Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Ol’ Stark swing at We Got a Thing!

As the astute Boogaloo Bag follower knows, every other fourth Friday of the month, at around 10:30 PM, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus walks into the Commodore bar in Williamsburg with a box of 45 RPM records and sets up the house turntables in order to create a super groovy scene—perfect for dancing, drinking or dining on the clubs fine fried chicken. March 27 was no exception, except it may have been more groovy than usual with special guest DJ Ol’ Stark swingin’ with his super groovy records!

Ol’ Stark has a THING!!

Ol’ Stark is a Frenchman who is quite comfortable in the Moderniste Scene. He splits his time between New York City and Paris, France. In both cities, he promotes some of the grooviest dance nights. Just a few years ago, his Let’s Boogaloo night was possibly the best of its kind going at the time. Also, it is important to note, that since he spends time on two continents, he is able to pick up records from both. It is not surprising for Ol’ Stark to select records with a super Go-Go beat sung in a funny language! Thus on Friday March 27, Ol’ Stark and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus turned the Commodore into an authentic International Jet Set Discothèque with a superb new scene called We Got A Thing! All night long the place was jumping to the super groovy sounds put down by these two disc jockeys. Every record played had a swingin’ Go-Go beat and a hot groove, and many of them had a distinct international flavor. Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

Some of the songs have links so you can hear them, check it out…

The Boog unlaxes by The Commodore jukebox at We Got A Thing!

• Herbie Mann–Scratch (Atlantic)
• The Ventures–Endless Dream (Liberty)
• The Quintette Plus–Work Song (S.V.R.)
• Sandy Nelson–Alligator Boogaloo (Imperial)
• Les and Larry Elgart and the Unforgivens–The Early Bird Catches the Bomb (Columbia)
• Dave & Ansel Collins–Doing Your Own Thing (Techniques; UK)
• Apatchi Band–Issmak (President; UK)
• Shirley Scott (vocal and organ)–Soul Sauce (Impulse)
• R.B. Hudman–Yo-Yo (A&M)
• The Ox–Ox Cry (Victor; Japan)
• Paul Simul acc. Tenderfoot Kids–Bongo Man (Barclay; France)
• Tony & Tyrone–Turn It On (Columbia)
• Vigon–Popcorn Popcorn (Egg; France)
• Paul Revere and the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay–Boogaloo Down Broadway (CBS; Japan)
• Michele Richard–Je Serai La (Trans Canada; Canada)
• The Righteous Brothers Band–Green Onions (Verve)
• Bob Thiele and his New Happy Times Orch. with Gabor Szabo–Light My Fire (Impulse)
• The Chanters–Bongo Bongo (M-G-M)
• Don Ho–Forbidden Fruit (Reprise)
• P.P. Arnold–If You See What I Mean (Immediate; UK)
• Mike Sharpe–Spook-A-Lou (Liberty)
• Ralph Carmichael and his Orchestra–Scramble (Kapp)
• The Ventures–Secret Agent Man (Dolton)
• Johnny Hallyday–Les Coups [Uptight (Everything’s Alright)] (Philips; France)
• Los Albas–Bugulu (Vergara; Spain)
• The Firtations–How Can You Tell Me? (Parrot)
• Keith Mansfield & His Orchestra–Boogaloo (Epic)
• Dave Cortez & the Moon People–Happy Soul (w/a Hook) (Speed)
• The Mohawks–The Champ (Cotillion)
• The 5th Dimension–Sunshine of Your Love (Liberty; Germany)
• The Coasters–Cool Jerk (King)
• The New York Sounds–Good Lovin’ (Red Bird)
• Lord Sitar–Black Is Black (Capitol)
• Nicole Croisille–We Got a Thing (Disc A-Z; France)
• Les Sceptres–Enfin Seul Ensemble (Alliance; Canada)
• Jose Luis Y Los Maloos–Confesiones de Media Noche (Cap Latino)
• D’Swooner’s–Mickey’s Monkey (Philips; Japan)
• The Delltones–Gimme Some Lovin’ (Capitol)
• Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez with Lonnie Youngblood and His Bloodhounds–Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Norton)
• Lee Moses–Day Tripper (Musicor)
• The Mohawks–Mony Mony (Sir J.J.; UK)
• Virginia Vee–I Feel Free (RSO France; France)
• Bad & Good Boys–Fire (M.O.C.)
• Just Brothers–Sliced Tomatoes (Music Merchant)
• The Capitols–We Got a Thing That’s in the Groove (Karen)
• The Cincinnati Music Co.–Let’s Do the Thing (Kapp)
• Butch Baker–The Jocker (Cherub)
• Sounds Incorporated–Rinky Dink (Liberty)
• The Coral Reef–Cherry Cherry (Epic)
• Woody Herman–Hush (Cadet)
• The Ventures–Fuzzy and Wild (Dolton)
• Sandy Nelson–Sock It to ‘Em J.B. (Imperial)
• John Phillip Soul and His Stone Marching Band–The Soul Strut (Pepper)
• Jacqueline Taieb–7 Heures Du Matin (RCA Victor Canada International; Canada)
• Wynder K Frog–I’m a Man (United Artists)
• Andre Brasseur and his Multi-Sound Organ–The Duck (Palette; Italy)
• Howard Crook–Limbo Nova (Philips)
• Laurel Aitken–Do the Boogaloo (Big Shot; UK)
• Earl Cosby–Land of a Thousand Dances (Mirwood)
• Damita Jo–Tossin’ and Turnin’ (Epic)
• Eddie Hodges–Hitch Hike (Aurora)
• Los Àlbas–Damos Una Fiesta en Casa (Vergara; Spain)
• Les Baxter–Theme from The Manchurian Candidate (Reprise)

None of these records are for sale. On May 22, Phast and his friends will be back for another Boss Scene at the Commodore. Make your plans now to be there. Here’s a gallery of some of the records played by Ol’ Stark. Click on them and they will electronically Big-O-Fi using an exclusive hi-tek system developed in the Wang Dang Doodle laboratory.