On July 11, a legendary Do The 45 Rock & Soul Dance Party took place at Quinn’s. On that night, host DJ Pete Pop and his side-kick Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were honored to have been visited by Reet Music radio personalities: Dave Kapulsky, Paula Grace and Amanda Lay.

Mr. Kapulsky is the king of Rock’n’Roll relics and rarities. He has worked the radio hustle for a long time—currently he’s got a show on Sirius XM. He is also a world-class record collector. At last count he had something like 130,000 45s in his collection. That’s a lot of wax, Max!!

Paula & Amanda are the hosts of The Paula & Amanda Show on WVKR, the radio station of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. When we stumbled up the show in 2020, we thought: “These people are crazy, but they are playing fantastic records!!” On the show one might hear a twist record followed by punk rock, garage rock or a doo wop number. Plus, their back-announcing patter is always a gas. Tune them in on Friday nights.

As if that wasn’t enough, Miss Nancy brought some wonderful treats: her homemade chex mix, brownies and no-bake cookies (chocolate/peanut butter/oatmeal). PLUS: Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora was on hand shaking things up.

Pete Pop played his usual fabulous records. In order to rise to the occasion, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played these records:

• Sound Dimension–Time Is Tight (Studio One/Soul Jazz; UK)
• Judy White–Vacuum Cleaner (T-Neck)
• African Music Machine–Mr. Brown (Soul Power)
• James Brown–Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto (King)
• Billy Paul–Magic Carpet Ride (Philadelphia International)
• John Frogg–Workin’ for My Lady (Le Grand)
• Leslie Gore–Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy (Mercury)
• Billy Lee Riley–Valley of Dolls (Mojo)
• Simon & Garfunkel–We’ve Got a Groovey Thing Goin’ (Columbia)
• The Surfaris–Hey Joe Where Are You Going (Decca)
• Le Grand Mellon–Baby Please Don’t Go (Columbia)
• The Rev-Lons–It’s Gonna Happen Some Day (Reprise)
• The Swingin’ Medallions–Bow and Arrow (Smash)
• Walter Jackson–Lee Cross (OKeh)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Baby Hold Me Close (Smash)
• King Size Taylor and the Dominoes–Stupidity (Decca; UK)
• Lee Tracey–Clap Your Hands (Mr. Maestro Inc)
• The Big Bossman Bob Darian–Do the Bat-Mo (Magic Touch)
• The Ventures–Tequila (Liberty All Time Hit Series)
• Timothy Wilson–Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart (Blue Rock)
• Sam and Dave–Lotta Lovin’ (Alston)
• The Missing Souls–You Just Gotta Know My Mind (Dangerhouse Skylab)
• The Cherokees–I’ve Gone Wild (Go!!; Australia)
• The Buckinghams–Gonna Say Goodbye (Laurie)
• The Traits–Nobody Loves the Hulk (Queens City)
• Merry Clayton–Usher Boy (Capitol)
• Linda Lyndell–Here I Am (Volt)
• Jackie Wilson–Helpless (Brunswick)
• Joe Chopper and the Swinging 7 Soul Band–Soul Pusher (Lanor)
• Rocky Roberts e gli Airedales–Everybody Needs Somebody (Barclay; Italy)
• Danny & Jerry–Connection (Ronn)
• The Atlantics–Bombora (CBS; Netherlands)
• Doug Powell with Sherman Conrad and his Bourbon Street Seven–The Whip (Southern Sound)
• Shorty Billups–Black Cats (Blast)
• Alan Pierce and the Tonekings–Swampwater (Challenge)
• Leon Haywood–Skate a While (Fat Fish)
• Sylvie Vartan–Dansons (RCA Victor; France)
• Chubby Checker–Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo (Parkway)
• The Electric Prunes–Hideaway (Reprise)
• Mars Bonfire–Faster Than the Speed of Life (Columbia; Canada)
• Crabby Appleton–Go Back (Elektra)
• The Everly Brothers—Gone, Gone, Gone (Warner Bros.)
• The Sultans–Wop-A-Tee (Glen)
• Donald Height–Climbin’ the Pole (Old Town)
• The Channels–Yo-Yo (Mas-Ter)
• Angie & the Citations–I Wanna Dance (Angela)
• Los Intocables–La Calambrina (Discolito; El Salvador)
• Eddie & the Showmen–Movin’ (Liberty)
• The Chantays–Space Probe (Downey)
• Eddie Angel–Beyond Zone X (Spinout)
• Jimmy Vick and the Victors–Take a Trip (Cherry)
• Chuck Barr and the Rock-A-Billys–Susie or Mary Lou (Elsan)
• Dee and Zee–The Slurp (Providence)
• Jerry Palmer–The Ice Cream Man (Gaiety)
• Bob Ehret–Stop the Clock (Aladdin)
• Sylvie-Anne–Un Tour Dehors (Dorval; Canada)

None of these records are for sale.