33⅓

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

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 mentioned that Barker was "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

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

Main series

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

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

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

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

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

# Title Year Editor of book ISBN #
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

# Genre Year Author of book ISBN #
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

Main series

With release date[20]

Without release date

33⅓ Japan

33⅓ Europe

33⅓ Oceania

33⅓ South Asia

Genre: A 33⅓ Series

See also

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

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