On Friday January 27 at the Commodore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an evening took place that could only have been billed as Solid Hit Boogaloo. Host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus asked his pal Greg Tormo to guest DJ with him and to spin more syncopated soul records than he usually does. Mr. Tormo has great records—mostly the kind known as Northern Soul. In fact, he is known far and wide as an excellent Northern Soul DJ and record collector. His Solid Hit Soul Club of the late Nineties was a fabulous, though ultimately short-lived, stop-gap between the Empire State Soul Club and the Subway Soul Club, the latter of which came alive in the early part of the 21^st Century.

Greg Tormo makes another genius selection at Solid Hit Boogaloo!

Little did anybody know that Mr. Tormo also has a fine collection of funk records, and it was mostly those that he spun at the Commodore on this evening. Greg was obviously having a good time. It seemed as if after just about every record he played, he would announce that he had never played that one out at a club before. People, if you have an event that requires funk music, the Boogaloo Bag writers heartily recommend that Mr. Tormo be hired; he has fantastic funk records! You better catch him quickly, as he is due to move to Palm Springs, California in the fall. If the good people running the Desert Soul Club have their dirt together, they would ask Mr. Tormo to swing as often as possible.

Greg Tormo cues another hot funk 45 at the Solid Hit Boogaloo!

Here’s a list of the soul and funk records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Solid Hit Boogaloo–many with links to youtubes clips:

• The Music City Two in One–Snag Nasty (Music City)
• The Continentals–Funky Fox (Blue Fox)
• The Harvey Averne Band–Run Away Child Running Wild (Uptite)
• Ohio Players–Funky Worm (Westbound)
• Chuck-A-Luck & the Lovemen LTD–Whip You (Taster)
• Betty Barney–Mamma, Momma (GWP)
• The Fabulous Peps–I Can’t Get Right (Premium Stuff)
• George Jackson–Love Highjacker (Verve)
• Lou Pride–Phony People (Gemco)
• Maxine Brown–Love in Them There Hills (Epic)
• J.J. Jackson–Sho Nuff (Got a Good Thing Going) (Loma)
• Sonny Richards and the Panics–Can You Dig It (Roulette)
• Jones and Blumenberg–Right Track (Volt)
• Kool and the Gang–Raw Hamburgers (De-Lite)
• Tina Britt–Sookie Sookie (Veep)
• The Presidents–Gold Walk (DeLuxe)
• Bobby Wayne–You’re Blowing My Mind (La Val)
• Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band–Must Be Your Thing (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts)
• Andre Williams–Humpin’, Bumpin’ and Thumping (Checker)
• Les Tres Femmes–Listen to Your Mama (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
• Marva Whitney–He’s the One (King)
• Katie Love–How Can You Mistreat the One You Love (Stax)
• Parliament–Breakdown (Invictus)
• The People’s Choice–Let Me Do My Thing (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
• The Pop-Ups–Lurking (HBR)
• Jamo Thomas and the Party Brothers–Bahama Mama Part I (Decca)
• The James Boys–The Mule (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
• The Mandells–Don’t Turn Your Back on Me (Hour Glass)
• The Artistics–Price of Love (Brunswick)
• Edwin Starr–Adios Senorita (Tamla/Motown; France)
• Willis Wooten–Your Love Is Indescribably Delicious (Virtue)
• Howard Tate–Plenty of Love (Turn Table)
• Mighty Joe Drake–Get Out of My Life Woman (Kapp)
• Billy Mack–Son of a Lover (Miss Betty)
• Frankie Newsome–Coming on Strong Staying Long (Sagport)
• James Barnes & the Agents–Good & Funky (Golden Hit Prod.)
• Ruben Wright–Hey Girl (Capitol)
• The Blues Groove–Makin’ It (Verve)
• Chuck Bernard–Funny Changes (Satellite)
• Dyke and the Blazers–Funky Walk Part I (East) (Original Sound)
• Willard Burton & the Pacifiers–Warm the Pot (Till It Gets Good and Hot) (Money)
• The Meters–(The World Is a Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop (Josie)
• Carl Carlton–Wild Child (Back Beat)
• Funkadelic–Cosmic Slop (Westbound)
• The Isley Brothers–Spill the Wine (T-Neck)
• Curtis Mayfield–Get Down (Curtom)
• Joe Bataan–Shaft (Fania)
• The Temptations–Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (Gordy)
• The Honey Drippers–Impeach the President (Alaga)
• King Hannibal–Wake Up (Aware)
• The Maskman and the Agents–Stand Up (B.B.C.)
• Johnny Tolbert and De Thangs–Take It Off – Part I (Atlantic)
• Pat Peterman–Like the Way You Do Your Thing (1-2-3)
• Gladys Knight & the Pips–Friendship Train (Soul)
• Syl Johnson–Take Me to the River (Hi)

None of these records are for sale.