33 1/3 Books
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Short books about albums. 📚 🎶 Published by Bloomsbury.
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New 33 1/3 and Genre books are here... 📚 available online and via your favorite book stores.
Happy publication day to Joel Mayward, Carmelo Esterrich, Matthew Blackwell and Dusty Henry!
Happy publication day to Joel Mayward, Carmelo Esterrich, Matthew Blackwell and Dusty Henry!
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New 33 1/3 and Genre books are here... 📚 available online and via your favorite book stores.
Happy publication day to Joel Mayward, Carmelo Esterrich, Matthew Blackwell and Dusty Henry!
Happy publication day to Joel Mayward, Carmelo Esterrich, Matthew Blackwell and Dusty Henry!
A sneak peak inside 20th Century Ambient... A unique addition to the 33 1/3 Genre series, through text and comics it searches through ambient music's recent history to unearth how the genre has evolved and the role it plays in our daily lives.
Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Jw3lqq
Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Jw3lqq
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A sneak peak inside 20th Century Ambient... A unique addition to the 33 1/3 Genre series, through text and comics it searches through ambient music's recent history to unearth how the genre has evolved and the role it plays in our daily lives.
Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Jw3lqq
Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Jw3lqq
What are you doing Nov 18th @ 7pm? You should be heading over to Powell's Books for the launch of Joel Mayward's addition to the 33 1/3 series: Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell.
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
What are you doing Nov 18th @ 7pm? You should be heading over to Powell's Books for the launch of Joel Mayward's addition to the 33 1/3 series: Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell.
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
A playlist of essential ambient songs plucked from the pages of Dusty Henry's book, 20th Century Ambient.
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ja18Ru
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ja18Ru
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A playlist of essential ambient songs plucked from the pages of Dusty Henry's book, 20th Century Ambient.
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ja18Ru
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ja18Ru
What are you doing Nov 18th @ 7pm? You should be heading over to Powell's Books for the launch of Joel Mayward's addition to the 33 1/3 series: Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell.
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What are you doing Nov 18th @ 7pm? You should be heading over to Powell's Books for the launch of Joel Mayward's addition to the 33 1/3 series: Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell.
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
More info: https://bit.ly/47JgyVX
There's a new author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books, on our blog! Pete Crighton introduces his addition to the series: Cosmic Thing, an album that solidified The B-52s as icons of pop culture and queerness.
Read: https://bit.ly/3L4e6Rc
Read: https://bit.ly/3L4e6Rc
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There's a new author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books, on our blog! Pete Crighton introduces his addition to the series: Cosmic Thing, an album that solidified The B-52s as icons of pop culture and queerness.
Read: https://bit.ly/3L4e6Rc
Read: https://bit.ly/3L4e6Rc
Listening to the new Tame Impala album has got us very excited for this to drop in our 33 1/3 Oceania series next year. Tame Impala’s Currents is due to publish January 2026!
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Listening to the new Tame Impala album has got us very excited for this to drop in our 33 1/3 Oceania series next year. Tame Impala’s Currents is due to publish January 2026!
Krautrock is not a music genre. Krautrock is a way of life. Its sonic diversity and global reach belie the common culture from where it emerged. This is a band-by-band history.
Listen to Marshall Gu's Krautrock on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Listen to Marshall Gu's Krautrock on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Krautrock is not a music genre. Krautrock is a way of life. Its sonic diversity and global reach belie the common culture from where it emerged. This is a band-by-band history.
Listen to Marshall Gu's Krautrock on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Listen to Marshall Gu's Krautrock on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Something wicked this way comes... Celebrate the spooky season with 33 1/3’s haunted Halloween playlist. Featuring creepy classics and spine-chilling tunes 👻 Listen, if you dare... https://bit.ly/48VsQvs
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Something wicked this way comes... Celebrate the spooky season with 33 1/3’s haunted Halloween playlist. Featuring creepy classics and spine-chilling tunes 👻 Listen, if you dare... https://bit.ly/48VsQvs
Psst… Bloomsbury are running a #BackToSchool sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: https://bit.ly/3VrXN2z
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: https://bit.ly/3VrXN2z
September 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Psst… Bloomsbury are running a #BackToSchool sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: https://bit.ly/3VrXN2z
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: https://bit.ly/3VrXN2z
One of the perks of working with 33 1/3 books (apart from getting to read lots of the best music books) is 1st dibs on the free merch.
These stickers will be making their way to lots of our incredible 33 1/3 stockists very soon...
These stickers will be making their way to lots of our incredible 33 1/3 stockists very soon...
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
One of the perks of working with 33 1/3 books (apart from getting to read lots of the best music books) is 1st dibs on the free merch.
These stickers will be making their way to lots of our incredible 33 1/3 stockists very soon...
These stickers will be making their way to lots of our incredible 33 1/3 stockists very soon...
What the hell is shoegaze? A scene? A movement? A sound? Find out more in this ambitious oral history of a genre that has eluded definition for three decades.
Listen to Ryan Pinkard's Shoegaze on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Listen to Ryan Pinkard's Shoegaze on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What the hell is shoegaze? A scene? A movement? A sound? Find out more in this ambitious oral history of a genre that has eluded definition for three decades.
Listen to Ryan Pinkard's Shoegaze on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Listen to Ryan Pinkard's Shoegaze on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!
Want to learn more about mbube harmonies, the electronic boom of kwaito and the amapiano and house explosion of the '00s? Listen to Lior Phillips' South African Popular Music on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!
September 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Want to learn more about mbube harmonies, the electronic boom of kwaito and the amapiano and house explosion of the '00s? Listen to Lior Phillips' South African Popular Music on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!
💀 Metalheads - you can now listen to Death Metal on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!
September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
💀 Metalheads - you can now listen to Death Metal on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!
The B-52s' Cosmic Thing and Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)* are officially publishing in the 33 1/3 series today, and you are definitely going to want to add these to your collection. 📚
*Coming November 2025 for UK-based Erykah fans!
*Coming November 2025 for UK-based Erykah fans!
September 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The B-52s' Cosmic Thing and Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)* are officially publishing in the 33 1/3 series today, and you are definitely going to want to add these to your collection. 📚
*Coming November 2025 for UK-based Erykah fans!
*Coming November 2025 for UK-based Erykah fans!
Class is back in session folks 📚 We're reliving our school days with this one...
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/461gleO
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/461gleO
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Class is back in session folks 📚 We're reliving our school days with this one...
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/461gleO
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/461gleO
Psst… Bloomsbury are running a back to school sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: bit.ly/476Idk5
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: bit.ly/476Idk5
August 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Psst… Bloomsbury are running a back to school sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: bit.ly/476Idk5
Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: bit.ly/476Idk5
Last chance to shop our sale today ⏳ Until midnight tonight get up to 33% off hundreds of books in our 33 1/3 series.
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Shop 33 1/3: bit.ly/3ILZRPL
August 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last chance to shop our sale today ⏳ Until midnight tonight get up to 33% off hundreds of books in our 33 1/3 series.
Shop 33 1/3: bit.ly/3ILZRPL
Shop 33 1/3: bit.ly/3ILZRPL
Happy South Asian Heritage Month!
As we build up our new 33 1/3 South Asia series, we'd love to know what albums you think we should cover. Here's what we've already published: bit.ly/458JYvL
As we build up our new 33 1/3 South Asia series, we'd love to know what albums you think we should cover. Here's what we've already published: bit.ly/458JYvL
August 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy South Asian Heritage Month!
As we build up our new 33 1/3 South Asia series, we'd love to know what albums you think we should cover. Here's what we've already published: bit.ly/458JYvL
As we build up our new 33 1/3 South Asia series, we'd love to know what albums you think we should cover. Here's what we've already published: bit.ly/458JYvL
Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Part of Twin Peaks' charm was its unforgettable soundtrack. Under the guidance of Badalamenti's beautifully dark sonic palette, Clare Nina Norelli delves into the world of Twin Peaks.
Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks is 33% off in our #sale: bit.ly/4l64f9Y
Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks is 33% off in our #sale: bit.ly/4l64f9Y
July 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Part of Twin Peaks' charm was its unforgettable soundtrack. Under the guidance of Badalamenti's beautifully dark sonic palette, Clare Nina Norelli delves into the world of Twin Peaks.
Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks is 33% off in our #sale: bit.ly/4l64f9Y
Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks is 33% off in our #sale: bit.ly/4l64f9Y
This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer.
Shop Kate Bush' Hounds of Love 33% off in our week-long #sale: bit.ly/4oiDK3S
Shop Kate Bush' Hounds of Love 33% off in our week-long #sale: bit.ly/4oiDK3S
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer.
Shop Kate Bush' Hounds of Love 33% off in our week-long #sale: bit.ly/4oiDK3S
Shop Kate Bush' Hounds of Love 33% off in our week-long #sale: bit.ly/4oiDK3S
Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Shop 33 1/3 books: bit.ly/4kPF1w7 🌞
Happy birthday to the inimitable Kate Bush! What's your favorite song from her discography?
📸 Kate Bush during a television show in Paris in 1983. (Image: Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
📸 Kate Bush during a television show in Paris in 1983. (Image: Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
July 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy birthday to the inimitable Kate Bush! What's your favorite song from her discography?
📸 Kate Bush during a television show in Paris in 1983. (Image: Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
📸 Kate Bush during a television show in Paris in 1983. (Image: Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
This book traces the growing imprints of soul-folk and uncovers histories of Black soul-folk artists who, like the genre they perform, have largely been left out of folk music narratives.
Shop Soul-Folk 33% off in our week-long #sale: www.bloomsbury.com/soulfolk-979...
Shop Soul-Folk 33% off in our week-long #sale: www.bloomsbury.com/soulfolk-979...
July 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This book traces the growing imprints of soul-folk and uncovers histories of Black soul-folk artists who, like the genre they perform, have largely been left out of folk music narratives.
Shop Soul-Folk 33% off in our week-long #sale: www.bloomsbury.com/soulfolk-979...
Shop Soul-Folk 33% off in our week-long #sale: www.bloomsbury.com/soulfolk-979...