The Source
Studio album by Grandmaster Flash
Released	March 2, 1986
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	39:52
Label	Elektra 60476
Producer	Grandmaster Flash, Vinnie Castellano
Grandmaster Flash chronology
They Said It Couldn't Be Done (1985) The Source (1986) Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang (1987)

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).

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Village Voice	C [2]

1. "Street Scene" – 3:06
2. "Style (Peter Gunn Theme)" – 3:57
3. "Ms. Thang" – 3:55
4. "P.L.U. (Peace, Love and Unity)" – 3:57
5. "Throwin' Down" – 3:45
6. "Behind Closed Doors" – 3:39
7. "Larry's Dance Theme (Part 2)" – 3:31
8. "Lies" – 3:32
9. "Fastest Man Alive" – 5:22
10. "Freelance" – 5:08

• Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) – turntables
• The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover jr) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• La Von (Kevin Lavon Dukes) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger, bass guitar
• Broadway (Russell Wheeler) – rap vocals
• Larry "Love" (Larry Parker) – Dancer
• Shame (Jesse Dukes) – Flash's assistant

• Chuck Kentis – synth
• Guy Williams, Joseph Saddler – drum programming
• Guy Vaughn – bass, synth, drum programming
• Allen Douches – engineer
• Barbara Baker, Vincent Castellano – executive producers
• Joseph Saddler, Vincent Castellano – producer

Recorded and mixed at Grand Slam Studio, West Orange, NJ.