Return Of The D.J. Vol. I
Record company
Bomb Hip-Hop Records
Performing artist
Rob Swift
Performing artist
Cut Chemist
Performing artist
The Beat Junkies
Performing artist
Mixmaster Mike
Performing artist
Peanut Butter Wolf
Performing artist
DJ Z-Trip
Executive producer
David Paul
Date1995
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (Diameter): 11 13/16 in. (30.004 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.425.26.A-.C
Text EntriesReturn of the DJ, Vol. 1 is a 1995 compilation released by Bomb Hip-Hop Records. This project was the first all DJ/scratching (turntablist) album ever released. It was re-released in 1997 with new album artwork, Return of the DJ, Vol. 1 compilation, and a collection of beats for DJs ('Peanut Butter Breaks'). Return of the DJ is known as the first all-DJ album, helping to start the careers of turntablists such as DJ Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Z-Trip, and others.
Front cover: A man is breakdancing on turntables with Return or the DJ in the background. Back cover: A man is breakdancing at the top of the cover with the track list and credits posted below. The track list and credits are printed on vinyl.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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