Chicago Soul - Vee Jay - Singles Of Significance Pt. 2

[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, most in original company sleeves – a rarity in itself

 

1	The Four Seasons – Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes) – Vee Jay 713 £8.00 group classic
2	Rosco Gordon – Just A Little Bit b/w Goin’ Home – Vee Jay 332 £15.00 maroon / silver label, early R & B double sided classic
3	The Hollywood Flames – Drop Me A Line – Vee Jay 515 £30.00 big voiced lead – Tony Middleton – superb upbeat Big City Soul, great group
4	John Lee Hooker – Take A Look At Yourself – Vee Jay 495 (WDJ) £15.00 Mint vinyl demo copy, great raw moody mid pace mover
5	Fred Hughes – Oo Wee Baby I Love You – Vee Jay 684 £12.00 atmospheric mid-tempo mover
6	Fred Hughes -  You Can’t Take It Away – Vee Jay 703 £12.00 the version
7	Ivory Joe Hunter – You Only Want Me When You Need Me – Vee Jay 452 (WDJ) £20.00 superb overlooked mid-tempo mover, mint vinyl demo & Issue copy £15.00
8	The Impressions – Senorita I Love You – Vee Jay £15.00 early mid-tempo magic
9	Barbara Jackson – Second Best – Vee Jay 507 (WDJ) £25.00 vinyl demo of this big production Big City Soul double sider
10	Jerry “Count” Jackson – Come Back Baby – Vee Jay 563 (WDJ) £20.00 laid back jazzy soul dancer, mint vinyl demo
11	Bobby Jones – Sugar Baby b/w A Certain Feeling – Vee Jay 672 (Demo) £20.00 blue / white mint demo, uptempo dancer & mid-tempo flip
12	The King Pins – A Lucky Guy b/w Dance Romeo Dance – Vee Jay 494 (WDJ) £35.00 Big City Soul meets doo-wop mid-tempo double sider, superb rare demo & Issue copy £30.00
13	The Romeos - A Lucky Guy b/w Dance Romeo Dance – Vee Jay 494 £35.00 the rarer issue with wrong / withdrawn group credits & same label number, Big City Soul meets doo-wop mid-tempo double sider
14	Grover Mitchell – That’s A Good Idea – Vee Jay 429 £30.00 Ex, plays M-, R & B dancer, exc. Middleton spin
15	Pearlettes – Duchess Of Earl b/w Everyday – Canadian Vee Jay 45 £25.00 rare issue & hard label number, great girl group version & mid-tempo flip
16	The Pips – Every Beat Of My Heart b/w Room In Your Heart – Vee Jay 385 (WDJ) Ex+ £15.00 – nice vinyl demo of this early mid-tempo classic
17	Billy Preston – Billy’s Bag – Vee Jay 653 (Demo) £20.00 instrumental classic, ex. Wheel spin, rare 1st label issue, nice demo
18	Little Richard – It Ain’t Watcha Do (It’s The Way How You Do It) b/w Crossover – Vee Jay 652 £30.00 drivin’ upbeat R & B dancer & brilliant flip & VG++ copy, plays fine £15.00
19	Little Richard – Dance What You Wanna - Vee Jay 665 £20.00 uptempo R & B stormer
20	The Rivingtons – You Move Me Baby – Vee Jay 634 £15.00 uptempo group dancer
21	The Rivingtons – Just Got To Be More – Vee Jay 677 (Demo) £25.00 mint vinyl demo of this big voiced lead drivin’ mid-tempo dancer, ex. Parr Hall spin & Issue copy £20.00
22	The 5 Royales – Talk About My Woman – Vee Jay 431 (WDJ) £20.00 mint vinyl demo, great group, upbeat R & B dancer
23	The Rubies – A Spanish Boy b/w Deeper – Vee Jay 596 (Demo) £25.00 great Latinesque / Big City Soul girl group double sided dancer, nice demo
24	Joe Simon – The Whoo Pee b/w Let’s Do It Over – Vee Jay 694 £15.00 dance craze / R & B mover & brilliant deep soul / mid pace flip
25	The Staples Singers – Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Vee Jay 930 £12.00 gospel / soul classic
26	The Tabs – Dance Party b/w Dance All By Myself – Vee Jay 418 £15.00 good doo-wop / Big City Soul double sider
27	The Four Tees – Like My Baby b/w I Said She Said – Vee Jay 627 £30.00 mint vinyl issue of this brilliant double sided uptempo group stormer
28	Cheryle Thompson – Don’t Walk Away – Vee Jay 695 £35.00 mint issue of this sparse production mid-tempo girlie grower, ex. Wilton spin
29	Patterson Singers – He Won’t Fail You – Vee Jay 958 £12.00 pleading raw vocals, mid pace gospel
30	Vi Velasco – I Don’t Want to Go On – Vee Jay 655 £50.00 rare issue, big production upbeat girlie dancer, Richie Adams co, penned & Charlie Calello arranged

 

Edited November 30, 2018 by roger banks