The Funky Kingston returned to The Salt Box on August 31—the fifth Saturday of the month. Who should we get to guest DJ with us? Why, Pete Pop, of course. Everybody knows he’s got fantastic Garage Rock records…and cumbia records… and Latin records of all sorts… and old R&B records. It seems he has all sorts of excellent records. The other night, also at The Salt Box at one of Pete’s new Shim Sham Shimmy gigs, he played some fantastic funk records so we thought we’d invite him to spin a few at The Funky Kingston.

Well, he sure did that! This cat has just about every recording of reet music you can think of. He expanded his territory—at least in our minds—at The Funky Kingston. He played some reggae, some Latin Boogaloos, a few cumbias; man, that cat knows how to swing.

Host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played his usual trash of funk and reggae. A bunch of folks showed up to swing. Miss Nancy made some very yummy vittles—fudge and brownies. People were dancing in the upstairs Rumpus Room deep into the night. As a bonus, Our pal Sean McDJ showed up early and helped The Boog set up the turntable hustle in order to present the dog!

The next fifth Saturday of the month is in November—Thanksgiving weekend. Plan a trip to Kingston and come and get funky with us!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at The Funky Kingston:

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• The Philly Four–The Elephant (Part II) (Cobblestone)
• Len Woods–Do It Funky (Revue)
• Soul Exciters–Funky Monkey (Tam)
• Soul Inc.–Funky Lady – Part 3 (Sock)
• N.F. Porter–Keep on Keeping On (Lizard)
• Bobby Rush–Chicken Heads (Galaxy)
• Mutt and Jeffo–Soul L-O-V-E-R (Jerry-O)
• Betty Adams–Make It Real (Ride On) (Notes of Gold)
• Bob Thiele Emergency–Head Start (Flying Dutchman)
• Sherlock Holmes Investigation–The Pot’s Hot (C.R.S.)
• The Slickers–Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Ice; Jamaica)
• The Slickers–I A Dread (Jupiter)
• Gilbert Rodriguez and the Blue Notes–El Burrito (Eagle)
• Manu Dibango–Oboso (Atlantic)
• Preston Epps–Rockin’ in the Congo (Flodavieur)
• Earl King–Street Parade Pt. 1 (Kansu)
• Lee Dorsey–Give It Up (Amy)
• Sons of Slum–16 Miles of Plastic Ghetto (Gamma)
• Gunga Din–Crabcakes (Valise)
• James Brown–Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) (King)
• Mickey and the Soul Generation–Iron Leg (Maxwell)
• Aretha Franklin–Jump (Atlantic)
• Betty Wright–Ooola La (Alston)
• Billy Mack–Son of a Lover (Miss Betty)
• Eddie Kendricks—-Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1) (Tamla)
• Shack–Watch the Dog (Volt)
• The Mighty Show-Stoppers–Hippy Skippy Moon Strut (Freestyle; UK)
• Sam Dees–Soul Sister (Lo Lo)
• Grupo Santa Cecilia–Africa Bump (Orfeon)
• Chris Kenner–Fumigate Funky Broadway (Instant)
• Hank Ballard–I’m a Junkie for My Baby’s Love (Chess)
• Calif. Soul Explosion–Chain of Fools (Pashlo)
• Sugar Billy–Super Duper Love – Part 1 (Are You Diggin’ on Me) (Fast Track)
• The Wailers–Get Up Stand Up (Island)
• Justin Hines & the Dominoes–Carry Go Bring Come (Island; UK)
• Keeling Beckford–Slip Away (12 Star)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• Los Melodicos–Les Cornichon (Tropical Tigers; Europe)
• The Beginning of the End–Monkey Tamarind (Alston)
• The Pat Holben Trio–Monkey Jerk (Fortune)
• The Noteables–Funky Frog (Sound City)
• Little George Jr.–Funky Camel Walk (Toy)
• Alan Shelly–Can You Do It (En’nagham; Tunisia)
• Spirit of Atlanta–Freddie’s Alive and Well (Buddah)
• Creative Funk–Funk Power (Creative Funk)
• Betty Harris–There’s a Break in the Road (SSS International)
• Eldridge Holmes–Pop Popcorn Children (Atco)
• Lunar Funk–Space Monster (Bell)
• Funky–Funky Stop (Mecano Musique; Canada)
• Rabbits and Carrots–Maquina de Amor (Vampi Soul; Spain)
• Marva Whitney–What Kind of Man (King)
• James Brown–Part Two (Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn) (King)
• Judy White–Somebody Been Messin’ (T-Neck)
• Ironing Board Sam–Original Funky Bell Bottom (Googa-Mooga; France)
• [unnamed artist]–Do the Push and Pull (Statler)
• Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds–Funky Football (Chess)
• Syl Johnson–Different Strokes (Twilight)
• Oliver Sain–Scratch My Back (Abet)
• Lee Dorsey–Yes We Can – Part I (Polydor)
• Lee Fields & the Expressions–Wake Up (Big Crown)
• Black Merda–Take a Little Time (Vampi-Soul; Spain)
• The Undisputed Truth–Lil’ Red Ridin’ Hood (Gordy)
• The Sandpebbles–Forget It (Calla)

None of these records are for sale.