Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Captain Heartlock display their respective gang signs at WHAM-O WATUSI!

Captain Heartlock has got to be one of the busiest musicians in town. He’s in three bands: Madam Robot and the Lust Brigade, The Electric Mess and The Othermen. All of the bands are good, play often and make sound recordings. Plus, he is often seen around town DJing with his boss records. It was in the latter capacity for which he was employed at the Bootleg Bar on December 5 for WHAM-O WATUSI, hosted by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus.

Captain Heartlock peruses through his box of 45s in order to select the perfect record to play at WHAM-O WATUSI!

The good Captain is often referred to as a “psychedelic fellow,” and indeed he played many records on this evening that fell into that category—even a few that were fairly recently recorded, yet had a groovy sound. At one point a group of young ladies asked Captain Heartlock to play some girl group records and he complied heartily.  He also played some great R&B and soul records. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, on the other hand, stuck to the same old stuff he always plays—R&B, Go-Go, Garage Rock, Funk, Soul, Ska, and other jumpin’ jive. I guess you had to have been there…

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

• Frankie Questa at the Organ–The Wham-O Bird (Cub)
• The Hip Sound–Too Much (Limelight)
• Stan Kenton and His Orchestra–Dragnet (Capitol)
• The Steve Karmen Big Band featuring Jimmy Radcliffe–Breakaway (Part I) (United Artists)
• Black & George–Peanut Butter (Coxsone; Jamaica)
• The Buttons–Popeye Does the Mashed Potatoes (Columbia; Japan)
• Sir Walter Releigh and the Tampa Jewels–Try to Love Me (My)
• The Nightcrawlers–You’re Running Wild (Kapp)
• The Shirelles–Look A Here Baby (Scepter)
• Dumas King–Loose Eel (Ronn)
• Bobby Colquitt and String Bean–I’m Gone (Colt)
• Slim Harpo–I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis) (Excello)
• The Marcels–Merry Twist-Mas (Colpix)
• Milton Delugg–Rise Robots Rise (Mainstream)
• The Piltdown Men–Big Lizzard (Capitol)
• The Bob Crew Generation–Girls on the Rocks (DynoVoice)
• Les Pirates avec Dany Logan–Le Jet (Bel-Air; France)
• Bobby Fuller Four–Little Annie Lou (Mustang)
• Johnny Angel–All Night Party (Gardena)
• Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires–Come What May (RCA Victor)
• Jan & Dean–I Found a Girl (Liberty)
• The Dovells–(Hey, Hey, Hey) Alright (Swan)
• The Atlantics–Sonny & Cher (Rampart)
• Dean Christie–Shake! (Select)
• The Explosions–Work With Me Annie (Imperial)
• Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–You Got the Love (White Whale)
• Nino and the Ebb Tides–Automatic Reaction (Mala)
• Johnny Kirk & Lilly Thomas–Bitter With the Sweet (Cotique)
• The Denims–Ya Ya (Columbia)
• ? and the Mysterians–Smokes (Cameo)
• Los Javaloyas–Quiero Que Me Quieras (Gimme Some Loving) (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• The Other Side–Streetcar (Brent)
• The Outsiders–And Now You Want My Sympathy (Capitol)
• Friday Night & Saturday–Going Nowhere (Tuba)
• Love–A House Is Not a Motel (Elektra)
• The Lollipop Shoppe–You Must Be A Witch (Uni)
• The Dynamites–Tunnel to Heaven (Victor; Japan)
• Power Formula–Theme From Laugh-In (Show Town)
• Tony Tribe–Red, Red Wine (United Artists)
• Diane Renay–Watch Out Sally! (M-G-M)
• Barbara Lewis–My Heart Went Do Dat Da (Atlantic)
• The Pandoras–Hey Ah (Imperial)
• Roger & the Gypsies–Pass the Hatchet Part 2 (Seven B)
• Candido–Jump Back (Blue Note)
• Black Blood–Kiswahili (Mainstream)
• Africa–Widow (Epic)
• Lyn Collins–Wheel of Life (Polydor)
• Bobby Wayne–You’re Blowing My Mind (La Val)
• Sherlock Holmes Investigation–The Pot’s Hot (C.R.S.)
• Claude François–J’ai Joue Et Puis J’ai Perdu (I Fought the Law) (Philips; France)
• The Brisks–Wooly Bully (Belter; Spain)
• The Rebounds–(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone (Tower)
• Les Surfs–Reviens Vite Et Oublie (Be My Baby) (Festival; France)
• Little Willie John–Uh Uh Baby (No No Baby) (King)
• Johnny Newbag–Little Samson (Port)
• Young Jesse–Lula Belle (Capitol)
• Bo Diddley–Crackin Up (Checker)
• The Rolling Stones–Off the Hook (Decca; UK)
• Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs–High Blood Pressure (Herald)
• The Premiers–Farmer John (Faro)
• The Chosen Few–La La La La La (Co-Op)
• Chris Kenner–Land of 1000 Dances (Instant)
• Allison Gary and the Burners–Burn (Ro Yo)
• The Spinners–Itching for My Baby but I Don’t Know Where to Scratch (Tri-Phi)
• Desmond Dekker & the Aces–Problems (Uni)
• Jackie Mittoo; The Soul Bros.–Do the Bogaloo (Coxson; Jamaica)
• Osibisa–Wango Wango (Makin’ Everybody Happy) (Decca)
• Manfred Mann–Machines (Capitol; Mexico)
• The Dixie Cups–Iko Iko (Red Bird)
• A Little Bit of Sound–Incense and Peppermints (Carole)
• The Thanes–She’s Coming Back to Me (Sandgate Sound Studios; Europe)
• Los Brincos–Sola (Novola; Spain )
• The Kinks–It’s All Right (Reprise)
• The Poor Little Rich Kids–Stop – Quit It (H.I.P.)

None of these records are for sale.

The psychedelic Captain Heartlock!