The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
~ Recording by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:07 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album |
| Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) | SHLP 1007 |
| 1.4 | Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash | The Sugar Hill Story: Old School Rap – To the Beat Y’all | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | NXT CD 217 |
| 2.14 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Donna’s Dansfolie 79‒80‒81 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ARS Productions, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 474562 2, COL 474562 2 |
| 2.1 | The Adventures of the Grandmaster | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash | Grandmasters of Rap | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Eurostar Schallplatten GmbH | 39830202 |
| 1.12 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (12″ mix) | 7:03 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Classic Electro: Classic Electro Mastercuts, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mastercuts | CUTSCD 19 |
| 1.3 | Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash | Jam! Jam! Jam! Sugarhill: The Legendary Label | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCI Music | MUSCD 016 |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:04 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | More Hits From Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Volume 2 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Deep Beats | DEEPM 004 |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels of Steel | 7:12 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five: More of the Best | Grandmaster Flash | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72467 |
| 1.17 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Best of Disco: 18 Original Disco Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01.10244 |
| 1.2 | Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (original 12" mix) | 7:13 | Grandmaster Flash | Absolutely... The Very Best of Old School Rap | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Deep Beats | DEEPBOX 7 |
| 2.6 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Grandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill Gang | Grandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill Gang | Album + Compilation |
| Recall 2cd (UK 2CD re‐issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###) | GAS 0000164 SMD, SMD CD 164, SMDCD 164 |
| 1.10 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (extended mix) | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Greatest Mixes | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Deep Beats | DEEPF015 |
| 2.5 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:11 | Grandmaster Flash | The Sugar Hill Records Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap), Rhino (reissue label) | R0 72449, R2 72449 |
| 1.7 | Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:04 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Old Skool Hip Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD 102 |
| 1.4 | Adventures of Grand Master Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:04 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Rockit | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | |
| 1.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:13 | Grandmaster Flash | Back to the Old School: Sugar Hill Club Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | NEE CD 307 |
| 1.3 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash | Adventures on the Wheels of Steel | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | NXT CD 305 |
| 1.4 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:11 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Hits | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, a division of Rhino Entertainment Company) | R2 75957 |
| 2.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:04 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Urban Theory Presents… Electro Science – Freestylers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Urban Theory | URB CD 03 |
| 1.6 | The Adventures of Flash | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash | 20 Jahre U4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Intonation Recordings | 7243 849209 0 |
| 1.16 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | MTV Presents: Masters of the 1 & 2: History's Greatest DJ's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records (US hip hop) | P2 51169 |
| 3.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:04 | Grandmaster Flash | Hip Hop 24/7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decadance (UK label) | DECBOX16CD |
| 1.3 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (12″ version) | 7:02 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Spirit of Hip Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 3067772 |
| 2.2 | The Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:02 | Grandmaster Flash | Electro Breakdance 2: The Essential Old School Revival | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3252 |
| 1.6 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:12 | Grandmaster Flash | Bust a Move: The Best of Old School | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, a division of Rhino Entertainment Company) | |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash | The Message: The Best Of Grandmaster Flash & The Sugarhill Gang | Grandmaster Flash & The Sugarhill Gang | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 960512 2 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:07 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMRCD575 |
| 2.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:00 | Grandmaster Flash | Electro Beatbox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decadance (UK label) | DECBOX30CD |
| 2.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Sugar Hill Hip‐Hop Box Set | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMETD614 |
| 1.2 | Adventures of Grandmater Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash | Old Skool Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix) | METRDCD517 |
| 1.6 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Phat 'N' Funky | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | PPDCD203 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:09 | Grandmaster Flash | The Best of Grandmaster Flash and Sugar Hill | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SANDD336 |
| 2.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:11 | Grandmaster Flash | The Message: The Story of Sugar Hill Records | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMXBX1090 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:07 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.1 | Adventures on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash | Essential Cuts | Grandmaster Flash | Album + Compilation |
| Metro (UK reissue/compilation imprint, METRCD cat prefix) | METRCD166 |
| 2.11 | Adventures Of Flash On The Wheels Of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash | Kiss Presents: Hip Hop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9829352 |
| 1.3 | Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Roots of Rap: The Best in Old School Hip-Hop Rap & Breaks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Pulse (aka “Pulse”, sub‐label in the Castle/Sanctuary “family”) | PDSCD 614 |
| 1.7 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:09 | Grandmaster Flash | Sugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70805 |
| 1.3 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Definitive Groove Collection | Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 74081 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:07 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SMBCD381 |
| 1.5 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Essential Grandmaster Flash | Grandmaster Flash | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix) | METRDCD606 |
| 1.15 | Adventures on the Wheels of Steel | 7:11 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Last Night a DJ Saved My Life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 984 8580 |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash | Vintage Grooves - Old School Hip-Hop, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Seamless Recordings | SEAMVGCD001 |
| 1.15 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash | The Sugar Hill Records Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 2.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Sugar Hill Rap Classics: The Pioneers of Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | 2741722 |
| 2.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:12 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 2736484 |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:09 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Kings of the Streets: The Definitive Anthology | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | 2741858 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:10 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Message: Hip Hop Party Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | SPEC2067 |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (long version) | 7:09 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | 12″/80s Club Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | 5342801 |
| 2.8 | The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Funky Town | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | |
| 2.10 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:03 | Grandmaster Flash | 100 Hits Disco Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 3325502 |
| 1.14 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:03 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Road Trip: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | ULTIM5CD004 |
| 5.13 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:03 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Running Songs: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Production | ULTIM5CD030 |
| 3.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash | Extend the 80s Pop: Essential 12″ and Extended Mixes of 80s Pop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | BMGCAT139TCD |
| 3.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:08 | Grandmaster Flash | Gary Crowley's Lost 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edsel Records | EDSL0025 |
| 1.2 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Original Rap & Hip-Hop Classics: Back to Old Skool | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Select (sublabel of Union Square Music, METRSL cat prefix), Union Square Production | METRSL170 |
| 1.9 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash | Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap (explicit) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) | SFW CD 40230 |
| 1.8 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:09 | Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five | Sugar Hill Adventures: The Collection | Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation |
| Robinsongs | ROBINBX50 |
| 2.9 | Adventures on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Jon Savage’s 1980-1982: The Art of Things to Come | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”) | CDTOP2 1625 |
| 2.13 | Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:03 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Hip Hop Don't Stop 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 3.13 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:05 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Latest & Greatest Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Union Square Production | USMMTCD069 | |
| 1.1 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Old School Rap | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (extended mix) | 7:06 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | The Greatest Mixes | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Album + Compilation | Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | ||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel | 7:12 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | Mojo Music Guide, Volume 2: Roots of Hip Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mojo (magazine) | MOJO 0903 |
Relationships
| producer: | Joey Robinson Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) Sylvia Robinson |
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| performer: | Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) |
| samples: | Apache by Incredible Bongo Band Good Times (7″ edit) by Chic (US disco group) |
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| recording of: | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel |
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Related works
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
| writer: | Clifton “Jiggs” Chase Gwendolyn Chisolm Cheryl Lorraine Cook John Deacon Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper) Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien) Deborah Harry Joseph Saddler Ronald LaPread Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) Sylvia Robinson Nile Rodgers Chris Stein Angie Stone Wonder Mike |
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| publisher: | IQ Music Ltd. |
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| is based on: | 8th Wonder Another One Bites the Dust Apache (Sugarhill Gang version) Good Times Monster Jam Rapture The Birthday Party |
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