Expanded double vinyl LP pressing. Debut studio album by the legendary American hip-hop group, originally released in October 1982 on Sugar Hill Records and featuring arguably the most influential hip-hop single of all time in ‘The Message’, together with ‘Scorpio’ – one of the greatest electro recordings ever produced. A gritty, plain-spoken and vividly cinematic portrait of black street life in New York circa ’82 and a fascinating time capsule of rap’s early attempts with the album format – this album earned respect on it’s own terms.

• – Disc 1 –
• 1 She’s Fresh
• 2 It’s Nasty (Genius of Love)
• 3 Scorpio
• 4 It’s a Shame (MT. Airy Groove)
• 5 Dreamin’
• 6 You Are
• 7 The Message
• – Disc 2 –
• 1 The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
• 2 The Message (Instrumental)
• 3 New York New York (Extended Version)
• 4 Message II (Survival)
• 5 The Birthday Party
• 6 Freedom (Instrumental Version)