Kid Congo swings at WHAM-O WATUSI!

WHAM-O WATUSI is quickly becoming a welcome new addition to the heavy, heavy Reet Music Scene of North Brooklyn and surrounding areas. The WHAM-O is an evening of wild, rockin’ sound recordings, each with a diameter of seven inches and (most of them) rotating at 45 revolutions per minute. When it happens, it takes place at Bushwick’s Bootleg Bar, which has turned much of it’s weekend nights over to the playing of reet music (including nights hosted by our pals Drew Redmon and Josh Styles). This second WHAM-O featured the ultra-fine, ultra-hip record-spinning of ultra-beatnik Kid Congo Powers.

Many Boogaloo Bag readers will be familiar with Mr. Powers for his guitar-slinging prowess. He has played in several outstanding teen combos, including The Cramps, The Gun Club and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His current outfit, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkeybirds, is as good as any band he’s ever been in. (Next time the band comes to your town, go see it—highly recommended by the Boogaloo Bag. The group often includes songs by The Cramps and/or The Gun Club… and why not? Who else has the pedigree to play these songs in an authentic rock’n’roll manner?)

The Kid is also a fabulous DJ. This guy hung out with Lux Interior and Jeffrey Lee Pierce, for chrisakes, so you know some good taste got rubbed off on Mr. Powers. Indeed, at WHAM-O WATUSI, The Kid played some fabulous tracks (some of them noted below) that delighting attendees who danced the night way with glee and ecstasy!

This was a reunion of sorts for The Kid and WHAM-O host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. They have known each other since 1976, when the teen-aged Mr. Powers ran the West Coast Ramones fan club and the Phastman was trying to run his fanzine Back Door Man. They were introduced by one of the most fabulous human beings who ever walked this planet: Sue Sawyer. She was employed by ABC Records (distributor of Sire Records and The Ramones at the time). She wanted BDM to feature The Ramones (which it did) and she insisted Phast Phreddie meet the future Kid Congo Powers. Kid and Phast Phreddie have been pals since—perhaps not the best of pals, but they always appreciated each other’s endeavors and enjoyed seeing each other whenever fate placed them in the same room. Which, over the years, has not been often enough.

Here’s a story: During 1980, Phast Phreddie was a regular DJ at Madam Wong’s West in Santa Monica, CA. Sometimes, bands played in the room where he spun his records. Once, he was able to get The Gun Club a gig there. Lux and Ivy of The Cramps—as well as members of The Blasters and several other LA luminaries—attended the show. Soon after, The Kid was bangin’ guitar for The Cramps, that greatest of all psycho trash’n’roll bands!

Kid Congo and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus make WHAM-O WATUSI jump!

On August 14, Kid and Phast celebrated their evening together by playing super boss records all night long, diggin’ each other’s scene and wowing each other as well as those in attendance at WHAM-O WATUSI. It was a total gas. Recently, Mr. Powers has moved closer to The City and so readers can expect him to make appearances in the Boogaloo Bag—and at WANG DANG DOODLE events—with more regularity.

Also, the Bootleg Bar folks were so enthralled with the WHAM-O WATUSI that it asked that it return on the fifth of September. Be there and dig the happening, with super guest DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd!!!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

• The Bikinis–Crazy Vibrations (Top Rank)
• Jack Costanzo–Barracuda (Liberty)
• Coo-Coo Rachas–Track Down (Capitol)
• Ronnie Isle & the Yo Yo’s–Hassie (OKeh)
• Theresa Blake–I Quit My Knockin’ (Excello)
• Jaycee Hill–Bump! (Epic)
• The Blind Boys of Alabama–Satisfied With Jesus (Gospel)
• Bob Landers with Willie Joe and His Unitar–Cherokee Dance (Specialty)
• Lowell Fulson–Can She (Checker)
• Bo Diddley–Do the Frog (Checker)
• The Dappers–Chicken Twist (Foxie)
• The Satellite Band–Party at Vern’s (Delcro)
• The Midnighters–Work With Me Annie (Federal)
• Rick & the Ravens featuring Ray Daniels–Henrietta (Aura)
• Chris Montez–No, No, No (Monogram)
• The Campus Queens–Do the U.T. – Part I (Gone)
• Sorensen Brothers–Do the Ska (With Me) (Tip)
• The Jesters–Do the Twirl (Al-Stan)
• Little Joe & the Thrillers–Let’s Do the Slop (OKeh)
• Vince Taylor and his Playboys–Jet Black Machine (Palette; UK)
• Larry Williams with Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and the Stormville Shakers–Slow Down (Decca; UK)
• Johnny Jay–Sugar Doll (Mercury)
• Pat Hunt–Why Do You Do Me Like That (Grand)
• Boots Brown y Sus Blockbusters–Cerveza (RCA Victor; Mexico)
• Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers with Orchestra–Mambo Baby (Atlantic)
• Joe Liggins and His Orchestra–They Were Doin’ the Mambo (Mercury)
• The Frantics–The Whip (Dolton)
• Cannibal and the Headhunters–Nau Ninny Nau (Rampart)
• R. Sayre – The Vacant Lot–Don’t You Just Know It (LTD.)
• The Night Caps–Keep on Runnin’ (Arc)
• The Teemates–Moving Out (Audio Fidelity)
• King Coleman–The Boo Boo Song (Part 1) (King)
• J.J. Jackson and the Jackaels–Oo-Ma-Liddi (Prelude)
• Trini Lopez–Sinner Not a Saint (United Modern)
• Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads–The Goo Goo Muck (Audan)
• Sammy Lee and the Summits–Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Rampart)
• Las Moscas–Vamos a Nadar (C’mon and Swim) (CBS; Peru)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Gritos (Shout) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Los Johnny Jets–Fiebre (CBS; Mexico)
• The 4 Seasons–Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Vee Jay)
• Fat Daddy Holmes–Where Yo Is (Jet)
• The Invictas–The Hook (Sahara)
• Wanderlea–Vou Lhe Contar (CBS; Brazil)
• The Yardbirds–I’m Not Talking (Epic)
• Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs–Go-Go Girl (M-G-M; Greece)
• Link Wray and His Ray Men–Jack the Ripper (Swan)
• The Primitives–The Ostrich (Pickwick)
• Ambertones–I Can Only Give You Everything (Rayjack)
• Dave Clark Five–All Night Long (Epic)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)
• Little Richard–Jenny Jenny (Specialty)
• The Dave Clark Five–Don’t Let Me Down (Epic)
• The Wailers–Dirty Robber (Golden Crest)
• The Panics featuring Sonny Richards–Bony Moronie (Chancellor)
• Billy Ward and His Dominoes–Have Mercy Baby (King)
• Chuck Berry–Reelin and Rocking (Chess)
• The Dartells–Hot Pastrami (Dot)
• The Uptowns–Loud and Clear Part II (Shangri-La)
• Jerry Palmer–The Ice Cream Man (Gaiety)
• Tony Valletta Trio–Garbage Man (Fantasy)
• Sam Butera and the Witnesses–She’s a Kookamunger (Nice Talkin’ to You Baby) (Dot)
• Bill McElhiney & His Orchestra–Tequila (M-G-M)
• The Who–I Can’t Explain (Decca)
• The Troggs–Lost Girl (CBS; UK)
• The Sonics–Don’t Believe in Christmas (Norton)
• The Dave Clark Five–Any Way You Want It (Epic)
• The Premiers–Annie Oakley (Warner Bros.)
• Nat Kendrick and the Swans–Dish Rag Part – 2 (Dade)
• Bobby Davis–Damper Down (M-Pac)
• Joe Penny–Bip a Little Bop a Lot (Federal)
• The Beatniks–Beatnik’s Blues (Roulette)

None of these records are for sale. The following photos are of some of the records played by Kid Congo Powers at WHAM-O WATUSI. Click on them and they will big-o-fi via an exclusive electronic process:

Boogaloo Bag photographer Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner swings as Kid Congo spins a rocker at WHAM-O WATUSI!

Leah Lugosi swings at Out of Sight!

Out of Sight—that groovy soul dance night that takes place every Thursday at the Beauty Bar in Manhattan and hosted by our pal DJ Xerox—continues to roll right along. On Thursday August 13, everything happened without DJ Xerox (who was in California jumping around at Tiki Oasis!) but with guest DJs Leah Lugosi and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus who kept the room boppin’ with the playing of around one hundred boss soul records.

[For those keeping score, this is the fifth Out of Sight that has employed The Boog]

Leah Lugosi is highly regarded at the Boogaloo Bag. Not only is she a super fine DJ of reet sounds—she was often a guest DJ at Smashed!Blocked! and Subway Soul Club—but she is intelligent and talented. She was a member of the late, lamented Dansettes and then Nouvellas, and now PMS & the Mood Swings. Currently, she is an artistic gilder of metals and a recent commission took her to Europe, where she also DJ’d in London, Glasgow and Berlin. This pretty and petite woman is indeed a powerhouse of wonderment!

The Boogaloo Bag writers are not the only folks singing her praises. Toward the end of the night, three of the city’s finest DJs walked in: Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles and Sophie Thunder. They hung out and stayed until the end, when all they could do is wax fabulous about what a fine DJ Leah Lugosi is!

Although she doesn’t have a regular DJ night, the Boogaloo Bag strongly urges its readers to pay attention to the Reet Music DJ Night Scene, because you will not want to miss the next time she spins records!

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Out of Sight!

• Joe Burrell–The Horse (Junior)
• Booker T. & the MG’s–Outrage (Stax)
• Earl Van Dyke–Soul Stomp (Soul)
• Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez–Gettin’ to the Point (Chess)
• The Blues Kings–Trippin’ Out (Salmar)
• Eve Barnum–We Go Together (Checker)
• Dave and Vee–Do You Love Me (DeLuxe)
• The Flaming Ember–Don’t You Wanna Wanna (Hot Wax)
• Edwin Starr–Running Back and Forth (Gordy)
• The Ambassadors–Storm Warning (Arctic)
• Rufus Thomas–Baby Walk (Stax)
• Billy Butler–Boston Monkey (OKeh)
• Marie Claire–Tu Peux Repartir (Citation; Canada)
• The Orlons–Goin’ Places (Cameo)
• Joe Simon–Travelin’ Man (Sound Stage 7)
• Ramsey Sisters–Tell Him Girl (Smash)
• Eddie and Ernie–Doggone It (Columbia)
• Chuck Bernard–Funny Changes (Satellite)
• Gordon Keith–Look Ahead (Calumet)
• Herman Grimes–(I’ll Make You) Smile Again (Boot Heel)
• Gaylord & Holiday–Sweets for My Sweet (Verve)
• Big Ella–It Takes a Lot of Loving (To Satisfy Me) (Lo Lo)
• Chuck Bridges–Don’t You Make Me Cry (Scoop)
• Quovans–Boogaloo Part II (Big City)
• Black Joe Lewis with the Soul Distributors–Boogaloo on Clark Street (Papa Bill; Canada)
• Sonny Fulton–C-B-L Part 2 (Leoso)
• Randolph Walker–Shindy Butterfly (Black Prince)
• Little Joe Cook and the Thrillers–Peanuts ’68 (LUV)
• Roscoe Shelton–Wedding Cake (Sims)
• June Conquest–Party Talk (Fame)
• Norman West–Miss Personality (Smash)
• Blues Magoos–I Can Feel It (Feelin’ Time) (ABC)
• Ruth Davis–I Need Money (Kent)
• Midnight Movers–Stop Look and Listen (Elephant V LTD.)
• Carl Henderson–Please Stop Laughing at Me (Omen)
• Quintette Plus–Work Song (S.V.R.)
• Little Alice–So What If I Can’t Cook (4J)
• The Citations–Everybody Philly (Princess)
• Ernie K-Doe–I’ll Make Everything Alright (Duke)
• J. Hines & the Fellows–Victory Strut (DeLuxe)
• Frank Howard & the Continentals–Do What You Wanna Do (Part I) (DeLuxe)
• Bob Brady & the Con Chords–Love Is the Master (I’m the Slave) (Chariot)
• Le Grand Mellon–Baby Please Don’t Go (Columbia)
• Sammy Ward–Don’t Take It Away (Tamla)
• Gino Washington–Romeo (W.I.G.)

None of these records are for sale.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Nogood Nick swing at the Rip! Rig! Panic! Allnighter!

One of the Boogaloo Bag’s favorite DJs is Nogood Nick. His musical tastes lean heavily on modernistic stylings. He hosts a semi-regular happy hour DJ night called Rip! Rig! Panic! at Otto’s Shrunken Head, where he can be heard spinning danceable Mod Jazz, R&B, Northern Soul and Rocksteady records. His reputation is such that a new club called Splitty asked him to present an all-night Rip! Rig! Panic! on Saturday August 1. It took place with guest DJs One Take Jake and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus.

Up until that night, the Boogaloo Bag had not witnessed One Take Jake in action. He walked into the club with a crate full of LPs—a rare sight in the reet music scene, where the 7” 45 RPM record is king. Mostly he stuck to playing funk stuff, but it was cool and his funk beat kept the place hoppin’.

One Take Jake is at work at the Rip! Rig! Panic! Allnighter!

Mr. Nick played his regular trash—that is to say, if you don’t dig his act you don’t dig nuthin’! Nogood Nick can really swing. Let’s hope that Mr. Nick will be able to make the Rip! Rig! Panic! all-nighter happen every month at Splitty, which is neat little club located along the western edge of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

For his part, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played a bunch of funky jazz records, organ grooves a few soul bits—some old favorites, some new acquisitions and several that have been hiding in his collections waiting for just such a night to be aired out. Here’s a list of all the records played by The Boogaloo Omnibus:

• Milt Buckner–Fever (Bethlehem)
• Sarah Vaughan–Fever (Mercury)
• Lennie Hibbert–Village Soul (Coxsone; Jamaica)
• Henry Cain–Dead End Street (Capitol)
• Boris Gardner–Melting Pot (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• Al Hirt–Honey Pot (RCA Victor)
• Jimmy Huff–Sweet Man (Verve)
• Frankie Love–First Star (Loma)
• Gentleman June Gardner–It’s Gonna Rain (Emarcy)
• Chris Farlowe–Everyone Makes a Mistake (Immediate)
• Lalo Schifrin–The Getaway (Paramount)
• Claus Ogerman–Yambo (RCA Victor)
• Sonny Thompson–Loco Limbo (Bethlehem)
• Junior Mance–Thank You Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (Atlantic)
• Gil Scott-Heron with Pretty Purdie and the Playboys–Lady Day and John Coltrane (Flying Dutchman)
• Chuck Handy–Hot Tacos (Contact)
• Rick Lancelot–That’s My Bag (20th Century-Fox)
• Roland Alphonso–El Pussy Cat (Island; UK)
• Jimmy Cliff–You Can Get It If You Really Want (Mango)
• Betty Harris–Mean Man (Sansu)
• Bobby Sheen–I Shook the World (Capitol)
• Bobby Bland–Lover With a Reputation (Duke)
• Akiko Wada–Boy and Girl (RCA; Japan)
• Tommy Bryant–I Wanna Come Home to You Baby (T-Neck)
• Gunga Din–Snake Pit (Valise)
• Lonnie Smith–Move Your Hand Part I (Blue Note)
• Joe Moore–I’ve Got My Sweet Baby (Verve)
• Johnny Bartel and the Soul Masters–If This Isn’t Love (Solid State)
• The Second Thought–Slingshot (Brite Leaf)
• The Soul Machine–Bag of Goodies (Pzazz)
• Luis Pena et Son Orchestre–Little Carolina (Boum Bas Bomo; France)
• The Touch–Pick and Shovel (Lecasver)
• Herbie Mann (guitar solo: Eric Gale)–Unchain My Heart (A&M)
• Jay and the Techniques–Dancin’ Mood (Smash)
• Bobby White–It’s a Great Life (Kent)
• Los Javaloyas–Yeh Yeh (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• Sylvie-Anne–Un Tour Dehors (Dorval; Canada)
• Buddy Rich Orchestra; vocal: Cathy Rich–The Beat Goes On (Pacific Jazz)
• The Kane Triplets–Theme From ‘Mission: Impossible’ (United Artists)
• Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band–I Can’t Quit Her (Pye; UK)
• Aretha Franklin–Lee Cross (Columbia)
• Marvin Gaye–Hey Diddle Diddle (Tamla)
• Bobby Moore–Chained to Your Heart (Checker)
• Jimmy Hughes–When It Comes to Dancing (Fame)
• Roy Smith–Soul Control (United Artists)
• Sunny and the Sunliners–No One Else Will Do (Tear Drop)
• Ruth Davis–I Need Money (Kent)
• Dusty Springfield–Go Ahead On (Philips; UK)
• The San Remo Golden Strings–Festival Time (Ric-Tic)

None of these records are for sale.

Young people swing at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down!

On Thursday July 30, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was sent an urgent email from mogul/DJ Jonathan Toubin asking if The Boog could be his guest DJ at JT’s great Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down. Sure, when? Tomorrow!!!!

Well, they don’t call him “Phast” for nuthin’! The Boog was able to round up some of his favorite records and make the scene. And what a scene! Not only was Shakin’ in full effect when The Boog walked through the doors of Home Sweet Home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan—with folks dancin’ and carryin’ on to the groovy records played by Mr. Toubin—but also birthdays were being celebrated by two of our favorite people: Steve Myers and Alana Amram.

Happy birthday Steve!

Steve Myers has been noted before in the pages of the Boogaloo Bag—mostly for his cool rock band The Mighty Fine. Mr. Myers is a New Orleans cat who now lives in Brooklyn. By day he is an agent for celebrity speakers. At night he dresses up and goes out on the town—often to Wang Dang Doodle events. He is also a member of the touring Afghan Whigs. Meet him and be dazzled by his smile and his hip threads.

Happy birthday, Alana!

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Alana Amram is a very talented singer/songwriter of the alternative country variety. Her haunting voice and beautiful melodies will make you a fan. She is the daughter of the forward-thinking composer David Amram and recently moved to Los Angeles where she continues to make music with her most excellent band: Alana Amram & the Rough Gems. We are happy to see her whenever she is in town—doubly happy when she attends one of our events.

The Boogaloo Bag wishes Steve and Alana the happiest of birthdays!

Meanwhile, Jonathan Toubin (who actually celebrated his birthday a couple days earlier!) continues to be Jonathan Toubin: DJ extraordinaire. His keen sense of that which is reet is easily discernable whenever he is at the wheels of steel. His Friday nights at Home Sweet Home are truly exciting and spectacular. The club is always full of young people dancing up a storm to records made before their parents were born! Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus tells us that it is always a pleasure to be his guest DJ, but on some nights, Mr. Toubin just over-powers the room with super boss records. The Boog tries his hardest to keep up with the Toubin Dynamo!

Jonathan Toubin swings at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down on July 31, 2015:

• Ronnie Kole Trio–Batman Theme (White Cliffs)
• Shadow Lake 8 Orchestra–South Parkway (Em Kay)
• Jesse Henderson–The Gator (Gold Dust)
• The Marcels–Blue Moon (Colpix)
• The Miracles–Come on Do the Jerk (Tamla)
• The Four Shells–Hot Dog (My Baby’s Comin’ Home) (Volt)
• Five Shades–One Hot Dog (And an Orange Drink) (M-G-M)
• The Terrifics–Loco (Valor)
• Bo Diddley–Pretty Thing (Checker)
• The Satelites–We Like Birdland (Palace)
• Tito Puente and His Orchestra–A La Salud (God Bless You) (RCA Victor)
• Andy and the Classics–Wilma (Hurd)
• Gamma Goochee–Boogal-Looa (M-G-M)
• Tom and Jerroo–(Papa Chew) Do the Boo-Ga-Loo (Jerry-O)
• Lou Courtney–Me and You Doin’ the Boogaloo (Riverside)
• The Undertakers–Stupidity (Pye; UK)
• Alan Shelly–Can You Do It (En’nagham; Tunisia)
• Los Johnny Jets–Bule Bu (CBS; Mexico)
• Freddie McCoy–Summer in the City (Prestige)
• Jan Davis–Watusi Zombie (Holiday)
• Jimmy McCracklin–What’s That (Pt. 1) (Mercury)
• Jimmy Liggins and his Drops of Joy Orchestra–Knocked Out (Duplex)
• Lawrence & the Arabians–Money (Hem)
• The Trends–The Soul Clap (ABC)
• Mike St. Shaw–Feel It (Capitol)
• The Baskerville Hounds–Space Rock – Part 2 (Tema)
• Dave Mitchell & the Screamers–The Trip (Met)
• Larry Hale–Shout and Do the Duck (Columbia)
• Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals–I Wanna Do the Jerk (Donna)
• The Iketts–Camel Walk (Modern)
• ‘Baby’ Earl & the Trini-Dads–Back Slop (S.P.Q.R.)
• Sonny Ace & the Twisters–Wooleh Booleh (Atlantic)
• Pedrito Ramirez con Los Yogis–Louie Louie (Discos Angelo; Mexico)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)

None of these records are for sale.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and DJ Rata swing at WHAM-O WATUSI!

WHAM-O WATUSI is a whole new scene, concocted in the Wang Dang Doodle laboratory by crazy people. It is the playing of old 45 RPM records containing all sorts of reet sounds: in other words—folks bangin’ on shit and screamin’!!! Wham-O Watusi will take place at the Bootleg Bar in downtown Bushwick, Brooklyn, whenever host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus gets a night there (hint: next Wham-O Watusi will take place on Friday August 14).

The first Wham-O Watusi happened on July 10, with guest DJ Rata.

DJ Rata hosts several fine dance events around town. The most spectacular, of course, are his late afternoon Shake It Up Sundays at Rockaway Beach during the summer. He also hosts Mambo Jambo, a swingin’ affair held at Otto’s Shrunken Head. Mr. Rata has a strong collection of reet music: jump blues, surf, R&B, garage, rock’n’roll. He is from Venezuela, so he comes fully equipped with mambo records, too, which he played in abundance. The Boog, likewise, spiced his sets up with a few mambos and records with bongos and even some sung in Spanish, just to make DJ Rata feel at home. There was no need. When Rata was working the turntables, he was on fire, playing some absolutely fabulous records. Dig a few here:

Here is a list of records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the very first ever Wham-O Watusi:

• The Dave Pell Singers–Mah-Ná-Mah-Ná (Liberty)
• The Atlantics–Bombora (CBS; Netherlands)
• The Routers–Crack Up (Warner Bros.)
• Ziggy Gonzales and His Orchestra–Salt and Pepper (Glen)
• The Fortunes–St. Johns’ Cha Cha (Lake)
• Pete Terrace et son Orchestre-It’s Boogaloo Time [from EP Le Boogaloo] (Disques Vogue; France)
• Rude Girl–Cocky a Boss (Chappy)
• Miriam Makeba–Pata Pata (Reprise)
• Jimmy Soul–Ella Is Yella (S.P.Q.R.)
• Roy Lee Johnson–Black Pepper Will Make You Sneeze (OKeh)
• The Nashville Teens–T.N.T. (London)
• The Deejays–Dimples (International Polydor Production; Germany)
• The Dootones–Ay Si Si (Dooto)
• Toni Stante–Donde Esta Santa Claus? (Parkway)
• Los Faros–Se Llama Eufrasia (Novola; Spain)
• Los Yakis–Agnete Secreto (Capito; Mexico)
• The Dave Clark Five–At the Scene (Epic)
• The Blue Things–Twist and Shout (RCA Victor)
• Dick Dale and His Del-Tones–Surfin’ and A-Swingin’ (Capitol)
• The Astronauts–Hot-Doggin’ (RCA Victor)
• Freddie Cannon–Summertime U.S.A. (Warner Bros.)
• The Orchids–From Bad to Worse (Columbia)
• The Ramrocks–Pasha (Press)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs. Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)
• Lloyd Price and His Band–Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance (Specialty)
• Paul Revere & the Raiders–Swim (Columbia)
• Grupo Sta. Cecilia; canta: Sergio Ruíz–1 – 2 – 3 Hustle (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band–Life and Death in G&A (Roulette)
• The Maytals–54-46 (Shelter)
• The Clarendonians–Rudie Bam Bam (Coxsone)
• The Ska Kings with Monty Morris & Chorus–Oil in My Lamp (Atlantic)
• Nat Kendrick and the Swans; vocal by King Coleman–(Do The) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1) (Dade)
• Howling Wolf–Riding in the Moonlight (Modern Oldies)
• Donovan–Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) (Hickory)
• Los Rockin’ Devil’s–La Pequeña Lupe Lu (Little Latin Lupe Lu) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Palito Ortega–Poco Puedo Darte (RCA Victor)
• Andy and the Classics–Wilma (Hurd)
• The Arrows featuring Davie Allan–Apache ’65 (Tower)
• The Ventures–The McCoy (Dolton)
• The McCoys–Say Those Magic Words (Bang)
• The Reflections–(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet (Golden World)
• Roy Orbison–Twinkle Toes (M-G-M)
• Terry Klein with Dee-Jay & the Runaways–Keep on Running (Stone)
• Kela Gates–Te Alcanzare [ Reach Out ] (Virrey; Peru)
• Billy Harner–Watch Your Step (OR)
• The Doors–Break on Through (To the Other Side) (Elektra; UK)
• The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter–In. A. Gadda. Da. Vida (Virrey; Peru)
• Donna Loren–So Do the Zonk (Capitol)
• The Driftwoods–The Antillean Mango (Laurie)
• The Defenders–Wooly Bully (Sonet; Europe)
• Hank Diamond–Soul Sauce (Wachi Wara) (World Pacific)
• Jules Blattner–No Money Down (Coral)
• Ronny and the Daytonas–Bucket ‘T’ (Mala)
• Randy & the Rainbows–Little Hot Rod Suzie (Rust)
• The Del-Vetts–I Call My Baby STP (Dunwich)
• The Music Machine–Double Yellow Line (Original Sound)
• Bob Brady & the Con Chords–It’s Love (Chariot)
• Marcie Blane–Bobby’s Girl (Seville)
• Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires–Let Yourself Go (RCA Victor; UK)
• Mad Dog & the Pups–Hip Squeeze Part I (Magic City)
• The incredible Bongo Band–Bongolia (Pride)
• Earl Grant–House of Bamboo (Decca)
• Los Hispanos–Macondo (Discos Fuentes; Columbia)
• Orquesta Joe Cain–Chunga Au Go Go Chunga (Mainstream)
• Ricardo Ray–Ya Ya (Alegre)
• Joe Bataan–Johnny’s No Good (Fania)

None of these records are for sale.

Note: Although this post is out of chronological sequence, Wham-O Watusi should not be overlooked. It is a happening event and you should be part of the next one…happening on Friday August 14 at the Bootleg Bar. Be there and get Wham-O-fied!!

Wham-O-Fication of Bushwick begins!!!