NM/NM (Record/Cover)

“Turntables By The Bay Volume 1”
Various Artists
Hip Hop Slam HHS-020
LP Released in 2001

The Turntables By The Bay series was the premier compilation series to capture the exploding turntablism movement in and around San Francisco. There were explosions of the scene in many cities at the time, and several compilations documented the field, but this series was the only one to target such a specific artistic base.

In this first volume, we have a collection of the very best DJs from the area, including DJ Shadow, Peanut Butter Wolf, D-Styles, Mix Master Mike, Eddie Def and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz. This combines both studio & live recordings, and this was the first appearance on vinyl for 9 of these 10 songs. Many were never released again.

Tracks:
A1 Groove Robbers Feat. DJ Shadow – Flashback
A2 DJ Stoic – 3PM Migraine
A3 Peanut Butter Wolf – The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.)
A4 D-Styles & DJ Flare – Turntable Circumcision
A5 Mix Master Mike – Battle For The Mind
B1 DJ Quest – Quest Represent
B2 Invisibl Skratch Piklz – Insect Mind Numb
B3 DJ Stevie K – Young Mixdown
B4 DJ Marz – Killer Cali Cut
B5 Eddie Def vs. DJ Killahoe – All That Scratchin' Is Makin' Me Bitch

The grade of the record is NM with almost no sign of use. The cover grades to NM as well, with beautiful artwork, sharp corners and no splits, tears, stickers, stains, creases or cutouts, and is still in its original opened shrink wrap. This came from a personal collection, and has basically just been shelved for the last 11 years.

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