Telco/Columbia

The Telco label ran from about 1960 to 1970, releasing over 400 singles and approximately 40 LPs.

Initial releases (up to about TW 3039) were actually on the Columbia imprint, with the first few releases only having the ZSP matrix numbers associated with Columbia. Telco continued the catalogue numbers from the Columbia releases, but introduced their own SP series of matrix numbers.

The vast majority of the releases were original recordings by the top calypsonians and bands of the day, but the label also licensed several recordings for local release including the first four releases by Lord Kitchener on the label and records by The Tradewinds.

Amongst the most popular records on the label were Lord Blakie's Maria (1962 Road March), Lord Kitchener's The Road (1963 Road March) and Conqueror's Trinidad Dictionary, one of the songs that took him to 2nd place (?) in the 1966 Calypso King competition.

 

 

7" Singles

TW 3000 The Invaders Steelband Cute Chick/Crazy Love 7"; 1960
TW 3001 Choy Aming Hawaiian Wedding Song/Sayonara 7"; 1960
TW 3002 Shell Invaders With a Song in My Heart/Hawaiian Wedding Song 7"; 1960
TW 3003 Shell Invaders Softly as in a Morning Sunrise/Come Back to Sorrento 7"; 1960
TW-3004 Power You Wasting You Time/The Smart Barbadian 7"; 1960
TW 3005 Choy Aming Love Song From House Boat/Cha Cha Cha 7"; 1960
TW 3006 Choy Aming Choy Concerto/La Lissa 7"; 1960
TW 3007 Choy Aming Misty/Judy 7"; 1960
TW 3008 Choy Aming Rich Man,Poor Man/The Slogan 7"; 1960
TW 3009 Shell Invaders Leiberstraum/Melody in F 7"; 1960
TW 3010 King Striker Macumere & Compere/Doctor Paul 7"; 1960
TW 3011 Viper Moses Law/Doris 7"; 1960
TW 3012 Lord Blakie Send Them Back/This Modern Generation 7"; 1960
TW-3013 Lord Brynner The Princess' Wedding/South African Riot 7"; 1960
TW 3014 Lord Brynner Riot at the Oval/Why Sparrow Lost the Crown 7"; 1960
TW 3015 Errol Ince Happy Birthday Polka/Maria Bonita 7"; 1960
TW-3016 Spoiler Fountain of Youth/Lost Memories 7"; 1960
TW-3017 Avenger Female Police/Poonie 7"; 1960
TW 3018 Skipper Foreign Lover Boys/The Old Widow 7"; 1960
TW 3019 Frank Francis Theme from a Summer Place/Mae Mae 7"; 1960
TW-3020 Mighty Popo Forbidden Fruit/Bingo Party 7"; 1960
TW-3021 Caruso Burn Them/Lucy 7"; 1960
TW 3022 Lord Blakie Don't Be Too Quick to Judge/Chinese Baby Sitter 7"; 1960
TW 3023 Lord Brynner Martiniquian Woman/Calypso Story 7"; 1960
TW 3024 Power Happy Birthday/Federation 7"; 1960
TW 3025 Caruso The Cat and the Mouse/The Rope 7"; 1960
TW 3027 Lord Blakie Five Cents and Ten Cents/Lorna 7"; 1960
TW 3028 Wyoming Tin Cup The Ice Man/Pillow Talk 7"; 1960
TW 3029 Wyoming Tin Cup Come Back to Sorento/Waltzing Matilda 7"; 1960
TW 3030 Frank Francis Caio Caio Bambian/Clara 7"; 1960
TW - 3031 Telco Recording Orch conducted by Frank Francis Benwood Dick/Yellow Bird 7"; 1960
TW-3032 Columbia Recording Orch Mustapha/Cheek to Cheek 7"; 1960
TW 3033 Gemma Noel Dream of Gemma/Send Them Back 7"; 1960
TW 3034 Sundowners El Reloj/M'Appari 7"; 1960
TW 3035 Frank Francis We Governor/Poeme 7"; 1960
TW 3036 Mano Marcellin You Do Something to Me/Sweet Mano 7"; 1960
TW 3037 Sel Wheeler With All My Heart/Come Back Melvina 7"; 1960
TW 3038 Frank Francis Bess You is My Woman Now/Summer Time 7"; 1960
TW 3039 Frank Francis and Patsy Haynes Moonlight and Roses/Rhymes in Rhythm 7"; 1960
TW-3040 King Striker After Johnny/You Want to Come Kill Me 7"; 1960
TW 3041 Dutchy's Chopin's Piano Bolero/He'll Have To Stay 7"; 1960
TW 3042 Frank Francis I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus/Where is Santa Claus 7"; 1960
TW 3043 King Soloman Miss Santa/The Dumb Boy 7"; 1960
TW - 3044 Power The Market/The Census 7"; 1960
TW - 3045 Power Germaine/Marriage of the Year 7"; 1960
TW - 3046 Mighty Dougla Dance Me Lover/The Laziest Man 7"; 1961
TW 3047 Mighty Dougla Teacher Teacher/Ugliness 7"; 1961
TW - 3049 Lord Brynner See Meh Mamma/Congo 7"; 1961
TW 3050 Frank Francis Vegan A Baliar/La Bunbam 7"; 1961
TW 3052 Mighty Popo Police Looking For Me/Jack Spania Bite Me 7"; 1961
TW 3053 Frank Francis Clarita/Querida 7"; 1961
TW 3054 Sel Wheeler The Mocking Bird Song/The Ugly Duckling 7"; 1961
TW 3055 Frank Francis Don't Make Style/Madame Dracula 7"; 1961
TW 3056 Trinidad Maestros SO I Could Have Danced All Night/Teensville 7"; 1961
TW 3057 Trinidad Maestros The Anniversary Song/El Pajaro Chogui 7"; 1961
TW 3058 Robin Madame Dracula/Water the Garden 7"; 1961
TW 3059 Frank Francis Ramona/Garrot Bounce 7"; 1961
TW 3060 Frank Francis Princess & Camera Man/Rose 7"; 1961
TW 3061 Frank Francis and Bob Wilson El Sancocho Prieto/Jack Spanda Bite Me 7"; 1961
TW 3062 Nap Hepburn Belmont Jackass/The River 7"; 1961
TW 3063 Nau Jawan Pyar Dyia/Naw Jawan (Theme Song) 7"; 1961
TW 3064 Nau Jawan Do Dinkee/Matina 7"; 1961
TW 3065 Nau Jawan Heri Naam Brajo/Chandanie 7"; 1961
TW 3066 King Fighter Yes Doo Doo/Change the Menu 7"; 1961
TW - 3067 King Fighter Sweeet Sweet Joan/Honey Darling Poonks 7"; 1961
TW - 3068 King Fighter/Mighty Slammer with Frankie Francis B Wonderful Copenhagen/March Monkey 7"; 1961
TW 3069 Trinidad Maestros Oklahoma/High Hopes 7"; 1961
TW 3070 Mighty Dougla Split Me in Two/Freddie 7"; 1961
TW - 3071 Mighty Crooner Josephina/Royal Jail - (Castillian) 7"; 1961
TW 3072 Dutchy's El Pajaro Cho Qui/Piano Merengue 7"; 1961
TW 3073 Dutchy's En Ea Orilla Del Mar/Mammo Balahu 7"; 1961
TW 3074 Dutchy's Calypso Merengue/Teensville 7"; 1961
TW 3075 Pete Simon Massa Day Done/Registration 7"; 1961
TW 3076 The Players Stella Oi/Woman is Fickle 7"; 1961
TW 3077 F Francis & Peter Simon Miss Santa/South Africa 7"; 1961
TW 3078 Mighty Dougla Exchange No Robbery/Drag Out They Teeth 7"; 1961
TW - 3079 Mighty Dougla My Wicked Boy Child/Tonight is the Night 7"; 1962
TW 3080 Frank Francis Green Leaves of Summer/Inch Worm 7"; 1961
TW 3081 F Francis & Crooner La Dachanga/Stella 7"; 1961
TW 3082 Joey Lewis Under the Moon/Celesta Aida 7"; 1961
TW 3083 Joey Lewis El Reloj/Dacron 7"; 1961
TW 3084 Frank Francis Treat Her Right/La Cumrara 7"; 1961
TW 3085 Boyie Lewis Brahm's Cradle Song/Green Leaves 7"; 1961
TW 3086 Boyie Lewis Rose of Trallee/Santa Lucia 7"; 1961
TW 3087 Lord Inventor Ah Want Ah Dress/No Royal Jail 7"; 1961
TW 3088 Yameen Kham You Belong to my Heart/Adios Mariquita Linda 7"; 1961
TW 3089 Yameen Kham Quesas, Quesas, Quesas/La Polama 7"; 1961
TW 3090 The Hawk The General Hospital/Elsie Easy 7"; 1961
TW 3091 Frank Francis Portrait of My Love/Pepe 7"; 1961
TW 3092 Joey Lewis Shanty Town Saga/Ay Que Voy Hager 7"; 1961
TW 3093 Joey Lewis Maria My Own/Madre Rhumba 7"; 1961
TW 3094 Frank Francis I Must Be Dreaming/Ces't Magnifique 7"; 1961
TW - 3095 Nap Hepburn-March of Dimes Rumours Come and Go/Remember Me 7"; 1961
TW 3096 Frank Francis Indian Saga/Wooden Heart 7"; 1961
TW 3097 Joey Lewis Come September/Romance 7"; 1961
TW 3098 Frank Francis Calytpso Mixmas/Waltz Mixmas 7"; 1961
TW - 3099 Nap Hepburn Tell Santa Claus/Christmas Ball 7"; 1961
TW 3100 Nap Hepburn Bull Bull Water/Registration Card 7"; 1961
TW 3101 Syl Duncan I'll Never Stop Loving You/Say Si Si 7"; 1961
TW 3102 Sel Duncan Indian Love Call/Chica Boa 7"; 1961
TW - 3103 Telco Recording Orchestra Conducted by: Frank Francis Cha-Cha-Cha-Christmas/Blue and White Christmas 7"; 1961
TW 3104 Frank Francis Merecumbre Para Sonar/Darling 7"; 1961
TW 3105 Frank Francis Pizzicato Polka/North to Alaska 7"; 1961
TW 3106 Joey Lewis I Wonder Who is Kissing Her Now/Ah Want Ah Dress 7"; 1961
TW 3107 Power I'm a Worried Man/Jamaica 7"; 1961
TW 3108 Mano Marcellin Theme from the Great Imposter/Nature Boy 7"; 1961
TW 3109 St Gregory Choir While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night/Adeste Fideles 7"; 1961
TW - 3110 Power Spirit of Carnival/What the Guardian Like 7"; 1961
TW - 3111 Lord Inventor Tiny Bikini/John Devour 7"; 1961
TW 3112 Lord Inventor Teenage Love/Tiny Bikini 7"; 1961
TW - 3113 Nap Hepburn Shakespeare the Mad Man/The Mad Scientist 7"; 1961
TW 3114 King Fighter People Will Talk/Same Thing 7"; 1962
TW 3116 Mighty Popo Half Dead Aeroplanes/Football Season 7"; 1962
TW 3117 ??? Fool No One/The Fly 7"; 1962
TW 3118 ??? Tower of Strength/Run Around Sue 7"; 1962
TW - 3121 Nap Hepburn Spend Your Money Wise/Tabanca 7"; 1962
TW - 3122 Nap Hepburn Political Girl/Marriage Recipe 7"; 1962
TW - 3123 Lord Christo Bad-Luck Man/Election War Zone 7"; 1962
TW 3124 Power The Message/Maco 7"; 1962
TW 3125 Joey Lewis Marriage Recipe/Mad Scientist 7"; 1962
TW 3126 C Avery & V Palmer  Happy Birthday Sweet 16/I Know 7"; 1962
TW 3127 C Avery Pepermint Twist/Twist 7"; 1962
TW 3128 C Avery The Lion Sleeps/Rum to Aim 7"; 1962
TW 3129 S Lynn Break it To Me Gently/Dear Lady 7"; 1962
TW 3130 T Reynolds I'll Be There/The Wanderer 7"; 1962
TW - 3131 Lord Blakie Maria/Snakes in the Square 7"; 1962
TW 3132 Joey Lewis One Minute of Love/Nut Vender 7"; 1962
TW 3133 Joey Lewis Guijara Dancers/Tattletale 7"; 1962
TW 3134 Joey Lewis & His Orchestra Vuela Vuela La Paloma/Maria 7"; 1962
TW 3135 Ramon Ontario Fiesta En La Joya/Mambo Trinidad 7"; 1962
TW 3136 Frank Francis Moon River/Tucusito 7"; 1962
TW 3137 Frank Francis Caribbean Serenade/Where Have All the Flowers Gone 7"; 1962
TW 3138 Frank Francis Door to Paradise/Norman 7"; 1962
TW 3139 Silver Stars Salut D'Amour/You Made Me Love You 7"; 1962
TW - 3140 Lord Christo Holiday's Contest/The Obeah Man 7"; 1962
TW 3141 Frank Francis Federation With Maria/Renegades 7"; 1962
TW 3142 Ansel Wyatt Can't Help Falling in Love/Stairway toi the Sea 7"; 1962
TW 3143 Joey Lewis Stranger on the Shore/Happy Feeling 7"; 1962
TW 3144 Clarence Curvan Rhapsody in Blue/Brazilian Love Song 7"; 1962
TW 3145 Nap Hepburn Register for Women/Independence 7"; 1962
TW - 3146 Power Chinese Calypsonian/Pay Later Plan 7"; 1962
TW - 3147 Nap Hepburn Antionette/Jagabats 7"; 1962
TW 3148 Joey Lewis Al-Di-La/Calypso Piano 7"; 1962
TW 3149 Joey Lewis Yo No Se/Wedding Pachanga 7"; 1962
TW 3151 Clarence Curvan All the Things You Are/Mood Indigo 7"; 1962
TW 3152 Lord Laro The National Guards/The Letter</