Essential Cuts

ReleasedJune 27, 2005

Recorded1980–1984

GenreFunk, hip-hop

Length70:40

Essential Cuts
Compilation album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Released	June 27, 2005
Recorded	1980–1984
Genre	Funk, hip-hop
Length	70:40
Label	Union Square Music METRCD166
Producer	Joey Robinson Jr, Sylvia Robinson, Larry Johnson, Michael Johnson, Jiggs Chase, E. Fletcher, Melle Mel
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five chronology
Essential Mix: Classic Edition (2002) Essential Cuts (2005) Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection (2006)

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Essential Cuts is a budget compilation album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released on CD in 2005.^[2] Although titled to Grandmaster Flash alone, it does not contain any tracks from Flash's later Elektra Records albums and mainly features tracks from The Message era.

The fold-out booklet contains a brief but accurate history of the band and track-by-track commentary by Ian McCann. As is common with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five compilation releases minor mistakes have been made regarding some song titles (see notes).^[3]