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Blondel Calnek - Caltone productions. Part 4.

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Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Caltone Special

Caltone discography [Ja label/UK label]
(click the links for sound samples)
Peter Austin - Time Is Getting Harder [Caltone/Calone]
Peter Austin - Your Love [Caltone/Caltone]
Ken Boothe - The One I Love [Jontom/Caltone] (Phill Pratt Production?)
Ken Boothe - You Left The Water Running [Jontom/Caltone] (Phil Pratt Production)
Milton Boothe - I Used To Be A Fool [Caltone/Caltone]
Milton Boothe - My Baby's Right [Caltone/Caltone]
Clarendonians -Baby Baby [Caltone/Caltone]
(possibly a Phil Pratt production)
Clarendonians -I Am Sorry [Caltone/Bullet]
Clarendonians - I'll Never Try mp3[Shockin'/Caltone]
Clarendonians - Lonely Heartaches [Shockin'/Caltone](H.Robinson production?)
Clarendonians - Bye Bye Bye [Caltone/Caltone]
(possibly a Phil Pratt production)
Cool Cats (Ewan McDermott)- Hold Your Love[Jolly/Jolly]
Cool Cats (Ewan McDermott) - What Kind Of Man mp3 [Jolly/Jolly]
Diplomats - Going Along [Caltone/Caltone]
Diplomats - Meet Me At The Corner [Caltone/Caltone]
Diplomats - Strong Man mp3 [Caltone/Caltone]
Don Drummond Jnr (Vin Gordon) - Dirty Dozen [Blank/Caltone] (Phil Pratt production)
Ellis, Anthony (as King Rocky) - You Are The One [Caltone/Caltone]
Emotions - A Rainbow [Caltone/Caltone]
Emotions - Don't be Ashamed [Caltone/Caltone]
Emotions - Gypsy [Caltone/Ska Beat]
Emotions - No Use To Cry [Caltone/Caltone]
Emotions - Rude Boy Confession [Caltone/Ska Beat]
Emotions - Soulful Music [Caltone/Caltone]
Emotions - Careless Hands [Caltone/Caltone]
Romeo & The Emotions - Don't Want To Let You Go [Caltone/Caltone]
Romeo & The Emotions - I Can't Do No More [Caltone/Caltone]
Wilbert Francis & The Vibrators - Memories Of You [Jontom/Ska Beat]
Tony (Gregory) & Doreen [Schaeffer] - Just You & I [Blank/Caltone]
Lloyd [Jackson] & Groovers - Do It To Me Baby [Caltone/Caltone]
Lloyd [Jackson] & The Groovers - My Heart My Soul mp3 [?/Caltone]
Lloyd [Jackson] & Groovers - Listen To The Music [Caltone/Caltone] (possibly a Bunny Lee production)
Yvonne Harrison - The Chase [Caltone/Caltone]
Yvonne Harrison - Near To You [Caltone/Caltone]
Yvonne Harrison - Take My Hand [Caltone/Caltone]
Heptones - Ain't That Bad [Caltone/Caltone]
Heptones - Crying Over You (AKA I Am Lonely) [Caltone/Ska Beat]
Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town [Caltone/Rio]
Heptones - School Girls [Caltone/Caltone]
Heptones - We've Got Love mp3 [Caltone/Ska Beat]
Chuck Jacques & The Supersonics - Another Guy [Jontom/Caltone]
Chuck Jacques & The Supersonics - Dial 609 [Caltone/Ska Beat]
Chuck Jacques & The Supersonics - Now That You Are Gone [Jontom/Ska Beat]
Kingstonians - Love Is The Greatest Science [Caltone/-]
Kingstonians - Why Wipe The Smile From Your Face [Caltone/-)
Alva Lewis - Suicide (Hang My Head & Cry) [Jontom/Jolly]
Alva Lewis - Return Home[Caltone/Caltone]
Larry Marshall - Money Girl [Jontom/Nu Beat]
Larry (Marshall) & Alvin (Leslie) - No One To Give Me Love [Caltone/Caltone]
Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread [Caltone/Caltone](same rhtym as the Tartans - It's Alright)
Hemsley Morris - Love Is Strange [Jontom/Caltone] (Phil Pratt production)
Tommy McCook - Caltone Special [Jontom/Caltone]
Tommy McCook & Vin Gordon - Sir Pratt Special [Jontom/Caltone] (Phil Pratt production)
Tommy McCook - Jerk Time [Caltone/Rio]
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Outer Space [Jontom/Rio]
Tommy McCook - Killer Joe mp3 [Jontom/-]
Tommy McCook - Riverton City [Caltone/Rio]
Tommy McCook - Ska Jam [Caltone/Rio]
Tommy McCook - Smooth Sailing [Blank/Rio] (Tommy McCook production)
Tommy McCook - & ? My Kind (vocal) [Jontom/Caltone]
Johnny Moore - Sound & Soul [Jontom/Caltone]
Joe Nolan - Cool It With Reggae [-/Jolly] (Not a Caltone production, this UK production took the rhythm for Yvonne Harrison's - Near To You and overdubbed an organ lead).
Pioneers - Doreen Girl [Caltone/Rio]
Pioneers - Good Nanie [Caltone/Rio]
Pioneers -I Love No Other Girl [Caltone/Caltone]
Pioneers - Teardrops To A Smile [Caltone/-]
Pioneers & Ramblers - Give Up [Caltone/Rio]
Pioneers & Ramblers - Never Come Running Back [Caltone/Rio]
Phil Pratt - Safe Travel [Bla nk/altone] (Phil Pratt production)
Phil Pratt - Reach Out [Blank/Caltone] (Phil Pratt production)
Max Romeo - Blowing In The Wind [Jontom/Nu Beat]
Roy Shirley - Get On The Ball [Caltone/Caltone]
Lynn Taitt - The Brush [Caltone/Caltone]
Lynn Taitt - Listen [Caltone/-]
Tartans - Awake The Town [Caltone/Caltone]
Tartans - Coming On Strong [Caltone/Caltone]
Tartans - It's Alright mp3 [Caltone/Caltone]
Tartans - Making Love [Caltone/Nu Beat]
Tartans - Save A Little Bread [Caltone/-]
Tartans - Solid As A Rock [Caltone/Unity]
Claudette Thomas - Roses Are Red My Love [Caltone/Caltone]
Uniques - Do Me Good [Jontom/Rio]
Uniques - The Journey [Jontom/Rio] (Tommy McCook production?)
Vibrators - Wait For Me [Caltone/Ska Beat]
? - It Was A Trap mp3 (FKC 1441) [Blank/-]
? - Jugging The Wine mp3 (FKC 1442) [Blank/-]
The last two tunes are the two sides of a Jamaican blank, they are possibly Caltone productions but this is unconfirmed - if anyone has any information on these tunes please let us know.


 
 
Yvonne Harrison - The Chase
The Clarendonians - Baby Baby
Romeo & The Emotions - Don't Want To Let You Go
Milton Boothe - Used To Be A Fool
Peter Austin - Your Love
Hemsley Morris - Love Is Strange
The Tartans - Awake The Town
Credits:
References used for the production of these pages:
Michael Turner & Robert Schoenfeld - Roots Knotty Roots - CD Rom version (Nighthawk)
Harry Hawke - Sleeve notes from Phill Pratt Thing (Pressure SoundsPSCD27)
Discussions on the Blood & Fire Message Board. October 03 and September 04. Contributions by Mike Turner, Penny Reel, Brian Keyo, Ska-Nick & Mark Williams.
Discussions on the Rec.Music.Reggae newsnet site and especially contributions by Rey Donnart, Mark Williams, Brian Keyo, FireCorner Mark,
Dave Katz - Solid Foundation - An Oral History Of Reggae. (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
Lawrence Cane-Honeysett - Sleeve notes from The Meaning Of Life - Best Of The Heptones 1966-1976 (Trojan CDTRL423)
Special thanks to Tommy Rock A Shacka, Mark Williams, Ska Nick, Charlie Reggae, Matt Dinsmore, Pete Holdsworth, Phil Pratt and Tomas Lundberg.

If anyone can help with additional label scans, especially the Jamaican Shockin' label, or any sound samples that aren't currently on the site then please let me know.
completed TP 6/11/04

Updated October 2005