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Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

2013 · 90 min

A warm, insider's tour through a beloved independent label, full of archival texture and affectionate testimony that rewards anyone curious about underground music culture.

Directed by
Jeff Broadway
Genres
Documentary, Music
Overview
Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed, left-of-center albums since its founding in 1996. Drawing on live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the folks who put Stones Throw on the map, this documentary will delve deeper into the label's enigmatic artists, history, culture and global following.

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Directed by
Jeff Broadway
Genres
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    • true story
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    Genres
    documentary, music
    Directed by
    Jeff Broadway
    Written by
    Jeff Broadway, Rob Gordon Bralver
    Starring
    Common, Michael Diamond, MF DOOM, Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, The Creator, Peanut Butter Wolf, Ye
    Cinematography
    Isaac Sterling, Jordan Haro
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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