June third, fourth and fifth comprised the second wild weekend in a row for Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. The last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of May had The Boog swing HI-FI: IN FOCUS at the Commmodore with DJ Elevator Operator, Sofisticated Savages at Bar Below Rye with Drew Redmond and then there was The BIG TEN INCH at Hi-Fi.

Nogood Nick swings at Rip! Rig! Panic!

The first weekend of June started out with Rip! Rig! Panic! at the Robert Bar with Nogood Nick on Friday June 3. It was the first of a two-day cultural exchange program that consisted of Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus guesting at the Rip! with host Nogood Nick, and the next night Mr. Nick was guest at WHAM-O WATUSI with host Phast. This worked out great, as both DJs brought different records to play at each event, so no record was heard twice by anyone who may have attended each.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swings at Rip! Rig! Panic! Photo by Nogood Nick.

The weather was good and The Boog was able to ride his bicycle to the Robert Bar in Boerum Hill. When he got there, host Nogood Nick had the place swingin’. He was spinning the cool Mod jazz and organ groove records he digs. After a while, The Boog presented about an hour of the same. Then there was a set of funk records, followed by a bunch of soul records. It was a great night, and with any luck it shall be soon repeated. When it was over, The Boog packed up his 45s and scooted on down the road riding his crummy bike, slowing down only to observe the city lights reflecting on the smelly Gowanus Canal as he crossed at the Third Street Bridge.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Rip! Rig! Panic!:

• Gene Walker & the Combo–Sophisticated Monkey (Arock)
• Mickey Baker’s Soul Sound–Explication Soul Sound (Disc A-Z; France)
• Gerry Mulligan–Downtown (Limelight)
• Lee Morgan–Cornbread Part I (Blue Note)
• Frank Minion–Watermelon (Bethlehem)
• Cal Tjader–My Little Red Book (Skye)
• Artie Butler–Feelin’ Alright (Verve)
• Dave Mitchell–Madison Ave. (Crystal)
• Chuck Handy–Hot Tacos (Contact)
• Duke Wright and the Swingin’ Knights; vocal accomp. by The Principles–Honeydripper (Part I) (Spotlight)
• Earl Bostic–El Choclo Bossa Nova (King)
• Señor Jimenez y Los Taquitos–Shake the Can (Feature)
• Sugar & Spice–Ah Ha Yeah (Kapp)
• The Casper Trio–The Beat Goes On (Casper)
• Gloria Walker–Papa’s Got the Wagon (People)
• Pat Satchmo–What’s Going On (High School; Jamaica)
• Winston Groovey–Motion on the Ocean (Torpedo; UK)
• Gil Scott-Heron–The Bottle (Strata-East; France)
• Melvin Van Peebles–Sweetback’s Theme (Stax)
• Thee Midniters–Chicano Power (La Raza)
• Chico and Buddy–Can You Dig It (Tay-Ster)
• Woody Herman–It’s Your Thing (Cadet)
• The Afro Blues Quintet Plus One–Afro-Rock (Mira)
• The Village Callers–Hector Part 2 (Rampart)
• Marsha Hunt’s 22–(Oh No! Not!) The Beast Day (Vertigo; Germany)
• The Marvels–Rock Steady (Pama Supreme)
• Abaco Dream–Life and Death in G & A (A&M)
• Johnnie Mae Matthews and the Wonderettes–Cut Me Loose (Atco)
• Kolahyah–Leo (Part One) (Kino)
• Mighty Groove Makers–Let’s Dance Some Mo (Part 1) (Peanut Country)
• Jesse James and the James Boys–Do It Like You Feel It (Match)
• The Rivingtons–Yadi-Yadi-Yum-Dum (Columbia)
• Juggy–Oily (Sue)
• Rodger Collins–Caught in Your Love (Galaxy)
• The Vibrettes–Humpty Dump pt. 1 (Lujon)
• The Fabulous Counts–Rhythm Changes (Westbound)
• Tommy McCook & the Supersonics–Jerk Time (Jontom; UK)
• Toots & the Maytals–in the Dark (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• Oscar Brown Jr.–Work Song (CBS; Japan)
• Louis Jordan–Workin’ Man (Tangerine)
• Nick Waterhouse & the Turn-Keys–Some Place (Pres)
• H.B. Barnum–So What (Imperial)
• Gene McDaniels–Sweet Lover No More (Columbia)
• The Upsetters–Let’s Get a Thing Going (Little Star)
• Ben E. King–Teeny Weeny Little Bit (Atco)
• Little Willie John–Don’t You Know I’m in Love (King)
• The Ernie Watts Encounter–Ain’t That Askin’ for Trouble (Vault)
• The Astors–In the Twilight Zone (Stax)
• Shuggie Otis–Hurricane (Epic)
• The Flaming Ember–Don’t You Wanna Wanna (Hot Wax)
• Otis Leavill–Glad I Met You (Dakar)
• Pat Lewis–Look What I Almost Missed (Solid Hit)
• George Stone–Hole in the Wall (Musicor)
• Billy Larkin & the Delegates–Dirty Water (World Pacific)
• Stevie Wonder–Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day (Tamla)
• Jodi Gales; music by Pillow of Strength–Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Savern)
• Archie Bell & the Drells–Do the Choo Choo (Atlantic)

None of these records are for sale.