Catamount Records

1964-2017
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

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 an unabashed acappella fan. he passed in 2016.

Skip Jackson - MC

The Skip Jackson Revue

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

Wayne Stierle. Gus Gossert, Stan R. Krause

The Groups That Recorded On
Catamount Records

Savoys
Five Fashions
Cordials
Royal Counts

Vintage
Persuasions
Heartaches
Mixed Company

14 Karat Soul
Meadowbrooks
Concepts
Fortells
Zircons
Destinaires
Del Capris
Bonaires

Metroliners

Copas

For More Group Info Please Visit Their Group Post

Catamount Records

45 Records Discography

45s

1964
No.	Group	A-Side	B-Side

777	Juliettes	Pretty Boy	Uncle Willie

778	Savoys	Vision Of Love	Oh Gee Oh Gosh

100	Chris & Cytations	Unbelievable	Glory of Love

101	Savoys	If You Were Gone From Me	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	New Me - w/music

131	Calvin and the Catamounts	Creation of Love	I Know My Baby Cares For Me w/music

132	Metroliners	I Don't Stand A Ghost of a Chance	Your Troubles Will Be My troubles w/music

736	Skip Jackson	Micro Wave Boogie	Micro Wave Boogie

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

The Catamount LPs

I Dig Acappella

Stan R. Krause and Bobby Miller
1965

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. Comes Love - Five Fashions
8. Lone Stranger - Zircons
9. She Cried - Rue Teens
10. One 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

LP901 - Royal Counts - Acappella Soul - 1966

LP902 - Cordials - Blue Eyed Soul - 1967

LP903 - Vintage - We Came To Sing - 1968

LP904 - Royal Counts - Acappella Soul Vol. 2 - 1968

LP905 - Persuasions - Stardust - 1969

LP906 - Heartaches - Love Post Love Songs - 1972

LP907 - Fourteen Karat Soul - Lover's Fantasy - 1976

LP908 - Mixed Company - Buzzin - 1978

See Group Page for Discography

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