The Sampler

~ Release by Beastie Boys (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Shake Your Rump
producer:
Beastie Boys and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
samples:
6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock) by Rose Royce, 8th Wonder by The Sugarhill Gang, Born to Love You by Rose Royce, Cut the Cake by Average White Band, Dancing Room Only by Harvey Scales, Funky Snakefoot by Alphonse Mouzon, Get the Funk Out Ma Face by The Brothers Johnson, Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin, Jazzy Sensation (Bronx version) by Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5, Super Mellow by Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer), Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer), Tell Me Something Good by Ronnie Laws, That’s the Joint (long version) by Funky 4 + 1 (aka Funky 4 + 1 More), Unity, Part 1 (The Third Coming) by Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer) & James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Yo Yo by Rose Royce
music videos:
Shake Your Rump by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Shake Your Rump
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Matt Dike (American producer), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers), Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Dust Brothers Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.63:19
2Hey Ladies
producer:
Beastie Boys and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Ain’t It Funky Now, Parts 1 & 2 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Ballroom Blitz by Sweet (UK glam rock band), Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside, Come Let Me Love You (vocal version) by Jeanette “Lady” Day, Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Heartbreaker, Parts I & Part II by Zapp (US funk band), Hey DJ (extended version) by The World's Famous Supreme Team, High Power Rap by Disco Dave & The Force of The 5 MCs, Holy Ghost by The Bar‐Kays, Jazzy Sensation (Bronx version) by Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5, Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang, Machine Gun by Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie), Party Time by Kurtis Blow, Pumpin' It Up by P-Funk All Stars, Shake Your Pants by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group) and So Ruff, So Tuff by Roger (funk musician in Zapp)
music videos:
Hey Ladies by Beastie Boys
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Hey Ladies
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Barbarella Bishop, Matt Dike (American producer), Ron Ford (of Parliament-Funkadelic), Garry Marshall Shider, John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers), Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Linda Shider, Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers), Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Brown Acid Music, Dust Brothers Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.453:48
3Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
producer:
Beastie Boys and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
samples:
Last Bongo in Belgium by Incredible Bongo Band, Mississippi Queen by Mountain (US hard rock band) and Time by Pink Floyd
music videos:
Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Matt Dike (American producer), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers), Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Dust Brothers Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.053:28
4Pass the Mic
miscellaneous support:
Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr.
bass:
MCA
clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]:
Mark Ramos Nishita
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
PCP Labs
samples:
Big Take Over by Bad Brains (US hardcore punk band)
music videos:
Pass the Mic by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Pass the Mic
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Mario Caldato Jr., Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.354:17
5So What’cha Want
miscellaneous support:
Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr.
bass:
MCA
clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]:
Mark Ramos Nishita
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
contains samples by:
Big Daddy Kane (singer, songwriter) and Southside Movement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
PCP Labs
music videos:
So What’cha Want by Beastie Boys
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 214)
recording of:
So What’cha Want
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music
3.753:37
6Time for Livin’
miscellaneous support:
Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr.
bass:
MCA
clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]:
Mark Ramos Nishita
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
PCP Labs
recording of:
Time for Livin’
lyricist:
Sylvester Stewart
composer:
Frontline (composer "Time For Livin'")
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music
version of:
Time for Livin'
2.251:49
7Sure Shot (clean version)
recording of:
Sure Shot
additional writer:
Jeremy Steig
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), DJ Hurricane and Adam Yauch
3:23
8Sabotage
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
music videos:
Sabotage (music video) by Beastie Boys
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 66), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 245) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 475)
recording of:
Sabotage
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Adam Nathaniel Yauch and Michael Louis Diamon (member of Beastie Boys)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Polygram Int. Publ. GmbH, Inc., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.42:58
9Root Down
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
samples:
Root Down (and Get It) by Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
music videos:
Root Down by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Root Down
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.453:32
10Ricky’s Theme
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
music video for:
Ricky’s Theme by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Ricky’s Theme
composer:
Adam Horovitz, Eric Bobo, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
2.853:44