33⅓ is a 74-book series with 74 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Warren Zanes, Andrew Hultkrans, Sam Inglis, Andy Miller, Joe Pernice, John Eric Cavanagh, Elisabeth Vincentelli, John M. Perry, Michaelangelo Matos, Joe Harvard, Steve Matteo, Dai Griffiths, Colin Meloy, Erik Davis, Bill Janovitz, Jim Fusilli, Nicholas Rombes, Eliot Wilder, Hugo Wilcken, John Niven, Kim Cooper, Dan LeRoy, Ben Sisario, Miles Marshall Lewis, Alex Green, Gillian G. Gaar, Mark Polizzotti, Mike McGonigal, Marc Woodworth, Matthew Stearns, Eric Weisbard, Michael T. Fournier, Don Breithaupt, Shawn Taylor, Scott Plagenhoef, Carl Wilson, David Smay, Drew Daniel, Philip Shaw, John Darnielle, Bob Gendron, Jeffrey T. Roesgen, Bob Proehl, Matthew LeMay, Bruce Eaton, Geeta Dayal, Mark Richardson, Marvin Lin, Bryan Waterman, Marc Weidenbaum, Jordan Ferguson, Alex Niven, Kirk Walker Graves, Ethan Hayden, Andrew Schartmann, Bryan C. Parker, George Grella Jr., Kembrew McLeod, Rebecca Wallwork, Rolf Potts, Eric Eidelstein, Jenn Pelly, Samantha Bennett, Rien Fertel, Will Stockton, D. Gilson, Amy Gentry, David Evans, Ian Bourland, Santi Elijah Holley, Loren Glass, Annie Zaleski, Erin Osmon, Ryan Pinkard, Will Hagle, and Michael Dango.
33 1/3 is a series of short books about popular music, focusing on individual albums by artists ranging from James Brown to Celine Dion and from J Dilla to Neutral Milk Hotel. Each album covered in the series occupies such a specific place in music history, so each book-length treatment is different. Jonathan Lethem, Colin Meloy, Daphne Brooks, Gina Arnold and Alan Warner are just some of the authors who have contributed to the series so far. Widely acclaimed by fans, musicians and scholars alike.