Drew Redmond swings at Sofisticated Savage!
Sofisticated Savage is a Drew Redmond concoction: he and a guest DJ swing with fuzz-toned garage and up-beat R&B records all night at the Bar Below Rye in Downtown Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On Saturday June 28, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus got the call to swing… and swing they did. These two DJs had the place jumpin’. At one point, about 80% of the attendees were boppin’ out on the floor!
Spinning records with Mr. Redmond is always a gas. He’s got some good ones, and one can’t help but come away with additions to the old “want list” after a night diggin’ his selections. Plus, he is the kind of person who can keep up his end of the conversation when discussing the joys of collecting records on the Legrand label.
The Bar Below Rye is an elegant and cozy joint with a nice DJ booth and excellent sound system. It is located, as one may guess, under a restaurant called Rye on South First Street. The restaurant has an excellent menu and the Boogaloo Omnibus was able to take advantage of it when he ordered a desert item: warm chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream. Delicious! Going back for more soon!
Warm chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream… or what’s left of it!!
Here is a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Sofisticated Savage:
- The Dave Clark Five–Rumble (Capitol; Mexico)
- Bobby Peterson Quintet–The Hunch (V-Tone)
- Elliott Shavers and His Blazers–Scratch That Itch (King)
- The Rolling Stones–Stoned (Decca; UK)
- Jerry & the Upbeats–The Crow (United Artists)
- The Hueys–You Ain’t No Hippie (Instant)
- The Millionaires–Love Is Strange (Specialty)
- Frankie & the Del Stars–Don’t Shine Me On Part 2 (Foremost)
- The Orchids–That Boy Is Messin’ Up My Mind (Columbia)
- Johnny Green and the Green Men–Something You Got (Emerald)
- Ian & the Zodiacs–Why Can’t It Be Me (Philips)
- Little Johnny Shaw with the Buddy Miller Band–Work Out (World)
- Jimmie Heap & His Orchestra–Gismo (Dart)
- Harvey & Doc–Oh Baby!! (Annette)
- Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds–Bruce Juice (In the Red)
- The Elite–One Potato (Charay)
- Rosko and the Desires–The B.M.T. (Domain)
- Bo Diddley–Hong Kong Mississippi (Pye International; UK)
- The Mellow Jacks–Mellow You Down (Marquee)
- Los Mustang–Verano en la Ciudad (La Voz de Si Amo; Spain)
- Les 409–Donne-Moi Ton Amour (Gimme Some Loving) (RCA Victor – Canada International; Canada)
- The Poor Boys–(I’m Gonna) Spend My Money (Apollo)
- The Soul Survivors–Shakin’ With Linda (Decca)
- Fantastic Dee-Jays–Fight Fire (Tri Power)
- Sonny Forriest and his Orchestra–I Got a Woman (Decca)
- The Pagents–Big Daddy (Era)
- Nathaniel Mayer and His Fabulous Twilights–Work It Out (Fortune)
- Rhoda Scott Trio–Hey – Hey – Hey! (Tru-Sound)
- Sonny Flaharty–Teenage War Chant (Huron)
- The Sheiks–Twist That Twist (Legrand)
- Lattimore Brown–Say What (Duchess)
- The Phantoms–Going to A’ Go-Go (MG Mitten; Singapore)
- The Golden Crusaders–Hey Good Lookin’ (Epic)
- Rufus Brown with Herbie Layne’s Orch.–Sweet Little Sixteen (Gateway Top Tune)
- The Scorpions–Hello Josephine (CNR; Netherlands)
- Larry & the Loafers–Let’s Go to the Beach (Shurfine)
- The Pat Holben Trio–Monkey Jerk (Fortune)
- The Jaguars–The Beat (Impression; UK)
- The Guru’s–Come Girl (United Artists)
- The Ugly Ducklings–Nothin’ (Arc; Canada)
- Los Canarios–Get on Your Knees (Calla)
- Sharon Tandy–Hold On (Atco)
- The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (G.N.P. Crescendo)
- Fax–I Can Only Give You Everything (Trans-Action)
- The Primitives–The Ostrich (Pickwick)
- Rocky & His Friends–Riot City (Tower)
- The Legend–Portrait of Youth (Megaphone)
- Cordells–Love Is Where It Is (Steel Town Sound, Inc.)
- Jimmy Moore–Bye Bye My Love (Legrand)
- Boot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers–I’m Not Going to Work Today (Sound Stage 7)
- Emergency Exit–Why Girl (Dunhill)
- Yuzo Kayama–Why Don’t You (Toshiba; Japan)
None of these records are for sale.
