The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can completely announce that the streaming platform will add greater than 50 music books to the platform from the collection, with some that includes further commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, Could 13.
Among the many books to be added to the platform are ones on the Beatles’ Let It Be, AC/DC’s Freeway to Hell, Pink Floyd’s The Piper on the Gates of Daybreak, Nirvana’s In Utero, and Radiohead’s OK Pc, in addition to titles about Janet Jackson, the Beastie Boys, the Who, George Michael, and Jeff Buckley. (Full listing beneath.)
“This has been a dream venture, and a major instance of how Spotify is evolving the audiobook house,” mentioned Henna Silvennoinen, Supervisor of Audiobooks Licensing for Spotify, in an announcement to Rolling Stone. “It’s an honor to mix forces with Bloomsbury, a heavyweight within the publishing trade, to introduce this iconic, decades-long e book collection to a complete new viewers of listeners on Spotify.”
Spotify Music editors will present commentary for a number of 33 ⅓ titles, together with Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp a Butterfly, ABBA’s Abba Gold, Oasis’ Positively Possibly, Metallica’s Metallica, and Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love. A cohort of 10 titles — together with To Pimp a Butterfly, Aretha Franklin’s Wonderful Grace, and Janelle Monae’s The ArchAndroid — will even function a brand new “Comply with Alongside” perform that features time-synchronized illustrations, photographs, and graphics in-platform.
“This can be a first-of-its-kind collaboration which completely locations Spotify’s music editors inside our audiobooks providing,” mentioned James Foley, International Editorial Technique Lead for Spotify, to Rolling Stone. Spotify beforehand hosted a podcast collection impressed by 33 1/3 again in 2021.
“There’s no higher option to present audiences their means round among the glorious 33 1/3 collection than by way of our group of passionate music specialists,” added Foley. “The editors’ deep information and real music fandom leaps out, setting the cultural context and offering a richer expertise for listeners alongside these iconic audiobooks.”
Full listing of books coming to Spotify:
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly (Writer: Sequoia Maner; Narrator: Angel Pean)
Fugazi’s In on the Kill Taker (Writer: Joe Gross; Narrator: Rob Vlock)
AC/DC’s Freeway to Hell (Writer: Joe Bonomo; Narrator: Heath Miller)
The Beatles’ Let It Be (Writer: Steve Matteo; Narrator: Ralph Lister)
Metallica’s Metallica (Writer: David Masciotra; Narrator: Joe Hempel)
Cardi B’s Invasion of Privateness (Writer: Ma’Chell M. Duma; Narrator: Gillian Williams)
Pink Floyd’s The Piper on the Gates of Daybreak (Writer: John Cavanagh; Narrator: Philip Battley)
Nirvana’s In Utero (Writer: Gillian G. Gaar; Narrator: Erin Bennett)
Britney Spears‘ Blackout (Writer: Natasha Lasky; Narrator: Rachel Jacobs)
Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin IV (Writer: Erik Davis; Narrator: Eric Altheide)
The Rolling Stones’ Some Ladies (Writer: Cyrus R.Ok. Patell; Narrator: GM Hakim)
Elton John’s Blue Strikes (Writer: Matthew Restall; Narrator: Daniel Henning)
Abba’s Abba Gold (Writer: Elisabeth Vincentelli; Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker)
U2’s Achtung Child (Writer: Stephen Catanzarite; Narrator: Paul Bellantoni)
Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk (Writer: Rob Vehicles; Narrator: Pete Cross)
David Bowie’s Low (Writer: Hugo Wilcken; Narrator: Shea Taylor)
Oasis’ Positively Possibly (Writer: Alex Niven; Narrator: Matt Haynes)
Radiohead’s OK Pc (Writer: Dai Griffiths; Narrator: Ralph Lister)
Elvis Presley’s From Elvis in Memphis (Writer: Eric Wolfson; Narrator: Johnny Heller)
Pearl Jam’s Vs. (Writer: Clint Brownlee; Narrator: TJ Clark)
Celine Dion’s Let’s Speak About Love (Writer: Carl Wilson; Narrator: Trenton Bennett)
Madonna‘s Erotica (Writer: Michael Dango; Narrator: Grayson Villanueva)
Jimi Hendrix’s Electrical Ladyland (Writer: John Perry; Narrator: James Fouhey)
Stevie Marvel’s Songs within the Key of Life (Writer: Zeth Lundy; Narrator: David Sadzin)
Depeche Mode’s 101 (Writer: Mary Valle; Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin)
Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the united statesA. (Writer: Geoffrey Himes; Narrator: Andrew Eiden)
Johnny Money’s American Recordings (Writer: Tony Tost; Narrator: Johnny Heller)
The Who’s The Who Promote Out (Writer: John Dougan; Narrator: Eric Jason Martin)
George Michael’s Religion (Writer: Matthew Horton; Narrator: Shea Taylor)
R.E.M.’s Murmur (Writer: J. Niimi; Narrator: Eric Jason Martin)
The Seaside Boys’ Pet Sounds (Writer: Jim Fusilli; Narrator: Adam Barr)
Kanye West’s My Lovely Darkish Twisted Fantasy (Writer: Kirk Walker Graves; Narrator: Torian Brackett)
Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope (Writer: Ayanna Dozier; Narrator: Janina Edwards)
Nas’s Illmatic (Writer: Matthew Gasteier; Narrator: Cary Hite)
Aretha Franklin’s Wonderful Grace (Writer: Aaron Cohen; Narrator: Deanna Anthony)
Duran Duran’s Rio (Writer: Annie Zaleski; Narrator: Suzie Althens)
The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique (Writer: Dan LeRoy; Narrator: Stacy Carolan)
The Conflict’s Sandinista! (Writer: Micajah Henley; Narrator: John Pirhalla)
Dolly Parton’s White Limozeen (Writer: Steacy Easton; Narrator: Mark Jason Royse)
Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew (Writer: George Grella, Jr.; Narrator: Jaime Lincoln Smith)
Madvillain’s Madvillainy (Writer: Will Hagle; Narrator: Curtis Michael Holland)
Speaking Heads’ Worry of Music (Writer: Jonathan Lethem; Narrator: Keith Brown)
Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love (Writer: Leah Kardos; Narrator: Maria Nicola Johnson)
Jeff Buckley’s Grace (Writer: Daphne A. Brooks; Narrator: Tanya Eby)
Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid (Writer: Alyssa Favreau; Narrator: Krysta Gonzales)
J Dilla’s Donuts (Writer: Jordan Ferguson; Narrator: John Duwayne Jackson)
Impartial Milk Resort’s Within the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Writer: Kim Cooper; Narrator: Tanya Eby)
Bob Dylan’s Freeway 61 Revisited (Writer: Mark Polizzotti; Narrator: Paul Bellantoni)
The Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico (Writer: Joe Harvard; Narrator: Brian Telestai)
The Nationwide’s Boxer (Writer: Ryan Pinkard; Narrator: Michael Crouch)
D’Angelo’s Voodoo (Writer: Religion A. Pennick; Narrator: Adenrele Ojo)
