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Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

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Profile:Name of the artist here should actually be "Grandmaster & Melle Mel". This unique wording was the result of an ugly legal suit between Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) and Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler). When Flash was essentially pushed out of his own group - especially in the fact that he was a non-player on the breakthrough Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 track "The Message" - Melle Mel (with the encouragement of Sugarhill Records label head Sylvia Robinson) decided that he would take Flash's place in the band - and essentially take his name as well. During this time, the definitive singles "The Message II" and "New York, New York" were released under the name of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, even though Flash had nothing to do with these releases.
The net result of the lawsuit forced Sugar Hill and Melle Mel to cease the theft of Flash's name - which resulted in the White Lines singles all being pressed with the name "Grandmaster & Melle Mel", with Melle Mel's name in larger type than "Grandmaster".
White Lines eventually proved to be Sugar Hill's downfall, as the famous bassline and much of other components of the song were stolen from the sub-underground (but now much more justifiably well known) track "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid, which resulted in another lawsuit - of which Sugarhill would never recover from.
Subsequent releases from Mel were released as Grandmaster Melle Mel.
Mel later dropped the "Grandmaster" & reunited with Flash in the late 80's - and toured with the reunited Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 in the early 90's.
Members:Joseph Saddler, Melvin Glover
Name Variations: All | Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel | Grandmaster & Melle Mel | Grandmaster And Melle Mel | Grandmaster Flash | Grandmaster Flash + Melle Mel | Grandmaster Melle Mel
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Releases:
Old Gold (12") Sugar Hill Records  
White Lines (Don't Do It) (12") TELDEC 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Disques Vogue 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Zafiro 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (7") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") RCA Limited Australia And New Zealand 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12", Pic) Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (7") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Polarvox Oy 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (7") Disques Vogue 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (7") RCA Limited Australia And New Zealand 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (7", Single, Pic) Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) / Melle Mel's Groove (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) / Melle Mel's Groove (12") Sugar Hill Records 1983
Jesse (7") Disques Vogue 1984
Jesse (12") Disques Vogue 1984
White Lines (12") Sugar Hill Records 1984
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Remix) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1984
White Lines (U.K. Mastermix) / The Message (12") Disques Vogue 1984
White Lines (Don't Do It) (12") Unidisc 1987
White Lines (Don't Do It) / Sweet Sugar Edit (12") Blatant Records 1987
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1988
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) / Jesse / Message II (Survival) (CD, Mini) Castle Music 1988
White Lines (Don't Do It) (12") Carrere 1989
White Lines (Don't Do It) (7") Red Bullet 1989
White Lines (Don't Do It) (CD, Maxi) Red Bullet 1989
White Lines (Don't Do It) (12") Castle Music 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Ben Liebrand Remix) (12", Promo) Sugar Hill Records 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Freestyle Remix) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Freestyle Remix) (12") Possum 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Freestyle Remix) (CD, Maxi) Sugar Hill Records 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) / Step Off (12") Old Gold (2) 1990
White Lines Don't Do It (12") Red Bullet 1990
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Ben Liebrand Remix) (12") Sugar Hill Records 1991
White Lines (Don't Do It) (CD, Maxi) WGAF Records 1993
White Lines (Don't Do It) / Hey Hey (12") WGAF Records 1993
White Lines (12") Central Station 1995
White Lines (Don't Do It) (10", Pic, S/Sided) Network's Club Records 1996
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Deepbeats 1998
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (CD, Maxi) Deepbeats 1998
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (12") Deepbeats 1998
White Lines / Scorpio (12") Sequel Records 1999
Rap Classics (12") Dance Music Classics 2002
White Lines / Scorpio (12") Sanctuary Records 2004
Appears On:
Now That's What I Call Music! 31 (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1995
Now That's What I Call Music! 31 (2xLP, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do It) EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1995
White Lines (12", Promo, Whi) Parlophone 1995
White Lines (Don't Do It) (CD, Maxi) White Lines (Don't Do It) Parlophone 1995
The Singles 1986 - 1995 (Box + 14xCD, Maxi) EMI Records 2004
The Singles 1986-1995 (14xCD, Maxi + Box) EMI Records 2004
Tracks Appear On:
Best Of DMC Vol. 2 (12") White Lines (Don't Do ... DMC  
Classic Collection 9 (12", Promo, P/Mixed, Tra) White Lines Wicked Mix  
Hip Hop Old School Megamix (LP) Pump Me Up Megajam Records  
I Love Funky Disco Vol. 1 - 80's Selection (2xCD, Comp) White Lines (Don't, Do... Blanco Y Negro (2)  
Street Sounds Electro 2 (LP, Mixed, Comp, RP) White Lines (Don't Don... Street Sounds  
Rap Attack II (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sound Of Scandinavia 1983
Street Sounds Electro 2 (LP, Mixed, Comp) White Lines (Don't Don... Street Sounds 1983
Break-Master Featuring New York City Breakers (LP) White Lines (Don't Don... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1984
Break-Master Featuring New York City Breakers (Cass) White Lines (Don't Don... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1984
Breakdance (65 Min Non-Stop Music) (LP) White Lines TELDEC 1984
Breakdance / Electric Boogie (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1984
Breakdance Boogie (LP) White Lines (Don't Don... K-Tel International GmbH 1984
Electric Breakdance (LP) White Lines (Don't Don... K-Tel 1984
Electric Breakdance (Cass, Album) White Lines (Don't Do It) Dominion Music Corporation 1984
Essential Electro - The Business (9xLP, Mixed, Comp, Ltd + Box) White Lines (Don't Don... Street Sounds 1984
Let's Dance To The 80's (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) Disques Vogue 1984
New Breakdancin' (LP) White Lines K-Tel International (Finland) Oy 1984
Now That's What I Call Music 3 (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Do It) EMI Records, Virgin 1984
October 84 - The Mixes (12") White Lines (Don't Do ... DMC 1984
Original Maxi Single Smash Hits (LP) White Lines (Don't Don... Disques Vogue 1984
Street Beat Vol. 1 (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sugar Hill Records 1984
Street Beats (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Don... Sugar Hill Records 1984
Street Beats (Vinyl, Com) White Lines (Don't Don... Epic 1984
Grand Masters Of Rap (12") White Lines (Don't Don... Dominion Music Corporation 1985
Hip Hop Greats / 12 Classic Raps (2x12") White Lines Roulette Records 1986
Rap It Up (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) K-Tel 1986
Rap It Up (Cass) White Lines (Don't Do It) K-Tel 1986
Genius Of Rap - The Sugarhill Story (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Castle Music 1987
Hell - Worlds Biggest Rap Hits Megamixed (LP) White Lines (Don't Don... TELDEC 1988
Rap Attack 2 (LP) White Lines (Don't Do It) Elephant Records (3) 1988
Dance Classics - Volume 13 (CD) White Lines (Don't Don... Arcade 1989
Dance Classics - Volume 7 (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Do It) Arcade 1989
June 89 - Mixes 1 (12") White Lines DMC 1989
Music Factory Mastermix - Issue 36 (2x12") UXB - Re-Exploited Bas... Music Factory 1989
Rapmasters 8: The Best Of The Street (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Priority Records 1989
Rappers Delight (2xCD) White Lines, Jesse K West, Disky 1989
Rappers Delight (2xLP) White Lines, Jesse Disky, K West 1989
The Message (CD, Mini) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sugar Hill Records 1989
100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties (7xLP, Comp + Box) White Lines (Don't Do It) Connoisseur Collection 1990
Best Of Sugarhill (The 12" Remixes) (LP) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sugar Hill Records 1990
Best Of Sugarhill (The Remixes) (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sugar Hill Records 1990
Club Classics Vol.3 (2x12", Promo) White Lines Powerhouse Records 1990
Dance Classics - The Remixes Volume 2 (2xLP) White Lines (Freestyle... Arcade 1990
Dance Classics - The Remixes Volume 4 (CD) White Lines (Freestyle... Arcade 1990
Hip Hop Rap (2xLP) White Lines (Remix) K-Tel International (Finland) Oy 1990
Hip-Hop Greats (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 1990
Jump On The Floor (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Red Bullet 1990
March 90 - Mixes 2 (12") White Lines (Don't Don... DMC 1990
Megabass 2 (CD) White Lines Telstar 1990
Sugarhill - The 12" Remixes (LP) White Lines (Don't Do ... Essential 1990
Sugarhill - The 12" Remixes (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Castle Classics 1990
The Greatest Dancer (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Stress (2) 1991
Dance Classics - The Megamix (CD) White Lines Arcade 1992
Get On Up! - 16 Saturday Night Stompers (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Music Club 1992
Greatest Hits (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sequel Records 1992
Old School Rap - The Sugar Hill Story (To The Beat Y'all) (3xCD, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sequel Records 1992
Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Volume 2 (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sony Music Special Products, Oglio Records 1993
Sugar Hill - The 12" Remixes (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Essential 1993
(W)Rap It All Up (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) ZYX Music 1994
100% Rap (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Telstar 1994
80's Dance Party: Volume Three (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1994
Classic Electro Mastercuts Volume 1 (CD, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do ... Mastercuts 1994
Classic Electro Mastercuts Volume 1 (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Do ... Mastercuts 1994
Classic Electro Mastercuts Volume 1 (Cass) White Lines (Don't Don... Mastercuts 1994
Dance Dance Dance Gold 2 (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Don... Arcade 1994
Energy 108 Presents This Is Old School (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1994
Message From Beat Street: The Best Of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five (CD) White Lines (Don't Don... Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 3 (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Street Jams: Electric Funk Parts 1-4 (4xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
The Message - The History Of Rap (CD) White Lines (Don't Don... Nectar 1994
Dance Classics (3xCD) White Lines Arcade 1995
Disco Top 100 (4xCD) White Lines Arcade 1995
1997 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras - Party Anthems Three (CD, Mixed, Comp + CD, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do ... Dance Pool 1996
Basquiat (Original Soundtrack) (CD) White Lines Island Records (US) 1996
Dance Party (5xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) L&D Records 1996
Dancefloor Classics Volume 3 (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Deepbeats 1996
Sequel Soul Cellar (CD) White Lines (Don't Don... Sequel Records 1996
12 Inch Dance Classics (CD, Maxi) White Lines Dig It International 1997
Absolutely... The Very Best Of Electro (3xCD + Box) White Lines (Don't Do ... Deepbeats 1997
Magic Hip Hop - The Real Classics (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sony Music Media (Germany) 1997
Remix Culture 177 (2x12") White Lines (Don't Do ... DMC 1997
Untitled (12", Promo) White Lines Pro DJ International 1997
Central Club Classics Vol. 1 (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Central Station 1998
The Best Hip Hop Anthemz... Ever! (2xCD, Album, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do It) Virgin 1998
White Lines & Other Rap Classics (Cass) White Lines (Don't Don... Rhino Entertainment Company 1998
Back To The Old School - Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel (3xCD) White Lines (Don't Don... Sequel Records 1999
Sugarhill - The Twelve Inch Record Collection (6xVinyl, Ltd, Col) White Lines (Don't Do It) Sequel Records 1999
The Message - The Best Of Old Skool Soul & Dance (CD) White Lines (Don't Don... Castle Select 1999
The Message - The Roots Of Rap (CD) White Lines Castle Pie 1999
The Showdown (CD, Comp, RM) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
The Sugar Hill Records Story (5xCD, Comp + Box) White Lines (Don't Don... Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Disco Box Vol. 6 - Work It Out (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Disco Box 2000
Phat Beats 209 (12") White Lines (Don't Don... DMC 2000
All Music Guide - Before They Were Jiggy (CD, Enh) White Lines (Don't Do It) Medalist Entertainment 2001
Back To Love 3 (2xCD) White Lines Hed Kandi Records 2001
Dance Classics Volume 13&14 (2xCD, RM) White Lines (Don't Do It) Universal TV 2001
Disco Generation (3xCD) White Lines Disky 2001
Back To The Old Skool Hip Hop (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Ministry Of Sound 2002
Comprehensive School Classics (2xCD, Comp) White Lines Castle Music 2002
Electro Beatbox (3xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Decadance Recordings 2002
Electro Breakdance (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Telstar TV 2002
Old Skool Hip Hop (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Virgin 2002
Radio Skool: Old New And True (2xCDr) The Message Big Dada Recordings 2002
Sugar Hill Hip-Hop Box Set (3xCD, Ltd, Box) White Lines (Don't Do ... Castle Music 2002
The Office Party (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) The Hit Label 2002
80's Club Classics Repress (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Don... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
80's Groove (3xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Decadance Recordings 2003
DJ Yoda's How To Cut & Paste 80's Edition (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Antidote 2003
Essential 80's - Old.Skool.Electro (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Warner Music (Benelux) 2003
Hip Hop - The Collection (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Don... Universal Music (Belgium) 2003
Old Skool Jams - B-Boy Classics & Essential Block Party Breaks (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Metro Doubles 2003
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 9 (CD, Mixed) White Lines (Andromeda... Waxedhead Recordings 2004
FabricLive. 14 (CD, Mixed, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do It) Fabric (London) 2004
Shaun Of The Dead (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Universal Island Records 2004
The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) White Lines (Don't Do It) Universal Music TV, Street Sounds 2004
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) White Lines Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Beat The Street (Songs As Performed In The Old School Days) (3xCD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Disky 2005
Clubplanet Party Mix (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 2005
Clubplanet Party Mix (CDr, Promo) White Lines (Don't Do It) Rhino Entertainment Company 2005
Gold Seal Presents 80's Funk Classics 2 (2xCD) White Lines Universal Music (Australia) 2005
The 80's Electro Album (CD) White Lines (Don't Do It) Crimson 2005
The Best Of Grandmaster Flash And Sugar Hill (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sanctuary Records 2005
The Message: The Story Of Sugar Hill Records (4xCD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Castle Music 2005
Discotheque Volume 1: The Haçienda (2xCD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Gut-Active Records 2006
Future Retro (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Don... Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
Pick 'N' Mix (CD) White Lines Discotheque (2) 2006
The Best Of Breakdance And Electric Boogie (2xLP) White Lines (Don't Do ... ZYX Music 2006
The Greatest Hits (CD) White Lines (Don't Do ... Sanctuary Midline 2006
12"/80s Grooves (3xCD, Comp) White Lines (Don't Don... Family Recordings (UK) 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Untitled (12", W/Lbl) Untitled Not On Label 2001
White Lines / Lagaan (12") White Lines (Amit Shoh... A&A 2006

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