Around noon on Friday June 21, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus received a desparate message from our pal Drew Redmond: “Would you be interested in covering my shift at Home Sweet Home tonight?” Mr. Redmond was double-booked and need someone to swing at his regular Friday night gig, working the early shift before the main man, Jonathan Toubin arrives on the scene.

“¡No problemo!”

They don’t call him Phast Phreddie for nothing–he can prepare for a DJ gig in minutes!! Although it ain’t so easy as just picking up this box of records or that box of records and heading out. The Boog doesn’t work that way. He has records all over his record room and must choose the right records for each gig–a time consuming activity.

Luckily, The Phast Man was able to get out of his day gig a little early, get home, gather a bunch of old 45s–mostly cool instrumentals, organ grooves, sweet soul, funk and some other weirdness (I mean, this is Drew Redmond’s gig–the king of the weird record!)–and make the scene at Home Sweet Home in the Lower East Side. The Boog kept things fairly mid-tempo and not too rockin–well, it’s Happy Hour, after all; plus, you don’t really want to work the crowd up so much that when Mr. Toubin arrives they are all pooped out. That’s his job! You just want the folks in the bar to feel groovy, bop their heads and, if they’re standing up with a beverage chatting with friends, groove around a bit. There: some Happy Hour DJ etiquette for you.

Jonathan Toubin swings at Home Sweet Home!

Right around 11:00PM, Jonathan Toubin blew in and took over the turntables–and rocked the place good, as he always does.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus for a swingin’ Happy Hour at Home Sweet Home:

• Keith Mansfield & His Orchestra–Boogaloo (Epic)
• The Hideaways–Hide Out (Mirwood)
• Count Basie–Come Together (Happy Tiger)
• Peter Nero–Soulful Strut (Columbia)
• The Fireballs–Campusology (Dot)
• The Packers–Soul Time Part I (Tangerine)
• Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt Unlimited–I Shot the Sheriff (Paula)
• [no artist listed]–Sunshine of Your Love (R&J)
• Les Charlots–Psychose (Toujours) (Disques Vogue; Canada)
• Johnny Parker and the Zirkons–Oongawa (CT)
• Truman Thomas (organist)–My Soul (Veep)
• The Commodores–Rise Up (Atlantic)
• The Nilsmen–Sand Step (BJR; Netherlands)
• [no artist listed]–Hot Mud (Hoctor)
• Pretty Purdie–Funky Donkey (Date)
• Señor Soul–It’s Your Thing (Whiz)
• Willie Mitchell–Wade in the Water (Hi)
• Dave Baby Cortez–Hula Hoop (Shoop Shoop) (Roulette)
• Brother Jack McDuff–Can’t Get Satisfied – Part I (Atlantic)
• The Buena Vistas–Here Come Da Judge (Marquee)
• Tim Whitsett–Mash-Ville (Rim)
• Albert King–This Morning (King)
• Billy Strange–These Boots Are Made for Walking (GNP Cresendo)
• The Supremes–Hang on Sloopy (Tamla Motown; Netherlands)
• Comparsa Universitaria de La  Laguna–Boogaloo en Tijuana (RCA Victor)
• Alan Copeland–Mission: Impossible Theme / Norwegian Wood (ABC)
• Little Luther–Eenie Meenie Minie Moe (Checker)
• Wendy Rene–Bar-B-Q (Stax)
• The Megatons–Shimmy Shimmy Walk (Checker)
• King Curtis–Green Onions (Atco)
• Major Lance–Um Um Um Um Um Um (OKeh)
• Eddie Floyd–Things Get Better (When I’m With You) (Stax)
• Wilson Pickett–I’m Gonna Cry (Atlantic)
• Gunga Din–Crabcakes (Valise)
• Freddie McCoy–Summer in the City (Prestige)
• King Coleman–Show Me What You Got – Part 1 (Big Apple)
• Bobby Marchan–I’ve Got a Thing Going On (Dial)
• Cookie Jackson–Uptown Jerk (Uptown)
• Lola Falana–Working in the Coal Mine (Reprise)
• Barbara George–Something You Got (Seven B)
• Mighty Joe Drake–Get Out of My Life Woman (Kapp)
• The Slickers–Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Ice; Jamaica)
• Toots & the Maytals–Pressure Drop (Beverley’s; UK)
• Aretha Franklin–Rock Steady (Atlantic)
• Chico and Buddy–Can You Dig It (Tay-Ster)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Cold Sweat – Part 1 (King)
• Los Pekenikes–El Tiempo Vuela (Time Is Tight) (Hispa Vox; Spain)
• Ray Barretto–Soul Drummers (Fania)
• Grupo Santa Cecilia–Africa Bump (Orfeon)
• Wganda Kenya–Tipit Hayed (Peerless; Mexico)
• Damaso Perez Prado y su Orquesta–Mexico 70 (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Elliott Shavers–Soul Village (Blaun)
• Billy Davis–Stanky (Get Funky) (Cobblestone)
• Magnificents–Take Me On (Symbol)
• Cornerstone Trio; vocal – Stu Gardner–Summertime (Logo)
• Ken Lazarus & the Crew–Monkey Man (London American/Reggae Series; UK)
• Dave and Ansil Collins–Double Barrel (Big Tree)
• Carole Breval–Funky Broadway (Panorama; Canada)
• Les Miladys–Donne-Moi Ton Amour (Citation; Canada)
• The Velvettes–He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ (V.I.P.)
• The Masqueraders–I Don’t Want Nobody to Lead Me On (Wand)
• Garry Miles with the Buzzettes–Do the Bug (Liberty)
• Les Guitares du Diable–Fich’ le Camp Jack! (Succès Philips; France)
• Jimmy Brown–Chain of Fools (A-Bet)
• Louis Jordan–Workin’ Man (Tangerine)
• The Mighty Hannibal with St. John and the Cardinals–Jerkin’ the Dog (Shurfine)
• Archie Bell & the Drells–Do the Choo Choo (Atlantic)
• Kriss Anderson–The Sloopy (Old Town)
• Rex Garvin (and the Mighty Cravers)–Strange Happenings (Chieftain)

None of these records are for sale. Some of them may have links to the youtubes for the readers edification.