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.