Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Josh Styles swing at The BEAT SCENE!

The BEAT SCENE was one of the most fabulous nights ever held at The Commodore! The BEAT SCENE featured music that just exploded in the room. With guest DJ Josh Styles at the controls, how could it not?

On Friday September 23, The BEAT SCENE swung a might noise. All night long, Josh Styles and host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus spun great sixties records—mostly garage rock and freak beat, but also a few soul records and girl group sounds—and the room was packed nearly the entire time.

Josh Styles selects another boss record at The BEAT SCENE!

Josh Styles, as the astute Boogaloo Bag reader may remember, has been DJing boss records for this entire century! His Smashed!Blocked! night from the beginning of it was one of the most fabulous DJ nights of all time. He has since hosted many others that have been nearly as legendary. Check out his Midnight Offerings which he co-hosts with Drew Redmond on the second Saturday of the month at the Bootleg Bar. Also, let’s not forget that Mr. Styles drums for a very hep rockin’ blues combo called Daddy Long Legs—which has recently been inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame! Congratulations are in order for the group: Brian Hurd, Murat Akturk and Josh Styles.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Josh Styles calmly discuss versions of Link Wray’s “Ace of Spades!”

Plus, along with the boss sounds, Gumby videos were shown on the TV screen during the BEAT SCENE, supplied by Boogaloo Bag ace photographer Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner. So you know this BEAT SCENE was clean!

Here’s a list of all the 45 RPM recordings played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at The BEAT SCENE. Don’t forget: some of the songs listed have links to the youtubes so you can check them out!

• The Fireballs–Dumbo (Dot)
• The Ventures–Penetration (Dolton)
• The Rumblers–The Hustler (Downey)
• The Montclairs–The Hunch (Fame)
• The Kinks–I Gotta Move (Reprise)
• The Sinners–You Don’t Love Me (Mercury)
• The Others–Oh Yeah! (Fontana)
• Bobby Comstock–Can’t Judge a Book (Ascot)
• Johnny Winter–Road Runner (Todd)
• The Mynah Birds–It’s My Time (V.I.P.)
• The Mystery Trend–Johnny Was a Good Boy (Verve)
• Les Stratones–Petite Soeur (TC Loir; Canada)
• Link Wray and the Raymen–Ace of Spades (Swan)
• Miki Dallon–I’ll Give You Love (RCA Victor)
• Los Sirex–El Tren de la Costa (Vergara; Spain)
• Los Moustros–Mi Traje Nuevo (Chez Nobody; Mexico)
• Joe Nardone’s Allstars–Ride Your Pony (Red Bird)
• The Emblems–Hold On I’m Coming (Lamia)
• Little Charles and the Sidewinders–Sweet Lorene (Decca)
• Wayne Cochran–Harlem Shuffle (Mercury)
• Gigi & the Charmaines–Poor Unfortunate Me (Columbia)
• The Cookies–Chains (Dimension)
• The Beatles–Ain’t She Sweet (Atco)
• Los Yaki–De Dia y De Noche (Capitol; Mexico)
• Small Faces–Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Decca; UK)
• Los Mustangs–Dejen De Pensar En Mi [Gonna Have a Good Time] (DCA; El Salvador)
• Rocky & His Friends–Riot City (Tower)
• The Royaltones–Flamingo Express (Goldisc)
• The Nite-Niks–Shawnee (Lawn)
• The Bandidos–The Mark of Zorro (Elkay)
• Gary Webb–Drum City – Pt. 2 (Donna)
• Bobby Comstock–Let’s Stomp (Lawn)
• The Matadors–Wobble Wobble (Forbes)
• Zoot Money–The Uncle Willie (Decca; UK)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• Les 409–S’il Faut Un Homme (I’m a Man) (RCA Victor – Canada International; Canada)
• Los Salvajes–Es La Edad (Regal; Spain)
• Les Problèmes–Il Suffirait d’ Un Rien (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Remo Four–Peter Gun (Star-Club; Germany)
• Freddy Scott and the Four Steps–Same Ole Beat (Dade)
• Flip Flop Stevens and the Famous Pop Tops Orchestra–(Come On) Let’s Do That Thing (Part I) (Shiptown)
• Jimmie Willis–Soul Power Pt. 1 (ORR)
• Winston Groovey–Funky Chicken (Jackpot; UK)
• The Who–Happy Jack (Reaction; UK)
• Chuck and Cleo–Baby (Blue Rock)
• The What Four–I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy (Columbia; Canada)
• Ambertones–I Can Only Give You Everything (Rayjack)
• The Pride and Joy–If You’re Ready (Dunwich)
• The Crawdaddys–Why Don’t You Smile Now (Voxx)
• Herman’s Hermits–It’s Alright Now (M-G-M)
• The Frantics–The Whip (Dolton)
• The Combinations–Bump Ball! (RCA Victor)
• Swamp Rats–Psycho (St. Clair)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (G.N.P. Crescendo)
• The Rivals–Hollin’ for My Darlin’ (Wand)
• Jacques Dutronc–Le Responsable (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Taffys–Bongo Man (Amy)
• Jacqueline Taieb–7 Heures Du Matin (RCA Victor Canada International; Canada)
• The Dynamites–Tunnel to Heaven (Victor; Japan)
• The Thirteenth Floor Elevators–Fire Engine (International Artists)
• The Raves–Don’t Chop Down My Tree (Smash)
• She–Outta Reach (Kent)

None of these records are for sale.