"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" is a single released by Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash

Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....

 in 1981. It is a live DJ mix

DJ mix

A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...

 recording of Flash scratching and mixing records from various groups using three turntables. This single was highly influential on many DJ's and an early example of what would eventually be termed Turntablism

Turntablism

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Samples

Along with spoken word vocals from the 1980 film Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon (film)

Flash Gordon is a 1980 British/American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film was directed by Mike Hodges and produced and presented by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian...

, some of the primary records utilized to create the mix included:

• Chic
  Chic (band)
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   - "Good Times"
• Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
   - "Rapture
  Rapture (song)
  "Rapture" is a single by the American new wave band Blondie. It was released in January 1981 and was the second and final song to be released from the band's 1980 top 10 album Autoamerican, the first being "The Tide Is High", which had topped the chart in the US and UK. "Rapture" went on to reach...
  
  "
• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   - "Another One Bites the Dust
  Another One Bites the Dust
  "Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the English rock band Queen. Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured on the group's eighth studio album The Game . The song was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100, number two on the R&B charts and...
  
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• Sugarhill Gang - "8th Wonder"
• The Furious Five - "Birthday Party"
• Spoonie Gee
  Spoonie Gee
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   - "Monster Jam"
• Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
  Incredible Bongo Band
  The Incredible Bongo Band, also known as Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band, was a project started in 1972 by Michael Viner, a record artist manager and executive at MGM Records. Viner was called on to supplement the soundtrack to the virtually anonymous B film The Thing With Two Heads. The...
  
   - "Apache"
• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  Grandmaster Flash
  Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....
  
   - "Freedom"
• Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper’s Delight"
• The Hellers - "Life Story"

Vinyl

1. "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" - A-side
2. "The Birthday Party" (Instrumental) - B-side

CD

1. "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" .
2. "The Message"
3. "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)"

Chart positions

Chart (1981)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	55

External links

• Grandmaster Flash 1981-1982