Long Red
| "Long Red" | ||||
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| Song by Leslie West | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Windfall | |||
| Writer | Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg | |||
| Producer | Felix Pappalardi | |||
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"Long Red" is a song recorded by Leslie West for his album Mountain. It was covered by Fat Mattress in 1971 for their unfinished third album (eventually seeing release on The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology). West performed the song with his band Mountain in 1972 for their live album Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On.[1] West re-recorded the song on his 2013 solo album Still Climbing.
The Mountain Live version has one of the most sampled drum breaks in the history of hip hop music. According to WhoSampled.com, it has been sampled in over 400 songs as of 2014.[2]
Samples
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full |
| 1986 | "My Melody" | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full |
| 1987 | "Doctorin' the House" | Coldcut | What's That Noise? |
| 1987 | "Dana Dane Is Coming to Town" | Dana Dane | Christmas Rap |
| 1987 | "Living in the World of Hip-Hop" | MC Shan | Down by Law |
| 1987 | "Rockin' Music" | Steady B | What's My Name |
| 1987 | "Bait" | Ultramagnetic MCs | Red Alert Goes Berserk |
| 1987 | "Rock You Again (Again & Again)" | Whodini | Open Sesame |
| 1988 | "Hey You! | Bomb the Bass | Into the Dragon |
| 1988 | "It's My Thing" | EPMD | Strictly Business |
| 1988 | "Strictly Business" | EPMD | Strictly Business |
| 1988 | "Put Your Hands Together" | Eric B. & Rakim | Follow the Leader |
| 1988 | "Truth" | Fila Fresh Crew | Tuffest Man Alive |
| 1988 | "Provokerer Onanerer" | MC Einar | Den Nye Stil |
| 1988 | "So Def" | MC Shan | Born to be Wild |
| 1988 | "Louder Than a Bomb" | Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| 1988 | "Coolin' in Cali" | The 7A3 | Coolin' in Cali |
| 1989 | "First Day of School" | Craig G | The Kingpin |
| 1989 | "Coming From London" | Richie Rich | I Can Make You Dance |
| 1989 | "Pussy Ain't Nothin'" | Schoolly D | Am I Black Enough for You? |
| 1991 | "Good Life" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | All Souled Out |
| 1991 | "Shut 'em Down (Pete Rock Remixx)" | Public Enemy | Shut 'em Down |
| 1991 | "Days of Our Lives" | Tuff Crew | Still Dangerous |
| 1992 | "Hard (Short)" | Wreckx-n-Effect | Hard or Smooth |
| 1994 | "Slinging Bass" | Grand Daddy I.U. | Lead Pipe |
| 1994 | "It Ain't Hard to Tell" | Nas | Illmatic |
| 1994 | "I'll Wait" | Parrish Smith | Shade Business |
| 1994 | "Take You There" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | The Main Ingredient |
| 1995 | "Punkmotherfukaz" | Onyx | All We Got Iz Us |
| 1995 | "Diggin' on You (Untouchables Mix)" | TLC | Diggin' on You |
| 1997 | "New York (Ya Out There)" | Rakim | The 18th Letter |
| 1998 | "Pluto" | 2 Skinnee J's | SuperMercado! |
| 1998 | "Roving Gangster (Rollin')" | Kid Rock | Devil Without A Cause |
| 1998 | "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-recording)" | A Tribe Called Quest | The Love Movement |
| 1998 | "The Heist, Pt. 1" | The LOX | Money, Power & Respect |
| 1999 | "Trouble Man" | Inspectah Deck | Uncontrolled Substance |
| 1999 | "Tale of Five Cities" | Peanut Butter Wolf | My Vinyl Weighs a Ton |
| 2000 | "Child's Play" | Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele |
| 2002 | "Who's That Man, Moma" | Devin The Dude | Just Tryin' ta Live |
| 2003 | "Spell My Name" | Defari | Odds & Evens |
| 2003 | "L.A. to Detroit" | Jaylib | Champion Sound |
| 2003 | "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | The Black Album |
| 2004 | "Louder" | Big Noyd | On the Grind |
| 2004 | "Verbal Clap" | De La Soul | The Grind Date |
| 2006 | "Wouldn't Get Far" | The Game | Doctor's Advocate |
| 2006 | "Stepson of the Clapper" | J Dilla | Donuts |
| 2007 | "The People" | Common | Finding Forever |
| 2007 | "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Kanye West Remix)" | Fall Out Boy | This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race |
| 2007 | "Barry Bonds" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2007 | "The Glory" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2008 | "LB" | Damu the Fudgemunk | Spare Time |
| 2008 | "I Do It for Hip Hop" | Ludacris | Theater of the Mind |
| 2008 | "Word on the Street" | Rakim | The Archive: Live, Lost & Found |
| 2009 | "She Needs Me" | Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar EP |
| 2009 | "Revelations" | Mos Def | The Ecstatic |
| 2011 | "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)" | Kendrick Lamar | Section.80 |
| 2011 | "No Makeup (Her Vice)" | Kendrick Lamar | Section.80 |
| 2011 | "One by One" | Laza Morgan | |
| 2012 | "Get Up" | Derek Minor | PSA, Vol. 3: Who is Derek Minor? |
| 2012 | "Face-Off (L.S. Darko)" | Flatbush Zombies | D.R.U.G.S. |
| 2012 | "Born to Die" | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die |
| 2013 | "Ghetto Symphony" | ASAP Rocky | Long. Live. ASAP |
| 2013 | "Chain Smoker" | Chance the Rapper | Acid Rap |
| 2013 | "Bad Guy" | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 |
| 2013 | "Who I Am" | Pusha T | My Name Is My Name |
| 2013 | "Only You Can Tell It" | Pusha T | Wrath of Caine |
| 2014 | "Get Right" | B.o.B | No Genre 2 |
| 2014 | "Blue Yankee Fitted" | Barrel Brothers | Barrel Brothers |
| 2014 | "In Living Color" | Chuuwee | Cool World |
| 2014 | "Stove Top" | Currensy | The Drive In Theatre |
| 2014 | "Bully" | Da' T.R.U.T.H. | Heartbeat |
| 2014 | "Ballin'" | Da L.E.S | Mandela Money |
| 2014 | "No More No Less" | De La Soul | Smell the DA.I.S.Y |
| 2014 | "Rispetto Di Tutti, Paura Di Nessuno" | Ensi | Rock Steady |
| 2014 | "The Day It All Changed" | G-Eazy | These Things Happen |
| 2014 | "Fire Squad" | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
| 2014 | "Love Yourz" | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
| 2014 | "Here We Go Again" | J Dilla | Lost Tapes Reels + More |
| 2014 | "Versace Dreams" | Kidd | Hipsavvy: The Introduction |
| 2014 | "Money" | Mariah Carey | Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse |
| 2014 | "Smell the Roses" | Mark Battles | Preseason |
| 2014 | "Westside" | Mark Battles | Preseason |
| 2014 | "Know No Better" | Meek Mill | |
| 2014 | "Detroit Red" | Mickey Factz | 740 Park Ave |
| 2014 | "Rap Rushmore" | N.O.R.E. | Noreaster |
| 2014 | "I Ain't Gave Up on You Yet" | Propaganda | Crimson Cord |
| 2014 | "Thanks Rev" | Propaganda | Crimson Cord |
| 2014 | "Ice Cold" | Red Café | American Psycho 2 |
| 2014 | "I Like to Win" | Shonlock | A Night to Remember |
| 2014 | "Gold (Twice as Nice Remix)" | Sir Sly | Gold (Remixes) |
| 2014 | "Complicated" | Tedashii | Below Paradise |
| 2014 | "Whoa Whoa Whoa" | Watsky | All You Can Do |
| 2014 | "My Town" | XV | Madness Begins |