Beaudaddy Presents the Pioneer Acappella Record Label

Catamount Records
1964-2008

Stan R. Krause - w/Skip Jackson
Square Records / Catamount Records

737 Bergen Ave.Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
201-653-5681


I think all Catamount LPs and 45s were available in color vinyl

Catamount Records

The Catamount Record Label
Stan R. Krause - Jersey City New Jersey

The Groups that recorded on Catamount

| Heartaches | Savoys | Vintage | Royal Counts | 14 Karat Soul | Concepts | Meadowbrooks |
| Five Fasions | Mixed Company | Persuasions | Bonaires | Cordials | Chris & the Cytations |
| Del Capris | Fortells |

 

Stan Krause started Catamount Records in 1964. Stan was (and still is) an unabashed acappella fan who started his label while working the presses in his dad's record pressing plant, Kay Records. I Dig Acappella was put together by Stan and two friends, Bobby Miller who had a small acappella label of his own and "Uncle Steve" Piva who had a radio show called "Oldies Express" on WFDU-FM in Teaneck N.J. The recording was an article of faith in the emerging musical field of acappella and featured groups of varying talents who had recorded on their small labels. Stan started with amateur groups but went on to more polished performers such as the Royal Counts and The Persuasions and thereby was pivotal in creating today's field of a cappella music. I Dig Acappella features The Five Fashions, The Zircons, The Versailles and the Savoys.

 


Skip Jackson - MC
The Skip Jackson Revue

Fourteen Karat Soul on Catamount Records Calvin and the Catamounts on Catamount Metroliners on Catamount Bonaires on Catamount

 

 

Skip Jackson - I knew him fairly well. In 1959 Skip sang with a group called the Shantons and recorded --Lucille / To Be In Love With You On the Jay-Mar label. In 1960 the Shantons recorded --Triangle Love / Lover's March on Jay-Mar and the Christmas Song / Santa Claus is Coming To Town. I'm sure he recorded others on different labels but I can't remember which ones. I have some photos and I'll attach them along with scans of some records I have that may help. As far as Creation Of Love --Calvin And The Catamounts -- Skip did all the musical parts as well as the lead and bass the members of the group were brought in about a month later to do the background . as far as the Bonaire's there were two George Lavitelli did Baritone and Dennis Ostrom did second Tenor the third member was Tommy Krupp of - The Hudson's - he did first tenor. I know this because I worked for Stan krause at the time and was in the studio at the time they recorded the song.

Skip recorded with the Shantons. On recordings by the Shantons notice that they were all written by Skip Jackson. His given name was Tommy Brown. Most record collectors ignored the Shantons songs on the Jay-Mar label in 1959 / 1960 and in the mid 1970's because they all thought the Shantons were a White group. Collectors at that time were all interested in Black vocal groups so in the 70's Skip's records were worth about 8 bucks each. Skip was also very interested in Jazz like the King Cole Trio. I had some of that stuff at the time so we made a trade. Skip gave me the Shantons records and I gave him The King Cole Trio records. Anyway to make a long story short, word got out that the Shantons were a Black group and their value started to increase in value. In 1982, when Skip passed away, they were worth about $75.00 each. The last time I checked around a 1999 Lucille / To Be In Love With You was worth about 1200.00 dollars and Triangle Love / Lovers March about 400.00 dollars pretty good trade I'd Say - Rich

Skip Also Wrote I know My Baby Cares For Me the Flip of Creation Of love and Doo-Wopp Disco For fourteen Karat Soul Unfortunately skip passed away in 1982 at the age of 42 -

Rich Zielinski ( Chinko) May 2005 -

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I hope to have the complete story of Catamount Records in the future.

Royal Counts on Catamount Persuasions on Catamount Mixed Company on Catamount Vintage on Catamount

 

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Five Fasions

 

Hopefully Picture Coming Soon
Please send me one

 


1964/65 - Stamford, CT
Frank Enrico, Bruce Burdock, Robert Waters, Richard Melesk, Anthony Motylinsk and Richard Bour


Catamount C-102
Pennies From Heaven

 

Concepts

1962/65 - Jersey City, New Jersey - Ferris High School
Abraham Santiago - Juan Perez - Ed Rivera - Amed Valentine

Click Here for more on the Concepts


Catamount C-112
The Vow

 

Fourteen Karat Soul
East Orange, NJ

(Reginald Briz Brisbon, Russell Fox II, Brian LeMont Simpson, David Thurmond, Glenn T.Wright)

Catamount C-120
The Sun

 

Mixed Company
Jersey City, NJ

(John "Bull" Zielinski, Jimmy Wood, Charles Brooks, Jeff Chambers, Patty Zielinski)
Click Here for more on Mixed Company

LP-908 - Buzzin

Cordials
New Rochelle, NY - New Rochelle High School

(Charles Balascio, Kenny Wessel, Bob Stuart, James Mc Sweeny, Dennis Lane)

LP-902 - Acappella Blue-Eyed Soul

Bon-Aires
Hackensack, NJ

Mike Paladino - Richie Burns - Kenny Fleming - George Lavatelli - Dennis Ostrom
I think this was the only Bon-Aires recording on Catamount

Catamount C-130
My Heart's Desire

 

 

 

More Coming
   

Catamount 45s A and B Sides

1964
100 Chris & Cytations Unbelievable  
    Glory of Love  
101 Savoys If You Were Gone From Me Savoys (1964/65)- Newark, NJ -
John Faliveno, Joseph Castellano, Angelo Basilone, Joseph Stefanelli and Sam Monaco
    Oh What A Dream  
1965
102 Five Fashions Pennies From Heaven  
    Ten Commandments of Love  
103 Five Fashions Solitaire  
    Over The Rainbow  
104 Savoys Crazy  
    When I Fall In Love  
105 Savoys Gloria  
    The Closer You Are  
106 Meadowbrooks Time After Time  
    Seems Like Only Yesterday  
107 Five Fashions My Girl  
    Kiss Kiss Kiss  
108 Meadowbrooks Lover's Quarrel  
    Is Everybody Happy  
109 Fortells Return To Me  
    Exodus  
110 Zircons Remember Then  
    You Baby You  
111 Destinaires Rag Doll  
    Teardrops  
1966
112 Concepts Yo Me Pregunto  
    The Vow  
113 Fortells Somewhere  
    Somewhere, Somewhere  
114 Joann & the Heartaches I'm So Young  
    A Lover's Call  
115 Del Capris Teardrops Follow Me  
    Man In The Moon  
116 Five Fashions After New Years Eve  
  Dave Willis and the Jackson-Tones I'll Be Home For Christmas  
117 Vintage Harbor Lights  
    Ghost Riders In The Sky  
118 Copas When I'm With You  
    Heart and Soul  
120 Fourteen Karat Soul Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy  
    The Sun  
121 Mixed Company Kansas City  
    Yes Im Ready  
130 Bonaires My Hearts Desire w/music
    New Me  
131 Calvin and the Catamounts Creation of Love w/music
    I Know My Baby Cares For Me  
132 Metroliners I Don't Stand A Ghost of a Chance w/music
    Your Troubles Will Be My troubles  
737 Fourteen Karat Soul Doo-Wopp Disco  
    Doo-Wopp Disco Instrumental  
738 Fourteen Karat Soul Please Say You Want me  
    The Trouble With Love  
1957 Persuasions Stardust  
    I Could Never Love Another  
1958 Royal Counts Way Over There  
    Thats How I Feel  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Catamount LPs

Royal Counts- LP-901 - Acappella Soul
Jersey City, NJ - (Dickinson High School)
(Mike Murphy, Herman Hammond, Bill Jones, Ted West, Charley Small)

Cordials - LP 902 - Blue Eyed Soul
New Rochelle, NY

Click Here for more Information on the Cordials

Vintage - LP-903
Jersey City, NJ
(Abby Minford, Charles Brooks, Raymond Block, James Wright, Pat Magnacavello)
Click Here for more Information on the Vintage

Royal Counts - LP-904 - Acappella Soul Volume 2
Jersey City, NJ - (Dickinson High School)
(Mike Murphy, Herman Hammond, Bill Jones, Ted West, Charley Small) - (Candice Crawford, Cynthia Murphy)

Persuasions - LP-905 - Stardust
Brooklyn, NY
Jerry Lawson, Jay Otis Washington, Tubo Rhodes, Jesse Russell, Jimmy Hayes

Heartaches - LP-906 - Lamp Post Love Songs
Jersey City, NJ
(Joanne Lucas, (Gerry D'Alesandro -67), Joey Calamito, Tommy D'Alesandro, Charlie Romano, Bobby Taglarini, (Joanne Bevaqua & Russell Capo - 68)
Click Here for more Information on the Heartaches

Savoys (1964/65)-
Newark, NJ -
John Faliveno, Joseph Castellano, Angelo Basilone, Joseph Stefanelli and Sam Monaco

 

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Stan R. Krause and Tommy Mitchell - 1985
Square Records

Stan w/ Rudy West & the Five Keys (1970)
Photo - George Scott (My cousin-in-law)

Stan w/ Rudy West & the Five Keys (1970)
Photo - George Scott (My cousin-in-law)

 

 


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