DJ Shadow ★ Cut Chemist – Product Placement

Isn't there "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan (or a cover) between 1.36 and 1.37? It comes in at the 18:21 mark.

Features I'm A Shadow by Milton Floyd on RIM (orange label)

Shadow and Chemist's 2001 follow-up to "Brainfreeze" (a section of which is ingeniously reconstructed here) is a slightly more sophisticated and sedate mix of quality funk and soul, but still with copious amounts of turntable wizardry and wackiness (the rap about "Cooking With Gas" is comedy gold).

Despite squeezing 129 different tracks into 57 minutes (almost double the amount used for "Brainfreeze"), the set is perfectly paced and never feels rushed. Whilst the mix loses points for the cacophonous motorbike revving towards the end, this is a rare faux pas, and ultimately, its mischievously humorous soul is what makes the mix so special. (9)

track 1.17 is actually called slowburner by swithold, not superstition

The guitar instrumental with prominent drums at the beginning of the mix is not tracklisted.
The 7 inch single is ..J.B. Green & Born Again - Time. Green lable records.

Trax are not mixed... It's the original selection... Even more valable indeed !D

Groovy soul musik !!!

This is one of the dopest and most original mixes I have ever heard. These guys rock. They have such a vast knowledge and repertoire of records, and still keep it real and keep it funky. The segment when they breeze through those killer old school Hip Hop instrumentals ("Get Tough," "Step Off," "One for the Treble," "Action," "Jam on Revenge," etc.) is impressive. Any true Hip Hop fan knows that that is some ill shit that they pulled off there. The rest of the mix, like the Brainfreeze CD/DVD, is an educational tour of old soul, funk, and rock tunes/breaks. And to top it off all of these records are 7" 45's!!! God I would love to see Shadow's collection.

Anyone who's heard "Brainfreeze" understands that trying to create an equally successful follow-up would be no easy task. "Product Placement" is very good, but falls just a few steps short of great. It's just not as interesting as Brainfreeze, and the Rappin' With Gas segment wears thin upon further listens (unlike Thunderkick, which never gets old). I will say that the jingles section (Coke, Strike Cola, Milk, etc...) is extremely well done. So yeah, this isn't quite the same caliber as Brainfreeze, but it's still better than most mixes you're likely to hear from any other DJ(s).

If it's on vinyl it's a bootleg....

From DJ Shadow himself
"Most of you are aware that both mix CD's I did with Cut Chemist, Brainfreeze and Product Placement, were bootlegged (counterfeited) en masse. (When I say 'bootleg,' I'm not referring to the phenomenon in Europe where people take vocals of one song and put them on the music of another song. I don't have a problem with this practice, I just call them 'blends' from the hip-hop days). First of all, if you have a vinyl copy of either Brainfreeze or Product Placement, IT'S A BOOTLEG. We never made vinyl, the mixes were CD only. If you bought the CDs at your local Tower, HMV, or for that matter ANY STORE IN THE WORLD, it's a bootleg. Got that? When you see the CDs in your local store, it ain't real. We gave a few copies to Amoeba records, Stacks, Aron's, and a couple other stores in LA, as well as Groove Merchant in San Francisco, but those are long gone and only account for 50 or so CDs. If you go to Amoeba or Aron's now, you'll see bootlegs. If you bought online at SandboxAutomatic or other such sites, THEY ARE BOOTLEGS (The only exception is the 100 or so copies we sold to hiphopsite.com). Other than these few cases, THE ONLY WAY ORIGINAL COPIES WERE SOLD WAS AT OUR SHOWS. This is how 90% of all Brainfreeze copies were sold. Product Placement is still on sale at DJSHADOW.COM, but we're down to our last 100 or so copies. We made 2,000 Brainfreeze CDs and 6,000 Product Placement CDs. DJ Shadow-Live In Austin is a straight-up bootleg of a show I remember not liking very much. I recently saw another live bootleg and a boot of a Product Placement show we did. So it goes on and on. My main concern here is just informing people as to what's "real" (ie, authentic) and what's not. How you spend your money is up to you, but you deserve to know the facts. If you're unhappy with your purchase at a store, by all means let them know they sold you a bootleg and you want your money back!!"