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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 May 2014, 96 books have been published.

#	Album (date of publication)	Artist	Year album released	Author of book	ISBN #
1	Dusty in Memphis (2003)	Dusty Springfield	1969	Warren Zanes	ISBN 0-8264-1492-3
2	Forever Changes (2003)	Love	1967	Andrew Hultkrans	ISBN 0-8264-1493-1
3	Harvest (2003)	Neil Young	1972	Sam Inglis	ISBN 0-8264-1495-8
4	The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (2003)	The Kinks	1968	Andy Miller	ISBN 0-8264-1498-2
5	Meat Is Murder (2003)	The Smiths	1985	Joe Pernice	ISBN 0-8264-1494-X
6	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (2003)	Pink Floyd	1967	John Cavanagh	ISBN 0-8264-1497-4
7	ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (2004)	ABBA	1992	Elisabeth Vincentelli	ISBN 0-8264-1546-6
8	Electric Ladyland (2004)	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	John Perry	ISBN 0-8264-1571-7
9	Unknown Pleasures (2004)	Joy Division	1979	Chris Ott	ISBN 0-8264-1549-0
10	Sign “☮” the Times (2004)	Prince	1987	Michaelangelo Matos	ISBN 0-8264-1547-4
11	The Velvet Underground & Nico (2004)	The Velvet Underground	1967	Joe Harvard	ISBN 0-8264-1550-4
12	Let It Be (2004)	The Beatles	1970	Steve Matteo	ISBN 0-8264-1634-9
13	Live at the Apollo (2004)	James Brown	1963	Douglas Wolk	ISBN 0-8264-1572-5
14	Aqualung (2004)	Jethro Tull	1971	Allan Moore	ISBN 0-8264-1619-5
15	OK Computer (2004)	Radiohead	1997	Dai Griffiths	ISBN 0-8264-1663-2
16	Let It Be (2004)	The Replacements	1984	Colin Meloy	ISBN 0-8264-1633-0
17	Led Zeppelin IV (2005)	Led Zeppelin	1971	Erik Davis	ISBN 0-8264-1658-6
18	Exile on Main St. (2005)	The Rolling Stones	1972	Bill Janovitz	ISBN 0-8264-1673-X
19	Pet Sounds (2005)	The Beach Boys	1966	Jim Fusilli	ISBN 0-8264-1670-5
20	Ramones (2005)	Ramones	1976	Nicholas Rombes	ISBN 0-8264-1671-3
21	Armed Forces (2005)	Elvis Costello	1979	Franklin Bruno	ISBN 0-8264-1674-8
22	Murmur (2005)	R.E.M.	1983	J. Niimi	ISBN 0-8264-1672-1
23	Grace (2005)	Jeff Buckley	1994	Daphne Brooks	ISBN 0-8264-1635-7
24	Endtroducing..... (2005)	DJ Shadow	1996	Eliot Wilder	ISBN 0-8264-1682-9
25	Kick Out the Jams (2005)	MC5	1969	Don McLeese	ISBN 0-8264-1660-8
26	Low (2005)	David Bowie	1977	Hugo Wilcken	ISBN 0-8264-1684-5
27	Born in the U.S.A. (2005)	Bruce Springsteen	1984	Geoffrey Himes	ISBN 0-8264-1661-6
28	Music from Big Pink (2005)	The Band	1968	John Niven	ISBN 0-8264-1771-X
29	In the Aeroplane over the Sea (2005)	Neutral Milk Hotel	1998	Kim Cooper	ISBN 0-8264-1690-X
30	Paul's Boutique (2006)	Beastie Boys	1989	Dan Le Roy	ISBN 0-8264-1741-8
31	Doolittle (2006)	Pixies	1989	Ben Sisario	ISBN 0-8264-1774-4
32	There's a Riot Goin' On (2006)	Sly and the Family Stone	1971	Miles Marshall Lewis	ISBN 0-8264-1744-2
33	The Stone Roses (2006)	The Stone Roses	1989	Alex Green	ISBN 0-8264-1742-6
34	In Utero (2006)	Nirvana	1993	Gillian G. Gaar	ISBN 0-8264-1776-0
35	Highway 61 Revisited (2006)	Bob Dylan	1965	Mark Polizzotti	ISBN 0-8264-1775-2
36	Loveless (2006)	My Bloody Valentine	1991	Mike McGonigal	ISBN 0-8264-1548-2
37	The Who Sell Out (2006)	The Who	1967	John Dougan	ISBN 0-8264-1743-4
38	Bee Thousand (2006)	Guided by Voices	1994	Marc Woodworth	ISBN 0-8264-1748-5
39	Daydream Nation (2006)	Sonic Youth	1988	Matthew Stearns	ISBN 0-8264-1740-X
40	Court and Spark (2006)	Joni Mitchell	1974	Sean Nelson	ISBN 0-8264-1773-6
41	Use Your Illusion I and II (2006)	Guns N' Roses	1991	Eric Weisbard	ISBN 0-8264-1924-0
69*	69 Love Songs (2006)	The Magnetic Fields	1999	LD Beghtol	ISBN 0-8264-1925-9
42	Songs in the Key of Life (2007)	Stevie Wonder	1976	Zeth Lundy	ISBN 0-8264-1926-7
43	The Notorious Byrd Brothers (2007)	The Byrds	1968	Ric Menck	ISBN 0-8264-1717-5
44	Trout Mask Replica (2007)	Captain Beefheart	1969	Kevin Courrier	ISBN 0-8264-2781-2
45	Double Nickels on the Dime (2007)	Minutemen	1984	Michael T. Fournier	ISBN 0-8264-2787-1
46	Aja (2007)	Steely Dan	1977	Don Breithaupt	ISBN 0-8264-2783-9
47	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (2007)	A Tribe Called Quest	1990	Shawn Taylor	ISBN 0-8264-1923-2
48	Rid of Me (2007)	PJ Harvey	1993	Kate Schatz	ISBN 0-8264-2778-2
49	Achtung Baby (2007)	U2	1991	Stephen Catanzarite	ISBN 0-8264-2784-7
50	If You're Feeling Sinister (2007)	Belle & Sebastian	1996	Scott Plagenhoef	ISBN 0-8264-2818-5
51	Pink Moon (2007)	Nick Drake	1972	Amanda Petrusich	ISBN 0-8264-2790-1
52	Let's Talk About Love (2007)	Celine Dion	1997	Carl Wilson	ISBN 0-8264-2788-X
53	Swordfishtrombones (2007)	Tom Waits	1983	David Smay	ISBN 0-8264-2782-0
54	20 Jazz Funk Greats (2008)	Throbbing Gristle	1979	Drew Daniel	ISBN 0-8264-2793-6
55	Horses (2008)	Patti Smith	1975	Philip Shaw	ISBN 0-8264-2792-8
56	Master of Reality (2008)	Black Sabbath	1971	John Darnielle	ISBN 0-8264-2899-1
57	Reign in Blood (2008)	Slayer	1986	D.X. Ferris	ISBN 0-8264-2909-2
58	Shoot Out the Lights (2008)	Richard and Linda Thompson	1982	Hayden Childs	ISBN 0-8264-2791-X
59	Gentlemen (2008)	The Afghan Whigs	1993	Bob Gendron	ISBN 0-8264-2910-6
60	Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (2008)	The Pogues	1985	Jeffrey T. Roesgen	ISBN 0-8264-2916-5
61	The Gilded Palace of Sin (2008)	The Flying Burrito Brothers	1969	Bob Proehl	ISBN 0-8264-2903-3
62	Pink Flag (2009)	Wire	1977	Wilson Neate	ISBN 0-8264-2914-9
63	XO (2009)	Elliott Smith	1998	Mathew Lemay	ISBN 0-8264-2900-9
64	Illmatic (2009)	Nas	1994	Matthew Gasteier	ISBN 0-8264-2907-6
65	Radio City (2009)	Big Star	1974	Bruce Eaton	ISBN 0-8264-2898-3
66	One Step Beyond... (2009)	Madness	1979	Terry Edwards	ISBN 0-8264-2906-8
67	Another Green World (2009)	Brian Eno	1975	Geeta Dayal	ISBN 0-8264-2786-3
68	Zaireeka (2009)	The Flaming Lips	1997	Mark Richardson	ISBN 978-0-8264-2901-8
70	Facing Future (2009)	Israel Kamakawiwoʻole	1993	Dan Kois	ISBN 0-8264-2905-X
71	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (2010)	Public Enemy	1988	Christopher R. Weingarten	ISBN 0-8264-2913-0
72	Wowee Zowee (2010)	Pavement	1995	Bryan Charles	ISBN 0-8264-2957-2
73	Highway to Hell (2010)	AC/DC	1979	Joe Bonomo	ISBN 1-4411-9028-7
74	Song Cycle (2010)	Van Dyke Parks	1968	Richard Henderson	ISBN 0-8264-2917-3
75	Spiderland (2010)	Slint	1991	Scott Tennent	ISBN 1-4411-7026-X
76	Kid A (2010)	Radiohead	2000	Marvin Lin	ISBN 0-8264-2343-4
77	Tusk (2011)	Fleetwood Mac	1979	Rob Trucks	ISBN 0-8264-2902-5
78	Pretty Hate Machine (2011)	Nine Inch Nails	1989	Daphne Carr	ISBN 978-0-8264-2789-2
79	Chocolate and Cheese (2011)	Ween	1994	Hank Shteamer	ISBN 0-8264-3117-8
80	American Recordings (2011)	Johnny Cash	1994	Tony Tost	ISBN 1-4411-7461-3
81	Some Girls (2011)	The Rolling Stones	1978	Cyrus Patell	ISBN 1-4411-9280-8
82	You're Living All Over Me (2011)	Dinosaur Jr.	1987	Nick Attfield	ISBN 1-4411-8778-2
83	Marquee Moon (2011)	Television	1977	Bryan Waterman	ISBN 1-4411-8605-0
84	Amazing Grace (2011)	Aretha Franklin	1972	Aaron Cohen	ISBN 1-4411-4888-4
85	Dummy (2011)	Portishead	1994	RJ Wheaton	ISBN 1-4411-9449-5
86	Fear of Music (2012)	Talking Heads	1979	Jonathan Lethem	ISBN 1-4411-2100-5
87	Histoire de Melody Nelson (2013)	Serge Gainsbourg	1971	Darran Anderson	ISBN 1-6235-6287-2
88	Flood (2013)	They Might Be Giants	1990	S. Alexander Reed and Philip Sandifer	ISBN 1-6235-6915-X
89	I Get Wet (2014)	Andrew W.K.	2001	Phillip Crandall	ISBN 1-6235-6714-9
90	Selected Ambient Works Volume II (2014)	Aphex Twin	1994	Marc Weidenbaum	ISBN 1-6235-6890-0
91	Entertainment! (2014)	Gang of Four	1979	Kevin Dettmar	ISBN 1-6235-6065-9
92	Blank Generation (2014)	Richard Hell and the Voidoids	1977	Pete Astor	ISBN 1-6235-6122-1
93	Donuts (2014)	J Dilla	2006	Jordan Ferguson	ISBN 1-6235-6183-3
94	Smile (2014)	The Beach Boys	2011	Luis Sanchez	ISBN 1-6235-6258-9
95	Definitely Maybe (2014)	Oasis	1994	Alex Niven	ISBN 1-6235-6423-9
96	Exile in Guyville (2014)	Liz Phair	1993	Gina Arnold	ISBN 1-4411-6257-7

[*] Intentionally mis-numbered

Forthcoming titles

2014 titles

#97: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, by Kirk Walker Graves, on the album by Kanye West (2010) (June 5)
#98: ( ), by Ethan Hayden, on the album by Sigur Rós (2002) (August 28)
#99: The Grey Album, by Charles Fairchild, on the album by Danger Mouse (2004) (September 11)
#100: Dangerous, by Susan Fast, on the album by Michael Jackson (1991) (September 11)
Tago Mago, by Alan Warner, on the album by Can (1971)

2015 titles

Ode to Billie Joe, by Tara Murtha, on the album by Bobbie Gentry (1967)
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)
Live Through This, by Anwyn Crawford, on the album by Hole (1994)
Super Mario Bros., by Andrew Schartmann, on the video game composition by Koji Kondo (1985)
Workingman’s Dead, by Buzz Poole, on the album by Grateful Dead (1970)
Beat Happening, by Bryan C. Parker, on the album by Beat Happening (1985)
Metallica, by David Masciotra, on the album by Metallica (1991)

External links

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

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 * #99:  ''The Grey Album'', by Charles Fairchild, on [[The Grey Album|the album]] by [[Danger Mouse]] ([[2004 in music|2004]]) (September 11)
 * #100: ''Dangerous'', by Susan Fast, on [[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|the album]] by [[Michael Jackson]] ([[1991 in music|1991]]) (September 11)
+* ''Tago Mago'', by Alan Warner, on [[Tago Mago|the album]] by [[Can (band)|Can]] ([[1971 in music|1971]])
 ===2015 titles===
+* ''Ode to Billie Joe'', by Tara Murtha, on [[Ode to Billie Joe (album)|the album]] by [[Bobbie Gentry]] ([[1967 in music|1967]])
+* ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'', by Mike Foley, on [[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables|the album]] by [[Dead Kennedys]] ([[1980 in music|1980]])
+* ''Freedom of Choice'', by Evie Nagy, on [[Freedom of Choice|the album]] by [[Devo]] ([[1980 in music|1980]])
+* ''Live Through This'', by Anwyn Crawford, on [[Live Through This|the album]] by [[Hole (band)|Hole]] ([[1994 in music|1994]])
 * ''Super Mario Bros.'', by Andrew Schartmann, on the [[Super Mario Bros.|video game]] composition by [[Koji Kondo]] ([[1985 in music|1985]])
 * ''Workingman’s Dead'', by Buzz Poole, on [[Workingman's Dead|the album]] by [[Grateful Dead]] ([[1970 in music|1970]])
 * ''Beat Happening'', by Bryan C. Parker, on [[Beat Happening (album)|the album]] by [[Beat Happening]] ([[1985 in music|1985]])
 * ''Metallica'', by David Masciotra, on [[Metallica (album)|the album]] by [[Metallica]] ([[1991 in music|1991]])
-===Publication dates to be announced===
-* ''Tago Mago'', by Alan Warner, on [[Tago Mago|the album]] by [[Can (band)|Can]] ([[1971 in music|1971]])
-* ''Ode to Billie Joe'', by Tara Murtha, on [[Ode to Billie Joe (album)|the album]] by [[Bobbie Gentry]] ([[1967 in music|1967]])
-* ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'', by Mike Foley, on [[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables|the album]] by [[Dead Kennedys]] ([[1980 in music|1980]])
-* ''Freedom of Choice'', by Evie Nagy, on [[Freedom of Choice|the album]] by [[Devo]] ([[1980 in music|1980]])
-* ''Live Through This'', by Anwyn Crawford, on [[Live Through This|the album]] by [[Hole (band)|Hole]] ([[1994 in music|1994]])
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