On March 15, Subway Soul Club returned to action at the Francis Kite Room in the East Village of Manhattan. Hostess with the mostest Lady Dawn was in the house, greeting folks and flitting around on the dance floor. Resident DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus rounded up two suburb DJs to help him swing the event: Mr. Fine Wine and Peanut Butter Brown.

Mr. Fine Wine is a popular veteran of the soul music DJ wars. He’s been around since the waning days of the Empire State Soul Club (currently being resurrected by The Empress) and during Subway Soul Club’s golden years (the many fine events at Rififi, the loft above Assembly, etc.) he was a guest DJ at least once a year. Plus, his fabulous radio show on WFMU is a must to listen to. In fact, he is known nationally and internationally as one of the world’s finest soul music DJs. So having him play his records definitely enhanced the groovy content of the evening.

Peanut Butter Brown, on the other hand, got his start on the Subway Soul Club dance floor. He was so inspired by the boss music heard at these events, that he went out and bought the records, then taught himself how to work the turntables. He has since hosted events in Harlem and San Francisco, where he lived for a while. Now back in New York City, he’s got several regular DJ nights and keeps the crowds moving. For her part, Miss Nancy supplied pecan tassies, vegan brownies and a chex mix for snacking purposes—all of it gone by the end of the night.

Meanwhile, back at Subway Soul Club, an unfortunate thing happened. Lady Dawn, while spinning around on the dance floor early in the evening, fell and sprained her wrist! She spent most of the night holding a towel of ice on her arm. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was completely wowed by the tunes played by DJs Wine and Peanut. It turned out to be another fantastic event. With any luck we’ll be able to sneak in one or two more SSC events before the end of the year.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Subway Soul Club:

• The Holidays–Makin’ Up Time (Golden World)
• Roy Ward–Horse With a Freeze Part 1 (Seven B)
• Brother Jack McDuff–Can’t Get Satisfied – Part I (Atlantic)
• The Blues Groove–Makin’ It (Verve)
• The Hustlers–That’s What Makes Her Boss (Fascination)
• The Vontastics–I Will Always Love You (Chess)
• Marvin Gaye–Little Darling I Need You (Tamla)
• Jerry Butler–Just for You (Vee Jay)
• Jackie Ross–Dynamite Lovin’ (Chess)
• The Tymes–What Would I Do (M-G-M)
• The Vibrations–Gonna Get Along Without You Now (OKeh)
• Carla Thomas–A Dime a Dozen (Stax)
• Major Lance–Investigate (OKeh)
• Sound Dimension–Time Is Tight (Studio One/Soul Jazz; UK)
• Otis Redding–I Can’t Turn You Loose (Volt)
• The Impressions–Can’t Satisfy (ABC)
• Claudine Clark–Buttered Popcorn (Jamie)
• The Four Larks–Groovin’ at the Go-Go (Tower)
• Tommy Neal–Going to a Happening (Vault)
• Sidney Barnes–You’ll Always Be in Style (Red Bird)
• Maurice McCallister (formerly of The Radiants)–Baby Hang On (Chess)
• Jimmy Mack–My World Is on Fire (Soul Galore)
• The Wailers–Simmer Down (CoxSone; Jamaica)
• Dave and Ansil Collins–Double Barrel (Big Tree)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• Symarip–These Boots Are Made for Walking (Harlem Shuffle; UK)
• Pete Rodriguez–I Like It Like That (Alegre)
• Harvey (formerly of The Moonglows)–Any Way You Wanta (Tri-Phi)
• The Satelites–We Like Birdland (Palace)
• The Valentinos–Sweeter Than the Day Before (Chess)
• The Mighty Marvelows–Talkin’ Bout Ya Baby (ABC)
• Bobby Hebb–Love Love Love (Philips)
• The Commands–Around the Go-Go (Dynamic)
• The Otis and Carla Band–Tramp (BGP; UK)
• Count Basie and Orchestra–Green Onions (Brunswick)
• Jimmy Hanna with the Dynamics–Leavin’ Here (Bolo)
• The Vibrations–‘Cause You’re Mine (Epic)
• The Apollas–Sorry Mama (Loma)
• Brenda Holloway–Just Look What You’ve Done (Tamla)
• Ellie Greenwich–Niki Hoeky (United Artists; Philippines)
• The Ikettes–What’cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You) (Phi-Dan)
• Lovemasters–Pushin’ and Pullin’ (Jacklyn)
• The Intertains–Need Your Love (Right Now) (Uptown)
• Ike & Tina Turner–Tina’s Dilemma (Sue)
• Candace Love–Wonderful Night (Aquarius)

None of these records are for sale.