My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
Studio album by Peanut Butter Wolf
Released	January 18, 1999
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)

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Allmusic	[1]

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton is the first solo album by Californian hip hop DJ and producer Peanut Butter Wolf, released in 1999) on his own Stones Throw label in conjunction with Copasetik Records. The album title is a reference to the Public Enemy song "Miuzi Weighs a Ton" from Yo! Bum Rush the Show.

The album reached #1 on KTUH's charts on the week of March 1, 1999.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Sit Down Shut Up" (C. Manak) – 0:15
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
2. "In Your Area" (C. Manak/J. Green) – 2:25
   • Featuring Planet Asia
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
   • Contains a sample of "Butterfly Bleu" performed by Iron Butterfly
3. "Styles, Crew, Flows, Beats" (C. Manak/A. Jimenez/J. Brown/O. Jackson) – 5:50
   • Featuring Lootpack and Quasimoto
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf and Madlib
4. "Casio" (C. Manak/C. Oroc) – 3:50
   • Featuring DJ Babu
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
   • Contains a sample of "The Beat Goes On (#2)" performed by Vanilla Fudge
5. "Barter" (C. Manak) – 0:21
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
6. "Hold Up" (C. Manak/K. Brewer) – 3:45
   • Featuring Rasco
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
7. "The Everliving" (C. Manak/D. Herd) – 0:42
   • Featuring Zest
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
8. "Rock Unorthodox" (C. Manak/Pablo) – 2:58
   • Featuring Pablo
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
   • Contains a sample of "Gramophone Man" performed by Spirit
9. "Top Illin" (C. Manak) – 0:22
   • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
10. "Necromancin" (C. Manak/D. Whalen) – 2:05
    • Featuring Dave Dub
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
11. "Keep On Rockin It" (C. Manak/C. Hicks) – 4:31
    • Featuring Charizma
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
12. "T Shirts" (C. Manak) – 0:29
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
13. "Breaks 'Em Down" (C. Manak/Kazi) – 3:59"
    • Featuring Kazi
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
    • Contains a sample of "Lothlorien" performed by Bo Hansson
14. "Tale of Five Cities" (C. Manak) – 8:50
    • Featuring A-Trak, Cut Chemist, DJ Hands, DJ Quest, DJ Total Eclipse, DJ Z-Trip, J-Rocc, Kid Koala, Rhettmatic, Rob Swift, Shortkut
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
    • Contains a sample of "UFO" performed by ESG, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" performed by Vaughn Mason & Crew, "Seven Minutes of Funk" performed by Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family, "Aunt Charlotte" performed by David Axelrod, "Memory Lane" performed by Oscar Brown Jr., "(Funky) 4 Corners" performed by Jerry O, "Love of a Woman" performed by Lighthouse, "Possession" performed by Iron Butterfly, "Long Red" performed by Mountain, "I Just Want To Celebrate" performed by Rare Earth, "Change le Beat" performed by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy, "Stoop Rap" performed by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, "Soul L-O-V-E-R" performed by Mutt & Jeffo
15. "Mr. Dibbs" (C. Manak) – 0:22
16. "Definition of Ill" (C. Manak/J. Green) – 3:20
    • Featuring Planet Asia
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
17. "Theme from a Peanut Butter Wolf" (C. Manak) – 0:59
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
18. "Run the Line" (C. Manak/K. Brewer) – 5:18
    • Featuring Rasco
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
    • Contains a sample of "Summer in the City" performed by Quincy Jones
19. "Phonies" (C. Manak/K. Griego) – 3:15
    • Featuring DJ Design
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Design
20. "Ten Minutes Left" (C. Manak/J. Carlson) – 3:15
    • Featuring Capt. Funkaho
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
    • Contains a sample of "Detroit" performed by Paul Humphrey & the Cool-Aid Chemists
21. "Mobbin" (C. Manak/J. Medina) – 3:09
    • Featuring Persevere, Vin Roc
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
    • Contains a sample of "Light My Fire" performed by Shirley Bassey
22. "Competition Gets None" (C. Manak/E. Acknowledge) – 4:14
    • Featuring Grand The Vis, Shortkut
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
23. "Interruptions" (C. Manak) – 3:30
    • Featuring Zest
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf
24. "Hawaii 5000" (C. Manak) – 0:18
    • Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://ktuh.fm/charts/1999/03/01

External links

• My Vinyl Weighs A Ton at Stones Throw Records.