Romeo Z

A six man group who recorded in the 1960s. At one stage they were the resident band at London's Chi-Chi club. They also played at the Pickwick club. They were a diverse group with members hailing from Trinidad, Spain, Ghana and Dominica. The group consisted of Eric Allendale ( aka Eric Allandale) on trombone, Clive Chaman on bass, Stan Charman the group leader (brother of Clive), Erwin Clement on drums, Eddie Cuansa on trumpet, and Jerry Elboz (aka Jerry Elbows) on conga and vocals. One night Barry Fantoni and Stanley Myers had stopped off at the Chi-Chi club. They were discussing the issue of needing a highly switched on song for an "intensely switched on movie". Romeo Z were playing at the time and after hearing the group Fantoni and Myers knew they had what they wanted. The 1966 film Kaleidoscope which was directed by Jack Smight, starred Warren Beatty and Susannah York. Fantoni and Myers composed the song " Kaleidoscope" which was recorded by Romeo Z. It was sent out as a single-sided demo disc that year. It appears to feature Allendale on vocals. The song also appears on the Kaleidoscope soundtrack. In March, 1967, a single, "Come Back, Baby Come Back" bw "Since My Baby Said Goodbye" was released on CBS. The A side was composed by Stan & Clive Charman, Eric Allendale and Jerry Elboz, and the B side by Stan Charman and Eric Allendale. Allendale would go on to be a member of a group which evolved out of The Ramong sound, soul group, The Foundations. And before the year was out, The Foundations had released "Baby, Now That I've Found You".