The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
| "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" | |
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| Single by Grandmaster Flash | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Format | Vinyl / CD (1988) |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 7:12 |
| Label | Sugar Hill Records |
| Writer(s) | Clifton "Jiggs" Chase, Melvin Glover, George Jackson, Sylvia Robinson |
| Producer(s) | Sylvia Robinson and Joey Robinson, Jr. |
"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" is a single released by Grandmaster Flash in 1981. It is a live DJ mix recording of Flash scratching and mixing records from various groups using three turntables. This single was highly influential on many DJs and an early example of what would eventually be termed turntablism.
Along with spoken word vocals from the 1980 film Flash Gordon, some of the primary records utilized to create the mix included:
The song was ranked at #2 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME.
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