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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 January 2016, 110 books have been published.

# Album (date of book publication) Artist Year (album) Author of book ISBN #
1 Dusty in Memphi (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

[*] Intentionally mis-numbered

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