Adventures on the Wheels of Steel

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

CD2
 * 1) "White Lines (Don't Do It)" (Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel) – 7:39
 * 2) "Jesse" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 6:13
 * 3) "Beat Street" (Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five with Mr. Ness & Cowboy) – 7:07
 * 4) "We Don't Work for Free" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 5:03
 * 5) "Step Off" (Furious Five featuring Melle Mel & Scorpio)  – 7:22
 * 6) "Pump Me Up" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:40
 * 7) "Mega-Melle Mix" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:00
 * 8) "King of the Streets" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:11
 * 9) "Vice" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 5:05
 * 10) "Street Walker" (Mass Production with special guest Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 6:14
 * 11) "Super Rappin' No 1" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 12.03

CD3
 * 1) "Trinidad Spot" (Grandmaster Melle Mel) – 0:39
 * 2) "She's Fresh" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:56
 * 3) "It's A Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:58
 * 4) "Internationally Known" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 6:50
 * 5) "Hustlers Convention" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 6:15
 * 6) "The Truth" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:18
 * 7) "World War III" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 8:48
 * 8) "The New Adventures of Grandmaster" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 5:40
 * 9) "Freestyle" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:46
 * 10) "Black Man" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:00
 * 11) "Drug Wars" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:46
 * 12) "Kick the Knowledge" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:18 *
 * 13) "D.C. Cab" (Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) – 4:22 *