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Arnold Rypens
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Artist: Bob James
Author: Paul Simon
Label: Tapper Zee
Year: 1975
Opening track lp Two; it's the more than a minute long cowbell intro that matters here. The song as a whole is a cover of a Paul Simon composition from his album There Goes Rhymin' Simon (WB).
Covers:
LL Cool J [in Rock The Bells; prod: Rick Rubin]
Beastie Boys [in Hold It Now, Hit It on Licenced To Ill; prod: Rick Rubin]
Run DMC [in Peter Piper on Raising Hell; prod: Rick Rubin]
P.M. Dawn [in Set Adrift On Memory Bliss along with a sample from True (Spandau Ballet); n°1 US & n°3 UK]
Public Enemy [in One Million Bottlebags on lp Apocalypse 91]
Ice Cube [in I Wanna Kill Sam on album Death Certificate]
Eric B & Rakim [in Don't Sweat The Technique; rap hit]
Alkaholiks [in Who Dem Niggas]
Missy Elliott [in Work It; n°2 US & n°1 R&B]
These samples made Bob James rich, while anyone could duplicate these cowbell sounds in the studio for free. Nautilus, last track on Bob James' first lp One, was also massively sampled.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)