Grandmaster Flash – The Source
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Elektra – 60476-1
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Vinyl, LP, Album
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| A1 |
Street Scene
Lyrics By – Williams*, Saddler*, Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Vaughn*, Saddler* |
3:03 | ||
| A2 |
Style (Peter Gunn Theme)
Written-By – Henry Mancini |
3:53 | ||
| A3 |
MS. Thang
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Williams* |
3:57 | ||
| A4 |
P.L.U. (Peace, Love And Unity)
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Williams*, Saddler* |
3:55 | ||
| A5 |
Throwin' Down
Lyrics By – Williams*, Saddler*, Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Saddler* |
3:43 | ||
| B1 |
Behind Closed Doors
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes*, Seawright* Music By – Williams*, Saddler* |
3:37 | ||
| B2 |
Larry's Dance Theme (Part 2)
Lyrics By – Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Williams*, Saddler* |
3:27 | ||
| B3 |
Lies
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes* Music By – Williams*, Saddler*, Dukes* |
3:30 | ||
| B4 |
Fastest Man Alive
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes*, Wheeler* Music By – Saddler* |
5:17 | ||
| B5 |
Freelance
Lyrics By – Williams*, Dukes*, Glover*, Wheeler* Music By – Saddler* |
5:01 |
Credits
- Drum Programming – Guy Williams*, Joseph Saddler
- Drum Programming, Bass, Synthesizer – Guy Vaughn
- Engineer – Allen Douches*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Joseph Fiamingo
- Executive Producer – Barbara Baker, Vincent Castellano
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Performer – Kidd Creole*, Larry "Love"*, La Von*, Broadway*, Rahiem, Shame (3)
- Photography – Carol Friedman
- Producer – Joseph Saddler, Vincent Castellano
- Scratches – Grandmaster Flash
- Synthesizer – Chuck Kentis
Notes
Recorded & Mixed at Grand Slam Studio, West Orange, New Jersey.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
The cover lists a 6th song on the B-side, "Jealousy" that is not on the record.
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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Source (Cass, Album) | Elektra | 960 476-4 | Europe | 1986 | ||
| The Source (LP) | Elektra | 96 04761 | Canada | 1986 | ||
| The Source (LP, Album) | Elektra | 960 476-1 | Europe | 1986 | ||
| The Source (CD, Album, RE) | Collectors' Choice Music | CCM-583-2 | US | 2005 |
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Reviews & Discussion
This is one of my favourite Hip Hop LP's of all time. The subway intro sets the scene, the DJ track "Fastest Man Alive" (with one of the best intro's ever...I remember cutting up the 'breakdown' vocals on there so much you can just hear a crackle now where they once were, and the liveness of 'throwin' down' makes you feel as if your in a bronx house party with the sound system wired up to the street lights. This LP was rather old school sounding compared to some of the more new school stuff coming out in '86 like Mantronix, but it is a must for fans of old school Hip Hop and the sleeve is also dope, the back cover depicting Flash and the crew rockin' what looks to me like plastic shower caps.
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