I dug out Roy Lee Johnson's Boogaloo No. 3 last night. Hadn't heard it decades. UK Action copies were quite easy to come by and it was one of the first things I ever bought.

I never heard it played out (in my day) - the beat was just a little too funky and perhaps it didn't rack up against instrumentals of the quality of Bari Track, Exus Trek, Festival Time etc. Maybe it's been a hit on our scene at some venues, I've been away tooooo long. I know a few so called rare groove jocks jumped on it.

However....

Has this record aged well or what?!

Boogaloo No. 3

If you haven't heard it in a while, crank it up loud. You might be glad you paid it another visit - I was.

Colin

Boogaloo No. 3

If you haven't heard it in a while, crank it up loud. You might be glad you paid it another visit - I was.

Colin

i think i prefer mambo number 5 by bob the builder

I dug out Roy Lee Johnson's Boogaloo No. 3 last night. Hadn't heard it decades. UK Action copies were quite easy to come by and it was one of the first things I ever bought.

I never heard it played out (in my day) - the beat was just a little too funky and perhaps it didn't rack up against instrumentals of the quality of Bari Track, Exus Trek, Festival Time etc. Maybe it's been a hit on our scene at some venues, I've been away tooooo long. I know a few so called rare groove jocks jumped on it.

However....

Has this record aged well or what?!

Boogaloo No. 3

If you haven't heard it in a while, crank it up loud. You might be glad you paid it another visit - I was.

Colin

One of those batch of 45s in my early teens when a mod that got me into soul /northern etc. I like it always have personally but then I spun Hosanna - Hip It after years and thought it sounded pretty good . . .

ATB

Rich

Nice gritty instrumental.

I personally prefer the flipside.

It was a massive record on the 80s mod scene - don't let that put you off though

I did a night called Boogaloo #3 at Xmas playing quite a lot of this boogaloo type stuff along with some northern, latin and funk - Dean Ruland, Eddie Piller and Si Cheeba joined me on the decks. Cracking night, but then I would say that.

Oh and Andy Smith included it on one of his Document mix compilations.

dave

great record ive always loved . played out on at local does in the past .never got anybody dancing to it thou

rupert

I dug out Roy Lee Johnson's Boogaloo No. 3 last night. Hadn't heard it decades. UK Action copies were quite easy to come by and it was one of the first things I ever bought.

I never heard it played out (in my day) - the beat was just a little too funky and perhaps it didn't rack up against instrumentals of the quality of Bari Track, Exus Trek, Festival Time etc. Maybe it's been a hit on our scene at some venues, I've been away tooooo long. I know a few so called rare groove jocks jumped on it.

However....

Has this record aged well or what?!

Boogaloo No. 3

If you haven't heard it in a while, crank it up loud. You might be glad you paid it another visit - I was.

Colin

Lovely record-got it on a UK Action demo years ago. Thanks for the reminder-I`ll play it at our venue tomorrow night,see how it goes down...

i like it. often give it a spin when i'm playing out. goes down well with a mixed crowd.

I dug out Roy Lee Johnson's Boogaloo No. 3 last night. Hadn't heard it decades. UK Action copies were quite easy to come by and it was one of the first things I ever bought.

I never heard it played out (in my day) -

Colin

Remember this being played at the Twisted Wheel (Rockies) revivals in the late 80s. Loved it then and still love it now.

Always play it when a mate invites me to dj at his club.

As said earlier, goes down well with a mixed crowd.

Have been told that one of the big name djs is spinning a lot lately. Don't know if that's true or not

It was a massive record on the 80s mod scene - don't let that put you off though

I did a night called Boogaloo #3 at Xmas playing quite a lot of this boogaloo type stuff along with some northern, latin and funk - Dean Ruland, Eddie Piller and Si Cheeba joined me on the decks. Cracking night, but then I would say that.

Oh and Andy Smith included it on one of his Document mix compilations.

I presume from your ID and the mention of Si Cheeba that this is Will from Macclesfield?

If so, how are you mate - not seen ya for years...oh and welcome to Soul Source!

Edited March 3, 200619 yr by Mace

I dug out Roy Lee Johnson's Boogaloo No. 3 last night. Hadn't heard it decades. UK Action copies were quite easy to come by and it was one of the first things I ever bought.

Has this record aged well or what?!

If you haven't heard it in a while, crank it up loud. You might be glad you paid it another visit - I was.

Colin

One of my first buys too, never get tired of it. Heard it played out recently, but nobody danced to it.

Alan

Edited March 3, 200619 yr by AlanB