33⅓
33⅓ (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books with each volume written about a single album.[1] PopMatters wrote that the range consists of "obscure classics to more usual suspects by the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones."[1]
History
Originally published by Continuum,[2] the series was founded by editor David Barker in 2003.[1] At the time, Continuum published books on philosophers.[2] Series editor Ally-Jane Grossan mentioned that Barker was "an obsessive music fan who thought, 'This is a really cool idea, why don't we apply this to albums".[2] The series title refers to the speed of an vinyl LP.[3] Early in the series' lifetime, writers would be paid $2,000 per entry – $1,000 as an advance and the other half upon completion of the book.[2]
In 2010, Continuum was bought out by Bloomsbury Publishing, who continues to publish books in the series.[2] Barker was replaced by Grossan following his leave in January 2013.[3]
Published titles
As of May 2016[update], 114 books have been published.
| # | Album (date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | 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 | 1967 | 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 |
| 97 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2014) | Kanye West | 2010 | Kirk Walker Graves | ISBN 1-6235-6542-1 |
| 98 | The Grey Album (2014) | Danger Mouse | 2004 | Charles Fairfield | ISBN 978-1-62356-660-9 |
| 99 | ( ) (2014) | Sigur Rós | 2002 | Ethan Hayden | ISBN 1-6235-6892-7 |
| 100 | Dangerous (2014) | Michael Jackson | 1991 | Susan Fast | ISBN 1-6235-6631-2 |
| 101 | Tago Mago (2014) | Can | 1971 | Alan Warner | ISBN 1-6289-2108-0 |
| 102 | Ode to Billie Joe (2014) | Bobbie Gentry | 1967 | Tara Murtha | ISBN 1-6235-6964-8 |
| 103 | Live Through This (2014) | Hole | 1994 | Anwen Crawford | ISBN 978-1-6235-6762-0 |
| 104 | Freedom of Choice (2015) | Devo | 1980 | Evie Nagy | ISBN 978-1-6235-6344-8 |
| 105 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (2015) | Dead Kennedys | 1980 | Michael Stewart | ISBN 978-1-6235-6730-9 |
| 106 | Super Mario Bros. (2015) | Koji Kondo | 1985 | Andrew Schartmann | ISBN 978-1-6289-2853-2 |
| 107 | Beat Happening (2015) | Beat Happening | 1985 | Bryan C. Parker | ISBN 978-1628929270 |
| 108 | Metallica (2015) | Metallica | 1991 | David Masciotra | ISBN 978-1628929300 |
| 109 | A Live One (2015) | Phish | 1995 | Walter Holland | ISBN 978-1628929386 |
| 110 | Bitches Brew (2015) | Miles Davis | 1970 | George Grella | ISBN 978-1628929430 |
| 111 | Parallel Lines (2016) | Blondie | 1978 | Kembrew McLeod | ISBN 978-1501302374 |
| 112 | Workingman's Dead (2016) | Grateful Dead | 1970 | Buzz Poole | ISBN 978-1628929249 |
| 113 | Hangin' Tough (2016) | New Kids on the Block | 1988 | Rebecca Wallwork | ISBN 978-1628929737 |
| 114 | The Geto Boys (2016) | The Geto Boys | 1990 | Rolf Potts | ISBN 978-1628929461 |
[*] Intentionally mis-numbered
Forthcoming titles
- 2016
- Dig Me Out, by Jovana Babović, on the album by Sleater-Kinney (1997)
- Psychocandy, by Paula Mejia, on the album by The Jesus and Mary Chain (1985)
- Donny Hathaway Live, by Emily Lordi, on the live album by Donny Hathaway (1972)
- The Raincoats, by Jenn Pelly, on the album by The Raincoats (1979)
- 2017
- 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Ronen Givony on the album by Jawbreaker (1994)
- Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde by Andrew Barker on the album by The Pharcyde (1992)
- Boys for Pele by Amy Gentry on the album by Tori Amos (1996)
- Colossal Youth by Michael Blair and Joe Bucciero on the album by Young Marble Giants (1980)
- Homogenic by Emily Mackay on the album by Björk (1997)
- In on the Kill Taker by Joe Gross on the album by Fugazi (1993)
- The Modern Lovers by Sean L. Maloney on the album by The Modern Lovers (1976)
- Okie from Muskogee by Rachel Rubin on the album by Merle Haggard (1969)
- Peepshow by Samantha Bennett on the album by Siouxsie and the Banshees (1988)
- Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version by Jarett Kobek on the album by Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995)
- Switched-On Bach by Roshanak Kheshti on the album by Wendy Carlos (1968)
- Tin Drum by Agata Pyzik on the album by Japan (1981)
- Transformer by Ezra Furman on the album by Lou Reed (1972)
- Twin Peaks by Clare Nina Norelli on the soundtrack by Angelo Badalamenti (1990)
- Uptown Saturday Night by Patrick Rivers and Will Fulton on the album by Camp Lo (1997)
- Workbook by Walter Biggins and Daniel Couch on the album by Bob Mould (1989)
References
- ^ a b c Yoder, Anne K. (3 April 2006). "Introduction and Interview with Series Editor David Barker". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Brown, Harley (25 February 2015). "How the 33 1/3 Series, In Spite of Two Shrinking Industries, Continues to Thrive". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b Benfer, Amy (28 August 2014). "Review 33⅓ book series celebrates records -- and its 10th anniversary". LA Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- Official blog for the series
- TimesOnline on the book series.