Adventures on the Wheels of Steel
# Adventures on the Wheels of Steel

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Adventures on the Wheels of Steel is a 3CD compilation album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and Grandmaster Melle Mel. It was released in 1999 on the Castle Music label and is a boxed set containing three CDs in slimline jewel cases together with a fold out insert.

This set contains a mixture of tracks by the various incarnations of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five including their debut Super Rappin' No 1 and Grandmaster Melle Mel. Several errors are present with regards to the correct artist. Two previously unreleased tracks are included (*).

The foldout booklet repeats the essay by Lewis Dene (Blues & Soul Magazine) from October 1997 that originally appeared on the album The Greatest Mixes.

## Track listing

CD1

* "Freedom" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 8:18
* "The Birthday Party" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 8:21
* "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (Grandmaster Flash) – 7:13
* "Showdown" (The Furious Five meets The Sugarhill Gang) – 5:55
* "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 7:53
* "Flash to the Beat (Parts 1 & 2)" (Grandmaster Flash) – 10:49
* "The Message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee) – 7:13
* "Scorpio" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:54
* "Message II (Survival)" (Melle Mel and Duke Bootee) – 6:54
* "New York New York" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 7:26

CD2

* "White Lines (Don't Do It)" (Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel) – 7:39
* "Jesse" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 6:13
* "Beat Street" (Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five with Mr. Ness & Cowboy) – 7:07
* "We Don't Work for Free" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 5:03
* "Step Off" (Furious Five featuring Melle Mel & Scorpio) – 7:22
* "Pump Me Up" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:40
* "Mega-Melle Mix" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:00
* "King of the Streets" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:11
* "Vice" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:05
* "Street Walker" (Mass Production with special guest Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 6:14
* "Super Rappin' No 1" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 12.03

CD3

* "Trinidad Spot" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 0:39
* "She's Fresh" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:56
* "It's A Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:58
* "Internationally Known" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 6:50
* "Hustlers Convention" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 6:15
* "The Truth" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:18
* "World War III" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 8:48
* "The New Adventures of Grandmaster" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 5:40
* "Freestyle" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:46
* "Black Man" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:00
* "Drug Wars" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:46
* "Kick the Knowledge" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:18 *
* "D.C. Cab" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:22 *
