My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

Studio album by Peanut Butter Wolf

Released

January 18, 1999^[1]

Genre

Hip hop

Length

67:02

Label

Stones Throw Records, Copasetik Records

Producer

Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Design

Peanut Butter Wolf chronology

Lunar Props
(1995)

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
(1999)

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton Instrumentals
(1999)

Singles from My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

"Run the Line"
Released: 1997
"Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats"
Released: 1998
"Definition of Ill"
Released: 1999
"Tale of Five Cities"
Released: 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable^[2]
CMJ New Music Report	favorable^[3]
NME	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf. It was released in 1999 on his own record label, Stones Throw Records, in conjunction with Copasetik Records. On the week of March 1, 1999, it reached number 1 on the KTUH Top 30 chart.^[6]

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "one of the grooviest, funkiest underground records of the '90s."^[1] He said, "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton boasts deep beats and choice samples, all of them working brilliantly together, and enough great cutting to keep each track raw and full of energy."^[1] On the issue of March 1, 1999, CMJ New Music Report listed it as one of the "Essential Releases of the Week".^[3]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 58 on the "Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sit Down Shut Up"		0:15
2.	"In Your Area"	C. Manak, J. Green	2:25
3.	"Styles, Crew, Flows, Beats"	C. Manak, J. Brown, O. Jackson, R. Jimenez	5:50
4.	"Casio"	C. Manak, C. Oroc	3:50
5.	"Barter"		0:21
6.	"Hold Up"	C. Manak, K. Brewer	3:45
7.	"The Everliving"	C. Manak, D. Herd	0:42
8.	"Rock Unorthodox"	C. Manak, Pablo	2:58
9.	"Top Illin"		0:22
10.	"Necromancin"	C. Manak, D. Whalen	2:05
11.	"Keep On Rockin It"	C. Manak, C. Hicks	4:31
12.	"T Shirts"		0:29
13.	"Breaks 'Em Down"	C. Manak, Kazi	3:59
14.	"Tale of Five Cities"	C. Manak	8:50
15.	"Mr. Dibbs"		0:22
16.	"Definition of Ill"	C. Manak, J. Green	3:20
17.	"Theme from a Peanut Butter Wolf"		0:59
18.	"Run the Line"	C. Manak, K. Brewer	5:18
19.	"Phonies"	C. Manak, K. Griego	3:15
20.	"Ten Minutes Left"	C. Manak, J. Carlson	3:15
21.	"Mobbin"	C. Manak, J. Medina	3:09
22.	"Competition Gets None"	C. Manak, E. Acknowledge	4:14
23.	"Interruptions"	C. Manak	3:30
24.	"Hawaii 5000"		0:18

Personnel

Peanut Butter Wolf – production, turntables
Planet Asia – vocals (on "In Your Area" and "Definition of Ill")
Lootpack – vocals (on "Styles, Crew, Flows, Beats" and "Breaks 'Em Down"), turntables (on "Styles, Crew, Flows, Beats" and "Breaks 'Em Down")
DJ Babu – turntables (on "Casio")
Rasco – vocals (on "Hold Up" and "Run the Line")
Zest – vocals (on "The Everliving" and "Interruptions")
Pablo – vocals (on "Rock Unorthodox")
Dave Dub – vocals (on "Necromancin")
Charizma – vocals (on "Keep On Rockin It")
Kazi – vocals (on "Breaks 'Em Down")
A-Trak – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Cut Chemist – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
DJ Hands – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
DJ Quest – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
DJ Total Eclipse - turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Z-Trip – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
J Rocc – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Kid Koala – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Rhettmatic – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Rob Swift – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities")
Shortkut – turntables (on "Tale of Five Cities" and "Competition Gets None")
DJ Design – production (on "Phonies"), turntables (on "Phonies")
Capt. Funkaho – vocals (on "Ten Minutes Left")
Persevere – vocals (on "Mobbin")
Vin Roc – turntables (on "Mobbin")
Grand the Vis – vocals (on "Competition Gets None")

References

1 2 3 4 Bush, John. "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton - Peanut Butter Wolf". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
↑ Coleman, Brian (March 1999). "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly: 53.
1 2 Hart, Ron (March 1, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3.
↑ "My Vinyl Weighs A Ton". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Peanut Butter Wolf". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
↑ "KTUH FM Honolulu - Charts - March 1st, 1999". KTUH. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 58. Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (Stones Throw, 1998)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2017.

External links

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton at Discogs (list of releases)

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