Vintage Vinyl Records: Various Artists - Vee-Jay: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits

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Vee-Jay was founded in Gary, Indiana in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken (Mr. and Mrs. Bracken), who used their first initials for the label's name. The first song they ever recorded made it in to the top ten of the national rhythm & blues charts. In a short time, Vee-Jay was the most successful black-owned record company in the U.S.A.; by 1963, they were charting records at a faster rate than some of the major labels. They were the first U.S. company to have the Beatles; in one month alone in early 1964, they sold 2.6 million Beatles singles. Two years later, the company was bankrupt. The trouble with these facts is they don't tell the story... This beautiful, long out of print, Collector's Edition 3 CD Box Set celebrates 40 years of classic hits with 75 Vee-Jay titles and rare cuts from 1953 to 1993. This package also includes a 24 page book documenting The Vee-Jay Story (complete with producer's notes and a collection of Vee Jay album covers) and a red 7-inch 45 rpm of Vee-Jay s first R&B hit, The Spaniels ''Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite''.

Disc 1
1. Baby, It's You - Spaniels
2. High & Lonesome - Reed
3. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels
4. You Don't Have to Go - Reed
5. My Loving Baby - El Dorados
6. Annie's Answer - El Dorados, McCollum
7. I Really Do - 5 Echoes
8. At My Front Door - El Dorados
9. Hands Off - Bowman, McShann
10. I'll Be Forever Loving You - El Dorados
11. This Is the Night - Kool Gents
12. Every Woman I Know - Emerson
13. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Reed
14. Big Town Playboy - Taylor
15. Up on the Mountain - Magnificents
16. Dimples - Hooker
17. Oh What a Nite - Dells
18. Bim Bam Boom - El Dorados
19. Telephone Is Ringing - Crayton
20. For All We Know - Til
21. You Gave Me Peace of Mind - Spaniels
22. I Found Peace of Mind - Crayton
23. Mother's Son - Delegates
24. The Pleasure Is All Mine - Emerson
25. Honest I Do - Reed
Disc 2
1. 12 Year Old Boy - James
2. You Can Make It if You Try - Allison
3. It Hurts Me Too - James
4. Rockin'itis - Arnold
5. Have Faith - Allison
6. Stormy Weather - Spaniels
7. For Your Precious Love - Butler, Impressions
8. Nobody But You - Clark
9. The Twist - Ballard, Midnighters
10. Here I Stand - Flemons
11. A Rockin' Good Way - Bowman, Spaniels
12. K.C. Lovin' - Witherspoon
13. Boogie Chillun' - Hooker
14. Take out Some Insurance - Reed
15. Just Keep It Up - Clark
16. Hey Little Girl - Clark
17. No More Doggin' - Gordon
18. Baby What You Want Me to Do - Reed
19. The Comeback - Memphis Slim
20. Just a Little Bit - Gordon
21. Big Boss Man - Reed
22. Oh Babe - Lenoir
23. He Will Break Your Heart - Butler
24. Tupelo - Hooker
25. Your Friends - Clark
Disc 3
1. Exodus - Harris
2. Shombalor - Ravels, Sheriff
3. Raindrops - Clark
4. Every Beat of My Heart - Knight, Pips
5. Bright Lights, Big City - Reed
6. Moon River - Butler
7. Duke of Earl - Chandler
8. Boom Boom - Hooker
9. Duchess of Earl - Pearlettes
10. Tragic - Shephards
11. Make It Easy on Yourself - Butler
12. Oh John - Reed
13. Rainbow - Chandler
14. You're No Good - Everett
15. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Everett
16. A Spanish Boy - Rubies
17. I Can't Hear You - Everett
18. My Adorable One - Simon
19. Let It Be Me - Butler, Everett
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Little Richard
21. It Ain't What You Do - Little Richard
22. Stay in My Corner - Dells
23. Oo Wee Baby, I Love You - Hughes
24. I Don't Know What You Got - Little Richard
25. It's Not Unusual - Dells
Disc 4 - 7" single
1 -  - Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite [Vinyl 45]  - Spaniels
2 -  - You Don't Move Me [Vinyl 45]  - Spaniels