (2005)	R.E.M.	1983	Niimi, J.J. Niimi	ISBN 0-8264-1672-1
23	Grace (2005)	Buckley, JeffJeff Buckley	1994	Brooks, DaphneDaphne Brooks	ISBN 0-8264-1635-7
24	Endtroducing..... (2005)	Shadow, DJDJ Shadow	1996	Wilder, EliotEliot Wilder	ISBN 0-8264-1682-9
25	Kick Out the Jams (2005)	MC5	1969	McLeese, DonDon McLeese	ISBN 0-8264-1660-8
26	Low (2005)	Bowie, DavidDavid Bowie	1977	Wilcken, HugoHugo Wilcken	ISBN 0-8264-1684-5
27	Born in the U.S.A. (2005)	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	1984	Himes, GeoffreyGeoffrey Himes	ISBN 0-8264-1661-6
28	Music from Big Pink (2005)	Band !The Band	1968	Niven, JohnJohn Niven	ISBN 0-8264-1771-X
29	In the Aeroplane over the Sea (2005)	Neutral Milk Hotel	1998	Cooper, KimKim Cooper	ISBN 0-8264-1690-X
30	Paul's Boutique (2006)	Beastie Boys	1989	Le Roy, DanDan Le Roy	ISBN 0-8264-1741-8
31	Doolittle (2006)	Pixies	1989	Sisario, BenBen Sisario	ISBN 0-8264-1774-4
32	There's a Riot Goin' On (2006)	Sly and the Family Stone	1971	Lewis, Miles MarshallMiles Marshall Lewis	ISBN 0-8264-1744-2
33	Stone Roses !The Stone Roses (2006)	Stone Roses !The Stone Roses	1989	Green, AlexAlex Green	ISBN 0-8264-1742-6
34	In Utero (2006)	Nirvana	1993	Gaar, Gillian G.Gillian G. Gaar	ISBN 0-8264-1776-0
35	Highway 61 Revisited (2006)	Dylan, BobBob Dylan	1965	Polizzotti, MarkMark Polizzotti	ISBN 0-8264-1775-2
36	Loveless (2006)	My Bloody Valentine	1991	McGonigal, MikeMike McGonigal	ISBN 0-8264-1548-2
37	Who Sell Out !The Who Sell Out (2006)	Who !The Who	1967	Dougan, JohnJohn Dougan	ISBN 0-8264-1743-4
38	Bee Thousand (2006)	Guided by Voices	1994	Woodworth, MarcMarc Woodworth	ISBN 0-8264-1748-5
39	Daydream Nation (2006)	Sonic Youth	1988	Stearns, MatthewMatthew Stearns	ISBN 0-8264-1740-X
40	Court and Spark (2006)	Mitchell, JoniJoni Mitchell	1974	Nelson, SeanSean Nelson	ISBN 0-8264-1773-6
41	Use Your Illusion I and II (2006)	Guns N' Roses	1991	Weisbard, EricEric Weisbard	ISBN 0-8264-1924-0
69*	69 Love Songs (2006)	Magnetic Fields !The Magnetic Fields	1999	Beghtol, LDLD Beghtol	ISBN 0-8264-1925-9
42	Songs in the Key of Life (2007)	Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder	1976	Lundy, ZethZeth Lundy	ISBN 0-8264-1926-7
43	Notorious Byrd Brothers !The Notorious Byrd Brothers (2007)	Byrds !The Byrds	1968	Menck, RicRic Menck	ISBN 0-8264-1717-5
44	Trout Mask Replica (2007)	Captain Beefheart	1969	Courrier, KevinKevin Courrier	ISBN 0-8264-2781-2
45	Double Nickels on the Dime (2007)	Minutemen	1984	Fournier, Michael T.Michael T. Fournier	ISBN 0-8264-2787-1
46	Aja (2007)	Steely Dan	1977	Breithaupt, DonDon Breithaupt	ISBN 0-8264-2783-9
47	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (2007)	Tribe Called Quest !A Tribe Called Quest	1990	Taylor, ShawnShawn Taylor	ISBN 0-8264-1923-2
48	Rid of Me (2007)	Harvey, PJPJ Harvey	1993	Schatz, KateKate Schatz	ISBN 0-8264-2778-2
49	Achtung Baby (2007)	U2	1991	Catanzarite, StephenStephen Catanzarite	ISBN 0-8264-2784-7
50	If You're Feeling Sinister (2007)	Belle & Sebastian	1996	Plagenhoef, ScottScott Plagenhoef	ISBN 0-8264-2818-5
51	Pink Moon (2007)	Drake, NickNick Drake	1972	Petrusich, AmandaAmanda Petrusich	ISBN 0-8264-2790-1
52	Let's Talk About Love (2007)	Dion, CelineCeline Dion	1997	Wilson, CarlCarl Wilson	ISBN 0-8264-2788-X
53	Swordfishtrombones (2007)	Waits, TomTom Waits	1983	Smay, DavidDavid Smay	ISBN 0-8264-2782-0
54	20 Jazz Funk Greats (2008)	Throbbing Gristle	1979	Daniel, DrewDrew Daniel	ISBN 0-8264-2793-6
55	Horses (2008)	Smith, PattiPatti Smith	1975	Shaw, PhilipPhilip Shaw	ISBN 0-8264-2792-8
56	Master of Reality (2008)	Black Sabbath	1971	Darnielle, JohnJohn Darnielle	ISBN 0-8264-2899-1
57	Reign in Blood (2008)	Slayer	1986	Ferris, D.X.D.X. Ferris	ISBN 0-8264-2909-2
58	Shoot Out the Lights (2008)	Thompson Richard Linda !Richard and Linda Thompson	1982	Childs, HaydenHayden Childs	ISBN 0-8264-2791-X
59	Gentlemen (2008)	Afghan Whigs !The Afghan Whigs	1993	Gendron, BobBob Gendron	ISBN 0-8264-2910-6
60	Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (2008)	Pogues !The Pogues	1985	Roesgen, Jeffrey T.Jeffrey T. Roesgen	ISBN 0-8264-2916-5
61	Gilded Palace of Sin !The Gilded Palace of Sin (2008)	Flying Burrito Brothers !The Flying Burrito Brothers	1969	Proehl, BobBob Proehl	ISBN 0-8264-2903-3
62	Pink Flag (2009)	Wire	1977	Neate, WilsonWilson Neate	ISBN 0-8264-2914-9
63	XO (2009)	Smith, ElliottElliott Smith	1998	Lemay, MathewMathew Lemay	ISBN 0-8264-2900-9
64	Illmatic (2009)	Nas	1994	Gasteier, MatthewMatthew Gasteier	ISBN 0-8264-2907-6
65	Radio City (2009)	Big Star	1974	Eaton, BruceBruce Eaton	ISBN 0-8264-2898-3
66	One Step Beyond... (2009)	Madness	1979	Edwards, TerryTerry Edwards	ISBN 0-8264-2906-8
67	Another Green World (2009)	Eno, BrianBrian Eno	1975	Dayal, GeetaGeeta Dayal	ISBN 0-8264-2786-3
68	Zaireeka (2009)	Flaming Lips !The Flaming Lips	1997	Richardson, MarkMark Richardson	ISBN 978-0-8264-2901-8
70	Facing Future (2009)	Kamakawiwoʻole, IsraelIsrael Kamakawiwoʻole	1993	Kois, DanDan Kois	ISBN 0-8264-2905-X
71	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (2010)	Public Enemy	1988	Weingarten, Christopher R.Christopher R. Weingarten	ISBN 0-8264-2913-0
72	Wowee Zowee (2010)	Pavement	1995	Charles, BryanBryan Charles	ISBN 0-8264-2957-2
73	Highway to Hell (2010)	AC/DC	1979	Bonomo, JoeJoe Bonomo	ISBN 1-4411-9028-7
74	Song Cycle (2010)	Parks, Van DykeVan Dyke Parks	1968	Henderson, RichardRichard Henderson	ISBN 0-8264-2917-3
75	Spiderland (2010)	Slint	1991	Tennent, ScottScott Tennent	ISBN 1-4411-7026-X
76	Kid A (2010)	Radiohead	2000	Lin, MarvinMarvin Lin	ISBN 0-8264-2343-4
77	Tusk (2011)	Fleetwood Mac	1979	Trucks, RobRob Trucks	ISBN 0-8264-2902-5
78	Pretty Hate Machine (2011)	Nine Inch Nails	1989	Carr, DaphneDaphne Carr	ISBN 978-0-8264-2789-2
79	Chocolate and Cheese (2011)	Ween	1994	Shteamer, HankHank Shteamer	ISBN 0-8264-3117-8
80	American Recordings (2011)	Cash, JohnnyJohnny Cash	1994	Tost, TonyTony Tost	ISBN 1-4411-7461-3
81	Some Girls (2011)	Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones	1978	Patell, CyrusCyrus Patell	ISBN 1-4411-9280-8
82	You're Living All Over Me (2011)	Dinosaur Jr.	1987	Attfield, NickNick Attfield	ISBN 1-4411-8778-2
83	Marquee Moon (2011)	Television	1977	Waterman, BryanBryan Waterman	ISBN 1-4411-8605-0
84	Amazing Grace (2011)	Franklin, ArethaAretha Franklin	1972	Cohen, AaronAaron Cohen	ISBN 1-4411-4888-4
85	Dummy (2011)	Portishead	1994	Wheaton, RJRJ Wheaton	ISBN 1-4411-9449-5
86	Fear of Music (2012)	Talking Heads	1979	Lethem, JonathanJonathan Lethem	ISBN 1-4411-2100-5

[*] Intentionally mis-numbered

Forthcoming titles

• Exile in Guyville, by Gina Arnold, on the album by Liz Phair (1993)
• Boys for Pele, by Elizabeth Merrick, on the album by Tori Amos (1996)
• The Dreaming, by Ann Powers, on the album by Kate Bush (1982)
• Maggot Brain, by Matt Rogers, on the album by Funkadelic (1971)
• London Calling, by Tommy Tompkins, on the album by The Clash (1979)
• Lucinda Williams, by Anders Smith Lindall, on the album by Lucinda Williams (1988)
• I Get Wet, by Phillip Crandall, on the album by Andrew WK (2001)
• Selected Ambient Works Volume II, by Marc Weidenbaum, on the album by Aphex Twin (1994)
• Smile, by Luis Sanchez, on the album by The Beach Boys (2011)
• Biophilia, by Nicola Dibben, on the album by Björk (2011)
• Ode to Billie Joe, by Tara Murtha, on the album by Bobbie Gentry (1967)
• The Grey Album, by Charles Fairchild, on the album by Danger Mouse (2004)
• Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, by Mike Foley, on the album by Dead Kennedys (1980)
• Freedom of Choice, by Evie Nagy, on the album by Devo (1980)
• Entertainment!, by Kevin Dettmar, on the album by Gang of Four (1979)
• Live Through This, by Anwyn Crawford, on the album by Hole (1994)
• Donuts, by Jordan Ferguson, on the album by J Dilla (2006)
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, by Kirk Walker Graves, on the album by Kanye West (2010)
• Dangerous, by Susan Fast, on the album by Michael Jackson (1991)
• Definitely Maybe, by Alex Niven, on the album by Oasis (1994)
• Blank Generation, by Pete Astor, on the album by Richard Hell and the Voidoids (1977)
• Histoire de Melody Nelson, by Darran Anderson, on the album by Serge Gainsbourg (1971)
• ( ), by Ethan Hayden, on the album by Sigur Rós (2002)
• Flood, by Alex Reed and Philip Sandifer, on the album by They Might Be Giants (1990)

External links

• Official blog for the series
• TimesOnline on the book series.
• PopMatters on the book series.