Elvis Costello's Armed Forces

Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimed

and much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold!

"Passionate, obsessive, and smart." -Nylon

"...an inspired new series of short books about beloved works of vinyl." -Details

Franklin Bruno's writing about music has appeared in

the Village Voice, Salon, LA Weekly, and Best Music

Writing 2003 (Da Capo). He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy

from UCLA, and his musical projects include Tempting:

Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno

(Misra) and A Cat May Look At A Queen (Absolutely

Kosher), a solo album. He lives in Los Angeles.