Yana Lil-Jerk and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at LIMBO!

On January 22, Wang Dang Doodle Productions presented LIMBO! at the Commodore—Williamsburg’s home of fine fried chicken. Selector Yana Lil-Jerk (AKA Bunny Punch) joined host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus in an evening of wild and rockin’ recordings spinning at 45 revolutions per minute.

Yana Lil-Jerk gets down to business at LIMBO!

Miss Yana’s exploits were duly noted in the Boogaloo Blog a few years ago. Recently, her DJ expertise has been on display at the Robert Bar, a new joint in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, where she plays hostess to both Madchester (a night of nineties Brit pop) and Living for Kicks ( she plays anything she wants every Thursday).

Yana Lil-Jerk and Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner swing as Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus spins a boss record at LIMBO!

Yana’s specialty is ska and rocksteady. She’s got a ton of great Jamaican records and a few years ago she was playing them regularly at her Bangarang night at Club Hi-Fi. However, at the LIMBO!, Miss Yana swung the place with some very boss soul and garage rock records—along with the ska records she is known for.

Our pal DJ Rata dropped by to dig the scene with Yana Lil-Jerk at LIMBO! He’s the one who took all the photos!!

Inside the warm confines of the Commodore, these two DJs played hot records all night and into the wee hours of the morning. At the end of one of Yana’s sets, she played a cracked record, and then the Phast Man began his subsequent set with “Cracked Up Over You.” Meanwhile, outside it was cold and a wicked snowstorm was whipping up. The storm was so harsh that weather people gave it the name Jonas. At four o’clock in the morning, Miss Yana played the Liverpool Five’s version of “If You Gotta Go Go Now.” It was definitely time to go, in order to get home before winter storm Jonas stopped the subway trains!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at LIMBO!

• The Music City Five–Pipeline (Hit)
• The Duals–Stick Shift (Sue)
• Elliott Shavers and His Bossmen–Toe Jam (Blaun)
• The David Clowney Band–Movin’ ‘n Groovin’ (Ember)
• The Brotherhood–Are You a Turtle (Yes I Am) (Dial)
• Johnny Scotton–I’m Not Tired Yet (Twain)
• The Wailers–Ska Jerk (CoxSone; Jamaica)
• Sonny Wright–Lullaby With a Beat (Atlantic)
• Charlie Earland–The Pump (Terry)
• The Reflections–Comin’ At You (Golden World)
• The Move–The Fire Brigade (Regal Zonophone; UK)
• Champagne Brothers–I’ll Run Away, Far Away (Tear Drop)
• Merry Clayton–Beg Me (Capitol)
• Bobby Hebb–Everything Is Coming Up Roses (Philips)
• Eddie Hodges–Hitch Hike (Aurora)
• Little Eva–Makin’ With the Magilla (Dimension)
• The Interpretations–Automatic Soul – Part 1 (Bell)
• Bobby Barnes–The Skate (Cross-Tone)
• Slim Harpo–Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King) (Excello)
• Davie Jones with the King Bees–Liza Jane (Vocalion Pop; UK)
• Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band–Frying Pan (A&M)
• Desmond Dekker & the Aces–Intensified (Beverly’s; Jamaica)
• Laurel Aitken with the Blue Beats–Railroad Track (Blue Beat; UK)
• Lazy Lester–Sugar Coated Love (Excello)
• The Rolling Stones–Little by Little (Decca; UK)
• Johnny Otis Show–Hum Ding a Ling (Capitol)
• The Touch–Pick and Shovel (Lecasver)
• Brenton Wood–Whoop It on Me (Double Shot)
• Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames–El Bandido (Imperial)
• The Superiors–What Would I Do (Verve)
• Linda Jones–I Can’t Stop Lovin’ My Baby (Loma)
• Marv Johnson–I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You) (Gordy)
• Doris Troy–I’ll Do Anything (Calla)
• Danny White–Cracked Up Over You (Decca)
• Colleen Lanza–Don’t Lean on Me (Merph)
• Dean Parrish–Determination (Boom)
• Les Watson & the Panthers–Oh Yeah (Pompeii)
• The Hot Tamales–Hum Double Bubble (PAC)
• Charlie McCoy and the Escorts–Harpoon Man (Monument)
• The Young Executives–Come on in Baby (Mercury)
• The Jalopy Five–(I’ve Got A) Tiger in My Tank (Hit)
• The Jaguars–Wakai Ashita (Philips; Japan)
• The Rhythm Rockers–Rendezvous Stomp (Challenge)
• Eddie Clearwater–Twist Like This (Federal)
• Skip Cole and his Fabulous Hi-Spots–Twist & Freeze (Band Box)
• Nella Dodds–P’s and Q’s (Wand)
• The Miracles–Mighty Good Lovin’ (Tamla)
• King Stitt–Lee Van Cleef (New Beat; Jamaica)
• D.D. Dennis–I Had to Let It Out (Magnet; UK)
• King Curtis & the Noble Knights–Night Train (Specialty; UK)
• Earl (Good-rockin) Brown–Mary’s House Party (Shirley)
• The Harptones–Hep Teenager (Warwick)
• The Chanteurs–The Grizzly Bear (Vee Jay)
• The Surf Breakers–Ridin’ in Number Nine (Mercury)
• The Beach Boys–Moon Dawg (Capitol; Japan)
• Rangers–4 on the Floor (FTP)
• The Showboats–Sidewinder (Goldband)
• Billy Clark & His Orch.–Tonker (Nale)

None of these records are for sale.

Here’s another photo of Yana Lil-Jerk doing her thing at LIMBO!