My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

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. It peaked at number 44 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[6] On the week of March 1, 1999, it reached number 1 on the KTUH Top 30 chart.[7]

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]

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.[8] In 2016, HotNewHipHop placed it at number 5 on the "Top 10 Compilation-Style Albums by Producers" list.[9]

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

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Peanut Butter Wolf – production, turntables
• Planet Asia – vocals (2, 16)
• Lootpack – vocals (3, 13), turntables (3, 13)
• DJ Babu – turntables (4)
• Rasco – vocals (6, 18)
• Zest – vocals (7, 23)
• Pablo – vocals (8)
• Dave Dub – vocals (10)
• Charizma – vocals (11)
• Kazi – vocals (13)
• A-Trak – turntables (14)
• Cut Chemist – turntables (14)
• DJ Hands – turntables (14)
• DJ Quest – turntables (14)
• DJ Total Eclipse – turntables (14)
• Z-Trip – turntables (14)
• J Rocc – turntables (14)
• Kid Koala – turntables (14)
• Rhettmatic – turntables (14)
• Rob Swift – turntables (14)
• Shortkut – turntables (14, 22)
• DJ Design – production (19), turntables (19)
• Capt. Funkaho – vocals (20)
• Persevere – vocals (21)
• Vin Roc – turntables (21)
• Grand the Vis – vocals (22)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6]	44

References

1. Bush, John. "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton - Peanut Butter Wolf". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
2. Coleman, Brian (March 1999). "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly: 53.
3. Hart, Ron (March 1, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3.
4. "My Vinyl Weighs A Ton". NME. September 12, 2005. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Peanut Butter Wolf". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
6. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 24 January 1999 - 30 January 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
7. "KTUH FM Honolulu - Charts - March 1st, 1999". KTUH. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
8. "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.
9. Lyons, Patrick (June 18, 2016). "Top 10 Compilation-Style Albums By Producers". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

External links

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