On July 7, The WHAM-O WATUSI returned to its international theme with guest DJ Julio Fernandez, AKA DJ Apollo XII, who is from Spain. The WHAM-O WATUSI, of course, is held on the first Saturday of the month at the Bootleg Bar in beautiful downtown Bushwick, Brooklyn.

For the last eight years or so, Mr. Apollo XII has been living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is a musician who plays drums for the cool rocksteady band The West Kensingtons, based in Philadelphia. He is also an avid record collector who takes advantage of the many record collecting opportunities presented to those who live in the south-east area of the state. About three or four years ago he and DJ Salinger started the Red Rose Soul Club. It did so well that Mr. Apollo, along with the noted British Northern Soul DJ and record dealer David Raistrick, who also has a pad in Lancaster, put together the Keystone State Soul Weekender–a fabulous affair held in November that features DJs from around the country and flown in from England. Suffice it to say, Mr. Apollo is hip to the scene and has records that are clean!

We were happy to see our pals Eric Svirida and Miss Claire who blew in all the way from deep Long Island. Mr. Svirida hosts the Flip Side Soul Club in Philadelphia; and we’ve seen him in action at the Keystone State Soul Weekender.

For the WHAM-O WATUSI, Apollo XII brought a lot of soul records–which was to be expected–but also some boss R&B, some “Jamaican things” and a few garage rock records. Dig some of them here:

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For his part, host DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played his usual trash–that is to say rockin’ instrumentals, garage rock, soul, R&B, a couple Mod movers and a few that were recorded in Spain. Recently, our new pal DJ Parka Pat from Montreal shared a blog post of his Top Twenty Monkey Records on The Boog’s facedog page. The Boog replied with a list of more than ninety monkey records that he has played over the last five years or so. When getting ready for this particular WHAM-O, it reminded The Boog that he has yet to play some of his favorites; thus a set of eight more monkey records were played. However, none of them were as good at the one Mr. Apollo XII played!!!

 

Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner once again rose to the occasion by making excellent chocolate crinkles, banana bread and vegan brownies. The BOOGALOO BAG writers are thinking about turning the WHAM-Os into a bake sale in order to generate extra cash to buy records!!!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the WHAM-O WATUSI:

• The Starliners–Watusi Time (Viscount)
• The Collegians–Cookin’ (Hilltop)
• The Chiefs–Apache! (Greenwich)
• The Originals–Watermelon Man (Sara)
• Bill Justis and His Orchestra–Green Onions (Smash)
• John Torres and His Organ of Power–El Tren de Bucaramanga (Musart)
• Les Pros–Good Night Regine (Boum Bomo; France)
• Buddy Rich–Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (Pacific Jazz)
• Les Diaboliques–Jackie (Week End; Belgium)
• Richie & the Saxons–Bottom of the Barrel (Tip)
• The Gallants–The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Capitol)
• The Show Stoppers–Shake Your Mini (Showtime)
• Amanda Ambrose–This Door Swings Both Ways (Dunwich)
• Bobby Parker–Gimmie A Little Lovin’ (Southern Sound)
• The Vibrations–The Watusi (Checker)
• The Stuarts–Just a Little Bit More (Ascot)
• The Fleets–Go Away (Volt)
• The Dee-Lites (Kathy – Pat – Bev)–Lollipop (Britton)
• Wilson Simonal–Pata Pata (Odeon; Brazil)
• Los Javaloyas–Yeh Yeh (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• Della Reese–Blow Out the Sun (RCA Victor)
• Billy Stewart–Fat Boy (Chess)
• Russell Byrd–Hitch Hike Part I (Symbol)
• Les Cyclones–Let’s Go (Disques Vogue; France)
• Sherman Evans with Cruz Ortiz and the Flames–Yo Yo Twist (Manco)
• Eddie Quinteros–Come Dance With Me (Brent)
• Millie Small–Carry Go Bring Come (Fontana; UK)
• Solomon Burke–Peepin’ (Atlantic)
• The Rebels–Sha La La La (Top 4; Iran)
• The Who–Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (Decca)
• Los Salvajes–Vuelve Baby (Baby Come Back) (La Voz De Su Amo; Spain)
• The Jokers–Goodbye My Love (RCA Victor; Belgium)
• Idle Race–Impostors of Life’s Magazine (Daffodil; Canada)
• Hank Diamond–Soul Sauce (Wachi Wara) (World Pacific)
• Jr. Walker All Stars–Twist Lackawanna (Harvey)
• Little Eva–He Is the Boy (Dimension)
• The Pussycats–You Can’t Stop Loving Me (Columbia)
• Bob Marshall and the Crystals–Never Seen a Girl Like You (L-Rev)
• R. Dean Taylor–There’s a Ghost in the House (Tamla/Motown; UK)
• The 8th Day–You’ve Got to Crawl (Before You Walk) (Invictus)
• The Spellbinders–Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again) (Columbia)
• Lou Courtney–I Watched You Slowly Slip Away (Philips)
• Orquesta Novel–Do the Bugaloo (Fonseca)
• Lonnie Sattin–Soul Bossa Nova (Scepter)
• Oliver Morgan–Hold Your Dog (GNP Crescendo)
• Max Frost and the Troopers–The Max Frost Theme (Tower)
• The Murmaids–Paper Sun (Liberty)
• The Who–Wasp Man (Track)
• Howlin’ Wolf–My Mind Is Ramblin’ (Chess)
• O.V. Wright–Monkey Dog (Back Beat)
• Shep and the Limelites–The Monkey (Hull)
• William Bell–Monkeying Around (Stax)
• Dobie Gray–Monkey Jerk (Charger)
• Donald Height–Soul Monkey Twist (Jubilee)
• Jerri Jones backed by The Delviations–Monkey on Your Back (PAL)
• Tommy Payne–I Go Ape (Felsted)
• Mad Dog & the Pups–Funkey Monkey (Magic City)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford–Sixteen Tons (Capitol)
• Layton Redell Zbornik Jr.–I Like It Like That (U.S.A.)
• Sir Latimore Brown–Shake and Vibrate (Sound Stage 7)
• The Pros and Cons–Whirlybird – Part I (Decca)
• José Salcy–J’en Parlerai à Mon Cheval (Philips; Canada)
• Los Bravos–La Moto (Columbia; Spain)
• Los Talayotts–Sha La La La Lee (Polydor; Spain)

None of these records are for sale. Some of them have links to the Youtubes, click on them for outstanding audio action!

Here’s another look at the sweet snacks Miss Nancy baked: