Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message Album

Tracklist

1	The Message	7:11
2	Scorpio	5:10
3	She's Fresh	4:56
4	Dreamin'	5:45
5	It's Nasty	4:15
6	You Are	4:49
7	It's A Shame	4:58

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SH 268	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message ‎(LP, Album)	Sugar Hill Records	SH 268	US	1982
CMRCD575	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message ‎(CD, Album, RE, Dig)	Sanctuary, Sugar Hill Records	CMRCD575	UK	2002
PCD-3766	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Sugar Hill Records, P-Vine Records	PCD-3766	Japan	1995
CMRCD575	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message ‎(CD, Album, RE, Dig)	Castle Music	CMRCD575	UK	Unknown
SH4 268	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message ‎(Cass, Album)	Sugar Hill Records	SH4 268	Canada	1982

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SH-584	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - The Message ‎(12")	Sugar Hill Records	SH-584	US	1982
SH-584	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Featuring: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Featuring: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - The Message ‎(12")	Sugar Hill Records	SH-584	US	1982
SH-584	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee	Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - The Message ‎(12")	Sugar Hill Records	SH-584	US	1982
FLASH 2	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message (Untitled's Nothin' Touchin' The Original Mix) ‎(12", S/Sided, W/Lbl)	Not On Label	FLASH 2	UK	Unknown
OOX-565	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	The Message = Mensaje ‎(7", Single)	Zafiro	OOX-565	Spain	1982

Credits

• Bass – Doug Wimbish
• Drums – Keith Leblance
• Engineer – Nina Rhodes, Steve Jerome
• Guitar – Skip McDonald
• Horns – Chops Horn Section
• Keyboards – Dwain Mitchell, Gary Henry
• Mixed By – Jiggs Chase, Steve Jerome, Sylvia Robinson
• Percussion – Ed Fletcher
• Photography By – Hemu Aggarwal
• Producer – Sylvia Inc
• Synthesizer [Prophet] – Jiggs, Reggie Griffin, Sylvia

• Featuring – Duke Bootee, Melle Mel
• Photography By – Hemu Aggarwal
• Producer – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, Sylvia Inc.

Notes

Distribution Vogue P.I.P. 93430 Villetaneuse
℗ © 1980 Sugar Hill Records Ltd
Made in France

Also released with different back coverRecorded at Sweet Mountain Studio
℗ 1982 Licensed By Sugar Hill Records
© 1989 Teldec Record Service GmbH

Barcodes

• Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 310953 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 310953 B
• Price Code: VG 114

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 6916
• Barcode: 0 2292-46230-1
• Other (Pricecode): BL

Companies

• Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
• Licensed From – Sugar Hill Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sugar Hill Records
• Copyright (c) – TELDEC Record Service GmbH

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Vogue P.I.P.
• Recorded At – Sweet Mountain Studios

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