Our pal Pete Pop has a new DJ night in Kingston: It’s The Shim Sham Shimmy and it will take place on the first Saturday of the month. For his very first one, which took place on August 3, he asked Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to be his guest DJ.

We dig The Salt Box. It’s a groovy new bar located in a very old building right in the heart of Kingston, NY. The folks who run the joint are friendly and the bartenders sure know how to pour a drink. It is always comfortable and the clientele are always seen boppin’ their respective heads to the boss sounds that Pete Pop and The Boog lay down. From now on, Pete Pop will be swingin’ his exceptionally fantastic records monthly at The Box. Come on down and get gone!

For this event, Pete Pop thought up a new concept in record selecting: Instead of each DJ spinning for 30 minutes in rotation all night, this time each DJ alternated in playing three records. So, Pete Pop played three 45s, Phast Man played three 45s, Pete Pop played three 45s, then El Rapido followed with three more 45s… and that’s how it went all night. Sometimes the records followed the vibe of the previous three records; very often it did not. Either way, it was a gas and it kept the record selectors on their toes all night.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the very first Shim Sham Shimmy:

• Skatalites–Malcolm X (Randy’s/Dub Store; Japan)
• Johnny Scotton–I’m Not Tired Yet (Twain)
• Charles Wright and the Malibus–Latinia (Titanic)
• The New Happiness–Smoothie (Columbia)
• The Latin All Stars–Soul Bossa Nova (Roper)
• Peter Nero–Soulful Strut (Columbia)
• Prince Buster–30 Pieces of Silver (Amy)
• Quintette Plus–Work Song (SVR)
• The Passions–Hi Jacked Part I (Tower)
• Sonny & Cher–Good Combination (Atco)
• Harold Betters–Twist and Shout (Gateway)
• Urbie Green & Urban Renewal–Comin’ Home Baby (Project 3)
• Al Duncan–Bawana Jinde (Stacy)
• Billy Watkins–The Rooster Smash (Jay Ree)
• The Chateaus–Moanin’ (Sound Stage 7)
• The Righteous Brothers–Little Latin Lupe Lu (Moonglow)
• Eddie Lovette–Boomerang (Steady)
• El Gran Combo–Shing-A-Ling for My Baby (Gema)
• Jimmy Castor–D-R-Y (Smash)
• Keith Mansfield & His Orchestra–Boogaloo (Epic)
• Tyrone Davis–Is It Something You’ve Got (Dakar)
• Scratch & the Upsetters–Three in One (Island; UK)
• Aniceto Molina–Tu No Me Lo Das (Musart; Mexico)
• Los Daddys–Cumbia Kairo (Discos Mas)
• Melvin Jackson–Funky Skull – Part 2 (Limelight)
• Anna King–Come and Get These Memories (Smash)
• Count Basie and His Orchestra—Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Brunswick)
• Clifford Curry–Miss Shake-A-Plenty (In the Micro-Mini) (Elf)
• (Little 12-Year-Old) Patrice Holloway–Do the Del Viking (Part 1) (Taste)

None of these records are for sale.