Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Vinyl LP | DE Original | 1982)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message is the first studio album by the New York hip hop group, released in October 1982 on Sugar Hill Records. It was recorded at Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey and produced by Sylvia Robinson and Jigsaw Productions. The title track with Melle Mel and Duke Bootee (Ed Fletcher) is regarded as one of the first rap records with social commentary; the album reached No. 8 on the US R&B albums chart. This copy is the 1982 German original pressing (cat. no. 6.25362), manufactured by Teldec in Hamburg.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Sugar Hill Records 6.25362
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1982
• Genre: Hip Hop, Electro, Funk / Soul

Condition

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

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

Tracklist

Side A

1. She's Fresh
2. It's Nasty
3. Scorpio
4. It's A Shame

Side B

1. Dreamin'
2. You Are
3. The Message

Personnel

Grandmaster Flash (turntables, drum programming), Melle Mel, The Kidd Creole, Keef Cowboy, Scorpio, Rahiem (rap, vocals); Duke Bootee aka Ed Fletcher (percussion, co-lead vocals on The Message).

Session musicians: Doug Wimbish (bass), Skip McDonald (guitar), Keith LeBlanc (drums), Gary Henry and Dwain Mitchell (keyboards), Chops Horn Section (brass). Production: Sylvia Robinson, Jigsaw Productions.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, this is the 1982 German original edition, licensed from Sugar Hill and manufactured by Teldec in Hamburg. The first edition was issued in the US the same year.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new with at most minimal signs of play. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Why is "The Message" so well known?
The song describes life in New York's impoverished inner city and moved rap from party rhymes towards social themes. It reached No. 4 on the US R&B chart.

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

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

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