33⅓
33 1⁄3 (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books in which each volume is written 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 books on philosophers; 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] In 2016, Daphne Brooks, Kevin Dettmarr, Amanda Petrusich, and Gayle Wald assumed co-editorial duties.
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.[4]
In August 2017, Bloomsbury announced the launch of 33 1⁄3 Global,[5] 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.[6] The first book for 33 1⁄3 Brazil was Caetano Veloso's A Foreign Sound by Barbara Browning.[7] 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.[8]
Published titles
As of January 2021, 152 books have been published in the main series.
Main series
- Intentionally mis-numbered
33 1⁄3 Japan
# | Work (date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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1 | Supercell (2017) | Supercell ft. Hatsune Miku | 2009 | Keisuke Yamada | ISBN 9781501325977 |
2 | Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack (2017) | Yoko Kanno | 1998 | Rose Bridges | ISBN 9781501325854 |
3 | Game (2018) | Perfume | 2008 | Patrick St. Michel | ISBN 9781501325908 |
4 | AKB48 (2019) | AKB48 | N/A | Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin | ISBN 9781501341113 |
5 | Fantasma (2019) | Cornelius | 1997 | Martin Roberts | ISBN 9781501330179 |
6 | Joe Hisaishi's Soundtrack for My Neighbor Totoro (2020) | Joe Hisaishi | 1988 | Kunio Hara | ISBN 9781501345128 |
33 1⁄3 Brazil
# | Work (date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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1 | A Foreign Sound (2017) | Caetano Veloso | 2004 | Barbara Browning | ISBN 9781501319235 |
2 | Getz/Gilberto (2018) | Stan Getz and João Gilberto | 1964 | Bryan Daniel | ISBN 9781501323959 |
3 | Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2 (2018) | Tim Maia | 1974 | Allen Thayer | ISBN 9781501321535 |
4 | Sorriso Negro (2019) | Dona Ivone Lara | 1981 | Mila Burns | ISBN 9781501324499 |
5 | Refazenda (2020) | Gilberto Gil | 1975 | Marc A. Hertzman | ISBN 9781501330407 |
6 | The Corner Club (2020) | Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges | 1972 | Jonathon Grasse | ISBN 9781501346828 |
Forthcoming titles
# | Album (expected date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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153 | Tapestry (03-11-2021)[9] | Carole King | 1971 | Loren Glass | ISBN 978-1501355622 |
154 | Vs. (03-11-2021)[10] | Pearl Jam | 1993 | Clint Brownlee | ISBN 978-1501355301 |
155 | Avalon (05-06-2021)[11] | Roxy Music | 1982 | Simon A. Morrison | ISBN 978-1501355349 |
156 | Rio (05-06-2021)[12] | Duran Duran | 1982 | Annie Zaleski | ISBN 978-1501355189 |
157 | Once Upon a Time (05-06-2021)[13] | Donna Summer | 1977 | Alex Jeffery | ISBN 978-1501355462 |
Unconfirmed Release Dates
- Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 by Colin Fleming on the album by Sam Cooke (1985)
- Band of Gypsys by Michael E. Veal on the album by Jimi Hendrix (1970)
- Timeless by Martyn Deykers on the album by Goldie (1995)
- The ArchAndroid by Alyssa Favreau on the album by Janelle Monáe (2010)
- Tin Drum by Agata Pyzik on the album by Japan (1981)
- Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version by Jarett Kobek on the album by Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995)
- Hamilton by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton (2015)
- To Pimp a Butterfly by Sequoia L. Maner on the album by Kendrick Lamar (2015)
- Faith by Matthew Horton on the album by George Michael (1987)
- That's the Way of the World by Dwight E. Brooks on the album by Earth, Wind & Fire (1975)
- Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Ginger Dellenbaugh on the album by Maria Callas (1954)
- I Want You by Derrais Carter on the album by Marvin Gaye (1976)
- Fontanelle by Selena Chambers on the album by Babes in Toyland (1992)
- Time's Up by Kimberly Mack on the album by Living Colour (1990)
- Blackout by Natasha Lasky on the album by Britney Spears (2007)
- Come Away with ESG by Cheri Percy on the album by ESG (1983)
- Boxer by Ryan Pinkard on the album by The National (2007)
- Come to My Garden by Brittnay L. Proctor on the album by Minnie Riperton (1970)
- Moon Pix by Donna Kozloskie on the album by Cat Power (1998)
- Nightbirds by Craig Seymour on the album by Labelle (1974)
- Computer World by Steve Tupai Francis on the album by Kraftwerk (1981)
- John Prine by Erin Osmon on the album by John Prine (1971)
33⅓ Brazil
Album (expected date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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Sobrevivendo no Inferno (06-17-2021)[14] | Racionais MC's | 1997 | Derek Pardue | ISBN 978-1501338878 |
Saudades (07-15-2021)[15] | Naná Vasconcelos | 1979 | Daniel B. Sharp | ISBN 978-1501345715 |
33⅓ Japan
Album (expected date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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Happy Hour (02-11-2021)[16] | Shonen Knife | 1998 | Brooke McCorkle Okazaki | ISBN 978-1501347955 |
Koza Dabasa (02-11-2021)[17] | Nēnēs | 1994 | Henry Johnson | ISBN 978-1501351242 |
33⅓ Europe
Album (expected date of book publication) | Artist | Year (album) | Author of book | ISBN # |
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A Blaze in the Northern Sky (11-26-2020)[18] | Darkthrone | 1992 | Ross Hagen | ISBN 978-1501346309 |
Balkanology (01-14-2021)[19] | Ivo Papasov | 1991 | Carol Silverman | ISBN 978-1501346309 |
Wolokolamsker Chaussee (06-17-2021)[20] | Heiner Müller and Heiner Goebbels | 1989 | Philip V. Bohlman | ISBN 978-1501346156 |
I'll Be Your Plaything (06-17-2021)[21] | Bea Palya | 2010 | András Rónai and Anna Szemere | ISBN 978-1501354441 |
DJs do Guetto (06-17-2021)[22] | Various Artists | 2006 | Richard Elliott | ISBN 978-1501357855 |
Happy Birthday! (07-15-2021)[23] | Modeselektor | 2007 | Sean Nye | ISBN 978-1501346248 |
References
- Yoder, Anne K. (April 2, 2006). "Introduction and Interview with Series Editor David Barker". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zaleski, Annie (January 1, 2016). "The lost pop genius of Scott Miller". Salon. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
- "New series announcement: 33 1/3 Global". 333Sound. August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018.
- "33 1/3 Global editor highlight: Noriko Manabe". 333Sound. August 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- "33 1/3 Brazil". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
- "33 1/3 Japan". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018.
- "Carole King's Tapestry (33 1/3) Loren Glass". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Pearl Jam's Vs (33 1/3) Clint Brownlee". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Roxy Music's Avalon (33 1/3) Simon A. Morrison". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Duran Duran's Rio (33 1/3) Annie Zaleski". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Donna Summer's Once Upon a Time (33 1/3) Alex Jeffery". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Racionais MCs's Sobrevivendo no Inferno (33 1/3 Brazil) Derek Pardue". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Naná Vasconcelos's Saudades (33 1/3 Brazil) Daniel B. Sharp". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Shonen Knife's Happy Hour (33 1/3 Japan) Brooke McCorkle Okazaki". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Nenes' Koza Dabasa (33 1/3 Japan) Henry Johnson". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky (33 1/3 Europe) Ross Hagen". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Ivo Papasov's Balkanology (33 1/3 Europe) Carol Silverman". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Heiner Müller and Heiner Goebbels's Wolokolamsker Chaussee (33 1/3 Europe) Philip V. Bohlman". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Bea Playa's I'll Be Your Plaything (33 1/3 Europe) András Rónai". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Various Artists' DJs do Guetto (33 1/3 Europe) Richard Elliott". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- "Modeselektor's Happy Birthday (33 1/3 Europe) Sean Nye". Bloomsbury Publishing.
External links
- Official blog for the series
- TimesOnline on the book series.