33⅓

(Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books, each about a single music album. The series title refers to the rotation speed of a vinyl LP, RPM.

History

Originally published by Continuum, the series was founded by editor David Barker in 2003. 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'. ''PopMatters'' wrote that the range consists of "obscure classics to more usual suspects by the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones".

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

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 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.

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

Published titles

, 161 books have been published in the main series.

Main series

33⅓ Japan

33⅓ Brazil

33⅓ Europe

Forthcoming titles

Unconfirmed Release Dates

* '' Band of Gypsys'' by Michael E. Veal on the album by Jimi Hendrix (1970)
*''Timeless'' by Martyn Deykers on the album by Goldie (1995)
* '' 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)
*''That's the Way of the World'' by Dwight E. Brooks on the album by Earth, Wind & Fire (1975)
*'' 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)
*''Come to My Garden'' by Brittnay L. Proctor on the album by Minnie Riperton (1970)
*'' Nightbirds'' by Craig Seymour on the album by Labelle (1974)
*''BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A Retrospective'' by William Weir on the album by BBC Radiophonic Workshop (2008)
*'' Body Count'' by Ben Apatoff on the album by Body Count (1992)
*'' Invasion of Privacy'' by Ma’Chell Duma on the album by Cardi B (2018)
*''101'' by Mary Valle on the album by Depeche Mode (1989)
*'' White Limozeen'' by Steacy Easton on the album by Dolly Parton (1989)
*'' Ingénue'' by Joanna McNaney Stein on the album by k.d. lang (1992)
*'' Here’s Little Richard'' by Jordan Bassett on the album by Little Richard (1957)
*''Erotica'' by Michael T. Dango on the album by Madonna (1992)
*''Madvillainy'' by Will Hagle on the album by Madvillain (2004)
*'' Shout at the Devil'' by Micco Caporale on the album by Mötley Crüe (1983)
*'' Sandinista!'' by Micajah Henley on the album by The Clash (1980)
*'' Beauty and the Beat'' by Lisa Whittington-Hill on the album by The Go-Go's (1981)

33⅓ Brazil

33⅓ Europe

See also

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

References

External links

Official blog for the series


on the book series.

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Book series introduced in 2003
Series of books
Books about rock music
Bloomsbury Publishing books