| The Source | ||||
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| Released | March 2, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | Elektra 60476 | |||
| Producer | Grandmaster Flash, Vinnie Castellano | |||
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The Source is the fourth studio album by Grandmaster Flash, released in 1986. It was reissued in the US on CD for the first time in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-583-2).
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Village Voice | C [2] |
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