Beaudaddy Presents the Pioneer Acappella Record Label
Catamount Records
1964-2010
CARIBOU MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, BMI
Stan R. Krause - w/Skip Jackson
Square Records / Catamount Records
737 Bergen Ave.Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
201.985.8800 - 201.653.5681
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Star R. Krause, trained in wildlife and fisheries management, was manning the presses in his dad's record pressing plant - Kay Records. Stan started his Catamount Records label in
1964 with a neat R&B single by a girl group called the Juliettes ("Pretty Boy"/"Uncle Willie") and the Savoys' "Vision of Love"/"Oh Gee Oh Gosh")
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. He was directly responsible for expanding acappella's tunnel vision.
Stan was (and still is) an unabashed acappella fan.
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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 - Nipsipone on YouTube - |
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Skip Jackson - MC
The Skip Jackson Revue
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Click on Group Picture for Detail Bio
Five Fashions
1964/65 - Stamford, CT
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Fourteen Karat Soul
East Orange, NJ
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Cordials
New Rochelle, NY
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Royal Counts
Jersey City, NJ
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Heartaches
Jersey City, NJ
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Catamount Records
Discography
45s
| 1964 |
No. |
Group |
A-Side |
B-Side |
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| 777 |
Juliettes |
Pretty Boy |
Uncle Willie |
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| 778 |
Savoys |
Vision Of Love |
Oh Gee Oh Gosh |
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| 100 |
Chris & Cytations |
Unbelievable |
Glory of Love |
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| 101 |
Savoys |
If You Were Gone From Me |
Oh What A Dream |
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| 1965 |
| 102 |
Five Fashions |
Pennies From Heaven |
Ten Commandments of Love |
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| 103 |
Five Fashions |
Solitaire |
Over The Rainbow |
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| 104 |
Savoys |
Crazy |
When I Fall In Love |
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| 105 |
Savoys |
Gloria |
The Closer You Are |
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| 106 |
Meadowbrooks |
Time After Time |
Seems Like Only Yesterday |
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| 107 |
Five Fashions |
My Girl |
Kiss Kiss Kiss |
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| 108 |
Meadowbrooks |
Lover's Quarrel |
Is Everybody Happy |
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| 109 |
Fortells |
Return To Me |
Exodus |
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| 110 |
Zircons |
Remember Then |
You Baby You |
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| 111 |
Destinaires |
Rag Doll |
Teardrops |
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| 1966 |
| 112 |
Concepts |
Yo Me Pregunto |
The Vow |
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| 113 |
Fortells |
Somewhere |
Somewhere, Somewhere |
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| 114 |
Joann & the Heartaches |
I'm So Young |
A Lover's Call |
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| 115 |
Del Capris |
Teardrops Follow Me |
Man In The Moon |
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| 116 |
Five Fashions |
After New Years Eve |
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Dave Willis and the Jackson-Tones |
I'll Be Home For Christmas |
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| 117 |
Vintage |
Harbor Lights |
Ghost Riders In The Sky |
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| 118 |
Copas |
When I'm With You |
Heart and Soul |
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| 120 |
Fourteen Karat Soul |
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy |
The Sun |
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| 121 |
Mixed Company |
Kansas City |
Yes Im Ready |
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| 130 |
Bonaires |
My Hearts Desire |
New Me - w/music |
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| 131 |
Calvin and the Catamounts |
Creation of Love |
I Know My Baby Cares For Me w/music |
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| 132 |
Metroliners |
I Don't Stand A Ghost of a Chance |
Your Troubles Will Be My troubles w/music |
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| 736 |
Skip Jackson |
Micro Wave Boogie |
Micro Wave Boogie |
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| 737 |
Fourteen Karat Soul |
Doo-Wopp Disco |
Doo-Wopp Disco Instrumental |
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| 738 |
Fourteen Karat Soul |
Please Say You Want me |
The Trouble With Love |
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| 1957 |
Persuasions |
Stardust |
I Could Never Love Another |
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| 1958 |
Royal Counts |
Way Over There |
Thats How I Feel |
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Concepts
1962/65 - Jersey City, NJ
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Mixed Company
Jersey City, NJ
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Bon-Aires
Hackensack, NJ
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Vintage
Jersey City, NJ
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Savoys
Newark, NJ 1964/65
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Catamount LPs
I Dig Acappella - 1965
Stan R. Krause and Bobby Miller
1. Zoom Zoom Zoom - Savoys
2. Teardrops - Destinaires
3. Diamonds and Pearls - Five Fashions
4. Church Bells May Ring - Versailles
5. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - Savoys
6. Little Girl - Five Sharps
7. Cmes Love - Five Fashions
8. Lone Stranger - Zircons
9. She Cried - Rue Teens
10. Ine Summer Night - Versailles
1. Unchained Melody - Zircons
2. When I Fall In Love - Savoys
3. To The Aisle - Versailles
4. This I Swear - Five Fashions
5. Blue Moon - Zircons
6. If You Were Gone From Me - Savoys
7. Stormy Weather - Five Fashions
8. You Baby You - Destinaires
9. Zing - Chris and the Cytations
10. Ten Commandments Of Love - Five Fashions
Royal Counts- LP901 - Acappella Soul
Jersey City, NJ - (Dickinson High School)
(Mike Murphy, Herman Hammond, Bill Jones, Ted West, Charley Small)
1. My Girl
2. Don't Have To Shop Around
3. Don't Look Back
4. He's The One Love Forgot
5. Made Up My Mind
6. Gypsy Woman
7. There Goes A Fool
8. When We Get Married
1. Farewell My Love
2. When You Wish Upon A Star
3. It's Growing
4. Tme
5. I'll Always Love You
6. Peace Of Mind
7. Too Young
8. Valerie
Cordials - LP902 - Blue Eyed Soul
New Rochelle, NY
1. My Love For You
2. I'm On The Outside Looking In
3. Island Of Love
4. Steal Away
5. Duke of Earl
6. Love No One But You
7. Everybody Says
1. Young And In Love
2. I Do
3.
If I should Lose You
4. I Laughed
5. Teardrops
6. So In Love
7. Traveling Stranger
8. Over The Rainbow
Vintage - Stereo LP903 - We Came To Sing
Jersey City, NJ
(Abby Minford, Charles Brooks, Raymond Block, James Wright, Pat Magnacavello)
1. What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One
2. Ghost Riders In The Sky
3. Lend Me
4. Canadian Sunset
5. My Hero
6. Flintstones
1. Three Little Words
2. I'll Never Let You Go
3. I Need Your Love
4. Zing Went The Strings
The Rose
Danny Boy
Royal Counts - LP904 - Acappella
Soul Volume 2
Jersey City, NJ - (Dickinson High School)
(Mike Murphy, Herman Hammond, Bill Jones, Ted West, Charley Small) - (Candice
Crawford, Cynthia Murphy)
1. Introduction
2. Hey There Loney Boy - w/Candice Crawford
3. Tell Him - w/Candice Crawford
4. That's How I Feel - w/Candice Crawford
5. Over The Rainbow - w/Cynthia Murphy
6. He'll Be Back
7. The Way You Do The Things You Do
8. Fading Away
9. For All We Know
1. Chim Chim
2. Gypsy Whoa
3. Got To Get A Little Closer
4. Born To Love Her
5. Way Over There
6. Isn't She Pretty
7. No Man Is An Island
8. I Want A Girl
Persuasions - LP905 - Stardust
Brooklyn, NY
Jerry Lawson, Jay Otis Washington, Tubo Rhodes, Jesse Russell, Jimmy Hayes
1. Stardust
2. The Vow
3. 1000 Miles Away
4. Swanee
5. The Sun
6. Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me
1. Ebb Tide
2. I Won't Be The Fool
3. Man O Man
4. Old Man River
5. Rev's Medley
6. Gypsy Woman
Heartaches - LP906 - 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)
1. A Lovers Call
2. My Vow to You
3. So Much In Love
4. Pennies From Heaven
5. Valerie
6. Change of Heart
7. Gee Whiz
1. Uncle Sam
2. I'm So Young
3. Tears On My Piller
4. Tonight I Fell In Love
5. He's Gone
6. April
7. I'm So Young w/Music
Fourteen Karat Soul - LP-907 - Lover's Fantasy
1. The Trouble With Love
2. Please Say You Want Me
3. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
4. Fireball Of Black Belt
1. Mr. Rock N Roll
2. Lover's Fantasy
3. Doo-Wopp Disco
4. The Sun
Mixed Company - LP-908 - Buzzin
1. Night Time Is The Right Time
2. Purple Rain
3. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
4. I Like It Like That
5. What A Difference A Day Makes
6. Burying Ground
1. Angel In Your Arms
2. Nobody Knows
3. Acappella Music-Segment
4. Buzz Buzz Buzz
5. I Can't Stop Loving You
6. Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight
7. Darling How Long
Songs of the CARIBOU MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, BMI
Song - Songwriter - Artist
Time - Paul Kyser - Royal Counts
Made Up My Mind - Paul Kyser - Royal Counts
Introduction - Royal Counts
Chim Chim - Royal Counts
Gypsy Whoa - Royal Counts
Got To Get A Little Closer - Royal Counts
A Lovers Call - Heartaches
Change of Heart - Heartaches
Lend Me - George Davis - Vintage
Flintstones - Charles Brooks - Vintage
I'll Never Let You Go - John Taylor - Vintage
The Rose - Vintage
Everybody Says - Cordials
The Trouble With Love - Skip Jackson - Fourteen Karat Soul
Fireball Of Black Belt - Dancer-Quake - Fourteen Karat Soul
Mr. Rock N Roll - Skip Jackson - Fourteen Karat Soul
Lover's Fantasy - Skip Jackson - Fourteen Karat Soul
Doo Wopp Disco - Skip Jackson - Fourteen Karat Soul
Acappella Music-Segment - Mixed Company
Micro Wave Boogie - Skip Jackson
Ship Jackson and the Bonaires
Stan with The Five Keys
Stan and Tommy 'beaudaddy' Mitchell - 2006
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201.985.8800 - 201.653.5681
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