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33+1⁄3 (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books with its first installation in 2003, and is published by Bloomsbury Publishing since 2010. The books are about albums. As of 2025, 196 books have been published in the main series. Six additional series have been published, all of them specific to a region except for one about music genres.

History and overview

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Each book of 33+1⁄3 is about a single album.[1] The series title refers to the rotation speed of a vinyl LP, 33+1⁄3 revolutions per minute.[2]

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 June 2025[update], 196 books have been published in the main series.

Main series

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# Album Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 Dusty in Memphis Dusty Springfield 1969 2003 Warren Zanes 978-0-8264-1492-2
2 Forever Changes Love 1967 2003 Andrew Hultkrans 978-0-8264-1493-9
3 Harvest Neil Young 1972 2003 Sam Inglis 978-0-8264-1495-3
4 The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks 1968 2003 Andy Miller 978-0-8264-1498-4
5 Meat Is Murder The Smiths 1985 2003 Joe Pernice 978-0-8264-1494-6
6 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Pink Floyd 1967 2003 John Cavanagh 978-0-8264-1497-7
7 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 1992 2004 Elisabeth Vincentelli 978-0-8264-1546-2
8 Electric Ladyland The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 2004 John Perry 978-0-8264-1571-4
9 Unknown Pleasures Joy Division 1979 2004 Chris Ott 978-0-8264-1549-3
10 Sign o' the Times Prince 1987 2004 Michaelangelo Matos 978-0-8264-1547-9
11 The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground 1967 2004 Joe Harvard 978-0-8264-1550-9
12 Let It Be The Beatles 1970 2004 Steve Matteo 978-0-8264-1634-6
13 Live at the Apollo James Brown 1963 2004 Douglas Wolk 978-0-8264-1572-1
14 Aqualung Jethro Tull 1971 2004 Allan Moore 978-0-8264-1619-3
15 OK Computer Radiohead 1997 2004 Dai Griffiths 978-0-8264-1663-6
16 Let It Be The Replacements 1984 2004 Colin Meloy 978-0-8264-1633-9
17 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 1971 2005 Erik Davis 978-0-8264-1658-2
18 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones 1972 2005 Bill Janovitz 978-0-8264-1673-5
19 Pet Sounds The Beach Boys 1966 2005 Jim Fusilli 978-0-8264-1670-4
20 Ramones Ramones 1976 2005 Nicholas Rombes 978-0-8264-1671-1
21 Armed Forces Elvis Costello 1979 2005 Franklin Bruno 978-0-8264-1674-2
22 Murmur R.E.M. 1983 2005 J. Niimi 978-0-8264-1672-8
23 Grace Jeff Buckley 1994 2005 Daphne Brooks 978-0-8264-1635-3
24 Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow 1996 2005 Eliot Wilder 978-0-8264-1682-7
25 Kick Out the Jams MC5 1969 2005 Don McLeese 978-0-8264-1660-5
26 Low David Bowie 1977 2005 Hugo Wilcken 978-0-8264-1684-1
27 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 1984 2005 Geoffrey Himes 978-0-8264-1661-2
28 Music from Big Pink The Band 1968 2005 John Niven 978-0-8264-1771-8
29 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Neutral Milk Hotel 1998 2005 Kim Cooper 978-0-8264-1690-2
30 Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys 1989 2006 Dan Le Roy 978-0-8264-1741-1
31 Doolittle Pixies 1989 2006 Ben Sisario 978-0-8264-1774-9
32 There's a Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone 1971 2006 Miles Marshall Lewis 978-0-8264-1744-2
33 The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 2006 Alex Green 978-0-8264-1742-8
34 In Utero Nirvana 1993 2006 Gillian G. Gaar 978-0-8264-1776-3
35 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 1965 2006 Mark Polizzotti 978-0-8264-1775-6
36 Loveless My Bloody Valentine 1991 2006 Mike McGonigal 978-0-8264-1548-6
37 The Who Sell Out The Who 1967 2006 John Dougan 978-0-8264-1743-5
38 Bee Thousand Guided by Voices 1994 2006 Marc Woodworth 978-0-8264-1748-0
39 Daydream Nation Sonic Youth 1988 2006 Matthew Stearns 978-0-8264-1740-4
40 Court and Spark Joni Mitchell 1974 2006 Sean Nelson 978-0-8264-1773-2
41 Use Your Illusion I and II Guns N' Roses 1991 2006 Eric Weisbard 978-0-8264-1924-8
69[i] 69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields 1999 2006 LD Beghtol 978-0-8264-1925-5
42 Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder 1976 2007 Zeth Lundy 978-0-8264-1926-2
43 The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Byrds 1968 2007 Ric Menck 978-0-8264-1717-6
44 Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart 1969 2007 Kevin Courrier 978-0-8264-2781-6
45 Double Nickels on the Dime Minutemen 1984 2007 Michael T. Fournier 978-0-8264-2787-8
46 Aja Steely Dan 1977 2007 Don Breithaupt 978-0-8264-2783-0
47 People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest 1990 2007 Shawn Taylor 978-0-8264-1923-1
48 Rid of Me PJ Harvey 1993 2007 Kate Schatz 978-0-8264-2778-6
49 Achtung Baby U2 1991 2007 Stephen Catanzarite 978-0-8264-2784-7
50 If You're Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian 1996 2007 Scott Plagenhoef 978-0-8264-2818-9
51 Pink Moon Nick Drake 1972 2007 Amanda Petrusich 978-0-8264-2790-8
52 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 1997 2007 Carl Wilson 978-0-8264-2788-5
53 Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits 1983 2007 David Smay 978-0-8264-2782-3
54 20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle 1979 2008 Drew Daniel 978-0-8264-2793-9
55 Horses Patti Smith 1975 2008 Philip Shaw 978-0-8264-2792-2
56 Master of Reality Black Sabbath 1971 2008 John Darnielle 978-0-8264-2899-8
57 Reign in Blood Slayer 1986 2008 D.X. Ferris 978-0-8264-2909-4
58 Shoot Out the Lights Richard and Linda Thompson 1982 2008 Hayden Childs 978-0-8264-2791-5
59 Gentlemen The Afghan Whigs 1993 2008 Bob Gendron 978-0-8264-2910-0
60 Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash The Pogues 1985 2008 Jeffrey T. Roesgen 978-0-8264-2916-2
61 The Gilded Palace of Sin The Flying Burrito Brothers 1969 2008 Bob Proehl 978-0-8264-2903-2
62 Pink Flag Wire 1977 2009 Wilson Neate 978-0-8264-2914-8
63 XO Elliott Smith 1998 2009 Mathew Lemay 978-0-8264-2900-1
64 Illmatic Nas 1994 2009 Matthew Gasteier 978-0-8264-2907-0
65 Radio City Big Star 1974 2009 Bruce Eaton 978-0-8264-2898-1
66 One Step Beyond... Madness 1979 2009 Terry Edwards 978-0-8264-2906-3
67 Another Green World Brian Eno 1975 2009 Geeta Dayal 978-0-8264-2786-1
68 Zaireeka The Flaming Lips 1997 2009 Mark Richardson 978-0-8264-2901-8
70 Facing Future Israel Kamakawiwoʻole 1993 2009 Dan Kois 978-0-8264-2905-6
71 It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy 1988 2010 Christopher R. Weingarten 978-0-8264-2913-1
72 Wowee Zowee Pavement 1995 2010 Bryan Charles 978-0-8264-2957-5
73 Highway to Hell AC/DC 1979 2010 Joe Bonomo 978-1-4411-9028-4
74 Song Cycle Van Dyke Parks 1968 2010 Richard Henderson 978-0-8264-2917-9
75 Spiderland Slint 1991 2010 Scott Tennent 978-1-4411-7026-2
76 Kid A Radiohead 2000 2010 Marvin Lin 978-0-8264-2343-6
77 Tusk Fleetwood Mac 1979 2011 Rob Trucks 978-0-8264-2902-5
78 Pretty Hate Machine Nine Inch Nails 1989 2011 Daphne Carr 978-0-8264-2789-2
79 Chocolate and Cheese Ween 1994 2011 Hank Shteamer 978-0-8264-3117-2
80 American Recordings Johnny Cash 1994 2011 Tony Tost 978-1-4411-7461-1
81 Some Girls The Rolling Stones 1978 2011 Cyrus Patell 978-1-4411-9280-6
82 You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr. 1987 2011 Nick Attfield 978-1-4411-8778-9
83 Marquee Moon Television 1977 2011 Bryan Waterman 978-1-4411-8605-8
84 Amazing Grace Aretha Franklin 1972 2011 Aaron Cohen 978-1-4411-4888-9
85 Dummy Portishead 1994 2011 RJ Wheaton 978-1-4411-9449-7
86 Fear of Music Talking Heads 1979 2012 Jonathan Lethem 978-1-4411-2100-4
87 Histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg 1971 2013 Darran Anderson 978-1-62356-287-8
88 Flood They Might Be Giants 1990 2013 S. Alexander Reed; Elizabeth Sandifer 978-1-62356-915-0
89 I Get Wet Andrew W.K. 2001 2014 Phillip Crandall 978-1-62356-714-9
90 Selected Ambient Works Volume II Aphex Twin 1994 2014 Marc Weidenbaum 978-1-62356-890-0
91 Entertainment! Gang of Four 1979 2014 Kevin Dettmar 978-1-62356-065-2
92 Blank Generation Richard Hell and the Voidoids 1977 2014 Pete Astor 978-1-62356-122-2
93 Donuts J Dilla 2006 2014 Jordan Ferguson 978-1-62356-183-3
94 Smile The Beach Boys N/A[ii] 2014 Luis Sanchez 978-1-62356-258-8
95 Definitely Maybe Oasis 1994 2014 Alex Niven 978-1-62356-423-0
96 Exile in Guyville Liz Phair 1993 2014 Gina Arnold 978-1-4411-6257-1
97 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West 2010 2014 Kirk Walker Graves 978-1-62356-542-8
98 The Grey Album Danger Mouse 2004 2014 Charles Fairchild 978-1-62356-660-9
99 ( ) Sigur Rós 2002 2014 Ethan Hayden 978-1-62356-892-4
100 Dangerous Michael Jackson 1991 2014 Susan Fast 978-1-62356-631-9
101 Tago Mago Can 1971 2014 Alan Warner 978-1-62892-108-3
102 Ode to Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry 1967 2014 Tara Murtha 978-1-62356-964-8
103 Live Through This Hole 1994 2014 Anwen Crawford 978-1-6235-6762-0
104 Freedom of Choice Devo 1980 2015 Evie Nagy 978-1-6235-6344-8
105 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys 1980 2015 Michael Stewart 978-1-6235-6730-9
106 Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack Koji Kondo 1985 2015 Andrew Schartmann 978-1-6289-2853-2
107 Beat Happening Beat Happening 1985 2015 Bryan C. Parker 978-1-62892-927-0
108 Metallica Metallica 1991 2015 David Masciotra 978-1-62892-930-0
109 A Live One Phish 1995 2015 Walter Holland 978-1-62892-938-6
110 Bitches Brew Miles Davis 1970 2015 George Grella 978-1-62892-943-0
111 Parallel Lines Blondie 1978 2016 Kembrew McLeod 978-1-5013-0237-4
112 Workingman's Dead Grateful Dead 1970 2016 Buzz Poole 978-1-62892-924-9
113 Hangin' Tough New Kids on the Block 1988 2016 Rebecca Wallwork 978-1-62892-973-7
114 The Geto Boys The Geto Boys 1990 2016 Rolf Potts 978-1-62892-946-1
115 Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney 1997 2016 Jovana Babovic 978-1-62892-976-8
116 Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem 2007 2016 Ryan Leas 978-1-5013-2559-5
117 Live Donny Hathaway 1972 2016 Emily Lordi 978-1-62892-980-5
118 Psychocandy The Jesus and Mary Chain 1985 2016 Paula Mejia 978-1-62892-950-8
119 The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers 1976 2017 Sean Maloney 978-1-5013-2218-1
120 Soundtrack from Twin Peaks Angelo Badalamenti 1990 2017 Clare Nina Norelli 978-1-5013-2301-0
121 Colossal Youth Young Marble Giants 1980 2017 Michael Blair; Joe Bucciero 978-1-5013-2114-6
122 Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde The Pharcyde 1992 2017 Andrew Barker 978-1-5013-2127-6
123 The Suburbs Arcade Fire 2010 2017 Eric Eidelstein 978-1-5013-3646-1
124 Workbook Bob Mould 1989 2017 Walter Biggins; Daniel Couch 978-1-5013-2135-1
125 Uptown Saturday Night Camp Lo 1997 2017 Patrick Rivers; Will Fulton 978-1-5013-2272-3
126 The Raincoats The Raincoats 1979 2017 Jenn Pelly 978-1-5013-0240-4
127 Homogenic Björk 1997 2017 Emily Mackay 978-1-5013-2274-7
128 Okie from Muskogee Merle Haggard 1969 2018 Rachel Rubin 978-1-5013-2143-6
129 In on the Kill Taker Fugazi 1993 2018 Joe Gross 978-1-5013-2139-9
130 24 Hour Revenge Therapy Jawbreaker 1994 2018 Ronen Givony 978-1-5013-2309-6
131 Transformer Lou Reed 1972 2018 Ezra Furman 978-1-5013-2305-8
132 Peepshow Siouxsie and the Banshees 1988 2018 Samantha Bennett 978-1-5013-2186-3
133 Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers 2001 2018 Rien Fertel 978-1-5013-3178-7
134 Jesus Freak DC Talk 1995 2018 Will Stockton; D. Gilson 978-1-5013-3166-4
135 Boys for Pele Tori Amos 1996 2018 Amy Gentry 978-1-5013-2131-3
136 One Grain of Sand Odetta 1963 2019 Matthew Frye 978-1-5013-3332-3
137 The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers 1994 2019 David Evans 978-1-5013-3170-1
138 Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las 1966 2019 Ada Wolin 978-1-5013-3174-9
139 Southern Accents Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1985 2019 Michael Washburn 978-1-5013-3344-6
140 Blue Lines Massive Attack 1991 2019 Ian Bourland 978-1-5013-3969-1
141 Switched-On Bach Wendy Carlos 1968 2019 Roshanak Kheshti 978-1-5013-2028-6
142 The Wild Tchoupitoulas The Wild Tchoupitoulas 1976 2019 Bryan Wagner 978-1-5013-3336-1
143 Diamond Dogs David Bowie 1974 2020 Glenn Hendler 978-1-5013-3658-4
144 Voodoo D'Angelo 2000 2020 Faith A. Pennick 978-1-5013-3650-8
145 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland 1961 2020 Manuel Betancourt 978-1-5013-5510-3
146 Blue Moves Elton John 1976 2020 Matthew Restall 978-1-5013-5542-4
147 I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Various artists 1991 2020 Ray Padgett 978-1-5013-5506-6
148 The Velvet Rope Janet Jackson 1997 2020 Ayanna Dozier 978-1-5013-5502-8
149 Suicide Suicide 1977 2020 Andi Coulter 978-1-5013-5566-0
150 From Elvis in Memphis Elvis Presley 1969 2020 Eric Wolfson 978-1-5013-5538-7
151 Murder Ballads Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1996 2020 Santi Elijah Holley 978-1-5013-5514-1
152 Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth 24-Carat Black 1973 2020 Zach Schonfeld 978-1-5013-5550-9
153 Tapestry Carole King 1971 2021 Loren Glass 978-1-5013-5562-2
154 Vs. Pearl Jam 1993 2021 Clint Brownlee 978-1-5013-5530-1
155 Avalon Roxy Music 1982 2021 Simon A. Morrison 978-1-5013-5534-9
156 Rio Duran Duran 1982 2021 Annie Zaleski 978-1-5013-5518-9
157 Once Upon a Time Donna Summer 1977 2021 Alex Jeffery 978-1-5013-5546-2
158 Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1985 2021 Colin Fleming 978-1-5013-5554-7
159 The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe 2010 2021 Alyssa Favreau 978-1-5013-5570-7
160 John Prine[10] John Prine 1971 2021 Erin Osmon 978-1-5013-7923-9
161 Lyric & Coloratura Arias[11] Maria Callas 1954 2021 Ginger Dellenbaugh 978-1-5013-7902-4
162 Boxer[12] The National 2007 2022 Ryan Pinkard 978-1-5013-7803-4
163 Computer World[13] Kraftwerk 1981 2022 Steve Tupai Francis 978-1-5013-7898-0
164 Moon Pix[14] Cat Power 1998 2022 Donna Kozloskie 978-1-5013-7793-8
165 Faith[15] George Michael 1987 2022 Matthew Horton 978-1-5013-7797-6
166 To Pimp a Butterfly[16] Kendrick Lamar 2015 2022 Sequoia L. Maner 978-1-5013-7747-1
167 Blackout Britney Spears 2007 2022 Natasha Lasky 978-1-5013-7759-4
168 That's the Way of the World Earth, Wind & Fire 1975 2022 Dwight E. Brooks 978-1-5013-7805-8
169 Come to My Garden Minnie Riperton 1970 2022 Brittnay L. Proctor 978-1-5013-7915-4
170 Fontanelle Babes in Toyland 1992 2022 Selena Chambers 978-1-5013-7755-6
171 Madvillainy Madvillain 2004 2023 Will Hagle 978-1-5013-8923-8
172 Come Away with ESG ESG 1983 2023 Cheri Percy 978-1-5013-7919-2
173 BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A Retrospective BBC Radiophonic Workshop 2008 2023 William Weir 978-1-5013-8915-3
174 Time's Up Living Colour 1990 2023 Kimberly Mack 978-1-5013-7751-8
175 Beauty and the Beat The Go-Go's 1981 2023 Lisa Whittington-Hill 978-1-5013-9028-9
176 Erotica Madonna 1992 2023 Michael Dango 978-1-5013-8899-6
177 Body Count Body Count 1992 2023 Ben Apatoff 978-1-5013-8907-8
178 Ingénue k.d. lang 1992 2023 Joanna McNaney Stein 978-1-5013-8919-1
179 Here's Little Richard Little Richard 1957 2023 Jordan Bassett 978-1-5013-8911-5
180 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B 2018 2024 Ma’Chell M. Duma 978-1-5013-8927-6
181 This Is Hardcore Pulp 1998 2024 Jane Savidge 979-8-7651-0695-2
182 Sandinista! The Clash 1980 2024 Micajah Henley 978-1-5013-9036-4
183 101 Depeche Mode 1989 2024 Mary Valle 978-1-5013-9032-6
184 3 + 3 The Isley Brothers 1973 2024 Darell M. McNeill 979-8-7651-0671-6
185 Red Hot + Blue Various artists 1990 2024 John Garrison 979-8-7651-0663-1
186 White Limozeen Dolly Parton 1989 2024 Steacy Easton 978-1-5013-9040-1
187 Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines 1999 2024 Stephen Deusner 979-8-7651-0687-7
188 Hounds of Love Kate Bush 1985 2024 Leah Kardos 979-8-7651-0699-0
189 The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse 2000 2024 Zachary Petit 979-8-7651-0675-4
190 Paris 1919 John Cale 1973 2025 Mark Doyle 979-8-7651-0679-2
191 Universal Mother Sinead O'Connor 1994 2025 Adele Bertei 979-8-7651-0691-4
192 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out Yo La Tengo 2000 2025 Elliott Simpson 979-8-7651-0667-9
193 The Land of Rape and Honey Ministry 1988 2025 Jason Pettigrew 979-8-7651-0683-9
194 Blue Bell Knoll Cocteau Twins 1988 2025 Chris Tapley 978-1-5013-9044-9
195 New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) Erykah Badu 2010 2025 Kameryn Alexa Carter 979-8-7651-0646-4
196 Cosmic Thing The B-52s 1989 2025 Pete Crighton 979-8-7651-3312-5
197 Re Café Tacvba 1994 2025 Carmelo Esterrich 979-8-7651-0655-6
198 Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens 2015 2025 Joel Mayward 979-8-7651-3276-0
TBC Believe Cher 1998 2026 Lior Phillips TBC
TBC Disintegration The Cure 1989 2026 Andi Harriman TBC
TBC Blonde Frank Ocean 2016 2026 Yousef Srour TBC
TBC Plastic Beach Gorillaz 2010 2026 Ihor Junyk TBC
TBC Antics Interpol 2004 2026 Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz 979-8-7651-3270-8
TBC What’s the 411? Mary J. Blige 1992 2026 Ricky Tucker TBC
TBC So Tonight That I Might See Mazzy Star 1993 2026 Anthony Gomez III 979-8-7651-3357-6
TBC Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly Moss Icon 1993 2026 Zak Fusciello TBC
TBC Inflammable Material Stiff Little Fingers 1979 2026 Kevin Dunn 979-8-7651-3326-2
TBC Violent Femmes Violent Femmes 1983 2026 Nic Brown TBC
TBC “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D “Weird Al” Yankovic 1984 2026 Justin Remer TBC
TBC I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston 1990 2026 Brandon Tensley TBC
TBC Dust Bowl Ballads Woody Guthrie 1940 2026 Allison Meier TBC
  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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# Work Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 Supercell Supercell 2009 2017 Keisuke Yamada 978-1-5013-2597-7
2 Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack Yoko Kanno 1998 2017 Rose Bridges 978-1-5013-2585-4
3 Game Perfume 2008 2018 Patrick St. Michel 978-1-5013-2590-8
4 AKB48 AKB48 N/A 2019 Patrick W. Galbraith; Jason G. Karlin 978-1-5013-4111-3
5 Fantasma Cornelius 1997 2019 Martin Roberts 978-1-5013-3017-9
6 Joe Hisaishi's Soundtrack for My Neighbor Totoro Joe Hisaishi 1988 2020 Kunio Hara 978-1-5013-4512-8
7 Happy Hour Shonen Knife 1998 2021 Brooke McCorkle Okazaki 978-1-5013-4795-5
8 Koza Dabasa Nenes 1994 2021 Henry Johnson 978-1-5013-5124-2
9 The 14th Moon (ja:14番目の月) Yuming 1976 2022 Lasse Lehtonen 978-1-5013-4571-5
10 Kogun Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band 1974 2024 E. Taylor Atkins 979-8-7651-0901-4
11 Don't Be Swindle S.O.B. 1987 2025 Mahon Murphy; Ran Zwigenberg 979-8-7651-0896-3

33⅓ Brazil

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# Work Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 A Foreign Sound Caetano Veloso 2004 2017 Barbara Browning 978-1-5013-1923-5
2 Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and João Gilberto 1964 2018 Bryan Daniel 978-1-5013-2395-9
3 Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2 Tim Maia 1974 2018 Allen Thayer 978-1-5013-2153-5
4 Sorriso Negro Dona Ivone Lara 1981 2019 Mila Burns 978-1-5013-2449-9
5 Refazenda Gilberto Gil 1975 2020 Marc A. Hertzman 978-1-5013-3040-7
6 Clube da Esquina Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges 1972 2020 Jonathon Grasse 978-1-5013-4682-8
7 Sobrevivendo no Inferno Racionais MC's 1997 2021 Derek Pardue 978-1-5013-3887-8
8 Saudades Naná Vasconcelos 1979 2021 Daniel B. Sharp 978-1-5013-4570-8
9 Chico Buarque Chico Buarque 1978 2022 Charles A. Perrone 978-1-5013-7978-9

33⅓ Europe

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# Work Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 A Blaze in the Northern Sky Darkthrone 1992 2020 Ross Hagen 978-1-5013-4630-9
2 Balkanology Ivo Papazov 1991 2021 Carol Silverman 978-1-5013-4630-9
3 Wolokolamsker Chaussee Heiner Müller and Heiner Goebbels 1989 2021 Philip V. Bohlman 978-1-5013-4615-6
4 Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate 1984 2022 Henrik Marstal 978-1-5013-5437-3
5 Niemen Enigmatic Czesław Niemen 1970 2022 Ewa Mazierska; Mariusz Gradowski 978-1-5013-7266-7
6 DJs Do Guetto Various artists 2006 2022 Richard Elliott 978-1-5013-5785-5
7 Happy Birthday! Modeselektor 2007 2022 Sean Nye 978-1-5013-4624-8
8 I'll Be Your Plaything Bea Palya 2010 2022 Anna Szemere; András Rónai 978-1-5013-5444-1
9 Sin Documentos Los Rodríguez 1993 2022 Héctor Fouce; Fernán del Val 978-1-5013-5788-6
10 Astaganaga Massada 1978 2022 Lutgard Mutsaers 978-1-5013-7257-5
11 Bella Ciao Il Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano 1976 2023 Jacopo Tomatis 978-1-5013-7261-2
12 Récital 1961 Édith Piaf 1961 2023 David L. Looseley 978-1-5013-6210-1
13 Persepolis Iannis Xenakis 1971 2023 Aram Yardumian 978-1-5013-8150-8
14 Tantsi Vopli Vidopliassova 1989 2023 Maria Sonevytsky 978-1-5013-6311-5
15 Amália at the Olympia Amália Rodrigues 1957 2023 Lila Ellen Gray
16 Projekt Jon Ardit Gjebrea 1997 2024 Nicholas Tochka 978-1-5013-6306-1
17 Aquarium Aqua 1997 2024 C.C. McKee 978-1-5013-8418-9
18 Kollaps Einstürzende Neubauten 1981 2024 Melle Jan Kromhout; Jan Nieuwenhuis 978-1-5013-8750-0
19 To the Cold Land J.M.K.E. 1989 2025 Brigitta Davidjants 979-8-7651-0311-1
20 Jarmark Taco Hemingway 2020 2025 Kamila Raymajdo 979-8-7651-0306-7

33⅓ Oceania

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# Album Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 Whispering Jack John Farnham 1986 2022 Graeme Turner 978-1-5013-8206-2
2 Starfish The Church 1988 2022 Chris Gibson 978-1-5013-8700-5
3 Unit Regurgitator 1997 2022 Lachlan Goold; Lauren Istvandity 978-1-5013-8176-8
4 Kylie Kylie Minogue 1988 2023 Adrian Renzo; Liz Giuffre 978-1-5013-8297-0
5 Space Waltz Alastair Riddell 1975 2023 Ian Chapman 978-1-5013-8951-1
6 Human Frailty Hunters & Collectors 1986 2023 Jon Stratton 978-1-5013-9784-4
7 Drive Bic Runga 1997 2023 Henry Johnson 978-1-5013-9003-6
8 Songs from the Front Lawn The Front Lawn 1989 2023 Matthew Bannister 978-1-5013-9009-8
9 Clyma est mort The Dead C 1992 2023 Darren Jorgensen 978-1-5013-8696-1
10 The Calling Hilltop Hoods 2003 2023 Dianne Rodger 978-1-5013-9267-2
11 Honey Steel's Gold Ed Kuepper 1991 2023 John Encarnação 978-1-5013-7334-3
12 Toward the Blues Chain 1971 2023 Peter Beilharz 978-1-5013-9014-2
13 Kitten Licks Screamfeeder 1996 2024 Ben Green; Ian Rogers 978-1-5013-9329-7
14 Soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees 1977 2024 Clinton Walker 979-8-7651-0968-7
15 The Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1–3 John Sangster 1975–77 2025 Bruce Johnson 979-8-7651-2112-2
16 Since I Left You The Avalanches 2000 2025 Charles Fairchild 979-8-7651-1551-0
17 Boodle Boodle Boodle The Clean 1981 2025 Geoff Stahl 979-8-7651-1551-0
18 Machiavelli and the Four Seasons TISM 1995 2025 Tyler Jenke 979-8-7651-1411-7
19 Buy Now Eyeliner 2015 2025 Michael Brown 978-1-5013-9499-7
20 Together Alone Crowded House 1993 2025 Barnaby Smith 979-8-7651-0515-3
21 Frogstomp Silverchair 1995 2025 Jay Daniel Thompson 979-8-7651-1334-9
22 Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb, Vol. 1 Various 2020 2025 Glenn D'Cruz 979-8-7651-2746-9
23 Danger in the Past Robert Forster 1990 2025 Patrick Chapman 979-8-7651-2807-7

33⅓ South Asia

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# Album Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 Dil Chahta Hai Soundtrack Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy 2001 2025 Jayson Beaster-Jones 978-1-5013-8866-8
2 Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2 Lata Mangeshkar 1988 2025 Anirudha Bhattacharjee; Chandrashekhar Rao 979-8-7651-0780-5
3 Coke Studio (Season 14) Coke Studio Pakistan 2022 2025 Rakae Rehman Jamil; Khadjia Muzaffar 979-8-7651-0014-1

33⅓ Africa

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# Album Artist Year(album) Year(book) Author of book ISBN #
1 Sorrow Tears and Blood Fela Kuti 1977 2025 Stephanie Shonekan 979-8-7651-1309-7

Anthologies

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

Genre: A 33⅓ Series

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# Genre Year Author of book ISBN #
1 Trip hop 2022 R.J. Wheaton 978-1-5013-7360-2
2 Death metal 2022 T Coles 978-1-5013-8101-0
3 Dance-punk 2023 Larissa Wodtke 978-1-5013-8186-7
4 South African Popular Music 2023 Lior Phillips 978-1-5013-8342-7
5 Krautrock 2023 Marshall Gu 979-8-7651-0329-6
6 '70s Teen Pop 2023 Lucretia Tye Jasmine 978-1-5013-8350-2
7 Math Rock 2024 Jeff Gomez 979-8-7651-0337-1
8 Neue Deutsche Welle 2024 Claudia Lonkin 979-8-7651-0337-1
9 Soul-folk 2024 Ashawnta Jackson 979-8-7651-0345-6
10 Shoegaze 2024 Ryan Pinkard 979-8-7651-0341-8
11 1970s Jazz Fusion 2025 Matthew Reed Baker 979-8-7651-1952-5
12 Tropicália 2025 Ana Leorne 979-8-7651-1906-8
13 20th Century Ambient 2025 Dusty Henry 979-8-7651-1933-4
14 Plunderphonics 2025 Matthew Blackwell 979-8-7651-1948-8

Forthcoming titles

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Main series

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With release date[20]

  • Antics (January 22, 2026) by Gabriel T. Saxon-Ruiz, on the album by Interpol (2004)
  • Inflammable Material (March 5, 2026) by Kevin C. Dunn, on the album by Stiff Little Fingers (1979)
  • So Tonight That I Might See (March 5, 2026) by Anthony Gomez III, on the album by Mazzy Star (1993)
  • Violent Femmes (May 14, 2026) by Nic Brown, on the album by Violent Femmes (1983)
  • Blonde (June 11, 2026) by Yousef Srour, on the album by Frank Ocean (2016)
  • Believe (June 11, 2026) by Lior Phillips, on the album by Cher (1998)
  • Disintegration (July 23, 2026) by Andi Harriman, on the album by The Cure (1989)

Without release date

  • Tragic Kingdom by Rhae Lynn Barnes, on the album by No Doubt (1995)[21]
  • I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Holden Seidlitz, on the album by Bright Eyes (2005)[21]
  • Plastic Beach by Ihor Junyk, on the album by Gorillaz (2010)[22]
  • What's the 411? by Ricky Tucker, on the album by Mary J. Blige (1992)[22]
  • Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly by Zak Fusciello, on the album by Moss Icon (1994)[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

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  • Kōhaku utagassen: The Red and White Song Contest by Shelley Brunt (January 8, 2026)[28]
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra (delayed) by Toshiyuki Ohwada, on the album by Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978)[29]

33⅓ Europe

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  • 1964/1985 Affinità-divergenze fra il compagno Togliatti e noi – Del conseguimento della maggiore età (January 8, 2026) by Giacomo Botta, on the album by CCCP (1986)[30]
  • Februar (January 8, 2026), on the album by Silly (1989)[31]
  • Phaedra (delayed) by Dan Bynre-Smith, on the album by Tangerine Dream (1974)[32]

33⅓ Oceania

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  • Currents (January 8, 2026) by Alister Newstead, on the album by Tame Impala (2015)[33]
  • The Happy Prince (June 11, 2026) by John Tebbutt, on the album by The La De Das (1969)[34]

33⅓ Africa

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  • Graceland (August 6, 2026) by Kalvin Schmidt-Rimpler Dinh, on the album by Paul Simon (1986)[35]

Genre: A 33⅓ Series

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  • Minimalist Music (April 2, 2026) by George Grella, Jr.[36]
  • Pub Rock (June 11, 2026) by George Grella, Jr.[37]
  • Queercore (June 11, 2026) by Audrey Golden[38]
  • Vaporwave (delayed) by Kirk Walker Graves[39]

See also

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

References

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  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 "Announcing the newest 33 1/3s". January 27, 2023.
  22. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yellow Magic Orchestra". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022.
  30. ^ "CCCP's Affinità e Divergenze". Bloomsbury.
  31. ^ "Silly's Februar". Bloomsbury.
  32. ^ "Tangerine Dream's Phaedra". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.
  33. ^ "Tame Impala's Currents". Bloomsbury.
  34. ^ "The La De Das' The Happy Prince". Bloomsbury.
  35. ^ "Paul Simon's Graceland". Bloomsbury.
  36. ^ "Minimalist Music". Bloomsbury.
  37. ^ "Pub Rock". Bloomsbury.
  38. ^ "Queercore". Bloomsbury.
  39. ^ "Vaporwave". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.
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  • Official blog for the series
  • TimesOnline[dead link] on the book series.

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