Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (Vinyl LP | DE Original | 1983)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five is a compilation released in Germany in 1983 by TELDEC under licence from Sugar Hill Records. It collects the Bronx crew's key Sugar Hill singles in long 12" versions, including "The Message" from 1982, one of the first rap records with socially critical lyrics, the party mix "The Wheels Of Steel", which features Flash cutting live on the turntables, and "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)". More than half the tracks had previously only been available as singles. This copy is the 1983 German original (6.25 644).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Sugar Hill Records 6.25 644
• Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation, Stereo
• Pressing: German original
• Country: Germany
• Year: 1983
• Genre: Hip Hop, Electro, Funk / Soul

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU GF S1).

Tracklist

Side A

1. White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Fletcher/Glover/Griffin/Robinson)
2. The Party Mix (Chase/Robinson/The Furious Five)
3. The Message (Chase/Fletcher/Glover/Robinson)

Side B

1. New York New York (Fletcher/Glover/Griffin/Robinson)
2. Freedom (Smith/Robinson/The Furious Five/Armstrong)
3. The Wheels Of Steel (medley, compiled by Sylvia Robinson)
4. It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) (Tom Tom Club)

Personnel

Grandmaster Flash (DJ, turntables) with the Furious Five: Melle Mel (Melvin Glover), Kidd Creole, Keef Cowboy, Mr. Ness/Scorpio and Rahiem (rap). The Sugar Hill recordings were made under label head Sylvia Robinson; Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher also co-wrote The Message.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, this is the 1983 German original, made by TELDEC in Hamburg under licence from Sugar Hill Records. The compilation was issued in Germany in several runs and cover colours.

What is The Wheels Of Steel?
The track, in full "The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel", is a live mix by Flash on two turntables built from pieces of records such as Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" and Blondie's "Rapture".

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
Both record and sleeve are graded VG+. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means light signs of use that barely affect playback or overall appearance. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Grandmaster Flash records?
Yes, for example The Message, Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash – Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang. More titles are in our Hip Hop collection.