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Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

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After the death of a musician friend, Chris Manak founds a record label as a tribute and to promote hip-hop music.

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Ernest Hardy Village Voice 06/25/2014
The viewer witnesses the pure joy of creating, and the genuine love the men exhibit in collaboration. Go to Full Review
John Fink The Film Stage 06/21/2016
C+
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton left me wanting a little more substance and perhaps a little less fan service. Go to Full Review
Landon Palmer Nonfics (Substack) 06/02/2014
3/5
...it's difficult to ascertain what the film has to say about underground hip-hop, or music in general, beyond showcasing the compelling independent artists at Stones Throw. Go to Full Review
Nathan Rabin The Dissolve 06/02/2014
3.5/5
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, the solid, great-sounding new documentary on this essential fixture of independent hip-hop, has an unmistakably melancholy air. Go to Full Review
Jonah Flicker Paste Magazine 05/30/2014
9.3/10
Jeff Broadway's excellent new documentary, Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, skillfully and artfully tells the Stone Throw story as it reaches some great heights and sinks to some deep lows. Go to Full Review
Siobhan Synnot Scotsman 04/07/2014
3/5
This is aimed at the faithful rather than casual music fans, but the evangelical fervour shines through. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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02/24/2017 Some great moments (especially the segment on Charizma) but ultimately a little too hip for its own good. Not necessarily making that argument about the label--not necessarily. See more 11/01/2015 Stones Throw: MadLib, J Dilla, MF Doom, Aloe Blacc, Peanut Butter Wolf...if you know these names, this documentary is a must-see! See more 03/23/2015 A comprehensive and entertaining documentary about one of the most unique and interesting record companies of all time. Remaining stylistically in sync with its subject, director Jeff Broadway's film is visually creative and eccentric with an energy that bubbles over. It may not be one of the most emotionally moving documentaries you've seen, but it definitely is made with a lot of passion and love for its subject. Broadway always is paying respect to Stones Throw and making a film that the company would be proud of. See more 03/03/2015 Interesting, but didn't know what it really was until I watched. See more 11/16/2014 Documentary that tells the vivid story from one of my absolutely favorite lables. It's devided into chapters, and naturally founder Peanut Butter Wolf is involved in all of them. From way back when he just made music with his best friend "Charizma" and when he started up the lable til upcoming ideas and plans. It's straight up my alley, but since I knew most of the stuff here I was not blown away, but it felt nice to hang on to the story with voicing from PBW among others, how artist on the lable made it how it is and how they're history changed the whole company. Many cool people, many wise words and a must watch for fans of music and especially hiphop. 8 out of 10 vinyls. See more 08/01/2014 I was smiling during the entire film! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After the death of a musician friend, Chris Manak founds a record label as a tribute and to promote hip-hop music.
Director
Jeff Broadway
Producer
Jeff Broadway
Screenwriter
Jeff Broadway, Rob Bralver
Distributor
Syndctd Entertainment
Production Co
Gatling Pictures, Media TV Presse
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 2014, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m