The distinctive collection of music nerd tributes has published 86 volumes since 2003, among them to

The distinctive collection of music nerd tributes has published 86 volumes since 2003, among them tomes dedicated to Radiohead, The Smiths, Beastie Boys and the Pixies in addition to such rock perennials as The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
The acclaimed Bloomsbury-published book series of music writing, 33 1/3, recently released a ranking of its best-selling titles to date. Topping the list is Neutral Milk Hotel s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Kim Cooper , an oral history of the 1998 cult-classic. Somewhat surprising to casual legend tom cruise movie observers, Celine Dion s Let s Talk About Love by Carl Wilson ranked second on the list. our editor recommends Hollywood's Big Memoirs: How's Arnold Schwarzenegger Selling? How Rock Music is Saving Books Postal Service's 'Give Up' Goes Platinum Just in Time for Album's 10th Anniversary
David Barker PhD , publishing director of Bloomsbury Academic US, explained via email: Looking at the list, I m struck by its mix of predictability and unpredictability, if that makes any sense. Clearly (unless it s very bad), a book about the Beatles, or Dylan, or the Stones, or the Beach Boys, is likely to sell more copies than a book about the MC5 or Van Dyke Parks or A Tribe Called Quest or Big Star. On the other hand, it s fascinating to see books about My Bloody Valentine and the Pixies so high up on the list -- and then, of course, the top 2 sellers are both outliers in a sense, and almost exact opposites: the Neutral Milk Hotel book is the one source legend tom cruise movie of information in book form for fans of a purely cult band; the Celine Dion book is not bought or read by *any* fans of Celine s music -- it s a think piece about the nature of taste and criticism and the very definitions of good and bad. (Author Wilson was interviewed about the book on The Colbert Report .)
Barker said sales on these books range around 20,000 copies at the top of the list down to, more typically, 7,000 or 8,000 for most of the books in the Top 25 list. His personal favorites from the Top 25 include Erik Davis book on Led Zepplin s Led Zeppelin IV or Dan Le Roy s book on The Beastie Boys Paul s Boutique .
Amidst a mass of Facebook wallposts reacting to this list, Cooper posted a response to her book landing the top spot. I still don t quite know how I happened to write the best-selling book in one of the coolest series of music books ever published, but seven years on, I am still so glad I got the chance to tell the story of a group of lovely artists who helped their friend Jeff Mangum paint his masterpiece, legend tom cruise movie she wrote. Most great rock and roll stories are full of selfishness legend tom cruise movie and ego and drugs and infidelity and financial malfeasance and arrogance, but this one is about faith and love. Isn t is nice to know that you don t have to be a monster legend tom cruise movie to make great art?
The 33 1/3 series started in 2003 with Warren Zanes love affair with Dusty Springfield s record Dusty in Memphis . Since then, 86 volumes in all have been published. For the full list of the collection s sales rankings, visit the 33 1/3 Facebook page .