LibGuides: 33 1/3 Series of Popular Music Titles: 33 1/3 titles by Continuum Publishers

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Use Your Illusion I and II by Eric Weisbard
Call Number: Stacks ML421.G86 W45 2016
ISBN: 9780826419248
Publication Date: 2006-12-27
From the publisher: "... But perhaps the most attention-seeking act of all was Guns N Roses. Their albums Use Your Illusion 1 and 2, released on the same day, were both 75-minute sprawlers with practically the same cover design - an act of colossal arrogance. On one level, it worked. The albums claimed the top two chart positions, and ultimately sold 7 million copies each in the US alone. On another level, it was a disaster...."
Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Christopher R. Weingarten
Call Number: Stacks ML421.P82 W45 2010
ISBN: 9780826429131
Publication Date: 2010-04-08
Publisher's description: "...Weingarten treats the samples used on Nation Of Millions as molecules of a greater whole, slivers of music that retain their own secret histories and folk traditions. Can the essence of a hip-hop record be found in the motives, emotions and energies of the artists it samples? Is it likely that something an artist intended 20 years ago would re-emerge anew? ..."
Paul's Boutique by Dan LeRoy
Call Number: Stacks ML421.B39 L47 2006
ISBN: 9780826417411
Publication Date: 2006-03-01
Publisher's description: "...not only did Paul's Boutique eventually transform the Beastie [Boys] from a frat-boy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever...."
Radiohead's OK Computer by Dai Griffiths
Call Number: Stacks ML421.R25 G75 2016
ISBN: 9780826416636
Publication Date: 2004-08-11
From the publisher: "...OK computer transformed Radiohead from a highly promising rock act into The Most Important Band in the World - a label the band has been burdened by (and has fooled around with) ever since. Through close musical analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience, ..."

What is 33 1/3?

"33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 60 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike." [continuum website]

These titles vary in their focus, from an album's history, philosophical underpinnings, and reception; to analysis; to the author's personal reflections. Each book is about 150 pages.

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If you like 33 1/3... try Object Lessons!

Object Lessons is a series of books, also published by Bloomsbury. Books in the series discuss the story behind everyday objects. Each book focuses on one object.

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