55 Stories

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55 Stories
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1999 (1999-01-04)
Genre Instrumental hip hop
Length55:55
Label Anticon
Producer DJ Mayonnaise
DJ Mayonnaise chronology
55 Stories
(1999)
Still Alive
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Urban Smartsfavorable [1]

55 Stories is the first album by American hip hop producer DJ Mayonnaise. It was released on Anticon in 1999.

Contents

All of the records used on the album are rock music or jazz, mostly from the late 1960s to mid 1970s. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro/Center of the Universe"2:34
2."Two Sides of the Fence"4:18
3."Da Da Da Da....Da"2:12
4."Aquarius"2:02
5."Divine Disappointment Revisited"3:14
6."Wizard Unrobed"2:31
7."Paper Cliche"4:58
8."DJ Signify Can't Do This"3:51
9."Sinful Strut"3:11
10."Diggin in Moodswings Crates"1:44
11."A Hundred Words"2:45
12."www.miravie.com"2:44
13."Swedish Orgy"2:00
14."Words of Wisdom"2:53
15."DJs Shouldn't Talk/Ozzy Rules"2:44
16."Dr. Me"2:46
17."Fisbys Tavern"2:03
18."Inner Suzie"2:54
19."Sample Here"2:01
20."San Francisco Sing-A-Long"2:09
21."Outro"1:33

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References

  1. "dj mayonnaise - 55 stories". Urban Smarts. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. "DJ Mayonnaise Interview". Martini & Jopparelli. July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2015.