That is correct about the Nicholas Roeg references, but no way was this the first song ever to use samples.
James Tenney sampled Elvis Presley for his piece "Collage #1" in 1961. The Beatles were also pioneers of sampling (check out "I Am the Walrus", "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite", or 'Revolution #9".
E=MC2 was released in 1985. Before that time, Grandmaster FLash, Collective Effort, Bill Holt, and David Byrne/Brian Eno had sampled extensively. Of course, so had many others.
That is correct about the Nicholas Roeg references, but no way was this the first song ever to use samples.
James Tenney sampled Elvis Presley for his piece "Collage #1" in 1961. The Beatles were also pioneers of sampling (check out "I Am the Walrus", "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite", or 'Revolution #9".
E=MC2 was released in 1985. Before that time, Grandmaster FLash, Collective Effort, Bill Holt, and David Byrne/Brian Eno had sampled extensively. Of course, so had many others.