The 33 1/3 B-sides

New Essays by 33 1/3 Authors on Beloved and Underrated Albums

Will Stockton, D. Gilson

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781501342455
• eBook ISBN: 9781501342448
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the second time around? This anthology features compact essays from past 33 1/3 authors on albums that consume them, but about which they did not write. It explores often overlooked and underrated albums that may not have inspired their 33 1/3 books, but have played a large part in their own musical cultivation. Questions central to the essays include: How has this album influenced your worldview? How does this album intersect with your other creative and critical pursuits? How does this album index a particular moment in cultural history? In your own personal history? Why is the album perhaps under-the-radar, or a buried treasure? Why can't you stop listening to it? Bringing together 33 1/3's rich array of writers, critics, and scholars, this collection probes our taste in albums, our longing for certain tunes, and our desire to hit repeat--all while creating an expansive "must-listen" list for readers in search of unexplored musical territories.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Contents 
• Preface
• Introduction: Superfluous, Redundant, Enduring—Prince’s Emancipation (1996)
• Reintroduction: Trivial, Derivative, Tenacious—Christina Aguilera’s Mi Reflejo (2000)
• Part One: Juvenilia
• Part Two: Marginalia
• Part Three: Memorabilia
• Permissions
• Notes
• Imprint