33⅓

Book series of music analysis and criticism

This article is about the book series. For other uses, see 33⅓ (disambiguation).

Cover of the Live at the Apollo book.

33+1⁄3 (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books, each about a single music album.[1] The series title refers to the rotation speed of a vinyl LP, 33+1⁄3 RPM.[2]

## History

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Originally published by Continuum,[3] the series was founded by editor David Barker in 2003.[1] At the time, Continuum published a series of short books on literature called Continuum Contemporaries. One-time series editor Ally-Jane Grossan described Barker as "an obsessive music fan who thought, 'This is a really cool idea, why don't we apply this to albums.'"[3] PopMatters wrote that the range consists of "obscure classics to more usual suspects by the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones".[1]

In 2010, Continuum was bought out by Bloomsbury Publishing, which continues to publish the series.[3] Following a leave, Barker was replaced by Grossan in January 2013.[2] Leah Babb-Rosenfeld has been the editor of the series since 2016.[4]

Several independent books have been spun off of the series. The first, Carl Wilson's 2007 entry on Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love, was expanded for a 2014 Bloomsbury reissue with material not specifically pertaining to the Dion album and retitled Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste. Joe Bonomo, at the invitation of Barker, expanded his 33+1⁄3 proposal on Jerry Lee Lewis's Live at the Star Club, Hamburg album into a full-length book about Lewis, the album, and his career titled Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found, published by Continuum in 2009. A rejected proposal from writer Brett Milano for an entry on Game Theory's 1987 album Lolita Nation was instead expanded by Milano into a biography on the band's leader Scott Miller; that project, titled Don't All Thank Me at Once: The Lost Genius of Scott Miller, was released by 125 Books in 2015.[5]

In August 2017, Bloomsbury announced the launch of 33+1⁄3 Global,[6] an extension of the 33+1⁄3 series to popular music from around the world. The first two sub-series launched were 33+1⁄3 Brazil, edited by Jason Stanyek, and 33+1⁄3 Japan, edited by Noriko Manabe.[7] The first book for 33+1⁄3 Brazil was Caetano Veloso's A Foreign Sound by Barbara Browning.[8] The first books for 33+1⁄3 Japan were Supercell ft. Hatsune Miku by Keisuke Yamada and Yoko Kanno's Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack by Rose Bridges.[9]

## Published titles

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As of November 2024[update], 189 books have been published in the main series.

### Main series

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# | Album | Artist | Year
(album) | Year
(book) | Author of book | ISBN #

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1 | Dusty in Memphis | Dusty Springfield | 1969 | 2003 | Warren Zanes | ISBN 978-0-8264-1492-2
2 | Forever Changes | Love | 1967 | 2003 | Andrew Hultkrans | ISBN 978-0-8264-1493-9
3 | Harvest | Neil Young | 1972 | 2003 | Sam Inglis | ISBN 978-0-8264-1495-3
4 | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | The Kinks | 1968 | 2003 | Andy Miller | ISBN 978-0-8264-1498-4
5 | Meat Is Murder | The Smiths | 1985 | 2003 | Joe Pernice | ISBN 978-0-8264-1494-6
6 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | Pink Floyd | 1967 | 2003 | John Cavanagh | ISBN 978-0-8264-1497-7
7 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | ABBA | 1992 | 2004 | Elisabeth Vincentelli | ISBN 978-0-8264-1546-2
8 | Electric Ladyland | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968 | 2004 | John Perry | ISBN 978-0-8264-1571-4
9 | Unknown Pleasures | Joy Division | 1979 | 2004 | Chris Ott | ISBN 978-0-8264-1549-3
10 | Sign o' the Times | Prince | 1987 | 2004 | Michaelangelo Matos | ISBN 978-0-8264-1547-9
11 | The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground | 1967 | 2004 | Joe Harvard | ISBN 978-0-8264-1550-9
12 | Let It Be | The Beatles | 1970 | 2004 | Steve Matteo | ISBN 978-0-8264-1634-6
13 | Live at the Apollo | James Brown | 1963 | 2004 | Douglas Wolk | ISBN 978-0-8264-1572-1
14 | Aqualung | Jethro Tull | 1971 | 2004 | Allan Moore | ISBN 978-0-8264-1619-3
15 | OK Computer | Radiohead | 1997 | 2004 | Dai Griffiths | ISBN 978-0-8264-1663-6
16 | Let It Be | The Replacements | 1984 | 2004 | Colin Meloy | ISBN 978-0-8264-1633-9
17 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin | 1971 | 2005 | Erik Davis | ISBN 978-0-8264-1658-2
18 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones | 1972 | 2005 | Bill Janovitz | ISBN 978-0-8264-1673-5
19 | Pet Sounds | The Beach Boys | 1966 | 2005 | Jim Fusilli | ISBN 978-0-8264-1670-4
20 | Ramones | Ramones | 1976 | 2005 | Nicholas Rombes | ISBN 978-0-8264-1671-1
21 | Armed Forces | Elvis Costello | 1979 | 2005 | Franklin Bruno | ISBN 978-0-8264-1674-2
22 | Murmur | R.E.M. | 1983 | 2005 | J. Niimi | ISBN 978-0-8264-1672-8
23 | Grace | Jeff Buckley | 1994 | 2005 | Daphne Brooks | ISBN 978-0-8264-1635-3
24 | Endtroducing..... | DJ Shadow | 1996 | 2005 | Eliot Wilder | ISBN 978-0-8264-1682-7
25 | Kick Out the Jams | MC5 | 1969 | 2005 | Don McLeese | ISBN 978-0-8264-1660-5
26 | Low | David Bowie | 1977 | 2005 | Hugo Wilcken | ISBN 978-0-8264-1684-1
27 | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | 1984 | 2005 | Geoffrey Himes | ISBN 978-0-8264-1661-2
28 | Music from Big Pink | The Band | 1968 | 2005 | John Niven | ISBN 978-0-8264-1771-8
29 | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | Neutral Milk Hotel | 1998 | 2005 | Kim Cooper | ISBN 978-0-8264-1690-2
30 | Paul's Boutique | Beastie Boys | 1989 | 2006 | Dan Le Roy | ISBN 978-0-8264-1741-1
31 | Doolittle | Pixies | 1989 | 2006 | Ben Sisario | ISBN 978-0-8264-1774-9
32 | There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly and the Family Stone | 1971 | 2006 | Miles Marshall Lewis | ISBN 978-0-8264-1744-2
33 | The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | 1989 | 2006 | Alex Green | ISBN 978-0-8264-1742-8
34 | In Utero | Nirvana | 1993 | 2006 | Gillian G. Gaar | ISBN 978-0-8264-1776-3
35 | Highway 61 Revisited | Bob Dylan | 1965 | 2006 | Mark Polizzotti | ISBN 978-0-8264-1775-6
36 | Loveless | My Bloody Valentine | 1991 | 2006 | Mike McGonigal | ISBN 978-0-8264-1548-6
37 | The Who Sell Out | The Who | 1967 | 2006 | John Dougan | ISBN 978-0-8264-1743-5
38 | Bee Thousand | Guided by Voices | 1994 | 2006 | Marc Woodworth | ISBN 978-0-8264-1748-0
39 | Daydream Nation | Sonic Youth | 1988 | 2006 | Matthew Stearns | ISBN 978-0-8264-1740-4
40 | Court and Spark | Joni Mitchell | 1974 | 2006 | Sean Nelson | ISBN 978-0-8264-1773-2
41 | Use Your Illusion I and II | Guns N' Roses | 1991 | 2006 | Eric Weisbard | ISBN 978-0-8264-1924-8
69[i] | 69 Love Songs | The Magnetic Fields | 1999 | 2006 | LD Beghtol | ISBN 978-0-8264-1925-5
42 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | 1976 | 2007 | Zeth Lundy | ISBN 978-0-8264-1926-2
43 | The Notorious Byrd Brothers | The Byrds | 1968 | 2007 | Ric Menck | ISBN 978-0-8264-1717-6
44 | Trout Mask Replica | Captain Beefheart | 1969 | 2007 | Kevin Courrier | ISBN 978-0-8264-2781-6
45 | Double Nickels on the Dime | Minutemen | 1984 | 2007 | Michael T. Fournier | ISBN 978-0-8264-2787-8
46 | Aja | Steely Dan | 1977 | 2007 | Don Breithaupt | ISBN 978-0-8264-2783-0
47 | People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm | A Tribe Called Quest | 1990 | 2007 | Shawn Taylor | ISBN 978-0-8264-1923-1
48 | Rid of Me | PJ Harvey | 1993 | 2007 | Kate Schatz | ISBN 978-0-8264-2778-6
49 | Achtung Baby | U2 | 1991 | 2007 | Stephen Catanzarite | ISBN 978-0-8264-2784-7
50 | If You're Feeling Sinister | Belle & Sebastian | 1996 | 2007 | Scott Plagenhoef | ISBN 978-0-8264-2818-9
51 | Pink Moon | Nick Drake | 1972 | 2007 | Amanda Petrusich | ISBN 978-0-8264-2790-8
52 | Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 1997 | 2007 | Carl Wilson | ISBN 978-0-8264-2788-5
53 | Swordfishtrombones | Tom Waits | 1983 | 2007 | David Smay | ISBN 978-0-8264-2782-3
54 | 20 Jazz Funk Greats | Throbbing Gristle | 1979 | 2008 | Drew Daniel | ISBN 978-0-8264-2793-9
55 | Horses | Patti Smith | 1975 | 2008 | Philip Shaw | ISBN 978-0-8264-2792-2
56 | Master of Reality | Black Sabbath | 1971 | 2008 | John Darnielle | ISBN 978-0-8264-2899-8
57 | Reign in Blood | Slayer | 1986 | 2008 | D.X. Ferris | ISBN 978-0-8264-2909-4
58 | Shoot Out the Lights | Richard and Linda Thompson | 1982 | 2008 | Hayden Childs | ISBN 978-0-8264-2791-5
59 | Gentlemen | The Afghan Whigs | 1993 | 2008 | Bob Gendron | ISBN 978-0-8264-2910-0
60 | Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash | The Pogues | 1985 | 2008 | Jeffrey T. Roesgen | ISBN 978-0-8264-2916-2
61 | The Gilded Palace of Sin | The Flying Burrito Brothers | 1969 | 2008 | Bob Proehl | ISBN 978-0-8264-2903-2
62 | Pink Flag | Wire | 1977 | 2009 | Wilson Neate | ISBN 978-0-8264-2914-8
63 | XO | Elliott Smith | 1998 | 2009 | Mathew Lemay | ISBN 978-0-8264-2900-1
64 | Illmatic | Nas | 1994 | 2009 | Matthew Gasteier | ISBN 978-0-8264-2907-0
65 | Radio City | Big Star | 1974 | 2009 | Bruce Eaton | ISBN 978-0-8264-2898-1
66 | One Step Beyond... | Madness | 1979 | 2009 | Terry Edwards | ISBN 978-0-8264-2906-3
67 | Another Green World | Brian Eno | 1975 | 2009 | Geeta Dayal | ISBN 978-0-8264-2786-1
68 | Zaireeka | The Flaming Lips | 1997 | 2009 | Mark Richardson | ISBN 978-0-8264-2901-8
70 | Facing Future | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1993 | 2009 | Dan Kois | ISBN 978-0-8264-2905-6
71 | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | Public Enemy | 1988 | 2010 | Christopher R. Weingarten | ISBN 978-0-8264-2913-1
72 | Wowee Zowee | Pavement | 1995 | 2010 | Bryan Charles | ISBN 978-0-8264-2957-5
73 | Highway to Hell | AC/DC | 1979 | 2010 | Joe Bonomo | ISBN 978-1-4411-9028-4
74 | Song Cycle | Van Dyke Parks | 1968 | 2010 | Richard Henderson | ISBN 978-0-8264-2917-9
75 | Spiderland | Slint | 1991 | 2010 | Scott Tennent | ISBN 978-1-4411-7026-2
76 | Kid A | Radiohead | 2000 | 2010 | Marvin Lin | ISBN 978-0-8264-2343-6
77 | Tusk | Fleetwood Mac | 1979 | 2011 | Rob Trucks | ISBN 978-0-8264-2902-5
78 | Pretty Hate Machine | Nine Inch Nails | 1989 | 2011 | Daphne Carr | ISBN 978-0-8264-2789-2
79 | Chocolate and Cheese | Ween | 1994 | 2011 | Hank Shteamer | ISBN 978-0-8264-3117-2
80 | American Recordings | Johnny Cash | 1994 | 2011 | Tony Tost | ISBN 978-1-4411-7461-1
81 | Some Girls | The Rolling Stones | 1978 | 2011 | Cyrus Patell | ISBN 978-1-4411-9280-6
82 | You're Living All Over Me | Dinosaur Jr. | 1987 | 2011 | Nick Attfield | ISBN 978-1-4411-8778-9
83 | Marquee Moon | Television | 1977 | 2011 | Bryan Waterman | ISBN 978-1-4411-8605-8
84 | Amazing Grace | Aretha Franklin | 1972 | 2011 | Aaron Cohen | ISBN 978-1-4411-4888-9
85 | Dummy | Portishead | 1994 | 2011 | RJ Wheaton | ISBN 978-1-4411-9449-7
86 | Fear of Music | Talking Heads | 1979 | 2012 | Jonathan Lethem | ISBN 978-1-4411-2100-4
87 | Histoire de Melody Nelson | Serge Gainsbourg | 1971 | 2013 | Darran Anderson | ISBN 978-1-62356-287-8
88 | Flood | They Might Be Giants | 1990 | 2013 | S. Alexander Reed; Elizabeth Sandifer | ISBN 978-1-62356-915-0
89 | I Get Wet | Andrew W.K. | 2001 | 2014 | Phillip Crandall | ISBN 978-1-62356-714-9
90 | Selected Ambient Works Volume II | Aphex Twin | 1994 | 2014 | Marc Weidenbaum | ISBN 978-1-62356-890-0
91 | Entertainment! | Gang of Four | 1979 | 2014 | Kevin Dettmar | ISBN 978-1-62356-065-2
92 | Blank Generation | Richard Hell and the Voidoids | 1977 | 2014 | Pete Astor | ISBN 978-1-62356-122-2
93 | Donuts | J Dilla | 2006 | 2014 | Jordan Ferguson | ISBN 978-1-62356-183-3
94 | Smile | The Beach Boys | N/A[ii] | 2014 | Luis Sanchez | ISBN 978-1-62356-258-8
95 | Definitely Maybe | Oasis | 1994 | 2014 | Alex Niven | ISBN 978-1-62356-423-0
96 | Exile in Guyville | Liz Phair | 1993 | 2014 | Gina Arnold | ISBN 978-1-4411-6257-1
97 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | 2010 | 2014 | Kirk Walker Graves | ISBN 978-1-62356-542-8
98 | The Grey Album | Danger Mouse | 2004 | 2014 | Charles Fairchild | ISBN 978-1-62356-660-9
99 | ( ) | Sigur Rós | 2002 | 2014 | Ethan Hayden | ISBN 978-1-62356-892-4
100 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 1991 | 2014 | Susan Fast | ISBN 978-1-62356-631-9
101 | Tago Mago | Can | 1971 | 2014 | Alan Warner | ISBN 978-1-62892-108-3
102 | Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | 1967 | 2014 | Tara Murtha | ISBN 978-1-62356-964-8
103 | Live Through This | Hole | 1994 | 2014 | Anwen Crawford | ISBN 978-1-6235-6762-0
104 | Freedom of Choice | Devo | 1980 | 2015 | Evie Nagy | ISBN 978-1-6235-6344-8
105 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | Dead Kennedys | 1980 | 2015 | Michael Stewart | ISBN 978-1-6235-6730-9
106 | Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack | Koji Kondo | 1985 | 2015 | Andrew Schartmann | ISBN 978-1-6289-2853-2
107 | Beat Happening | Beat Happening | 1985 | 2015 | Bryan C. Parker | ISBN 978-1-62892-927-0
108 | Metallica | Metallica | 1991 | 2015 | David Masciotra | ISBN 978-1-62892-930-0
109 | A Live One | Phish | 1995 | 2015 | Walter Holland | ISBN 978-1-62892-938-6
110 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis | 1970 | 2015 | George Grella | ISBN 978-1-62892-943-0
111 | Parallel Lines | Blondie | 1978 | 2016 | Kembrew McLeod | ISBN 978-1-5013-0237-4
112 | Workingman's Dead | Grateful Dead | 1970 | 2016 | Buzz Poole | ISBN 978-1-62892-924-9
113 | Hangin' Tough | New Kids on the Block | 1988 | 2016 | Rebecca Wallwork | ISBN 978-1-62892-973-7
114 | The Geto Boys | The Geto Boys | 1990 | 2016 | Rolf Potts | ISBN 978-1-62892-946-1
115 | Dig Me Out | Sleater-Kinney | 1997 | 2016 | Jovana Babovic | ISBN 978-1-62892-976-8
116 | Sound of Silver | LCD Soundsystem | 2007 | 2016 | Ryan Leas | ISBN 978-1-5013-2559-5
117 | Live | Donny Hathaway | 1972 | 2016 | Emily Lordi | ISBN 978-1-62892-980-5
118 | Psychocandy | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 1985 | 2016 | Paula Mejia | ISBN 978-1-62892-950-8
119 | The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers | 1976 | 2017 | Sean Maloney | ISBN 978-1-5013-2218-1
120 | Soundtrack from Twin Peaks | Angelo Badalamenti | 1990 | 2017 | Clare Nina Norelli | ISBN 978-1-5013-2301-0
121 | Colossal Youth | Young Marble Giants | 1980 | 2017 | Michael Blair; Joe Bucciero | ISBN 978-1-5013-2114-6
122 | Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde | The Pharcyde | 1992 | 2017 | Andrew Barker | ISBN 978-1-5013-2127-6
123 | The Suburbs | Arcade Fire | 2010 | 2017 | Eric Eidelstein | ISBN 978-1-5013-3646-1
124 | Workbook | Bob Mould | 1989 | 2017 | Walter Biggins; Daniel Couch | ISBN 978-1-5013-2135-1
125 | Uptown Saturday Night | Camp Lo | 1997 | 2017 | Patrick Rivers; Will Fulton | ISBN 978-1-5013-2272-3
126 | The Raincoats | The Raincoats | 1979 | 2017 | Jenn Pelly | ISBN 978-1-5013-0240-4
127 | Homogenic | Björk | 1997 | 2017 | Emily Mackay | ISBN 978-1-5013-2274-7
128 | Okie from Muskogee | Merle Haggard | 1969 | 2018 | Rachel Rubin | ISBN 978-1-5013-2143-6
129 | In on the Kill Taker | Fugazi | 1993 | 2018 | Joe Gross | ISBN 978-1-5013-2139-9
130 | 24 Hour Revenge Therapy | Jawbreaker | 1994 | 2018 | Ronen Givony | ISBN 978-1-5013-2309-6
131 | Transformer | Lou Reed | 1972 | 2018 | Ezra Furman | ISBN 978-1-5013-2305-8
132 | Peepshow | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 1988 | 2018 | Samantha Bennett | ISBN 978-1-5013-2186-3
133 | Southern Rock Opera | Drive-By Truckers | 2001 | 2018 | Rien Fertel | ISBN 978-1-5013-3178-7
134 | Jesus Freak | DC Talk | 1995 | 2018 | Will Stockton; D. Gilson | ISBN 978-1-5013-3166-4
135 | Boys for Pele | Tori Amos | 1996 | 2018 | Amy Gentry | ISBN 978-1-5013-2131-3
136 | One Grain of Sand | Odetta | 1963 | 2019 | Matthew Frye | ISBN 978-1-5013-3332-3
137 | The Holy Bible | Manic Street Preachers | 1994 | 2019 | David Evans | ISBN 978-1-5013-3170-1
138 | Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las | The Shangri-Las | 1966 | 2019 | Ada Wolin | ISBN 978-1-5013-3174-9
139 | Southern Accents | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 1985 | 2019 | Michael Washburn | ISBN 978-1-5013-3344-6
140 | Blue Lines | Massive Attack | 1991 | 2019 | Ian Bourland | ISBN 978-1-5013-3969-1
141 | Switched-On Bach | Wendy Carlos | 1968 | 2019 | Roshanak Kheshti | ISBN 978-1-5013-2028-6
142 | The Wild Tchoupitoulas | The Wild Tchoupitoulas | 1976 | 2019 | Bryan Wagner | ISBN 978-1-5013-3336-1
143 | Diamond Dogs | David Bowie | 1974 | 2020 | Glenn Hendler | ISBN 978-1-5013-3658-4
144 | Voodoo | D'Angelo | 2000 | 2020 | Faith A. Pennick | ISBN 978-1-5013-3650-8
145 | Judy at Carnegie Hall | Judy Garland | 1961 | 2020 | Manuel Betancourt | ISBN 978-1-5013-5510-3
146 | Blue Moves | Elton John | 1976 | 2020 | Matthew Restall | ISBN 978-1-5013-5542-4
147 | I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen | Various artists | 1991 | 2020 | Ray Padgett | ISBN 978-1-5013-5506-6
148 | The Velvet Rope | Janet Jackson | 1997 | 2020 | Ayanna Dozier | ISBN 978-1-5013-5502-8
149 | Suicide | Suicide | 1977 | 2020 | Andi Coulter | ISBN 978-1-5013-5566-0
150 | From Elvis in Memphis | Elvis Presley | 1969 | 2020 | Eric Wolfson | ISBN 978-1-5013-5538-7
151 | Murder Ballads | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 1996 | 2020 | Santi Elijah Holley | ISBN 978-1-5013-5514-1
152 | Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth | 24-Carat Black | 1973 | 2020 | Zach Schonfeld | ISBN 978-1-5013-5550-9
153 | Tapestry | Carole King | 1971 | 2021 | Loren Glass | ISBN 978-1-5013-5562-2
154 | Vs. | Pearl Jam | 1993 | 2021 | Clint Brownlee | ISBN 978-1-5013-5530-1
155 | Avalon | Roxy Music | 1982 | 2021 | Simon A. Morrison | ISBN 978-1-5013-5534-9
156 | Rio | Duran Duran | 1982 | 2021 | Annie Zaleski | ISBN 978-1-5013-5518-9
157 | Once Upon a Time | Donna Summer | 1977 | 2021 | Alex Jeffery | ISBN 978-1-5013-5546-2
158 | Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 | Sam Cooke | 1985 | 2021 | Colin Fleming | ISBN 978-1-5013-5554-7
159 | The ArchAndroid | Janelle Monáe | 2010 | 2021 | Alyssa Favreau | ISBN 978-1-5013-5570-7
160 | John Prine[10] | John Prine | 1971 | 2021 | Erin Osmon | ISBN 978-1-5013-7923-9
161 | Lyric & Coloratura Arias[11] | Maria Callas | 1954 | 2021 | Ginger Dellenbaugh | ISBN 978-1-5013-7902-4
162 | Boxer[12] | The National | 2007 | 2022 | Ryan Pinkard | ISBN 978-1-5013-7803-4
163 | Computer World[13] | Kraftwerk | 1981 | 2022 | Steve Tupai Francis | ISBN 978-1-5013-7898-0
164 | Moon Pix[14] | Cat Power | 1998 | 2022 | Donna Kozloskie | ISBN 978-1-5013-7793-8
165 | Faith[15] | George Michael | 1987 | 2022 | Matthew Horton | ISBN 978-1-5013-7797-6
166 | To Pimp a Butterfly [16] | Kendrick Lamar | 2015 | 2022 | Sequoia L. Maner | ISBN 978-1-5013-7747-1
167 | Blackout | Britney Spears | 2007 | 2022 | Natasha Lasky | ISBN 978-1-5013-7759-4
168 | That's the Way of the World | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1975 | 2022 | Dwight E. Brooks | ISBN 978-1-5013-7805-8
169 | Come to My Garden | Minnie Riperton | 1970 | 2022 | Brittnay L. Proctor | ISBN 978-1-5013-7915-4
170 | Fontanelle | Babes in Toyland | 1992 | 2022 | Selena Chambers | ISBN 978-1-5013-7755-6
171 | Madvillainy | Madvillain | 2004 | 2023 | Will Hagle | ISBN 978-1-5013-8923-8
172 | Come Away with ESG | ESG | 1983 | 2023 | Cheri Percy | ISBN 978-1-5013-7919-2
173 | BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A Retrospective | BBC Radiophonic Workshop | 2008 | 2023 | William Weir | ISBN 978-1-5013-8915-3
174 | Time's Up | Living Colour | 1990 | 2023 | Kimberly Mack | ISBN 978-1-5013-7751-8
175 | Beauty and the Beat | The Go-Go's | 1981 | 2023 | Lisa Whittington-Hill | ISBN 978-1-5013-9028-9
176 | Erotica | Madonna | 1992 | 2023 | Michael Dango | ISBN 978-1-5013-8899-6
177 | Body Count | Body Count | 1992 | 2023 | Ben Apatoff | ISBN 978-1-5013-8907-8
178 | Ingénue | k.d. lang | 1992 | 2023 | Joanna McNaney Stein | ISBN 978-1-5013-8919-1
179 | Here's Little Richard | Little Richard | 1957 | 2023 | Jordan Bassett | ISBN 978-1-5013-8911-5
180 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | 2018 | 2024 | Ma’Chell M. Duma | ISBN 978-1-5013-8927-6
181 | This Is Hardcore | Pulp | 1998 | 2024 | Jane Savidge | ISBN 979-8-7651-0695-2
182 | Sandinista! | The Clash | 1980 | 2024 | Micajah Henley | ISBN 978-1-5013-9036-4
183 | 101 | Depeche Mode | 1989 | 2024 | Mary Valle | ISBN 978-1-5013-9032-6
184 | 3 + 3 | The Isley Brothers | 1973 | 2024 | Darell M. McNeill | ISBN 979-8-7651-0671-6
185 | Red Hot + Blue | Various artists | 1990 | 2024 | John Garrison | ISBN 979-8-7651-0663-1
186 | White Limozeen | Dolly Parton | 1989 | 2024 | Steacy Easton | ISBN 978-1-5013-9040-1
187 | Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines | Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines | 1999 | 2024 | Stephen Deusner | ISBN 979-8-7651-0687-7
188 | Hounds of Love | Kate Bush | 1985 | 2024 | Leah Kardos | ISBN 979-8-7651-0699-0
189 | The Moon & Antarctica | Modest Mouse | 2000 | 2024 | Zachary Petit | ISBN 979-8-7651-0675-4

1. ^ Intentionally mis-numbered
2. ^ The original Smile album remains unfinished; not to be confused with The Smile Sessions (2011) box set

### 33⅓ Japan

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1 | Supercell | Supercell | 2009 | 2017 | Keisuke Yamada | ISBN 978-1-5013-2597-7
2 | Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack | Yoko Kanno | 1998 | 2017 | Rose Bridges | ISBN 978-1-5013-2585-4
3 | Game | Perfume | 2008 | 2018 | Patrick St. Michel | ISBN 978-1-5013-2590-8
4 | AKB48 | AKB48 | N/A | 2019 | Patrick W. Galbraith; Jason G. Karlin | ISBN 978-1-5013-4111-3
5 | Fantasma | Cornelius | 1997 | 2019 | Martin Roberts | ISBN 978-1-5013-3017-9
6 | Joe Hisaishi's Soundtrack for My Neighbor Totoro | Joe Hisaishi | 1988 | 2020 | Kunio Hara | ISBN 978-1-5013-4512-8
7 | Happy Hour | Shonen Knife | 1998 | 2021 | Brooke McCorkle Okazaki | ISBN 978-1-5013-4795-5
8 | Koza Dabasa | Nenes | 1994 | 2021 | Henry Johnson | ISBN 978-1-5013-5124-2
9 | The 14th Moon (ja:14番目の月) | Yuming | 1976 | 2022 | Lasse Lehtonen | ISBN 978-1-5013-4571-5
10 | Kogun | Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band | 1974 | 2024 | E. Taylor Atkins | ISBN 979-8-7651-0901-4

### 33⅓ Brazil

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1 | A Foreign Sound | Caetano Veloso | 2004 | 2017 | Barbara Browning | ISBN 978-1-5013-1923-5
2 | Getz/Gilberto | Stan Getz and João Gilberto | 1964 | 2018 | Bryan Daniel | ISBN 978-1-5013-2395-9
3 | Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2 | Tim Maia | 1974 | 2018 | Allen Thayer | ISBN 978-1-5013-2153-5
4 | Sorriso Negro | Dona Ivone Lara | 1981 | 2019 | Mila Burns | ISBN 978-1-5013-2449-9
5 | Refazenda | Gilberto Gil | 1975 | 2020 | Marc A. Hertzman | ISBN 978-1-5013-3040-7
6 | The Corner Club | Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges | 1972 | 2020 | Jonathon Grasse | ISBN 978-1-5013-4682-8
7 | Sobrevivendo no Inferno | Racionais MC's | 1997 | 2021 | Derek Pardue | ISBN 978-1-5013-3887-8
8 | Saudades | Naná Vasconcelos | 1979 | 2021 | Daniel B. Sharp |
9 | Chico Buarque | Chico Buarque | 1978 | 2022 | Charles A. Perrone |

### 33⅓ Europe

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# | Work | Artist | Year
(album) | Year
(book) | Author of book | ISBN #

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1 | A Blaze in the Northern Sky | Darkthrone | 1992 | 2020 | Ross Hagen | ISBN 978-1-5013-4630-9
2 | Balkanology | Ivo Papazov | 1991 | 2021 | Carol Silverman | ISBN 978-1-5013-4630-9
3 | Wolokolamsker Chaussee | Heiner Müller and Heiner Goebbels | 1989 | 2021 | Philip V. Bohlman | ISBN 978-1-5013-4615-6
4 | Don't Break the Oath | Mercyful Fate | 1984 | 2022 | Henrik Marstal | ISBN 978-1-5013-5437-3
5 | Niemen Enigmatic | Czesław Niemen | 1970 | 2022 | Ewa Mazierska; Mariusz Gradowski | ISBN 978-1-5013-7266-7
6 | DJs Do Guetto | Various artists | 2006 | 2022 | Richard Elliott | ISBN 978-1-5013-5785-5
7 | Happy Birthday! | Modeselektor | 2007 | 2022 | Sean Nye | ISBN 978-1-5013-4624-8
8 | I'll Be Your Plaything | Bea Palya | 2010 | 2022 | Anna Szemere; András Rónai | ISBN 978-1-5013-5444-1
9 | Sin Documentos | Los Rodríguez | 1993 | 2022 | Héctor Fouce; Fernán del Val | ISBN 978-1-5013-5788-6
10 | Astaganaga | Massada | 1978 | 2022 | Lutgard Mutsaers | ISBN 978-1-5013-7257-5
11 | Bella Ciao | Il Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano | 1976 | 2023 | Jacopo Tomatis |
12 | Récital 1961 | Édith Piaf | 1961 | 2023 | David L. Looseley |
13 | Persepolis | Iannis Xenakis | 1971 | 2023 | Aram Yardumian |
14 | Tantsi | Vopli Vidopliassova | 1989 | 2023 | Maria Sonevytsky |
15 | Amália at the Olympia | Amália Rodrigues | 1957 | 2023 | Lila Ellen Gray |
16 | Projekt Jon | Ardit Gjebrea | 1997 | 2024 | Nicholas Tochka | ISBN 978-1-5013-6306-1
17 | Aquarium | Aqua | 1997 | 2024 | C.C. McKee | ISBN 978-1-5013-8418-9 |
18 | Kollaps | Einstürzende Neubauten | 1981 | 2024 | Melle Jan Kromhout; Jan Nieuwenhuis | ISBN 978-1-5013-8750-0

### 33⅓ Oceania

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# | Album | Artist | Year
(album) | Year
(book) | Author of book | ISBN #

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1 | Whispering Jack | John Farnham | 1986 | 2022 | Graeme Turner | ISBN 978-1-5013-8206-2
2 | Starfish | The Church | 1988 | 2022 | Chris Gibson | ISBN 978-1-5013-8700-5
3 | Unit | Regurgitator | 1997 | 2022 | Lachlan Goold; Lauren Istvandity | ISBN 978-1-5013-8176-8
4 | Kylie | Kylie Minogue | 1988 | 2023 | Adrian Renzo; Liz Giuffre | ISBN 978-1-5013-8297-0
5 | Space Waltz | Alastair Riddell | 1975 | 2023 | Ian Chapman | ISBN 978-1-5013-8951-1
6 | Human Frailty | Hunters & Collectors | 1986 | 2023 | Jon Stratton | ISBN 978-1-5013-9784-4
7 | Drive | Bic Runga | 1997 | 2023 | Henry Johnson | ISBN 978-1-5013-9003-6
8 | Songs from the Front Lawn | The Front Lawn | 1989 | 2023 | Matthew Bannister | ISBN 978-1-5013-9009-8
9 | Clyma est mort | The Dead C | 1992 | 2023 | Darren Jorgensen | ISBN 978-1-5013-8696-1
10 | The Calling | Hilltop Hoods | 2003 | 2023 | Dianne Rodger | ISBN 978-1-5013-9267-2
11 | Honey Steel's Gold | Ed Kuepper | 1991 | 2023 | John Encarnação | ISBN 978-1-5013-7334-3
12 | Toward the Blues | Chain | 1971 | 2023 | Peter Beilharz | ISBN 978-1-5013-9014-2
13 | Kitten Licks | Screamfeeder | 1996 | 2024 | Ben Green; Ian Rogers | ISBN 978-1-5013-9329-7
14 | Saturday Night Fever | The Bee Gees, et al. | 1977 | 2024 | Clinton Walker | ISBN 979-8-7651-0968-7

### Anthologies

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# | Title | Year | Editor of book | ISBN #

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1 | 33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1[17] | 2006 | David Baker | ISBN 978-0-8264-1903-3
2 | 33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 2[18] | 2007 | David Baker | ISBN 978-0-8264-2876-9
3 | The 33 1/3 B-Sides[19] | 2019 | Will Stockton; D. Gilson | ISBN 978-1-5013-4245-5

### Genre: A 33⅓ Series

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# | Genre | Year | Author of book | ISBN #

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1 | Trip hop | 2022 | R.J. Wheaton | ISBN 978-1-5013-7360-2
2 | Death metal | 2022 | T Coles | ISBN 978-1-5013-8101-0
3 | Dance-punk | 2023 | Larissa Wodtke | ISBN 978-1-5013-8186-7
4 | South African Popular Music | 2023 | Lior Phillips | ISBN 978-1-5013-8342-7
5 | Krautrock | 2023 | Marshall Gu | ISBN 979-8-7651-0329-6
6 | '70s Teen Pop | 2023 | Lucretia Tye Jasmine | ISBN 978-1-5013-8350-2
7 | Math Rock | 2024 | Jeff Gomez | ISBN 979-8-7651-0337-1
8 | Neue Deutsche Welle | 2024 | Claudia Lonkin | ISBN 979-8-7651-0337-1
9 | Soul-folk | 2024 | Ashawnta Jackson | ISBN 979-8-7651-0345-6
10 | Shoegaze | 2024 | Ryan Pinkard | ISBN 979-8-7651-0341-8

## Forthcoming titles

[edit]

### Main series

[edit]

With release date[20]

* Paris 1919 (February 6, 2025) by Mark Doyle, on the album by John Cale (1973)
* Universal Mother (February 6, 2025) by Adele Bertei, on the album by Sinead O’Connor (1994)
* And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (February 6, 2025) by Elliott Simpson, on the album by Yo La Tengo (2000)
* Tragic Kingdom (May 1, 2025) by Rhae Lynn Barnes, on the album by No Doubt (1995)
* The Land of Rape and Honey (May 1, 2025) by Jason Pettigrew, on the album by Ministry (1988)
* Blue Bell Knoll (May 1, 2025) by Chris Tapley, on the album by Cocteau Twins (1984)
* Cosmic Thing (July 24, 2025) by Pete Crighton, on the album by The B-52s (1989)

Without release date

* New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) by Kameryn Alexa Carter, on the album by Erykah Badu (2010)[21]
* I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Holden Seidlitz, on the album by Bright Eyes (2005)[21]
* Re by Carmelo Esterrich, on the album by Café Tacvba (1994)[21]
* Believe by Lior Phillips, on the album by Cher (1998)[22]
* Disintegration by Andi Harriman, on the album by The Cure (1989)[22]
* Blonde by Yousef Srour, on the album by Frank Ocean (2016)[22]
* Plastic Beach by Ihor Junyk, on the album by Gorillaz (2010)[22]
* Antics by Gabriel T. Saxon-Ruiz, on the album by Interpol (2004)[22]
* What's the 411? by Ricky Tucker, on the album by Mary J. Blige (1992)[22]
* So Tonight That I Might See by Anthony Gomez III, on the album by Mazzy Star (1993)[22]
* Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly by Zak Fusciello, on the album by Moss Icon (1994)[22]
* Inflammable Material by Kevin C. Dunn, on the album by Stiff Little Fingers (1979)[22]
* Carrie & Lowell by Joel Mayward, on the album by Sufjan Stevens (2015)[22]
* Violent Femmes by Nic Brown, on the album by Violent Femmes (1983)[22]
* "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D by Justin Remer, on the album by "Weird Al" Yankovic (1984)[22]
* I'm Your Baby Tonight by Brandon Tensley, on the album by Whitney Houston (1990)[22]
* Dust Bowl Ballads by Allison C. Meier, on the album by Woody Guthrie (1940)[22]
* I Want You by Derrais Carter, on the album by Marvin Gaye (1976)[23]
* Timeless by Martyn Deykers, on the album by Goldie (1995)[24]
* Tin Drum by Agata Pyzik, on the album by Japan (1981)[25][26]
* Nightbirds by Craig Seymour, on the album by Labelle (1974)[23]
* Shout at the Devil by Micco Caporale, on the album by Mötley Crüe (1983)[27]
* Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version by Jarett Kobek, on the album by Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995)[25]

### 33⅓ Japan

[edit]

* Kōhaku utagassen: The Red and White Song Contest by Shelley Brunt[28]
* Don't Be Swindle (February 6, 2025) by Mahon Murphy and Ran Zwigenberg, on the album by S.O.B. (1987)[29]
* Yellow Magic Orchestra (April 3, 2025) by Toshiyuki Ohwada, on the album by Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978)[30]

### 33⅓ Europe

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* To the Cold Land (January 9, 2025) by Brigitta Davidjants, on the album by J.M.K.E. (1989)[31]
* Jarmark (February 6, 2025) by Kamila Raymajdo, on the album by Taco Hemingway (2020)[32]
* Phaedra (delayed) by Dan Bynre-Smith, on the album by Tangerine Dream (1974)[33]

### 33⅓ Oceania

[edit]

* The Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1-3 (January 9, 2025) by Bruce Johnson, on the albums by John Sangster (1975-77)[34]
* Since I Left You (January 9, 2025) by Charles Fairchild, on the album by The Avalanches (2000)[35]
* Boodle Boodle Boodle (January 9, 2025) by Geoff Stahl, on the EP by The Clean (1981)[36]
* Machiavelli and the Four Seasons (March 6, 2025) by Tyler Jenke, on the album by TISM (1995)[37]
* Together Alone (April 3, 2025) by Barnaby Smith, on the album by Crowded House (1993)[38]
* Frogstomp (April 3, 2025) by Jay Daniel Thompson, on the album by Silverchair (1995)[39]
* Buy Now (April 3, 2025) by Michael Brown, on the album by Eyeliner (2015)[40]

### 33⅓ South Asia

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* Dil Chahta Hai Soundtrack (December 12, 2024) by Jayson Beaster-Jones, on the album by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (2001)[41]
* Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2 (January 9, 2025) by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Chandrashekhar Rao, on the album by Lata Mangeshkar (1988)[42]
* Coke Studio Season 14 by Rakae Rehman Jamil and Khadija Muzaffar, on the television programme Coke Studio Pakistan[43]

### Genre: A 33⅓ Series

[edit]

* 1970s Jazz Fusion (April 3, 2025) by Matthew Reed Baker[44]
* Tropicália (April 3, 2025) by Ana Leorne[45]
* Vaporwave (delayed) by Kirk Walker Graves[46]

## See also

[edit]

* Boss Fight Books – a publisher that releases an eponymous series about notable video games

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c Yoder, Anne K. (April 2, 2006). "Introduction and Interview with Series Editor David Barker". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
2. ^ a b Benfer, Amy (August 28, 2014). "33⅓ book series celebrates records – and its 10th anniversary". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018.
3. ^ a b c Brown, Harley (February 25, 2015). "How the 33 1/3 Series, In Spite of Two Shrinking Industries, Continues to Thrive". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
4. ^ "Contact Us". 333SOUND. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
5. ^ Zaleski, Annie (January 1, 2016). "The lost pop genius of Scott Miller". Salon. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
6. ^ "New series announcement: 33 1/3 Global". 333Sound. August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018.
7. ^ "33 1/3 Global editor highlight: Noriko Manabe". 333Sound. August 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
8. ^ "33 1/3 Brazil". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
9. ^ "33 1/3 Japan". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
10. ^ "John Prine's John Prine (33 1/3) Erin Osmon: Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
11. ^ "Maria Callas's Lyric and Coloratura Arias (33 1/3) Ginger Dellenbaugh: Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
12. ^ "The National's Boxer: : 33 1/3 Ryan Pinkard Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
13. ^ "Kraftwerk's Computer World: : 33 1/3 Steve Tupai Francis Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
14. ^ "Cat Power's Moon Pix: : 33 1/3 Donna Kozloskie Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
15. ^ "George Michael's Faith: : 33 1/3 Matthew Horton Bloomsbury Academic". Bloomsbury Publishing.
16. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly: : 33 1/3 Sequoia L. Maner Bloomsbury Academic".
17. ^ "33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1".
18. ^ "33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 2".
19. ^ "The 33 1/3 B-sides".
20. ^ "33 1/3: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)".
21. ^ a b c "Announcing the newest 33 1/3s". January 27, 2023.
22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Announcing the newest 33 1/3s". July 19, 2024.
23. ^ a b "Announcing the newest 33 1/3s". November 30, 2020.
24. ^ "Upcoming Releases". October 4, 2023.
25. ^ a b "Open Call 2015 Results: The 16 New Books in the 33 1/3 Series | 333sound". Archived from the original on November 6, 2015.
26. ^ "New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Tin Drum". November 23, 2015.
27. ^ "Announcing the Newest 33 1/3S". August 31, 2021.
28. ^ "Noriko Manabe, Ph.D. - 33-1/3 Japan".
29. ^ "S.O.B.'s Don't Be Swindle". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.
30. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yellow Magic Orchestra". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022.
31. ^ [1] bloomsbury.com
32. ^ "Taco Hemingway's Jarmark". Bloomsbury.
33. ^ "Tangerine Dream's Phaedra". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.
34. ^ "John Sangster's The Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1-3". Bloomsbury.
35. ^ "The Avalanches' Since I Left You". Bloomsbury.
36. ^ "The Clean's Boodle Boodle Boodle". Bloomsbury.
37. ^ "TISM'S Machiavelli and the Four Seasons". Bloomsbury.
38. ^ "Crowded House's Together Alone". Bloomsbury.
39. ^ "silverchair's Frogstomp". Bloomsbury.
40. ^ "Eyeliner's Buy Now". Bloomsbury.
41. ^ "Dil Chahta Hai Soundtrack". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.
42. ^ "Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2". Bloomsbury.
43. ^ "Coke Studio (Season 14)". Bloomsbury.
44. ^ "1970s Jazz Fusion". Bloomsbury.
45. ^ "Tropicália". Bloomsbury.
46. ^ "Vaporwave". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.

## External links

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* Official blog for the series
* TimesOnline[dead link‍] on the book series.