The Funky Kingston rolled into the mighty, mighty Salt Box on August 30—the fifth Saturday of the month. Host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was very pleased to invite Big Ed Martuscello as guest DJ. Big Ed is a resident DJ at the Nor’easter Soul Club—a swingin’ thing that takes place up in Saratoga Springs. He also runs a record store in Glens Falls called Sweet Side. We’ve seen him DJ in Troy and at the Keystone State Northern Soul Weekender. We call him Big Ed because, not only is he big in stature, but he has a big heart and when he is workin’ the turntables he brings a big sound!

Did he ever bring the big sound to the Salt Box for the Funky Kingston!! He lives up north of Albany somewhere, but was planning to work a record show in Woodstock on the day of our gig, then work another one a little further north and west the next day, so he was going to spend the night nearby anyway; thus joining us at the Funky Kingston worked out for everybody involved. The Funky Kingston regulars were all gassed by the cool trash he laid down. Man, it was great to have him.

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

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• The Inclines–Pressure Cooker Part I (Atco)
• Contributors of Soul–(Do The) Yum Yum Man (Emase)
• The Deacons–Sock It to Me Part I (Shama)
• The Meters–Stretch Your Rubber Band (Josie)
• Jackie Wilson–Helpless (Brunswick)
• African Music Machine–Mr. Brown (Soul Power)
• Judy White–Vacuum Cleaner (T-Neck)
• The T.S.U. Toronados–Play the Music Toronados (Volt)
• The Da-Kars–(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (Josie)
• Dramatics–Get Up and Get Down (Volt)
• Rabbits and Carrots–We Got More Soul (Vampi Soul; Spain)
• Billy Wade and the 3rd Degrees–Tear It Up; Part I (ABC)
• Joseph Henry & the Soul Command—Get Down Part 1 (Soul Fire)
• Al Cook–Keep Those Records Playing (Having a Party) (Harry J; UK)
• The Slickers–Time Has Come (Afrik; Jamaica)
• Orquesta Novel–Do the Bugaloo (Fonseca)
• Wild Tchoupitoulas–Brother John (Island)
• Marvin Holmes–Find Yourself – Part I (Kimberly)
• Rick Hudson & the Boogaloo Band–Chicken (Blow It Had; UK)
• The Impressions–Check Out Your Mind (Curtom)
• The Dancers–Born on the Bayou (Pacific Arts)
• Rodger Collins–Foxy Girls in Oakland (Galaxy)
• The Honey Drippers–Impeach the President (Alaga)
• Billy Garner–Brand New Girl (BGP; UK)
• The Kickapoo Kidd and the Deputies–The Kick-A-Poo Pt. 1 (Soulville)
• Lattimore Brown–Yak-A-Poo (Renegade)
• Funkadelic–Cosmic Slop (Westbound)
• J.J. Caillier with Dalton Francis & the Flaming Arrows–I Got a Groove (Maison de Soul)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• Sound Storm–Dub Rock (Studio 1; Jamaica)
• Grupo Santa Cecilia–Africa Bump (Orfeon)
• Michael Olatunji–Gin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion) (Columbia)
• Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon–Mr. Tambourine Man (Stateside; Netherlands)
• The Temptations–Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (instrumental) (Gordy)
• The Mighty Mocambos with Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk & DeeJay Snoop–Hot Stuff (Favorite; France)
• Ripple–I Don’t Know What It Is but It Sure Is Funky (GRC)
• Detroit Sex Machines–The Funky Crawl (Soul Track/Soul Fire)
• Betty Wright–Slip and Do It (Alston)
• Sons of Slum–Right On (Stax)
• Marvin Sims–Sweet Thang (Karen)
• Pace-Setters–Push On Jesse Jackson (Kent)
• Gene “Bowlegs” Miller–Everybody Got Soul (Hi)
• The Brownettes–Baby Don’t You Know (King)
• Don High and Mighty–Black Cojack (P.I.P.)
• Everton “Pliers” Bonner–Murder She Wrote (Ximeno)
• November–Shoo-Fly (November Unlimited)
• Warren Lee–Funky Belly (Wand)
• Lee Fields & the Expressions–Wake Up (Big Crown)
• Lil’ Lavair & the Fabulous Jades–Cold Heat (Now-Again)
• The Budos Band–Up From the South (Daptone)
• Montego Joe–Ouch (Prestige)
• Perez Prado and His Orchestra–Son of a Gun (RCA; Germany)
• The Electric Express–I Can’t Believe We Did (The Whole Thing) (Linco)
• Mfalme–Danser et Chanter (Asante)
• Bill Withers–Use Me (Sussex)
• Lee “Scratch” Perry–Scientific Dancehall (On U Sound; Europe)
• The Melodians–Come Ethiopians Come (Beverley’s; Jamaica)
• James Brown–Talking Loud and Saying Nothing – Pt. I (Polydor)
• Johnny Jenkins–Voodoo in You (Atco; France)
• King Solomon (with the Lad Teens Band)–Louisiana Groove (Cadillac)
• Jesse Gresham Plus 3–The Penguin Pt. 1 (Jewel)
• The Del-Tones featuring James ‘Mr. Piano’ Booker–Everybody’s Doin Sumthin (Ace)
• Eddie Kendricks–Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1) (Tamla)
• The Deltas–Do the Spank (Magic Touch)
• Rick James–Cold Blooded (Gordy)
• Niney & the Observers–Blood & Fire (Observers; Jamaica)
• Manu Dibango–Oboso (Atlantic)
• The Ohio Players–Find Someone to Love (Capitol)
• Jamo Thomas and the Party Brothers–Nassau Daddy (Sound Stage 7)
• Bobby Rush–Gotta Be Funky (On Top)
• Martini’s–Hung Over (Bar)

None of these records are for sale. Please note that the next Funky Kingston will take place on November 29—Thanksgiving weekend. Make your plans now to join us!!