The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
1981
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel is a DJ mix by Grandmaster Flash from the year 1981. It is a studio recording that was mixed live. Grandmaster Flash and scratchte Association ( " mixte " ) various recordings by various artists and groups with three turntables. The mix had great influence on many DJs and was an early example of turntablism.
Included pieces
Together with speech passages from the film Flash Gordon, the following titles were mixed:
- Chic - Good Times
- Blondie - Rapture
- Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
- Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder
- The Furious Five - Birthday Party
- Spoonie Gee - Monster Jam
- Michael Viner 's Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - Freedom
- Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper 's Delight
- The Hellers - Life Story
Single Release
Vinyl
The single was released in 1981 on Sugar Hill Records and re-released several times.
CD
A CD version of the single was first published in 1988 on Castle Music ( UK ).