Our friends Sean McDJ and Peter Aaron have a groovy DJ night called Smash! Crash! Bash! that is held on the last Friday of the month at the Salt Box in Kingston, NY. On these nights, these two play predominantly New Wave and Punk records from the seventies and early eights. They play other stuff, too: sixties garage rock, soul, funk, power pop, reggae… whatever they please, but they seem to lean on the New Wave and Punk stuff. The last Friday in December landed on the 26th—the day after Christmas. Both DJs have families that live several hours away and both DJs wanted to be with their families during the holiday season. Who can blame them? So they asked Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to fill in for them—as they did on the day after Thanksgiving. However, a monster snow storm blew in on December 26 and the Salt Box decided to close down for the night in stead of serving their tasty alcoholic beverages to folks who may not be able to drive home safely in the storm. Thus, after rounding up a another helping of appropriate records for the night, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus missed out on another opportunity to play them.

Or did they?

At the next Shim Sham Shimmy, Pete and Phast approached Salt Box management and offered a proposition. Pete and Phast would like to DJ on the third Saturday of the month. For the first one they’ll play the records they pulled for Smash! Crash! Bash! Then, going forward, they will alternate a Latin Boogaloo night with the Funky Kingston. That means Funky Kingston will now take place six times a year instead of four. Also, it means that Pete Pop will get his Latin Boogaloo night (yet to be named) that he’s been wanting to do for so long.

So on January 17, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus dragged their records up the stairs to the Rumpus Room at the Salt Box and played their New Wave records. We do mean ‘dragged!’ Pete Pop and Phast both decided that it was copacetic to play LPs, however Phast only brought about eight and Pete brought eight crates!!! The event was called Wig Wam Bam and it was an exciting night of rockin’ trash from mostly the seventies. The place jumped from around 8:30 or so until they kicked everyone out around 3:00 AM. Folks were boppin’ all night. Miss Nancy supplied brownies and chex mix. Attendees supplied foot stomps, hand claps and ‘yippeees!’

The Wig Wam Bam was a blast. Will there be another? Who knows; perhaps it can be squeezed into one or two of the third Saturdays this year. Anyway, here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Wig Wam Bam—including many by his close personal friends:

• Elliott Murphy–Graveyard Scrapbook (Polydor)
• John Lennon–Whatever Gets You Thru the Night (Apple)
• The Elevator Operators–As Jenny Ages (Clarke)
• The Style Council–Speak Like a Child (Polydor; UK)
• Chariot–Un Poco de Animo (Munster; Spain)
• The Pop–Hit and Run Lover (Back Door Man)
• Dr. Feelgood–Back in the Night (United Artists; UK)
• Elvis Costello and the Attractions–Radio Radio (Radar; UK)
• Backstage Pass–Let Me Show You Love (Hozac)
• The Dickies–Nights in White Satin (A&M)
• Stalkers–In Your Street Today (New York Night Train)
• The Plimsouls–Hypnotized [from EP Zero Hour] (Beat)
• X–Blue Spark (Elektra)
• The Fall–Cruiser’s Creek (Beggars Banquet; UK)
• The Clash–London’s Burning (CBS; UK)
• Blue Öyster Cult–Career of Evil (Columbia)
• The Adverts–Gary Gilmore’s Eyes (Anchor; UK)
• The Zeros–Wild Weekend (Bomp!)
• The Weirdos–We Got the Neutron Bomb (Dangerhouse)
• The Prissteens–The Hound (Ectoplasm)
• Eater–Thinkin’ of the U.S.A. (The Label; UK)
• The Iguanas–Mona (Forte)
• Underdogs–Get Down on Your Knees (Hideout)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (GNP Crescendo)
• The Sparkles–Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help) (Hickory)
• The Ardells–Stronger Than Dirt (Thor)
• Charanjit Singh–Hey Mujhe Dil De [from LP Instrumental Film Tunes] (Odeon; India)
• Captain Beefheart–Click Clack (Reprise)
• Yellow Magic Orchestra–Tighten Up/Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please (Alfa; Japan)
• The Twinkeyz–Aliens in our Midst (Grok)
• Sea Monkeys–Food Emporium (Vital Music)
• Shocking Blue–Send Me a Post Card (Pink Elephant; France)
• Karen Verros–You Just gotta Know My Mind (Ace; UK)
• Be Bop Deluxe–Maid in Heaven (Harvest)
• Christopher Milk–I Want to Hold Your Hand (Reprise)
• New York Dolls–Who Are the Mystery Girls? (Mercury)
• David Bowie–Queen Bitch (RCA Victor)
• Silverhead–Rolling With My Baby (Purple; UK)
• Mott the Hoople–Sweet Jane (Columbia)
• Raspberries–Ecstacy (Capitol)
• Wizzard–I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Harvest; UK)
• Bonzo Dog Band–King of Scurf (United Artists)
• The Neapolitans featuring The Essentials–Crosstown Traffic (Hot Funky & Sweaty; UK)
• Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention–Tears Began to Fall (Bizarre)
• X-O-Dus–See Them A’Come (Factory; UK)
• The Urinals–I’m a Bug [from EP Another EP] (Happy Squid)
• The Long Ryders–Southside of the Story (Island; UK)
• The Plimsouls–Playing With Jack (Bam Balam; Spain)
• The Last–Weekend Girl (Backlash/House Arrest)
• Dave Alvin–Fourth of July (Demon; UK)
• The Fleshtones featuring the Vindicators–Festa di Frankenstein (Yep Roc)
• Mouse and the Traps–Wicker Vine (Bell)
• Lou Reed–I Can’t Stand It (RCA)
• Lee Dresser–El Camino Real (Amos)
• Van Morrison–Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile) (Warner Bros.)
• Garland Jeffreys–Wild in the Streets (Atlantic)
• Buzz and the Flyers–You Crazy Gal You (Sing Sing)
• The Whyos–Full Arms and an Empty Heart (Fake Doom)
• The Blasters–Blue Shadows (MCA)
• Vibeke Saugestad Band–Hey Now Sunshine (Red Chuck)
• The Black Diamonds–See the Way (Festival; Australia)

None of these records are for sale.

The GO Mechanism is an audio Odyssey scientifically engineered and programed in the secret laboratory of Boogaloo Omnibus Productions. It incorporates ultra-phonic techniques not available to other broadcast entities. The G stands for GROOVE, and there is always plenty of GROOVE in each GO Mechanism. The O stands for O’Roony, an intricate and complex attitude that is incomprehensible to those who possess standard-issue precepts. Listen and you will hear.

The GO Mechanism is first aired on the Luxuria Music web streaming hustle as a Saturday Night Special; this will air on January 24. It will then be available as a podcast on the Luxuria Music web site for a few weeks, then we will put it into the Mixclouds.

In order to achieve total comprehension of this and every GO Mechanism, it is strongly recommended that one listens to it while reading this corresponding post. This has a complete track listing of the records played on the program, as we do not stop to back-announce records.

Halfway into the GO there will be a Science Corner—a segment of the trip where we discuss a topic of musical importance. This Science Corner we will feature three instrumentals by the backing bands of soul and R&B legends.

Here we GO:

• Earl Bostic—Lester Leaps In (King) [GO Mechanism Theme Song]

• Roland Kirk—From Bechet, Fats and Byas (from album Rip, Rig and Panic; Limelight)
• ———On this track, Roland Kirk salutes some of the musicians who have inspired him: Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller and Don Byas. The album from which this recording was first issued, Rip, Rig and Panic, was originally released with a fold-out, die-cut, gatefold cover with photos and liner notes on the inside. In the notes, Kirk explains his music and the title of the album. (The track was recorded and released before Kirk added “Rahsaan” to his name, thus we don’t use it here.)
• [spoken] Adrian Henri reads his “Tonight at Noon”
• Olatunji and his Percussion, Brass and Choir—Ajua (from LP Zungo!; Columbia)
• Dale Serano—Ou-Wee Man (Stix)

• Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros—La Pollerona (from LP Cumbias de Colombia; Discos Fuentes; Colombia)
• ———Pedro Laza was a band leader from Colombia who specialized in a regional musical style called porro. He and his band, The Pelayeros, also played cumbias, gaitas, fandangos and mapalé. His career started in the thirties and reached the peak of its popularity in the sixties. All of his records were issued by the Colombian record company Discos Fuentes.
• The Century-Five—La Moomba Kasa Boo Boo Cha Cha Cha (Belmont)
• Gil Scott-Heron—The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (from LP Small Talk at 125th and Lennox; Flying Dutchman)
• Iron Butterfly—In the Time of Our Lives (from LP Ball; Atco)
• Laika & the Cosmonauts—Caravan (from album Surf’s You Right; Texicala; Finland)
• Big Joe Tuner—Roll ‘Em Pete (from LP Boss of the Blues; Atlantic)
• Charlie Parker—A Night in Tunisia (Savoy)

• Biggie Ratt—Escape (Apt)
• ———“Escape” is a minimalist funk instrumental that is driven by some serious percussion action. It’s possible that the drummer is Vernon Garrett, an underrated journeyman R&B singer, as he was known to play drums; plus he is the vocalist on the flip side, “We Don’t Need No Music” (although not credited). Garrett also is a known guitarist, so maybe he’s the guitarist. This record was originally issued on the Watts U.S.A. label that also released several other singles by Garrett. Garrett appeared at one of the fabulous Dig Deeper shows in Brooklyn in 2010 and that was certainly a gas.

• Los Bravos—La Moto (Columbia; Spain)
• ———Los Bravos was a Spanish group that had a couple hits in the U.S., the biggest being “Black Is Black.” Most of the group’s records were recorded in London and sung in English. “La Moto” is sung in Spanish and it’s about the singer’s desire to ride around on a motorcycle that he can’t afford.
• Don Randi Trio +—Tomorrow Never Knows (from LP Revolver Jazz; Reprise)

• The Last—Jungle Book (from LP Look Again; Backlash/House Arrest)
• ———In 1980, The Last recorded an album that never came out. Test pressings were made in order to shop it to record companies (and some lucky fans received copies) but it never had a cover and it was never really released. Look Again is actually the group’s best, most comprehensive album. About five years ago, the tapes were dug up and remixed the way they should have been in the first place and given a proper release. It is highly recommended to all GO Mechanism listeners. “Jungle Book” is a Jeffrey Lee Pierce composition that was written for his pre-Gun Club band The Red Lights.
• The Remo Four—Peter Gun (Piccadilly; UK)
• Budos Band—Seizure (Daptone)
• Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band—Dachau Blues (instrumental) (from album Grow Fins; Revenant)
• Chocolate Watchband—No Way Out (from album No Way Out; Tower)
• Steve Reigh—Four Organs (& Maracas) (excerpt) (from LP Three Dances & Four Organs; Angel)
• Tom Paxton—Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney (from album Ain’t That Good News; Elektra)
• ———Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney were Civil Rights Movement activists who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964 in Mississippi. Some of those involved in the murders were members of local law enforcement. News of these killings was among the deciding factors in the passing of the Civli Rights Act later that year, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. Up until that moment, the South had been mostly Democrat voters—in opposition to the Republican Abraham Lincoln who freed the slaves. After Johnson signed the bill, the South, almost over night, switched to the Republican Party.

—-Science Corner—-
In this edition of The Science Corner we listen to three instrumentals recorded by three different backing bands belonging to three soul and R&B legends. In a typical blues or R&B concert, the backing band would often take the stage and perform a few songs before the star comes out to perform. This is called, ‘the walk-on.’ The band that an R&B singer tours with is often not the same band that he records with. However, in today’s Science Corner, we will listen to three recordings by bands that are nominally the backing bands of great singers.

• First is “Just a Little Bit of Soul” by The Chuck Jackson Orchestra. Chuck Jackson placed about 20 records in the Billboard R&B charts between 1960 and 1980.

• Next up is “Oon-Guela Part One” by The Joe Simon Band. Joe Simon racked up nearly fifty R&B hits between 1965 and 1981.

• This is followed by “Chocolate Cherry” by The Joe Tex Band. Joe Tex landed more than thirty records into the R&B charts between 1965 and 1978.

• Mohamed Jerrari—Sidi Mansour (Elfen; France )
• ——— “Sidi Mansour” is a Tunisian folk song that was turned into a major pan-Arab hit in 2000 by Saber Rebaï and has since been covered and sampled several times. The version here comes to us from the mid-seventies (we think) by Mohamed Jerrari, a Tunisian musician.
• The Sharp Hawks—Itsumo No Tokoro De (King; Japan)

• Sil Austin; vocal: Lester Young—The Girl With the Foxy Frame (Mercury)
• ———Sil Austin was a tenor saxophonist whose “Slow Walk” was a bluesy and greasy instrumental that hit Number Three on the R&B charts in 1956. Many of Austin’s records were boss, rockin’ and honkin’ sax workouts. “Girl With the Foxy Frame” is one of his few releases that feature a vocalist—in this case a fellow named Lester Young. This guy is not to be confused with the legendary jazz saxophonist (and composer of GO Mechanism theme song, “Lester Leaps In”). We believe that this Lester Young is the same one who cut the cool R&B records “Barefoot Time in Chinatown” and “Wobble Time.” The flipside is a hot R&B rocker with a tuff guitar solo which we’ll feature in a future GO.
• Freek’s Garage—Operation Fullerton (Bandcamp)
• Darlene Love—Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (from LP A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector; Philles)
• The Atlantics—Rumble and Run (CBS; Australia)
• Pierre Boulez: Ensemble InterContemporain—Varèse: Intégrales (from album Varèse: Arcana Amériques, Ionisation, Etc.; Sony Classical)
• [spoken] Ian Holm reads “How to Kill” by Keith Douglas (from LP Will It Be So Again? Argo; UK)
• Jeff Bridges—Big Lebowski Mega Mix (GO Mechanism exclusive)
• Mighty Sparrow—Calypso Boogaloo (from LP Calypso Carnival; RA; Trinidad)
• The Squires—Going All the Way (Atco)
• Dave Hamilton—Can You Dig It? (Remind)
• Red Rodney Sextet—Dig This Menu Please (OKeh)
• Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band—Japan Is a Dishpan (from LP Lick My Decals Off Baby; Straight)
• [spoken] I Am the Walrus (lyrics read by nice AI lady)

• Takeshi Terauchi & the Blue Jeans—Ski-A-Go-Go (King; Japan)
• ——— Takeshi Terauchi was a legend in Japan and among those who take guitar playing very seriously. Terauchi, also known as Terry, was fantastic and his music has appeared in several previous GO Mechanisms; and will be in future ones, for sure. To the untrained ear, one would call his sound ‘surf music,’ but really, he was beyond that. In Japan, his style was called Eleki—for electric beat. One listen to the song here, “Ski-A-Go-Go,” and you will hear how completely unique his style was.
• Curtis Mayfield—Freddie’s Dead (GO edit) (Curtom)
• Swan Court—The F-Word (youtube)
• ———This is a song we found on the Youtubes. There is not a lot of information regarding the song or artist, so we guess that it was generated by Artificial Intelligence. We could be wrong, and we would be happy to be proven so. However, “The F-Word” is a very topical song that clearly applies to current events. Vote accordingly.

Once again, we thank the Luxuria Music folks for sponsoring The GO. The GO Mechanism producers ask each of you to go to Luxuria Music and find out how you can help support them. They have a lot of cool trash available in their online store. We urge you to get as much money as you can, stuff it into a shoe box and send it to Luxuria Music. Do it today.

If you missed the original airing on Luxuria Music, you can find it as a podcast on its website [ RIGHT HERE] for a few weeks, and then it will be posted in the Mixclouds and accessible below.

The first Do The 45 of the year got off to a terrific start! Lots of folks showed up to jump around. It took place on January 9 and Quinn’s was hoppin’ all night with folks slurping their ramen noodles and boppin’ to the wild sounds put down by the DJs, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. Miss Nancy made flower-shaped chocolate sugar cookies and chex mix. Bella Bombora danced around and was often joined on the raised dance floor by swingin’ folks who dig the music.

Pete and Phast have settled into their new DJ format quite nicely—with each selector alternating sets of five songs. Sometimes the songs are related; sometimes they’re not. But it’s all in fun.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the January Do The 45:

• Quincy Jones and His Orchestra–The ‘In’ Crowd [from EP Quincy Plays for Pussycats] (Mercury)
• The Spotnicks–Space Party [from EP Karella] (Polydor; Japan)
• Geno Washington & the Ramjam Band–Beach Bash (Congress)
• Jan Davis–Run for Your Life (White Whale)
• Gabriel and the Angels–Chumba (Amy)
• Twistin’ Kings–Xmas Twist (Motown)
• Andrea Carroll–The Doolang (Bigtop)
• Nana Kinomi–Go-Kart Twist (King; Japan)
• Little Jerry–(I’ll Always Remember) Chapel on the Hill (Aldo)
• The Fugitives–Bo Diddley (Shoestring)
• James Brown and His Orchestra–Out of Sight (Smash)
• Sound Dimension–Time Is Tight (Studio One/Soul Jazz; UK)
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beacky Mick & Tich–Hands Off (Fontana; France)
• The Surfaris–Don’t Hurt My Little Sister (Decca)
• Lorraine Myra–Vingt Cinq Ans (Rusticana; Canada)
• Eddie & the Showmen–Mr. Rebel (Liberty)
• The Animals–I’m Crying (M-G-M)
• Shaggy Men–Les Parents (Télédisc; Canada)
• Rocky Roberts and the Airedales–E Lasclatemi Stare (Durium)
• Toño Quirazco y su Conjunto–Shat Goon (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Abba Zaba (Buddah)
• Los Brillos–Sookie Sookie (Falcon)
• Eddie Holland–Leaving Here (Motown)
• Billy Butler–Right Track (OKeh)
• The Glories–I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) (Date)
• Candy & the Kisses–The Last Time (Scepter)
• Randy Fuller Four–The Things You Do (President; UK)
• Wee and the Revelations–Somebody to Love (Ryder)
• The Doors–Take It As It Comes (Elektra; UK)
• The Beatles–Sie Liebt Dich (Odeon; Germany)
• Dennis Coffey–Whole Lot of Love [from EP LP Sampler] (Sussex)
• The Attack–Any More Than I Do (Decca; UK)
• The Action–Hey Sha-Lo-Ney (Edsel; UK)
• The Dave Clark Five–At the Scene (Epic)
• The Atlantics–Come On (Sunshine; Australia)
• The Rumblers–It’s a Gas (Dot)
• The Pilgrimage–You Satisfy Me (Mercury)
• The Honeycombs–Can’t Get Through to You (Warner Bros.)
• The Quid–Crazy Things (Eagle; Canada)
• Beverley–Happy New Year (Deram)
• The Pacers featuring Bobby Crafford–Diddley Diddley Daddy (Razoback)
• The Accents–Road Runner (Garrett)
• Barbara Greene–Long Tall Sally (Atco)
• The Princeton Five–Summertime Blues (Princeton)
• Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited–Phantom Rider (Sheep; Switzerland)
• Thee Allyrgic Reaction–Small Steps (Disques Rogue; France)
• The Sound Minds–She Won’t Stay for Long (Go-Time)
• The Bo-Keys–Wind-Up Monkey (Electraphonic)
• Brian Diamond and the Cutters–Shake Shout and Go (Fontana)
• The Hour Glass–I Still Want Your Love (Liberty)
• Diane Renay–Dynamite (United Artists)
• Los Sirex–El Tren de la Costa (Vergara; Spain)
• Claude Righi–Machine (Riviera; France)
• Johnny Eager–The Howl (Design)
• Les Versatiles–Bolide X16 (London; Canada)
• The Yardbirds–I’m Not Talking (Epic)
• The Mighty Avengers–So Much in Love (Decca)
• Lenne & the Lee Kings–Stop the Music (Union; Japan)

None of these records are for sale!

This is The GO Mechanism, an audio Odyssey scientifically engineered and programed in the secret laboratory of Boogaloo Omnibus Productions by Phast Phreddie. It incorporates ultra-phonic techniques and transcendental procedures that other programmers have not yet discovered. The G stands for GROOVE, and each GO has the absolute maximum GROOVE that is allowed by the law. The O stands for O’ROONY, an intricate and complex attitude that is incomprehensible to those who possess standard-issue precepts. Listen and you will hear.

The GO Mechanism is first aired on the Luxuria Music web streaming hustle as a Saturday Night Special; this one on December 27, 2025. It will then be available as a podcast on the Luxuria Music web site for a few weeks, before we post it on the Mixclouds. It is imperative that this blog is consulted when the listener is digging The GO in order to achieve complete comprehension of the program. We won’t be stopping to tell you what we’ve just listened to, so here you will find a complete track list of the songs played plus information regarding some of them.

It has been more than nine months since the last GO Mechanism, so in order to expedite the process, The Science Corner has been temporarily suspended. (The assembly of the Science Corner, as featured in previous GO Mechanisms, is time consuming, requiring extra attention and O’Rooney.)

Here’s the complete track listing and notes in a spanking new format for this program:

• Earl Bostic—Lester Leaps in (King)

• Quincy Jones and his Orchestra—Boogie Bossa Nova (Boogie Stop Shuffle) (Mercury)
• ———This is the first of the three ‘shuffle’ songs that open the GO. Quincy Jones’ albums on Mercury range from fabulous to interesting but the great thing is that he got the best jazz musicians available to play on them. For example, on this recording he had Clark Terry and Paul Gonsalves—two cats who worked with Duke Ellington. Plus, Quincy got away with covering this fabulous composition by Charles Mingus. On Jones’ album Big Band Bossa Nova it was called “Boogie Bossa Nova,” but it is really “Boogie Stop Shuffle” from Mingus Ah Um. Others in the orchestra include bassist Chris White, drummer Rudy Collins and pianist Lalo Schifrin—all three were in Dizzy Gillespie’s quintet at the time. In fact, the drummer and bass player also play on the Dizzy track later in our program.
• Big Jay McNeeley—Big Jay Shuffle (Federal)
• Billy Larkin & the Delegates—Harlem Shuffle (Aura)
• Nuggets Mega Mix featuring The Electric Prunes, The Blues Magoos, The Amboy Dukes and The Chocolate Watchband
• ———The above is an exclusive, super-deluxe mega mix developed in the Boogaloo Omnibus Laboratory specifically for this GO Mechanism. Psyche-out, people!

• Melba Moore—The Magic Touch (Kent; UK)
• ———This track may have been an unreleased demonstration recording made by a music publishing company in order to hustle the song. One artist it was pitched to was the Bobby Fuller Four, who did a great version of it. This record was originally pressed as a give-away for a sixties dance night in England. It was subsequently bootlegged, then later issued legally by England’s Kent Records for the Northern Soul market. Melba Moore started her career as a demo singer before she achieved stardom with her R&B and disco records during the seventies and eighties.

• The Fur Ones—El Cacahuate (The Fur Ones)
• ———We don’t remember where we found this track, but The Fur Ones was led by the artist Jon Huck, who painted this episode’s graphic. Huck was once the bass player for the wild punk rock band Thelonious Monster and even sat in as a substitute bassist for a Phast ’n’ Bulbous gig (if you know where that’s at!). He’s still in Los Angeles where he concentrates on his art and has displayed it in galleries and exhibitions. Dig his paintings at the Jon Huck Art website.
• Emil Richards—Opal (October) (from LP Psychedelic Percussion)
• [spoken] Gary Watson—Song of the Dying Gunner (from LP Will It Be So Again? Argo; UK)

• Carlos Campos—Caravana (Musart; Mexico)
• ———Every GO Mechanism contains a version of “Caravan,” the excellent composition by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol. GO 28 is no exception. Carlos Campos was a Mexican band leader whose career lasted from the fifties to the seventies. His music consisted of danzons, pachangas, cha-chas, Afro-Cuban jazz, mambos and all sorts of exotic stuff. His version of “Caravan” is great.
• Marvin Holmes & the Uptights—Ooh Ooh the Dragon (Uni)
• Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers—Weird-O (from album The Jazz Messengers; Columbia/Legacy)
• [spoken] Dylan Thomas—Dawn Raid (from album The Caedmon Collection)

• The Supersonics—Straight to Jazz Soul Head (Peckings)
• ———Upon listening to this track it is pretty obvious that it is a dub version of “The World Is a Ghetto.” The reggae version that this recording was derived from is by The Paragons, a top notch Jamaican vocal group. The Supersonics were a studio backing band that was very prolific, having worked with such artists as Alton Ellis, Hopeton Lewis, Justin Hinds, The Heptones, and many more.
• The Funk Brothers—Pride and Joy (edit) (from album Standing in the Shadows of Motown; Motown)

• James Booker—Smacksie (Peacock)
• ———James Booker was a classically trained musician who was a legend in New Orleans. He was black, homosexual, addicted to heroin, walked with a limp, was a flashy dresser and had only one eye. In spite of all that—maybe because of all that—he was quite possibly one of the greatest keyboard players of our time. “Smacksie” comes to us from 1961.

• The Jaguars—The Beat (Impression; UK)
• ———The parents of a sixteen-year-old guitarist from Worcester, England financed this record, of which only a thousand were pressed by a local record company. The guitarist would eventually make a pretty good name for himself several years later when he formed a group called Traffic and wrote a song called “Feelin’ Alright.” Yeah, the sixteen-year-old kid was Dave Mason.
• Los Mirlos—La Danza de Los Mirlos (Cumbia de los Pajaritos) (Infopesa; Peru)
• Bobby Byrd—Fight Against Drug Abuse (King)
• Mahlathini—Ngizothi Mamakubani (from album King of the Groaners; Earthworks)
• Jimi Hendrix—Third Stone From the Sun [excerpt] (from LP Are You Experienced? Reprise)
• Dick Dale—Third Stone From the Sun [excerpt] (from album Guitar Legend: The Very Best of Dick Dale; Shout Factory)
• The Fleshtones—Screaming Skull (from LP Hexbreaker; I.R.S.)
• Ravi Shankar—Bhimpalasi (from album The Sounds of India; Columbia)
• Charanjit Singh—Hey Mujhe Dil De (from LP Instrumental Film Tunes; Odeon; India)
• Booker T & the M.G.’s—Melting Pot—(from LP Melting Pot; Stax)
• [spoken] Charlie Chaplin—speech from The Great Dictator
• Los Lobos—El Canelo (Son Jarocho) (from album Los Lobos Del Este de Los Angeles)
• Laika & the Cosmonauts—Beat Girl (from album C’mon Do the Laika; Amigo; Finland)
• Eddie & the Hot Rod—Do Anything You Wanna Do [exclusive Boogaloo Omnibus edit] (Island; UK)
• The Dyna-Tones—Skunk Part 1 (Alto)
• Rolling Stones—Commit a Crime (from album Blue and Lonesome; Rolling Stones)
• Stanley Turrentine—Niger Mambo (from album In Memory Of; Blue Note)
• Jesse Fortune—Too Many Cooks (U.S.A)
• The Happenings Four—Boogaloo Boogaloo (Capitol; Japan)

• Donnie Elbert—Along Came Pride (CBS; UK)
• ———Donnie Elbert is an excellent example of a journeyman Rhythm & Blues singer. He cut some smooth R&B ballads with his falsetto voice in the late fifties that did fairly well, especially “What Can I Do” and “Have I Sinned” (both lowrider standards), plus a few jump numbers for DeLuxe Records. Then, in the sixties he released about a dozen singles on nearly that many labels. He lived in England from 1966 to 1969 and recorded there, including a cool rocksteady number called “Baby Please Come Home.” After returning to the States, he hooked up with All Platinum Records where he had the most success; his version of The Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go” was his biggest hit, going to Number 6 R&B and Number 15 Pop. Elbert would cut several Motown-related songs, but the first one he recorded was The Temptations’ “Get Ready” in 1967. It was the A-side to the track we hear in GO 28: “Along Came Pride.” This single was never issued in the U.S. Elbert’s experience as an entertainer was not fun for him and by the end of the seventies he was working a record company.
• Tom Waits—Midtown (from album Rain Dogs; Island)

• Lou Reed/Emily Dickenson—Walk on Nobody (GO Mechanism exclusive mash-up)
• ———The classic bass riff from Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” (played by Herbie Flowers) makes an exquisite backdrop for Nancy Wickwire’s recitation of the famous Emily Dickinson poem.

• The Shangri-Las—Right Now and Not Later (Red Bird)
• ———If this recording sounds like a soul record, well, it kind of is! It was co-produced, arranged and co-written by Robert Bateman, who was employed by Motown Records at that label’s beginning. He helped write “Please, Mr. Postman” for The Marvelettes and it was one of the company’s first major successes. The other producer was Ronald Mosley, who often worked with Bateman in the mid-sixties—including on some of our favorite soul records—and later was one of the founders of Sussex Records. This Shangri-Las song has a definite R&B groove with a tough bass line and prominent tambourine hits and the gals sing it with suitable expressiveness, however, the record only spent two weeks at Number 99 on the Top 100 before it disappeared.
• Pharoah Sanders—The Creator Has a Master Plan (edit) (Impulse)
• Red Crayola—Hurricane Fighter Plane (International Artists)
• Dizzy Gillespie—Theme From The Cool World (from album The Cool World – soundtrack; Philips)

• ***Alec Guinness reads “When the Faces Called Flowers Float Out of the Ground” by e.e. cummings
• [spoken] Alec Guinness was a British Shakespearean actor who had a long, successful career on screen and on stage. He starred in a lot of really good movies, starting in the late forties, and received several awards for his acting abilities. However, these days he is best know for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars trilogy. Somehow, he found the time to make several spoken word albums and we found one. Here he recites an interesting poem by e.e. cummings, one of America’s most important poets. “When the Faces…” is a sort of surrealistic look at the coming of spring.
• Big Mama Thornton—Wade in the Water (Arhoolie)
• Curtis Mayfield—Freddie’s Dead (GO edit) (Curtom)

• Lou Reed—Metal Machine Music * The Amine ß Ring (an electronic instrumental composition) (RCA Victor)
• ———“As way of disclaimer, I am forced to say that, due to stimulation of various centers (remember OOOHHHMMM, etc.), the possible negative contraindications must be pointed out. A record has to, of all things Anyway, hypertense people, etc. possibility of epilepsy (petite mal), psychic motor disorders, etc., etc., etc. My week beats your year” —Lou Reed from liner notes to Metal Machine Music.

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On December 12, Do The 45 took place as scheduled at Quinn’s—that groovy rock and ramen joint on Main Street in Beacon, NY. Because of its close proximity to Christmas, host DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus invited radio personality Vince Vincent to come play a set of rockin’ holiday records. Man, that was a gas—he even showed up in an appropriate green/red outfit and shook jingle bells. That Mr. Vincent really knows how to entertain a crowd.

Meanwhile, Pop and Phast, wearing Santa hats, played their usual trash. Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora gyrated in an artistic manner and was often joined on the raised dance floor by folks mesmerized by the music. Quinn’s was packed with partyin’ patrons who bopped around to the wild beats.

Most of the holiday records played that night were the ones Mr. Vincent played. However, The Phast Man played a handful—including two from 12” LPs that actually spun at 33 1/3 RPM. What a rebel!! Here’s a list of everything he played:

• Iron Butterfly–Evil Temptation (Stateside; France)
• The Ventures–Eight Miles High (Liberty; Japan)
• Les Troggs–You Can’t Beat It (Fontana; France)
• J.J. Cale–It’s a Go-Go Place (Liberty)
• Los Bravos–Goin’ Nowhere (Press)
• Buddy Miles Express–Memphis Train (Mercury)
• The Cheques–In the Groove (Kent; UK)
• Luther Ingram–Ain’t That Nice (Decca)
• The Girls Three – Jess Dot and Me—Baby, I Want You (Chess)
• Lou Christie–Guitars and Bongos (Colpix)
• The Clingers–Gonna Have a Good Time (Columbia)
• A Wild Uncertainty–Man With Money (Planet)
• The Midnight Specials–Hudson Line (Hideout)
• The Juveniles–Bo Diddley (Jerdon)
• The Escorts–Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Fontana)
• Aki Aleong and the Nobles–Body Surf (Festival; Australia)
• The Beatles–Taxman (Capitol)
• The Who–Happy Jack (Decca)
• The Idle Race–Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree (Liberty)
• Billy Lee Riley–Happy Man (Atlantic)
• Gene Vincent–Bird Doggin’ (London; France)
• Heart and Soul–Afterthought (Strive)
• Out Cast–Let’s Go on the Beach (SN Teichiuku; Japan)
• The Ingredients–Please Don’t Leave Me (Toddlin’ Town)
• The Quik–Bert’s Apple Crumble (Deram; UK)
• The Rattles–Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Mercury)
• The Kinks–She’s Got Everything (Reprise)
• The Royal Guardsmen–Snoopy’s Christmas [from LP Snoopy and His Friends; Laurie]
• Michel Polnareff–Time Will Tell (4 Corners of the World)
• Phil Flowers & the Flower Shop–Like a Rolling Stone (A&M)
• The Rolling Stones–Rocks Off [from jukebox EP Exile on Main Street; Atlantic]
• Shades of Blue–Where Did the Good Times Go (Pye; UK)
• Manny Bowsmund & Tito Ramirez with the Chicken Shakers–El Golpe (Antifaz; Spain)
• Nicole Croisille–We Got a Thing (Disc A-Z; France)
• Los Brincos–Baila La Pulga [from EP ¡Brincosis!] (NoVoLa; Spain)
• 5 Gentlemen–Si Tu Reviens Chez Moi (Riviera; France)
• Monique Thubert–Avec Les Oreilles (Barclay; Canada)
• The Angels–Wow Wow Wee (He’s the Boy for Me) (Smash)
• The Rogues–Come On Let’s Go! (Columbia)
• Bocephus–Splish Splash (Verve)
• Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and the Clowns–Silent Night [from LP ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; Ace]
• Link Wray and His Raymen–The Shadow Knows (Swan)
• Count Five–Pretty Big Mouth (Double Shot)
• Los Iberos–Liar Liar (Columbia; Spain)
• Johnny Winter–Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Imperial)
• Los Straitjackets–Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Yep Roc)
• The Ventures–Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Liberty; Japan)

None of these records are for sale.

On December 6, the Shim Sham Shimmy returned to the Salt Box in Kingston for another spinning of wild and rockin’ rekkids! DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were on hand to comply.

Mr. Pop and Mr. Phreddie have comfortably settled into the new DJ format of trading five-song sets. Some of the songs seem to be related—very often they are not. In any case, the records were wild and wooly and they kept the Salt Box punters on their feet and swingin’ all night.

At one point, Mr. Pop turned to Phast and asked, “Where else are you going to hear these records? Nobody’s playing them in any other club in the world!!” He is correct, of course. Only at the Shim Sham Shimmy will you be able to dig, dance and drink to such fabulous records.

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

• The Kingsmen–Dig This (Jalynne)
• King Krooners; Little Rico–School Daze (Excello)
• Vic Thomas–Village of Love (Philips)
• Johnny Copeland–Heebie Jeebies (Paradise)
• Ray Reid–Move It on Over (M-G-M)
• The Chitlins–Next Time You See Me (Pala)
• The Originals–Stick Shift ‘65 (Van)
• Little Sammy Johns and the Eldorados–Doing the Roach (Lifetime)
• The Fascinators–Fried Chicken and Macaroni (Capitol)
• Oliver Morgan–Hold Your Dog (GNP Crescendo)
• Johnny Ace; Johnny Board’s Orch.–No Money (Duke)
• Edgar Blanchard and His Band featuring Roy Montrell–Ricki-Ticki-Too (Specialty)
• The Everly Brothers–Bird Dog (Cadence)
• Elmore James–Shake Your Money Maker (Enjoy)
• Ricky Wynn–Shaking Rolling Boogie (Campbell)
• Vito and the Salutations–I Want You to Be My Baby (Boom)
• Joe Graves–See Saw (Parkway)
• Bill & Will–Goin’ to the River (Checker)
• Eddie Bo–Baby I’m Wise (Apollo)
• The Marcels–Blue Moon (Colpix)
• Roy Orbison & Teen Kings–Go Go Go (Sun)
• Los Teen Tops–Popotitos (Columbia; Mexico)
• Marvin Paul–None of Your Business (Van)
• Richie Moreland–Mailman Blues (Imperial)
• Royale Monarchs featuring Roger Stafford–(Hey) Surfs Up (Dell Star)
• Marty & the Merits–Hey Let’s Twist (Kenilworth)
• The Dothans–Bony Maronie Twist (Heart)
• J. T. Ratliff–Twisting & Shaking (Petal)
• Damal & Rasheed–Twistin’ in the Tub (Great)
• Rocket-Tones–Everybody’s Doin’ the Twist (Operators)
• The Impacs–Your Mama Put the Hurt on Me (King)
• Billy Watkins–I Wanna Know (Chess)
• Al Reed–Sorry About That (Axe)
• Howllin’ Wolf–Howlin’ for My Darling (Chess)
• Eddie “Blues Man” Kirkland–Train Done Gone (Tru-Sound)
• The Wailers–Mashi (Imperial)
• The Crickets–Oh Boy (Brunswick)
• Pierre Laurendeau–La La La La La (Ideal; Canada)
• The Trippers–Keep a Knockin’ (Dot)
• The Golden Nuggets–Surf Everybody (Hawk)
• Mel ‘n Dee–Monkey Shine (Sandy)
• Horace Bailey–Cool Monkey (Delene)
• Freddy Cannon–Everybody Monkey (Swan)
• The Dovells–Stop Monkeyin’ Aroun’ (Parkway)
• The Lollipops–Don’t Monkey With Me (RCA Victor)
• Big Jay McNeely and Band vocal by Little Sonny Warner–Psycho Serenade (Swingin’)
• Wendy Rene–Bar-B-Q (Stax)
• Herman Jones & the Kilts featuring Tony La Mar–Mashed Potatoes (Caynote)
• Isley Brothers–Just One More Time (Atlantic)
• Bo Diddley–Do the Frog (Checker)
• Eddie Kirk–The Grunt (Fortune)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–That Dood It (Federal)
• Don Gardner and Band–Dog Eat Dog (Tifton)
• Jack Harris and the Arabians–Dog Wild (Witch)
• The Rumblers–Bugged (Dot)
• Billy Riley and the Little Green Men–Flying Saucers Rock ‘n’ Roll (Sun)
• Roy Head and the Traits–Teen-Age Letter (Back Beat)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Rip It Up (Decca)
• Big Boy Myles and the Shaw-wees–Who’s Been Fooling You? (Specialty)
• The Terri-Tones–Go (Cortland)
• Eddie Bo–Shake Rock and Soul (Cinderella)
• Huey Smith & the Clowns–He’s Back Again (Constellation)
• Art Neville–Cha Dooky-Doo (Specialty)
• Smiley Lewis–She’s Got Me Hook Line & Sinker (Imperial)
• Roddy Jackson and his Band–Moose on the Loose (Specialty)
• Dick Dale and the Del-Tones–Mr. Eliminator (Capitol)
• The Rhythmaires–Hill’s Concerto (Part One) (Surf)
• The Strangers–Hill Stomp (Titan)
• The Trashmen–Church Key (Sundazed)
• Tito Puente–Loco Bossa Nova (Roulette)
• Les Chats Sauvages–Je Veux Tout Ce Que Tu Veux (Pathé; France)
• Johnny Hallyday–La Faute au Twist (Philips; France)
• Eddie Reardon–Who Is Eddy? (Brunswick)
• Gas Head–You Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone (Paradise)
• Alf Newman–It’s A Gas (Golden 12; Germany)

None of these records are for sale.

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.