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.

On November 14, Do The 45 attendees were in for a special treat: the appearance of Go-Go dancer Vanna Vroom! Or the re-appearance, actually, as Miss Vroom used to dance at all the Do The 45s before the Trump virus closed everything down back in 2020. Back in those days, she lived in close proximation of Beacon—home of Quinn’s, home of Do The 45. She has since moved down south somewhere. So this was a homecoming, of sorts, and a grand one it was. She and the regularly featured Do the 45 Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora made the night a complete joy. The regular Do The 45 DJs, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus did their solid best at playing great records that kept the Go-Go dancers jumping all night. Several of our friends came out for the special occasion, including Karen the Rock’n’Roll Nurse, Stu Millman of The Greyhounds, and Paula & Amanda of the Paula & Amanda Show.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the November Do The 45 Rock’n’Soul dance party:

• The Marketts–Theme from The Avengers (Warner Bros.)
• The Surfmen–The Ghost Hop (Titan)
• The Jaguars–Scat Car Scat (Duchess)
• Travis Wammack–Scratchy (ARA)
• The Ventures–Green Onions (Liberty; France)
• Dan Penn–Willie and the Hand Jive (M-G-M)
• Pink Floyd–Arnold Layne (Columbia; UK)
• Roslyn Kind–The Shape of Things to Come (RCA)
• The Shirelles–Sha-La-La (Scepter)
• The Del-mars–Snacky Poo – Part 1 (Mercury)
• Ronnie Bird–Chante (I Can Only Give You Everything) (Philips; France)
• Dale Kahr & Christy Boughn–Black Is Black (Foggy Love)
• The Hour Glass–Heartbeat (Liberty)
• The Us Four–The Alligator (Rising Sons)
• The Pin-Ups–Looking For Boys (Stork)
• Nancy Sinatra–Run For Your Life (Reprise; France)
• Jacky Moulière–Lam’di Lam’ (Mickey’s Monkey) (Disques Salvador; France)
• Isley Brothers–This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Tamla/Motown)
• The Andrew Oldham Orchestra–I Get Around (Parrot)
• Cliff Richard–Forty Days (Columbia; France)
• The Sharpees–Do the 45 (One-Derful!)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Night Train (King)
• The Sonics–The Witch (instrumental) (Klooks Kleek; UK)
• MC5–Tutti-Frutti (Atlantic; Germany)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (GNP Crescendo)
• The Atlantics–Bombora (CBS; Netherlands)
• Prini–Boogaloo (Beverly; Brazil)
• The Tracers–She Said Yeah (Sully)
• 006–Like What Me Worry (Red Bird)
• The Creation–Making Time (Planet)
• Julian Covey & the Machine–A Little Bit Hurt (Philips)
• Les Problèmes–Il Suffirait d’ Un Rien (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Chocolate Watchband–Sweet Young Thing (Uptown)
• The Dave Clark Five–Concentration Baby (Epic)
• Debra Swisher–You’re So Good to Me (Boom)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Soy Feliz (I Got You) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Big Mama Thornton and Her Houndogs–Wade in the Water (Arhoolie)
• Butlers–She Tried to Kiss Me (All I Could Do Was Run) (Liberty Bell)
• Ray Anthony–C’mon and Swim (Capitol)
• Bobby Freeman–The Duck (Autumn)
• The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale–Batman Theme (Tifton)
• The Baskerville Hounds–Space Rock – Part 2 (Tema)
• Sandy Nelson–Big Noise From the Jungle (Imperial)
• The Defiant Ones–Defiant Drums #2 (Real Fine)
• The Demonstrators–Ultra-Violet (Warner Bros.)
• The Nick Venet Orchestra–Main Theme From Out of Sight (Decca)
• Power of Blue–Cool Jerk (MTA)
• Lee Moses–Day Tripper (Musicor)
• Truman Thomas–Respect (Veep)
• The Pageants–She Is Your Girl (Groove)
• The Surfaris–Psyche-Out (Felsted)
• Jamo Thomas & His Party Brothers Orchestra–I Spy (For the FBI) (Thomas)
• Angie Hester–Bump Step (ABC)

None of these records are for sale.

On the Day after Halloween, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus returned to the Salt Box with host DJ Pete Pop for the November Shim Sham Shimmy. This was sort of cultural whiplash. At the Halloween Smash! Crash! Bash! the Phast One played records mostly from the seventies and after. The next night he was playing mostly records from the early sixties and before! Also, due to the Shimmy’s close proximity to the spooky holiday, several monster-oriented songs were included.

Plus, several attendees came in costume—including our friends Eric & Leyla with their nephew.

In all, it was a fun night—as every night at the Salt Box is fun. Hope to see all the Boogaloo Bag readers at the next Shim Sham Shimmy, which is held on the first Saturday of the month.

Here’s a list of records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the November Shim Sham Shimmy:

• Dave Hamilton and His Peppers–Cooter Bug (Fortune)
• Lee Allen and His Band–Boppin’ at the Hop (Ember)
• The Sherwoods–El Scorpion (Maggie)
• Stan Freberg with the Toads–Wide-Screen Mama Blues (Capitol)
• Albert King–I Get Evil (Bobbin)
• The Wolf Man–Strange (OKeh)
• Kact-Ties–Mr. Were-Wolf (Kape)
• The Frantics–Werewolf (Dolton)
• Randy Fuller–Wolfman (Mustang)
• Johnny Watson–Wolfman (OKeh)
• Bunker Hill–Red Ridin’ Hood and the Wolf (Mala)
• The Cellos–Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) (Apollo)
• Pig Meat Markham–Let’s Have Some Heat (Cosmopolitan)
• El Pauling and Royal Abbit–Come On Let’s Have a Good Time (Federal)
• The Pleasures–If I Had a Little Money (Catch)
• The Bel-Aires–Space Walk (Arc)
• Aaron Neville–Space Man (Parlo)
• Jimmie Haskell and Orchestra–Rockin’ in the Orbit (Space Satellite) (Imperial)
• [no artist listed]–Space Battle (Stories In Sound)
• Mike Adkins–The Invaders Are Here (RCA Victor)
• Roy Lee Johnson–Busybody (OKeh)
• Junior Wells–You Oughta Quit That (Bright Star)
• Eldridge Holmes–Popcorn Pop Pop (Alon)
• Alvin Cash–Poppin’ Popcorn (Toddlin’ Town)
• Supremes–Buttered Popcorn (Tamla)
• Troy Thompson Band–1-2-3 (Dee Dee)
• Little Caesar and the Romans–Popeye One More Time (Del-Fi)
• Freddy King and His Orchestra–Double Eyed Wammy (King)
• Millie Rodgers–There You Go (Ultima)
• Roberto Carlos–Gato Negro (CBS; Mexico)
• Los Babys–Jinetes en el Cielo (Peerless; Mexico)
• The Castle Kings–You Can Get Him – Frankenstein (Atlantic)
• Eddie Thomas–Frankenstein Rock (Spinning)
• The Four Comets; Rock Ragge vocal–Ball-Room Baby [from EP The Blue Comets Vol. 2] (Discs Vogue; France)
• Los Teen Tops–La Plaga (Columbia; Argentina)
• Ray Charles–Early in the Morning (Atlantic)
• The Goodtimers–Twistin’ Train (Epic)
• Johnny Angel & the Halos–The Mashed Potato Stomp (Felsted)
• Little Alfred with Berry Cups–The Mashed Potatoes Back Again (Lyric)
• Lulu & the Luvers–Shout (Decca; UK)
• The Who–Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Decca)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Electricity (Buddah; UK)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Going Back Home (Chess)
• Larry Liggett–Ma Ma Yoquiero Mambo (Chess)
• Josephine Premice–Hollywood Calypso [from EP Calypso] (Disques Vogue; France)
• Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra–Rock ‘n Roll (Mercury)
• Willie Dixon and the Big Wheels–Uncle Willie’s Got a Thing Going On (Federal)
• Roberto Carlos–Noite de Terror [from EP Canta Para Juventude – Vol. III] (Discos CBS; Brazil)
• The Regents–Barbara-Ann (Gee)
• El Toro et les Cyclones–Vingtième Étage (Vogue; France)
• Eddie Cochran–Latch On [from EP Pink-Peg Slacks] (Rockstar; UK)
• Clint Miller–Bertha Lou (ABC-Paramount)
• Mindy Lee–Let’s Go (Seg-Way)
• Little Richard–Heeby-Jeebies (Specialty)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• The Zanies–The Blob (Era)
• Robert Ward–I Will Fear No Evil (Groove City)
• The Astors–In the Twilight Zone (Stax)
• The Phonetics–Ghosts (Trudel)
• Lacy Gibson–I Am Gonna’ Unmask the Batman (Repetto)
• The Nite-Niks–Shawnee (Lawn)
• Esquerita–Esquerita and the Voola (Capitol)
• Hully Gully Boys–Yabba (Amy)
• Ronnie Cook & the Gaylads–The Goo Goo Muck (Audan)
• Count Yates with Orch. & Chimpanzee–Chimpanzee (Regis)
• King Coleman–The Boo Boo Song (Part 1) (King)
• Henri Salvador–Le Martien (The Martian Hop) (Disques Salvador; France)
• James Red Holloway–Ala Carte (Mad)
• The Apaches–Geronimo (Mercury)
• Jan Davis–Watusi Zombie (Holiday)
• Los Johnny Jets–Dracula A Go Go (Discos Columbia)
• Merv Griffin–House of Horrors (Mercury)
• The Holidays–Deacon Brown vs. the Devil (Galaxy)
• The Jay-Hawks with Earl Palmer and Band–The Creature (From Outer Space) (Aladdin)
• Johnny Cale–Shock Hop (Mercury)
• Link Wray and His Raymen–The Shadow Knows (Swan)
• Jessie Hill–Chip Chop (My Fair Lady) (Downy)
• Johnny Watson–Johnny Guitar (Arvee)
• John Lee Hooker–Doin’ the Shout (ABC)
• Bonzo Dog Band–Slush (United Artists)

None of these songs are for sale!