TNT - ST

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Lonesome Road	03:14
	2	Senora	03:12
	3	Baby I Need Your Love	02:03
	4	Souvenirs	04:25
	5	Teenage Boogie	03:34

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Dry Your Eyes	05:06
	2	Beggars Blues	04:52
	3	Fantasy Child	02:55
	4	Once Around the Harbour	05:41

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Formed in the mid-1970s, TNT was one of the first bands to emerge from Newfoundland’s newly developing independent recording scene — a scene largely fostered by the founding of Clode Sound Studios and its associated label, Quay Records, in Stephenville.

Engineered and produced by Neil Bishop and Claude Caines, TNT's sole self-titled album (TNT, Quay Records, 1977) marked a pivotal moment in Newfoundland and Labrador's musical history — the birth of the island’s independent recording industry. While many artists like Figgy Duff still had to leave the island to record, TNT and their contemporaries laid the groundwork for a new era of homegrown production.

The band’s music blended rock, blues, and soulful vocals, led by the powerful voice of Alabama-born singer Elaine Kilpatrick. Guitarist Denis Parker, an English bluesman who had previously recorded with the Panama Limited Jugband on Harvest/EMI Records, brought deep blues influences honed from London's vibrant 1960s club scene. Parker's arrival in Newfoundland — facilitated through connections with local musicians Neil Bishop and Al Smith — added a distinctive edge to the band's sound.

Neil Bishop and Claude Caines, already recognized as two of the province’s most important early studio producers, co-founded Clode Sound and Quay Records with financial help from a rural development grant. Over the next seven years, they would record a staggering array of Newfoundland artists including Emile Benoit, Wonderful Grand Band, Dick Gardiner, Gordon Quinton, Simani, and many others — but TNT was among their first major projects.

Although the band dissolved shortly after the album's release, TNT remains a cornerstone in the history of Newfoundland rock. It captured the spirit of an emerging local scene that, for the first time, had its own studios, its own records, and its own growing musical identity.

The story of TNT is also deeply entwined with the personal journeys of its members:

Denis Parker went on to become a respected fixture in the St. John's blues scene, recording solo albums like Snowman Blues and helping found the Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Neil Bishop and Claude Caines continued to record and produce countless Newfoundland artists through Clode Sound.

Elaine Kilpatrick later relocated to Toronto, remembered fondly for her emotive and commanding vocal performances.

The TNT album — engineered at Clode Sound Productions in Stephenville — was designed by Neil Bishop and stands today as a treasured artifact of Newfoundland's first wave of independent recording.
-Robert Williston

Elaine Kilpatrick: vocals
Neil Bishop: guitar, vocals
Denis Parker: guitar, vocals
Claude Caines: bass, vocals
Ted MacNeil: drums
Brian Murphy: keyboards
Bruce White: background vocals

Written by Claude Caines, Neil Bishop ("Lonesome Road"); Denis Parker ("Senora", "Baby I Need Your Love", "Souveniers", "Dry Your Eyes", "Fantasy Child", "Once Around the Harbour"); Denis Parker, Neil Bishop ("Beggars Blues"); Denis Parker, Neil Bishop, Claude Caines, Ted MacNeil ("Teenage Boogie")
Engineered and Produced by Neil Bishop & Claude Caines
Recorded at Clode Sound Productions, Stephenville, Newfoundland

Album Design by Neil Bishop

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