Chicago Soul - Vee Jay - Singles Of Significance Pt. 1

[Roger Banks]

Roger Banks

R & B Records

16 Pieris Drive, Barton Green, Nottingham NG11 8SR

Tel: 0115 921 2549    Mobile: 07966 416 455

Email: roger-banks@supanet.com

 

Postage Rates

Singles £2.00 for 1^st then 80p for each additional item. Recorded Delivery add £2.00 to normal postage rates, Special Delivery add £8.00 to normal postage rates.

 

Payment via Cash, Postal Order, Cheque or Paypal

 

All US & UK Originals & all M- / Ex+ unless stated

 

Some great titles & obscure items from one of the City’s most influential labels, all in original company sleeves – a rarity in itself

 

1	Gene Allison – My Heart Remembers b/w Have Faith – Vee Jay (273) (WDJ) £12.00 early label design, rare demo
2	Gene Allison – Let’s Sit & Talk b/w I Don’t Know Why – Vee Jay (286) £12.00 maroon / silver label
3	Gene Allison – Let There Be Women – Vee Jay (329) £10.00 maroon / silver label
4	Wayne Anthony – Stealin’ Charlie Brown – Vee Jay (557) (WDJ) £30.00 one of his 1st, youthful voiced Big City Soul / R & B dancer, mint demo
5	Marilyn Britton – Big Mr Heartbreaker – Vee Jay (454) (WDJ) £20.00 girlie mid-tempo mover
6	Calvin Carter - The Roach – Vee Jay (419) (WDJ) £15.00 great R & B instrumental dancer
7	(Gene Chandler) The Duke Of Earl – Walk On With The Duke – Vee Jay (440) £15.00 hard number, small w.o.l. vinyl M-
8	Gene “Duke Of Earl” Chandler – Tear For Tear – Vee Jay (461) £15.00 brilliant Big City Soul dancer
9	Gene Chandler – You Threw A Lucky Punch – Vee Jay (468) white label test pressing VG++ £20.00 single sided & typed credits, a real rarity, looks worn plays fine, the odd crackle
10	Gene Chandler – You Threw A Lucky Punch – Vee Jay (468) (WDJ) £20.00 a nice vinyl demo of this mid-tempo gem & Canadian Issue copy black / silver label £15.00
11	Gene Chandler – Check Yourself – Vee Jay (511) £20.00 great version, same as the Temps, dancer
12	Gene Chandler – Wonderful Wonderful – Vee Jay (536) (WDJ) £20.00 great mid-tempo dancer
13	Gene Chandler – Baby That’s Love – Vee Jay (536) £20.00  same song & label number as above, withdrawn & re-titled, then released on Constellation, hence hard label number
14	Dee Clark – You’re Looking Good b/w Gloria – Vee Jay (355) £15.00 Gloria is a drivin’ upbeat Big City Soul R & B dancer, recommended
15	Dee Clark – Your Friends b/w Because I Love You – Vee Jay (372) (WDJ) £20.00 great catchy mid-tempo mover & upbeat flip
16	Dee Clark – Don’t Walk Away From Me b/w You’re Telling Our Secrets – Vee Jay (409) £15.00 Big City Soul mid-tempo double sider, Horace Ott co. penned, flip Burt Bacharach
17	Dee Clark – Nobody But You – Vee Jay (462) £12.00 mid-tempo classic, a hit
18	Dee Clark – Dee Clark – I’m A Soldier Boy b/w Shook Up Over You - Vee Jay (487) £15.00 what a double sider, side ‘A’ written by Major Lance & Curtis Mayfield mid-tempo dancer, side ‘B’ written by Ty Hunter & also covered by Jimmy Soul Clark on Teek
19	Dee Clark - Shook Up Over Her – Canadian Vee Jay (487) £20.00 as above but released with the wrong title in Canada & a bit of a rarity on the black / silver label
20	Dee Clark – Nobody But Me b/w Walking My Dog - Vee Jay (548) (WDJ) £15.00 mid-tempo double sider
21	Willie Cobb – You Don’t Love Me – Vee Jay (411) (WDJ) £25.00 nice mint demo of this raw mid-tempo R & B classic
22	Crowns – Better Luck Next Time – Vee Jay (546) (WDJ) £30.00 rare demo of this superb group side, Big City Soul mid-tempo & Issue copy £25.00
23	The Dells – Jo – Jo – Canadian Regency (549) £15.00 doo-wop / Big City Soul dancer, rare issue for this very early Vee Jay number, in Canadian sleeve
24	The Dells – Q-Bop She-Bop (Cu-Bap Che-Bap) – Vee Jay (251) £20.00 ignore the title, infectious Big City Soul / R & B group dancer, hard early side
25	The Dells – Swingin’ Teens b/w Hold On To What You’ve Got – Vee Jay (376) (WDJ) £15.00 Big City Soul / doo-wop double sider, co. penned by the group
26	The Dells – I Wanna Go Home – Vee Jay (338) £15.00 Marvin Junior penned, mid-tempo R & B / doo-wop dancer
27	The Dells – Wait ‘ Til Tomorrow – Vee Jay (615) £20.00 superb atmospheric mid-tempo grower, one of their best
28	The Dells – Hey Sugar (Don’t Get Serious) b/w Poor Little Boy – Vee Jay (712) (Demo) £20.00 vinyl demo copy, superb mid-tempo flip, their last on the label & black / silver Issue copy £15.00
29	The Dukays – Please Help – Vee Jay (442) £15.00 doo-wop / Big City Soul mover
30	The Dukays – I Feel Good All Over – Vee Jay (460) (WDJ) £20.00 rare demo copy, release date stamp on flip 15 May 1962, superb group Big City Soul dancer
31	The Dukays – Every Step – Vee Jay (491) (WDJ) £20.00 lovely mid-tempo Big City Soul dancer, mint release date stamped demo Feb 27 1963
32	Betty Everett – You’re No Good – Vee Jay (566) £15.00 Atmospheric mid-tempo dancer, same as Dee Dee Warwick, & brilliant mid pace flip
33	Betty Everett – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) b/w Hands Off – Vee Jay (585) £12.00 hard to find classic, mint black / silver issue & uptempo flip
34	Betty Everett – I Can Hear You – Vee Jay (599) (Demo) £20.00 Goffin & King classic, great dancer & Canadian Vee Jay black / silver issue £15.00
35	Betty Everett – Until You Were Gone – Vee Jay (610) £12.00 mid pace Big City Soul gem
36	Betty Everett – The Real Thing b/w Gonna Be Ready – Vee Jay (683) £15.00 dancer penned by Ashford / Simpson & Armstead, flip is a mid pace Van McCoy gem
37	Betty Everett – Getting Mighty Crowded – Vee Jay (628) £15.00 mid-tempo Big City Soul, Van McCoy classic
38	Betty Everett – Too Hot To Hold – Vee Jay (699) (Demo) £25.00 rare vinyl demo of this Ashford / Simpson & Armstead penned uptempo dancer
39	Betty Everett – Trouble Over The Weekend b/w The Shoe Won’t Fit – Vee Jay (716) £20.00 her last on the label, just superb, double sided mid-tempo dancer, flip is another Ashford / Simpson & Armstead number
40	Wade Flemons – Hold Me Close – Vee Jay (309) (WDJ) £20.00 hard early number & label design, red & white demo, brilliant laid back Big City Soul / doo-wop mid-tempo dancer
41	Wade Flemons – Slow Motion – Vee Jay (311) £12.00 upbeat early dancer, maroon / silver label design
42	Wade Flemons – What’s Happening – Vee jay (335) £15.00 gritty catchy upbeat happy-go-lucky Big City Soul mover, maroon / silver label
43	Wade Flemons – Woops Now – Vee Jay (344) £12.00 another good early side, maroon / silver label
44	Wade Flemons – I’ll Come Runnin’ – Vee Jay (368) £15.00 catchy upbeat Big City Soul dancer, black / multi-coloured edge label
45	Wade Flemons – At The Party b/w Devil In Your Soul – Vee Jay (377) (WDJ) £20.00 great mid-tempo sparse production Curtis Mayfield penned double sider
46	Wade Flemons – Keep On Loving Me – Vee Jay (389) (WDJ) £20.00 upbeat big production mid-tempo dancer
47	Wade Flemons – Ain’t These Tears – Vee Jay (471) (WDJ) £20.00 mid-tempo Big City Soul / R & B mover, mint demo
48	Wade Flemons – I Came Running (Back From The Party) – Vee Jay (533) £20.00 mint issue, big production big voiced mid-tempo dancer, recommended
49	Wade Flemons – Watch Over Her b/w When It Rains (It Pours) – Vee Jay (578) (Demo) £25.00 great double sided catchy Big City Soul / Latinesque dancer, one of his best
50	Wade Flemons – Your Next – Vee Jay (640) (Demo) Ex £12.00 slight scuff otherwise mint, mid-tempo Nat King Cole style jazzy mover