The last weekend of November was another wild one. On the Friday, which was the day after Thanksgiving, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus filled in at Smash! Crash! Bash! with Pete Pop. The next night he hosted the Funky Kingston—a night of boss funk and reggae—with guest DJ Noogood Nick. All of this action took place at the Salt Box—Kingston, NY’s swingin’est night club.

Nogood Nick is a cool cat daddy who we know from the DJ wars in New York City. He was a popular guest DJ at the Subway Soul Club, the Dynagroove, the Wham-O Watusi and several other fabulous DJ nights. Plus, he hosted his own Rip! Rig! Panic! dance party that was such a gas. He also has an occasional show on the WFMU Give the Drummer Radio stream called Electric Lazy Susan. He came all the way up from the Big City and played some fantastic records for the Funky Kingston faithful. He swung with us last year and we had to have him back.

The Funky Kingston takes place on the fifth Saturday of the month—when there is one. The next one is scheduled for January 31, 2026. Mark it in your mind, be clean and make the scene.

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

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• Chico and Buddy–Can You Dig It (Tay-Ster)
• Funkadelic–Funky Dollar Bill (Westbound)
• Lee Fields–You Can Count on Me (Daptone)
• Wilson Pickett–Funk Factory (Atlantic)
• Stevie Wonder–I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It (Tamla)
• Ray & His Court–Soul Freedom (Jazzman; UK)
• Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators–If This Ain’t Love (Don’t Know What Is) (Timmion; Finland)
• Jimmy Cliff–You Can Get It If You Really Want (Mango)
• Junior Murvin–Police and Thief (Wild Flower; Jamaica)
• Afro National–Mr. Who You Be (Afro National)
• Los Melodicos; canta: Veronica Rey–Cumbia Del Caribe (Discomodia; Colombia)
• Willard Burton & the Pacifiers–Warm the Pot (Till It Gets Good and Hot) (Money)
• Cyril Neville–Gossip (Josie)
• The J.B.s–The Grunt (Part 1) (King)
• Laurel Aitken–Pachanga (Part I) (New Beat; UK)
• US3–Tukka Yoot’s Riddim (Blue Note)
• Joe Brown–The Mustang Pt. 1 (Nation)
• Dyke and the Blazers–Runaway People (Original Sound)
• Winfield Parker–Starvin’ (Spring)
• The Three Degrees–Free Ride (Philadelphia International)
• Barry Jones–Turkey Walk (Back Beat)
• Mary Lou Williams Quartet; vocal by Sonny Henry–Let’s Do the Froggy Bottom (Mary)
• Pace-Setters–Freedom and Justice (Kent)
• Bill Moss–Sock It To ‘Em Soul Brother (Pama; UK)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• Steel Pulse–Ku Klux Klan (Island; UK)
• John Holt–Sister Big Stuff (Treasure Isle/Buyreggae; Germany)
• James Brown–Fever (Polydor; France)
• Jay and Cathy’s Clowns–The Bottle (S&K)
• Macho–Black Widow (Prophesy)
• Binky Griptite–The Stroll (Daptone)
• The 20th Century–Hot Pants (Part I) (Sky Disc)
• Toño Quirazco y su Grupo–Soul Maksossa (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Itamar–Sitar Slam (Funk Night/Field)
• Manu Dibango–Ashiko Go (Decca; France)
• Modesto Duran & Orchestra–Goro-Gu (Acama)
• Juaneco y su Combo–Ya Se Ha Muerto Mi Abuelo (Infopesa; Peru)
• Eddie Bo–Hook and Sling – Part II (Scram)
• The Wild Magnolias–Jumalaka Boom Boom (Barcaly; France)
• Vivi Hernández y su Conjunto–Tocando Macizas (Eclypse)
• The Nite-Liters–Serenade for a Jive Turkey (RCA)
• Otis Zee and the Sumbuka Band–Funky Christmas (Stem)
• The Boris Gardiner Happening–Ghetto Funk (Leal; UK))
• The Three Degrees–You’re the One (Roulette)
• Lou Pride–Phoney People (Gemco)
• Ann Peebles–Slipped Tripped and Fell in Love (Hi)
• The O’Jays–Give the People What They Want (Philadelphia International)
• [no artist listed]–Moving World (Hoctor)
• Ohio Players–Jive Turkey (Part 1) (Mercury)
• Jackie Lee–The Chicken (Uni)
• Keith Hudson–Melody Maker (Mafia/Dub Store; Japan)
• Martini’s–Hung Over (Bar)

None of these records are for sale.