Uptown Getdown DJs: Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, Honey Dew Sue, Peanut Butter Brown.

The Uptown Getdown is a fairly recent excursion into the soul dance scene, hosted by our pal Peanut Butter Brown. It is held uptown in Harlem and, although it is a groovy thing, it has had about four or five different locations each time it has taken place. On Thursday November 13, it swung at a bar called Camaradas way up First Avenue at 115th Street. It’s a very hip joint that serves very excellent empenadas, along with the usual frothy drinks. On this cold and rainy evening, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was guest DJ, along with Honey Dew Sue and the host, Mr. Peanut Butter—who, at midnight celebrated his birthday! The DJs kept the room warm by playing hot soul records all night long.

And because we were in Spanish Harlem, our pal Alex De Laszlo dropped by to play some sweet Latin Soul records, which spiced up the evening considerably.

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Uptown Getdown (some with youtubes links!:

• The Panic Buttons–Come Out Smokin’ (Gamble)
• Joe Swift’s Internationals–Boo-Ga-Loo Party (Onacrest)
• Harold and Connie–Bugaloo Party (Carnival)
• Trade Martin–Moanin’ (RCA Victor)
• The Patti-Cakes–Peas Porridge (Revue)
• Linda Lyndell–Bring Your Love Back to Me (Volt)
• Terry & Marsha–It’s a Possibility (Champ)
• The Four Tempos–Come on Home (Rampart)
• Eddie Holland–Baby Shake (Motown)
• Don Fletcher–I’m So Glad (Peacock)
• Paul Sindab–I’m Up Tight (Hype)
• Sammy Ward–Don’t Take It Away (Tamla)
• Eddie Jefferson–Psychedelic Sally (Prestige)
• The Jewels–Papa Left Mama Holding the Bag (Dynamite)
• The Maytals–Sweet and Dandy (Mango)
• Dyke and the Blazers–Funky Bull Pt. I (Original Sound)
• Lonnie Brooks–The Flip Pt. 1 (U.S.A.)
• Lonnie Smith–Move Your Hand Part I (Blue Note)
• Clarence Green and the Rhythmaires–Ground Hog (Duke)
• Sam Cooke–Twistin’ the Night Away (RCA Victor)
• The Stylettes–On Fire (Cameo)
• The Volcanoes–A Lady’s Man (Arctic)
• Rocky Roberts y las Pirañas–No Regreses a Mi (Gama; Mexico)
• The Gladiators–Girl Don’t Make Me Wait (Direction; UK)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Shhhhhhhh (For a Little While) (King)
• The Valentinos–It’s All Over Now (SAR)
• The Corvells–He’s So Fine (Lu Pine)
• Dusty Springfield–Go Ahead On (Philips; UK)
• Peaches & Herb–Satisfy My Hunger (Date)
• Bobby White–It’s a Great Life (Kent)
• Laurel Aitken with the Blue Beats–Railroad Track (Blue Beat; UK)

None of these records are for sale.

The Boog swings at the Uptown Getdown!

Photos by Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and DJ Shakey swing at the DYNAGROOVE!

DYNAGROOVE in October is always a gas. The 2014 one, held on the tenth, was no exception. Teddy’s Bar & Grill was filled early with folks celebrating a birthday, diggin’ the scene and eating the fine food. Why do you think they call it the “DYNAGROOVE?” Because folks dine on Teddy’s excellent cuisine and groove to the swingin’ sounds provided by host DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. Special guest DJ was DJ Shakey, a most professional sort who played some super fabulous funk, soul, and jumpin’ jazz records for the DYNAGROOVE faithful. DJ Shakey has been an important component of the NYC vinyl DJ scene for quite some time, having DJ’d some boss parties (Rubulad, House of Yes, Dubday Mondays, Subway Soul Club, etc); hosts Shakey’s Record Fair; and is co-host of Warper Party Radio Extravaganza, an experimental music and audio art web program. DJ Shakey made provided excellent audio art of her own as she spun cool records while The Phast Man chowed down on Teddy’s famous Friday night fish fry!

For his part, The Boog played more cover songs than usual, in five different languages, and included three songs by Paul Revere & the Raiders in honor of Revere’s recent passing.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phredie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the DYNAGROOVE:

• The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny–Quiet Village (Liberty)
• King Curtis–On Broadway (Atco)
• Gene Pitney–Just One Smile (Musicor)
• John McFarland Sextet–Forbidden (United Artists)
• Freddie Mitchell–Freddie’s New Calypso (ABC-Paramount)
• The Jeremy Steig Quartet–Oleo (Columbia)
• Funkadelic–I Wanna Know if It’s Good to You (Westbound)
• Grant Green—Sookie, Sookie (Blue Note)
• Bobby Christian, the Man with a Sound–Caravan (Stepheny)
• Major Lance–Rhythm (OKeh)
• The Quartette Tres Bien–Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing (Decca)
• The Monkees–Oh My, My (Colgems)
• Grace Slick and the Great Society–Sally Go ’Round the Roses (Columbia)
• Count Basie–A Square at the Round Table (Power)
• Quincy Jones and His Orchestra–A Hard Day’s Night (Mercury)
• Paul Revere and the Raiders–Sometimes (Columbia)
• Henry Mancini–Banzai Pipeline (RCA Victor)
• Rosemary Clooney–Mangos (Columbia)
• Max Romeo & the Upsetters–One Step Forward (Island)
• Al Green–I Can’t Get Next to You (Hi)
• Studio 11–Money Can’t Buy My Love (Qualiton; Hungary)
• The Blazers featuring Dave “Baby” Cortez on organ–Skins and Sounds (Winley)
• I New Dada–Lady Jane (Bluebell; Italy)
• Booker T. & the MG’s–Eleanor Rigby (Stax; Spain)
• Chet Atkins–Teensville (RCA Victor)
• The Renegades–Cadillac (Norton)
• Clifford Brown–Hymn of the Orient (Blue Note)
• Hugh Masekela–Norwegian Wood (M-G-M)
• Sly and the Family Stone–Everybody Is a Star (Epic)
• James Brown–Giitin’ a Little Hipper (Part 2) (King)
• Paulo Alencar and His Brazilian All-Stars–Zirigdoom – Bossa Nova (Atco)
• Jimmy Smith–Respect (Verve)
• The Jazz Crusaders–Get Back (World Pacific Jazz)
• Les Mersey’s–Jolie Rita (Super 4; Canada)
• The Ronettes–Do I Love You? (Philles)
• The Beach Boys–Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Capitol)
• Leticia Estrada–La Burbuja (Musart; Mexico)
• The Maytals–Sweet and Dandy (Mango)
• ZZ en de Maskers–Ik Bedoel ’T Altijd Zo Goed (Artone; Netherlands)
• Richard Anthony–Baby (Out of Time) (Pathé; Canada)
• Los Johnny Jets–Juntos y Felices (Happy Together) (Discos Columbia)
• Lalo Schifrin–Mission: Impossible (Dot)
• Candy and the Kisses–Out in the Streets Again (Scepter)
• Paul Revere and the Raiders–Blue Fox (Columbia)
• Roy Meriwether Trio–Soup and Onions (Columbia)
• Maxine Brown–Plum Outa Sight (Epic)
• Brenda Hall–Oh Eddy My Baby (Loma)
• Sounds Nice featuring Tim Mycroft on organ–Love You Too (Rare Earth)
• The Left Bank–I’ve Got Something (Smash)
• Hoyt Axton–San Fernando (Colgems)
• Jimmie Haskell–The James Bond Theme (Capitol)
• Jay Berliner–Stickball (Mainstream)
• Myron & E with the Soul Investigators–(Free Delivery From) The Pot Club Part 1 (Nite Club)
• Fela Ransome-Kuti & the Africa ’70–Shakara Oloje (Editions Makossa International)
• Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers–How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (Soul)
• Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra–Babalú (RCA Victor)
• Dennis Coff & the Lyman Woodward Trio–It’s Your Thing (Maverick)
• Jimmy Cliff–Guns of Brixton (Collective Sounds; UK)
• Jacob Miller–Shakey Girl (Joe Gibbs Record Globe; Jamaica)
• Brentford Road All Stars–Love at First Sight (Studio 1; Jamaica)
• Don Wilkerson–Camp Meetin’ (Blue Note)
• Jose Luis y Los Maloos–Confesiones de Media Noche (Cap Latino)
• Les Lionceaux–Quatre Garçons Dans Le Vent (A Hard Day’s Night) (Fontana; Canada)
• The Premiers–So Fine (Warner Bros.)
• Tommy James & the Shondells–Ya! Ya! (Roulette)
• Steve Alaimo–Everyday I Have to Cry (Checker)
• Marlena Shaw–California Soul (Cadet)
• The Second Coming–I Feel Free (Steady)
• The Red Coats–Shimmy Shimmy Walk (Fraternity)
• Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers–Hold on I’m Coming (Parlophone; UK)
• The Lords–Que Sera (Columbia; Germany)
• Las Moskas–Llorando Como Nino (CBS; Mexico)
• Palito Ortega–Poco Puedo Darte (A Little Bit Me a Little Bit You) (RCA Victor)
• Paul Revere and the Raiders–Hungry (Columbia)
• Ox-Bow Incident–Reach Out (Smash)
• Les Aristocrates–Je Ne Vois Qu’elle (Choc!; Canada)
• Teddy Randazzo–Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo (ABC-Paramount)
• Jock Mitchell–Work With Me Annie (Impact)
• The Newbeats–Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) (Hickory)
• The Supremes–When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (Motown)
• Celia Cruz/Tito Puente–Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (Tico)
• Hopetown Lewis–Working It Down to the Bone (Dynamic; Jamaica)
• Lynn Hope–The Scrunch (Aladdin)

None of these records are for sale. Photos by Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner. Click on them and they will magically big-O-fi!!

Phast Phreddie pheasts on the Phriday night phish phry at the DYNAGROOVE!!

Boog and Boing bop at the Magic of Juju!

THE MAGIC OF JUJU was a groovy funk night, brought to you by the boss folks who run WANG DANG DOODLE Productions, that was held on September 26 at The Commodore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Hosted by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, it featured the super tuff funk records of our pal DJ McBoing Boing. He is one of the city’s finest DJs, a very hip artist (he had a show in Chicago this summer), and a dealer of cool records (he has a hustle on ebay). The Boogaloo Bag writers are always happy to see him, and even happier when he is spinning records. So he was asked to swing at the JUJU, and he did so in a major way, playing records so funky that the Commodore chef came out of the kitchen to borrow some grease!

The evening was most definitely enhanced with the appearance of some of The Devil-Ettes, that fruggin’ dance troupe from ’Frisco that was in town for a series of shows. Those gals heated the place up with some fine dancin’ and prancin’ as The Boog and McBoing Boing spun hot funk and hard soul records all night long.

Here’s a list of the 45s played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at THE MAGIC OF JUJU:

The Boog samples the frothy Commodore house drink!

• Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band–Taurus (Sussex)
• The J.B.s–The Grunt (Part 1) (King)
• Funkadelic–Funky Dollar Bill (Westbound)
• Roy Lee Johnson & the Villagers–The Dryer (Part I) (Stax)
• Bow-Legs Miller and Friends–It’s Bump Time (Select-O-Hit)
• Marvin Sims–Sweet Thang (Karen)
• Hot Chocolate–Good for the Gander (Cleveland)
• The Del-Tones featuring James “Mr. Piano” Booker–Everybody’s Doin Sumthin (Ace)
• The Meters–Stretch Your Rubber Band (Josie)
• Tom Dooley & His Lovelights–Tight Rope (TRX)
• Lyn Collins (The Female Preacher)–Give It Up or Turnit A Loose (People)
• Ohio Players–Love Rollercoaster (Mercury)
• Earl Van Dyke–Runaway Child Running Wild (Soul)
• Rodger Collins–Foxy Girls in Oakland (Galaxy)
• Bobby Byrd–I Know You Got Soul (King)
• Freddie & the Kinfolk–Mashed Potato Pop Corn (Dade)
• Mad Dog & the Pups–Hip Squeeze (Magic City)
• The T.S.U. Toronadoes–My Thing Is a Moving Thing (Volt)
• Bobby Patterson–My Thing Is Your Thing (Come and Get It) (Jetstar)
• George Torrence & the Naturals–(Mama Come Quick and Bring Your) Lickin’ Stick (Shout)
• Al Brown–Here I Am Baby (Come and Take Me) (Tit for Tat)
• Jay Berliner–Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Mainstream)
• Elijah and the Ebonies–Hot Grits!!! (Capsoul)
• Lou Courtney–Hot Butter ‘n All – Part 1 (Hurdy-Gurdy)
• Eldridge Holmes–Pop Popcorn Children (Atco)
• Quincy Jones–Money Runner (Reprise)
• Grupo Santa Cecilia–Africa Bump (Orfeon)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• The Vibrettes–Humpty Dump Pt. 1 (Lujon)
• The Wailers–Get Up Stand Up (Island)
• O’Jays–For the Love of Money (Philadelphia International)
• Johnny Griffith accompanied by Billy Sha-Rae’s Band–Do It (Triple B)
• Untouchable Machine Shop–Machine Shop – Part 2 (Wavelength)
• The Turnarounds–Soul Walk (Tangerine)
• Joey Gilmore–Do It to Me One More Time (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
• Al Green–Get Back Baby (Hi)
• The Fabulous Shalimars–Funky Line – Part 1 (Rack)
• Gene Anderson–The Devil Made Me Do It (Westbound)
• Jesse Henderson–The Gator (Gold Dust)
• King Solomon (with the Lad Teens Band)–Louisiana Groove (Cadillac)
• Count Sidney & His Dukes–Do Your Stuff (Goldband)
• Explosions–Hip Drop (Gold Cup)
• The Tenth Dymentions–The Bushman (Sapphire)
• Joseph Henry–Who’s the King? (You Know That’s Me) (Desco)
• Bobby Byrd–Back From the Dead (International Brothers)
• The Eddy Jacobs Exchange–Pull My Coat (Columbia)
• The Meters–Hand Clapping Song (Josie)
• Bobby Williams and his Orchestra–Funky Super Fly – Pt. 1 (Duplex)
• Isley Brothers–Keep on Doin’ (T-Neck)
• Charles Wright–(Well I’m) Doin’ What Cums Naturally Part 1 (Dunhill)
• Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co.–Shot Down (Daptone)
• Curtis Mayfield–(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going to Go (Curtom)
• Lavell Hardy–Don’t Loose Your Groove (Rojac)
• Gi Gi–Daddy Love (Part 1) (Sweet)
• King Solomon’s Advisers–The Tight Rope (Ghetto)
• Chairman of the Board–Life & Death (invictus)
• The Rascals–Jungle Walk (Columbia)
• The Dapps featuring Alfred Ellis–Bringing Up the Guitar (King)
• Rufus Thomas–Hot Grits (AVI)
• Wee Willie Mason–Funky Funky (Hot Pants) (Jay-Walking)
• Vicki Anderson–If You Don’t Give Me What I Want (I Gotta Get It Some Other Place) (King)
• The Nite-Liters–Serenade for a Jive Turkey (RCA)

None of these records are for sale.

Here are a couple photos of The Devil-Ettes having a ball at the MAGIC OF JUJU. All photos are by Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner. Click on them and they will magically Big-O-Fi.

The Devil-Ettes swing at The Magic of Juju!

The Devil-Ettes continue to swing at The Magic of Juju!

The Devil-Ettes are a fabulously frugging dance troupe of foxy female fun! Watch them shake and shimmy with synchronized moves to boss sixties grooves: sort of like a high school drill team gone Go-Go! Naturally, the girls hail from San Francisco—America’s home of high-art-meets-high-camp! The Boogaloo Bag writers have witnessed the glory of The Devil-Ettes several times as the group appears regularly at Tiki Oasis.

Boss Jock Rex Doane, of radio station WFMU.

The gals invaded New York City for four days in September, starting with their Dance Party Au Go-Go—a meet and greet and watusi event at the Beauty Bar in Manhattan on Thursday the 25^th. A couple of boss DJs were required, so The Devil-Ettes enlisted the bossest: Rex Doane, whose Saturday afternoon radio show—Fool’s Paradise on WFMU—is the greatest two hours of sonic mayhem imaginable. Rex played a number of hot frantic tracks—the kind that made him famous. Also on hand was Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, who supplied a solid Sixties Go-Go beat. At various appropriate times, The Devil-Ettes performed some of their spectacular routines. Can you spell S-W-I-M?

On the Friday, The Devil-Ettes put on an impromptu show at a Brooklyn bar, and then danced the night away at The Magic of Juju—a funk fest hosted by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Commodore (more on that in our next post!). On the Saturday the gals took part in the New York Burlesque Festival. Then on Sunday, they swung at the Church of Titillation. These gals don’t stop! If they come to your town, make sure you make the scene.

Here’s a list of the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at The Devil-Ettes Dance Party Au Go-Go:

• The Mohawks–Mony Mony (Sir J.J.; UK)
• Wynder K. Frog–I’m a Man (United Artists)
• The Liberty Belles–Shing-A-Ling Time (Shout)
• Dorothy Berry–Shindig City (Planetary)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• [unknown singer]–I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy (Munster; Spain)
• Jacky Mouliére–Danse le Birdland (Disques Salvador; France)
• Sandy Nelson–Treat Her Right (Imperial)
• The Sheep–I Feel Good (Boom)
• Powers of Blue–Cool Jerk (MTA)
• Ray Anthony–C’mon and Swim (Capitol)
• Mel Taylor–Bang Bang Rhythm (Warner Bros.)
• Tony Mottoloa–Tequila (Project 3)
• The Golden Toadstools–Silly Savage (Minaret)
• Billie Davis–I Want You to Be My Baby (London)
• Herbie Mann–Scratch (Atlantic)
• The Cincinnati Music Co.–Let’s Do the Thing (Kapp)
• Sandy Nelson–Drums A Go-Go (Liberty; Germany)
• Jacky Mouliére–Lam’di Lam’ (Mickey’s Monkey) (Disques Salvador; France)
• Tony & Tyrone–Turn It On (Columbia)
• Loose Ends–Tax Man (Decca; UK)
• Ricardo Ray–Nitty Gritty (Alegre)
• Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers–Sock It to ‘Em J.B. – Part I (Like)
• Wild Bill Davis–Breaking Out – Part 2 (RCA Victor)
• Mongo Santamaria–The Now Generation (Columbia)
• Jack Costanzo Mr. Bongo–Chicken and Rice (Discomoda; Colombia)
• La Lupe–Touch Me (Roulette)
• The Moon People–Hippy Skippy Moon Strut (Opus #1) (Roulette)
• [no artist listed]–Dance the Slurp (7-Eleven)
• The Happy Cats–These Boots Are Made for Walking (Omack)
• The Countdown Five–Shaka Shaka Na Na (Cobblestone)
• Shadows of Knight–Shake (Team)
• Marty Manning & the Cheetahs–Tarzan (Tarzan’s March) (CBS; UK)
• The Combinations–Bump Ball! (RCA Victor)
• The Cooperettes–Shing-A-Ling (Brunswick)
• The Delltones–Gimme Some Lovin’ (Capitol)
• Rocki Lane and the Gross Group–Santa Soul (Epic)

None of these records are for sale.

Below are more photos of The Devil-Ettes. Click on them and they will Big-O-Fi!

The Fleshtones!

The Fleshtones have been called “America’s Garage Band.” The Boogaloo Bag hereby postulates that The Fleshtones are THE WORLD’S GARAGE BAND! The group’s appeal is universal. The band even records songs in French and Spanish. Indeed, the group will be touring in Europe around the time this is posted. Correct us if we are wrong, but this group is the only one, born from the mid-seventies NYC punk scene (though never really embraced by it) that has continued to perform and make records since the band’s inception. There has been a book written about them (Sweat) and a documentary made about them (Pardon Us for Living but the Graveyard Is Full). It is one of the great mysteries of the universe that this group is not playing sold-out shows three weeks in a row at Madison Square Garden.

Instead, The Fleshtones played Coco 66, one of our favorite Brooklyn rock clubs, on Friday September 19, 2014—with opening acts The Garden State Social Club and Sean Coleman & the Quasars, with DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, who played records before, between and after the bands.

The Garden State Social Club

The show kicked off in and insanely righteous manner with The Garden State Social Club—a wacked out bunch of kids who performed mostly (if not all) cover songs, but in a revved up, modified manner. The group featured our pals Crystal Durant and Lynne Von Pang on vocals and guitarist Mike Edison, who supplied a boss Theremin solo in the middle of “River Deep Mountain High.” The group’s sound includes a baritone saxophonist (Steve Greenfield, who also plays with The Fleshtones).

Sean Coleman & the Quasars

Sean Coleman & the Quasars were also cool, and also included a baritone saxophonist. The Quasars have a cool rockabilly-influenced sound, but the addition of the reed instrument adds a hot R&B spice. Sean Coleman’s gritty vocal is sufficiently snot-nosed-sounding enough to be considered in garage/punk territory. In other words, this band rocks!

The whole evening was delightfully wild, with The Fleshtones playing an especially enthusiastic set of classic, as well as new, Super Rock originals and a few covers. Perhaps the night was so electrically charged because three of the band members—Peter Zaremba, Keith Streng and Bill Milhizer—all have birthdays within a few days of the gig. (Can you believe it? Peter Zaremba has turned 60!!!!)

After about an hour and a half of pure, unadulterated Fleshtones mania, the band came off the stage. When it returned for its well-deserved encore, a cake was produced to celebrate the birthdays (yummy carrot cake). The band then played for another 45 minutes in order to continue the celebration, which only ended when the band marched out of the club. The Fleshtones may be getting old, but they have not slowed down one bit, and this was among one of the finest shows The Boogaloo Bag writers ever witnessed!

(Don’t be shut out; The Fleshtones will be playing with Los Straight Jackets at the Bell House on Halloween. Get your tickets NOW!)

The following is a list of the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at this magnificent event:

• The Johnny Gibson Trio–Swanky (Laurie)
• Bill Justis and His Orchestra–Flea Circus (Philips)
• Ian Whitcomb & Bluesville–Fizz (Tower)
• Aesops Fables–I’ve Got Troubles (Atco)
• Hoyt Axton–Double Double Dare (Vee Jay)
• Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson–We Got Our Bag (SSS International)
• Mogen David & the Grapes of Wrath–Little Girl Gone (Norton)
• Flavor–Heart-Teaser (Columbia)
• Neal Ford and the Fanatics–(I’ve Got A) Brand New Girl (Hickory)
• The Midnight Rebels–Groovin’ Is Easy (Mr.)
• Chosen Few–Nobody But Me (Autumn)
• The Detours–Who Do You Love (Atco)
• Les Hou-Lops–Pas Besoin D’un Docteur (I Don’t Need No Doctor) (Apex)
• The Chambermen–Shotgun II (Amigo)
• Del Shannon–From Me to You (Big Top)
• Jimmy Gordon–Test Pattern (Challenge)
• Butterfield Blues Band–Come On In (Elektra)
• The Bubble Puppy–Hot Smoke & Sasafrass (international Artists)
• Walter Vandell–The Charge – Part 2 (Tempo)
• Nino Ferrer–Le Telefon (Riviera; Canada)
• Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas–I’ll Be Doggone (Imperial)
• The Buffalo Springfield–Mr. Soul (Atco)
• The Doors–Soul Kitchen (Elektra)
• Masking Sound–Une Fille Comme Ca (Trans-Canada; Canada)
• Count Five–Teeny Bopper Teeny Bopper (Double Shot)
• The Fortunes–Fire Brigade (United Artists)
• Billy Lee Riley–Valley of the Dolls (Mojo)
• Dion & the Wanderers–Two Ton Feather (Columbia)
• Harbinger Complex–I Think I’m Down (Brent)
• The Tow-Away Zone–Searchin’ (Epic)
• The Searchers–I Can Tell (Mercury)
• The Champs–Switzerland (Challenge)
• Sayre – The Vacant Lot–Don’t You Just Know It (Ltd.)
• Cliff Richard & the Shadows–Do You Want to Dance (Columbia; UK)
• Demetriss Tapp–Ring Dang Doo (Brunswick)
• Los Bravos–La Moto (Columbia; Spain)
• Los Canarios–Get on Your Knees (Calla)
• Levon and the Hawks–He Don’t Love You (And He’ll Break Your Heart) (Atco)
• ? & the Mysterians–Girl (You Captivate Me) (Cameo)
• The Pussycats–I Want Your Love (Columbia)
• Small Faces–Whatcha Gonna Do About It (Decca; UK)
• Thee Headcoats–Fatback (Munster; Spain)
• Bo Diddley–Gun Slinger (Checker)
• The Candy Johnson Show featuring Candy Johnson’s Exciters–Hound Dog (Canjo)
• Vince Taylor and His Playboys–Brand New Cadillac (Chiswick; UK)
• Rico and the Ravens–Don’t You Know (Rally)
• The Kingsmen–The Climb (Wand)
• Roy Head–You’re (Almost) Tuff (Back Beat)
• The Pacers featuring Bobby Crafford–Diddley Diddley Daddy (Razoback)
• The Clungels–Do the Dog (Artone; Netherlands)
• Just Brothers–Sliced Tomatoes (Music Merchant)
• Albert Collins–Thaw-Out (Hall)
• Combo Kings–Do the Slow Fizz (Jamie)
• The Wolf Men–Watusi Beat (Bobbette)
• The Premiers–Get Your Baby (Faro)
• The Wailers–Mau Mau (Golden Crest)
• The Roamers–I Want Candy (Hit)
• Alvin Cash & the Crawlers–Twine Time (Mar-V-Lus)
• The Remo Four–Mickey’s Monkey (Star-Club; Germany)
• Ricardo Ray–Mony Mony (Alegre)
• The Ikettes–Da Doo Ron Ron (Modern)
• Tina Britt–Sookie Sookie (Veep)
• The Del-Rays–Fortune Teller (Atco)
• The Blazers with Li’l Ray Armstrong–Boom Boom (Empire)
• The Animals–Don’t Bring Me Down (M-G-M)
• Randy & the Radiants–My Way of Thinking (Sun)
• The Pastel Six–The Milkshake (Zen)
• The Bonniwell Music Machine–Bottom of the Soul (Warner Bros.)
• The Mystery Trend–Johnny Was a Good Boy (Verve)
• The Pickwicks–Little by Little (Warner Bros.)
• Les Problèmes–Si c’est la nuit (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Blues Project–I Can’t Keep From Crying (Verve Folkways)
• Jackie & the Cedrics–Silent Night Rumble (Norton)

None of these records are for sale.

On the pictures of The Fleshtones below, click on them to make them Big-O-Fied!

Tiki Svengali Otto Von Stroheim and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at Tiki Oasis!

How many times must it be said: Tiki Oasis is the most fabulous event of its kind known to man. Four nights and three days of folks dressed in loud, wildly-colored flower shirts and skirts, sipping rum drinks, diggin’ groovy, mid-century tiki culture, boss music and each other. Hosted by our pals Otto and Baby Doe Von Stroheim, it is held every August at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego. Tiki Oasis is the biggest tiki show on earth. This year it was held on August 14, 15, 16 and 17 and it featured such great musical acts as Davie Allan & the Arrows; The Satin Chaps (from Portland, OR), who also backed the legendary bongo player Preston Epps; The El Vez Revue; The Martini Kings; The Standells and Love Revisted with Johnny Echols; among many others.

With the beatnik theme this year—officially Beat Tiki—Phast Phreddie’s poetry-with-a-beat group of the late eighties Phast ‘n’ Bulbous was asked to reform and perform. Phast has been to Tiki Oasis several times and often DJ’s, too—and it is always a gas. However, since he was scheduled to perform with Phast ‘n’ Bulbous, thus having to schlep his semi-trusty, getting’ rusty C-melody saxophone all the way to San Diego, he really didn’t want to have to lug around a box of old 45s, too. So he initially balked when Otto asked him to DJ the party at the Bali Hai Restaurant—a swingin’ tiki-themed eatery on Shelter Island in San Diego—on the first night of Tiki Oasis. Otto was insistent, though and suggested that he bring some of his own records for the Phastman to DJ with. Well, who can refuse that—certainly not Phast Phreddie!

As it turned out, His Phastness was able to tote a box of about 55 45s with him on the plane. Good thing, too. Whereas the indoor party is often a chill-out zone (while hot surf music is played on the nearby outdoor stage), this time many tiki enthusiasts felt uppity and wanted to dance. The records that Otto packed contained mostly beatnik records, jazz, exotica—some great things and some of them got played early in the set. But once the freaky tiki folk signaled they wanted a hotter beat, The Boog was able to provide it.

The beatnik theme necessitated the inclusion of like-themed records, and records containing bongos; also, jazz records: bebop, modern and mod. It is largely the latter style that got the excitable tiki folk dancing and carrying on. Among Otto’s records that the Phastman played were those by Herbie Mann, Les Baxter, Dave Brubeck and a few others that have been lost in the brain freeze caused by a virgin peña colada. One of the highlights of the evening was a gang of folk in a rumba line, kickin’ it up to “La Burbuja” by Leticia Estrada, a cumbia-flavored version of the theme to “The Blob!”

Around 11:30, an event manager informed Phast Phreddie that the party would end in ten minutes. He was down to his last couple of records, and, indeed, pulled out the Benny Poole record to play again! Everything worked out!

Here is a list of the records (the ones that he brought) played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Lanai Bar in the Bali Hai on the opening night of Tiki Oasis 2014:

• Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins with Lou Stein at the piano–Little Red Riding Hood (A Grimm Fairy Tale for Hip Kids) (Brunswick)
• Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys–Oop-Bop Sh-Bam [from EP I Remember Bud Powell] (Int’l Records; Italy)
• Richard Pine–Beatnik Bill (Crystalette)
• Quincy Jones Orchestra–Harlem Drive/Rack ‘Em Up (Mercury)
• Babs Gonzalez–Cool Whalin’ #2 (JAB)
• Chilo Moran y su Conjunto–Oh Oh La-La (RCA Victor)
• Jack Costanzo and his Afro-Cuban Band–Chopsticks Mambo (G.N.P.)
• Slim Gaillard–Yep Roc Heresay (Era)
• The string bass of Charles Mingus with accompaniment–Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Part I) (Atlantic)
• René Touzet and His Orchestra–El Loco Cha Cha (Amarren Al Loco) (G.N.P.)
• Bob McFadden and Dor–The Beat Generation (Brunswick)
• King Pleasure, vocal–Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (Prestige)
• Cal Tjader–My Little Red Book (Skye)
• The Thelonious Monk Quartet–Bye-Ya (Columbia)
• Sal Mayo with Teo Macero and the Orch.–Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti) (Columbia)
• The Coasters–Soul Pad (Date)
• Dizzy Gillespie–Good Bait (Philips)
• Les Elgart and His Orchestra–Voo Doo Drums (Columbia)
• Earl Grant–House of Bamboo (Decca)
• Xavier Cugat–Watermelon Man (Mercury)
• Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and His Clowns–Beatnik Blues (Ace)
• Jack Costanzo–I Got a Bongo (Liberty)
• Ninapinta and his Bongos and Congas–(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Decca)
• Tamiko Jones with Herbie Mann–Day Tripper (Atlantic)
• Cal Tjader–Soul Sauce (Gaucha Guaro) (Verve)
• Freddie McCoy–Summer in the City (Prestige)
• Jimmy Smith–Chain of Fools (Part I) (Verve)
• Woody Herman–I Can’t Get Next to You (Cadet)
• Mongo Santamaria–I Got You (I Feel Good) (Columbia)
• James Brown & the Famous Flames–Bring It Up (King)
• Hully Gully Boys–Yabba (Amy)
• Lou Christie–Guitars and Bongos (Colpix)
• Frankie Brent–Bangin’ on the Bongo (Cameo)
• The Chanters–Bongo Bongo (M-G-M)
• Preston Epps–Afro Mania (Jo-Jo)
• Grupo Santa Cecilia–Africa Bump (Orfeon)
• Dave Bartholomew–Shrimp & Gumbo (Imperial)
• Ramsey Lewis Trio–The ‘In’ Crowd (Argo)
• The Jazz Crusaders featuring Joe Sample on piano–Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (Pacific Jazz)
• Gatemouth Brown–Summertime (Cue)
• Bob Thiele and his New Happy Times Orch. with Gabor Szabo–Light My Fire (Impulse)
• Leticia Estrada–La Burbuja (Musart; Mexico)
• Mongo Santamaria–Cold Sweat (Columbia)
• Perez Prado y su Orquesta–Mambo de King Kong (Infopesa; Peru)
• Preston Epps–B’wana Bongos (Donna)
• Gabor Szabo–The Beat Goes On (Impulse)
• Dick Hyman and ‘The Group’–Respect (Command)
• Herbie Mann–Philly Dog (Atlantic)
• Ramsey Lewis–Ain’t That Peculiar (Cadet)
• Billy Larkin and the Delegates–Hold on, I’m Comin’ (World Pacific)
• Benny Poole–Pearl Baby Pearl (Solid Hit)
• Preston Epps–Bongo Boogie (Majesty)
• Neal Scott; The Fortunes; Sam Pruitt and His Orchestra–Go Bohemian (Clown)

None of these records are for sale.

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Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner swings at the Bali Hai–first night of Tiki Oasis!

Davie Allan and the Arrows rock at Tiki Oasis!

Preston Epps discusses his life as a bongo player with Duke Weiss at Tiki Oasis!

The Unclaimed supply garage rock gold at Tiki Oasis!

The Devil-Ettes supply sublimely choreographed routines at Tiki Oasis!

The Little Richards played a room party that was too packed to get a good photo of them!

Tony from The Martini Kings and Paul from Phast ‘n’ Bulbous supply bop for King Kukulele at Tiki Oasis!

El Vez exhibits exquisite form at Tiki Oasis!

The Boog visits DJ Howie Pyro as he swings poolside at Tiki Oasis!

Baby Doe Stroheim Go-Go dances for Preston Epps at Tiki Oasis!

Connie T Empress, The Empress of Soul and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at the DYNAGROOVE!

On Friday August 8, a very special DYNAGROOVE took place at Teddy’s Bar & Grill in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Our pal Kiki Lenoue rounded up a bunch of our friends to celebrate the birthday of one of our inspirations: The Empress of Soul, Connie T Empress. It was really her birthday on the second, but who cares when it can be celebrated with such fabulousness at the DYNAGROOVE!

As you may know, The Empress was the den mother of the Empire State Soul Club—New York City’s first soul club, which held forth from the mid eighties to the mid nineties. When DYNAGROOVE (and BOOGALOO BAG) host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus first came to New York in 1992, he went to an Empire State Soul Club event that December and was greatly impressed. He then attended whenever he could. The Empress was always there, looking fabulous in her tiara and playing fabulous records. So it was a special pleasure for The Boog to be the host (of sorts) for her birthday party. After the traditional singing of “Happy Birthday to You,” The Boog played the most excellent Impressions record, “The Woman’s Got Soul.” The Empress also agreed to play a few records that night, kicking it off in an appropriate manner with “Soul Girl” by Jeanie and the Darlings on Volt. All hail The Empress!!!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Sheila B swing at the DYNAGROOVE!

However, none of this should eclipse the shine that belongs to the official guest DJ of the evening: Sheila B—who is a world-renown collector of girl group records. She had heavy involvement with one of the greatest CD reissue box-sets of all time: One Kiss Can Lead to Another – Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found, a four CD compilation of some of the finest and sublimest girl group records ever made, all packaged in hat box. Usually when she DJs out, she plays some of the fantastic records from this collection. So it was particularly special for the DYNAGROOVE when she actually played some records by men!! Miss Sheila B is a class act and we hope to get her back to the DYNAGROOVE again real soon.

For his part, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus admits to having been swayed to play more soul records and more records by female singers than usual (especially later in the evening), as the following list of the records he played can attest:

• Charlie Parker–Now’s the Time (Columbia; UK)
• Clyde Dickerson and the Tear Drops–Cool Weekend (Eastern)
• Stu Phllips presents The Golden Gate Strings–I’m a Believer (Epic)
• Ornette Coleman–Una Muy Bonita Part 1 (Atlantic)
• Donovan–Preachin’ Love (Epic)
• The Jim Conley Combo–Nite-Lite Slop (Dempsey)
• The Music of David Seville–Almost Good (Liberty)
• Byron Lee and the Dragonaires–Slow Run (JAD)
• The Stylistics–People Make the World Go Round (Avco)
• Road Runners–Every Man for Himself (Funk Prophecy)
• Slim Smith–Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• The Soulful Strings–Groovin’ [from EP Groovin’ With The Soulful Strings] (Cadet)
• The Zombies–Walking in the Sun [from EP The Zombies at Work (n’ Play)] (Big Beat; UK)
• Gerald Wilson Orchestra–California Soul (Pacific Jazz)
• Harvey Mandel–Wade in the Water Part I (Philips)
• Willie Hobbs–Do Your Own Thing (Seventy 7)
• Massie Patterson & Lord Zebedee–Shimmy Like a Lady [from EP The Calypso Carnival] (Columbia)
• Peter Duchin–Light My Fire (Decca)
• The Cha Cha Rhythm Boys–Son Dos Luceros (Fiesta)
• Lincoln Chase with Billy Mure’s Medicine Men–Deep in the Jungle (Part I) (Spalsh)
• Susan Barrett–It’s No Secret (RCA Victor)
• Frankie Love–First Star (Loma)
• The Jazz Tribe–Wa-Pa-Cha (Little Star)
• The Mighty Confuser with Claude ‘Fats’ Greene Orch.–Space Man Glenn (Cab)
• Letta Mbulu–Aredze (Capitol)
• James Darren–(Let’s Worry About) Tomorrow, Tomorrow (Warner Bros.)
• Les Sultans–Je T’aime Bien (Jeunesse Franco; Canada)
• Pete Jolly–A Sign of the Times (Columbia)
• Lee Dorsey–Why Wait Until Tomorrow (Amy)
• Jacob Miller–Shakey Girl (Joe Gibbs Record Globe; Jamaica)
• The Soul Providers–Soul Jasper (Desco)
• The Casper Trio–The Beat Goes On (Casper)
• Etta James–Two Sides (To Every Story) (Argo)
• B.J. Baker–Anywhere (Decca)
• Miss LaVelle–Run to You (Duke)
• The Hornets–Seven Days to Tahiti (Columbia)
• Ramsey Lewis–Soul Man (Cadet)
• Chris Clark–Don’t Be Too Long (V.I.P.)
• Barbara Feldon–99 (RCA Victor)
• The Ventures–Ginza Lights (Dolton)
• Bobby Emmons–Mack the Knife (Hi)
• Prince Buster and His All Stars–Get Ready (Part I) (Prince Buster; Jamaica)
• Frank Armstrong and the Stingers–Stuffed Peppers (Modern)
• Emy Jackson–Don’t Break My Heart (CBS; Japan)
• The Impressions–Woman’s Got Soul (ABC-Paramount)
• The Platters–Shing-A-Ling-A-Loo (Musicor)
• The Five Blobs–The Blob (Columbia)
• Russell Evans and the Nite Hawks–The Bold (Atco)
• The Isley Brothers–Don’t Give It Away (T-Neck)
• Mike Sharpe–Funky Serenade (Liberty)
• Kenny Hamber–Show Me Your Monkey (De Jac)
• Hermanas Benitez–El Monkey (Discophon; Spain)
• Sugar Boy–Jock-A-Mo (Checker)
• Sir Issac and the Do-Dads–The Big Dipper (Volt)
• Earl Lett Quartet–Do the Thing (Wild)
• Chuck Bernard–Hobo Flats (Maverick)
• Toots & Maytals–I Can’t Believe (Starapple; Jamaica)
• The Vibrettes–Humpty Dump pt. 1 (Lujon)
• The X-Citers Unlimted–Soul to Billie Joe (ABC)
• Tony Roman–Mustang Sally (Canusa; Canada)
• Ernie K-Doe–A Certain Girl (Minit)
• Sam & Dave–I Thank You (Stax)
• Rhetta Hughes–You’re Doing With Her–When It Should Be Me (Tetragrammaton)
• The Realistics–What’cha Gonna Do (Loma)
• The Gladiators–Girl Don’t Make Me Wait (Direction; UK)
• Samantha Jones–Ford Leads the Way (Ford; UK)
• Miss Ursela Walker–The Javelin Beat (American Motors)
• Joe Tex–I Wanna Be Free (Dial)
• Bobby Byrd–Gonna Need My Lovin’ (Smash)
• Los Valldemosa–Mendocino (Phiips; Spain)
• Sylvie Vartan–De Ma Vie (Rescue Me) (RCA Victor; France)
• The Rev-Lons–It’s Gonna Happen Some Day (Reprise)
• The Third Rail–The Shape of Things to Come (Epic)
• The Wild Ones–Aozora No Arukagiri (Capitol; Japan)
• The Animals–Baby Let Me Take You Home (M-G-M)
• Fats Domino–Have You Seen My Baby? (Reprise)
• Ramsey Lewis–Ain’t That Peculiar (Cadet)
• Ella Fitzgerals–Sunshine of Your Love (Prestige)
• La Lupe–Down on Me (Roulette)
• Carmen Rivero y Su Conjunto–Pata Pata (Discos Columbia)
• Vicki Anderson–Baby Don’t You Know (King)
• Bar-Kays–Knucklehead (Volt)
• The Impressions–Check Out Your Mind (Curtom)
• Jimmy McGriff–Let’s Stay Together (Groove Merchant)
• Arthur Lyman–Afro Blues (HiFi)

None of these records are for sale!  Photos by Nancy Gardner.

Do the Limbo, baby!!

Our pal and superfine DJ Josh Styles is often involved with some pretty exciting events—many generated by The Man himself. For the second or third year in a row, he has been asked to make something fabulous happen following the Dick Dale performance at the Brooklyn Bowl. On August 2, he did just that. Not only did he round up some cool DJs, but he got Anna Copa Cabanna to Go-Go dance, he put a grass skirt on the DJ booth, threw a bunch of beach balls out on the dance floor (do the kick-ball, baby!) and got horror film maker Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Brain Damage) to MC a limbo contest! Plus, there were prizes and surprises galore! And he called it Surf City!

The great Dick Dale did his show, displaying his incendiary guitar playing and ending with his signature theme, “Miserlou.” It took a while to get the DJ booth set up, but once it was, WHAM, Surf City was in full blown non-stop Go-Go mode, with DJs Drew Redmond (Finger Lickin’ Fridays), Mike Hunchback (Screeching Weasel), Mr. Styles (of course) and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, blasting rockin’ trash all night long. Mr. Redmond played his usual trash (that is to say, the wild and rockin’ stuff!) and Mr. Styles played some excellent beach-summer-surf-car-themed songs (“I Live for the Sun” has got to be one of the greatest records of all time!), leaving Mr. Hunchback and The Boog to whip the crowd into a frenzy with some hot guitar-driven surf instrumentals.

Apparently, The Boog has become the go-to guy for limbo dance parties, as he was called upon to play calypso records during the limbo dance contest held at Surf City! Let Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus play calypso records at YOUR next limbo dance party!!! Call him today!

Mike Hunchback swings with another hot surf instrumental at Surf City!

Sophie Thunder, Frank Henenlotter and Josh Styles swing at Surf City!

DJ Ratta won a cool Ventures record in the Limbo Contest at Surf City!

Drew Redmond and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at Surf City.

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Here’s a list of all the 45s played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

• The Astronauts–Baja (RCA Victor)
• Sandy Nelson–Pipeline (Imperial)
• Yuzo Kayama–Black Sand Beach (Toshiba; Japan)
• The Dave Clark Five–On the Move (Epic)
• Guitar Ramblers–Surf Beat (Columbia)
• The Arrows featuring Davie Allan–Moon Dawg ’65 (Tower)
• The Music City Five–Wipe Out (Hit)
• The Chiefs–Tom Tom (Valiant)
• Ronny Kae–Swinging Drums (LEO)
• Billy & the King Bees–Susie Q (Volt)
• The Revels with Barbara Adkins–Church Key (Impact)
• The Avantis–Wax ’Em Down (Chancellor)
• Curtis Knight & the Squires–Hornet’s Nest (RSVP)
• Dick Dale and the Del-Tones–Mr. Eliminator (Capitol)
• The Ventures–Escape (Liberty; Japan)
• The Gee Cees–Buzz Saw Twist (Crest)
• Jimmy Gordon–Buzzzzzz (Challenge)
• Kookie Joe–Kookie Limbo (Nermel)
• Telco Recording Orch.–Madam Dracula (Telco; West Indies)
• Lord Funny–Soul Chick (Antillana)
• The Eloise Trio–Chi Chi Merengue (Decca)
• The Charmer with Johnny McCleverty Calypso Boys–Back to Back, Belly to Belly (Monogram)
• Lord Superior with ‘Fats’ Greene Orch.–Calypso Twist (Cab)
• ‘Fats’ Greene featuring Pritchard–Green Bananas No. 2 (Camille)
• The Roemans–Misirlou (ABC-Paramount)
• The Ventures–Comin’ Home Baby (Dolton)
• The Rondels–Back Beat No. 1 (Amy)
• The Turtlenecks–Vibrations (Audio Fidelity)
• The Surfaris–Wipe Out (Dot)
• The Rondels–110 Lbs. of Drums (Amy)
• Davie Allan and the Arrows–U.F.O. (Tower)
• Los Belking’s–Setima Patrulla (Virrey; Peru)
• Gene ‘The Draggin’ King’ Moles–Burning Rubber (Challenge)
• Cecil Moore and the Notes–Diamond Back (Atco)
• The Road Runners–Road Runnah (Felsted)
• The Lively Ones–Surf Rider (Del-Fi)
• The Hollywood Tornadoes–The Gremmie (Part I) (Aertaun)
• Freddy King–Sen-Sa-Shun (Federal)
• The Young Ones–Sour Grapes (Columbia)

None of these records are for sale.