It's been over 50 years since Vee-Jay started as a label. The company has made a fortune, gone
bankrupt, revived as Vee-Jay International in the 1970s, reissuing hundreds of LPs, fallen dormant in
the 1980s, and sold out in the 1990s. The 1990s company, Vee-Jay Limited Partnership, issued a slew
of CDs, some quite nice but not very well noticed, and then went dormant. Like the phoenix rising from
the ashes, the Limited Partnership revived and reactivated itself in the late 1990s, licensing CDs to a
number of other labels.
In addition to the usual discography, we also offer a reprint of The Vee-Jay Story, the 1981
Goldmine story that was used as the liner notes for the 1993 3-CD box set. Here we have made
a few minor corrections that set right some of the typos in the original, and add a postscript.
For those specifically interested in the Beatles on Vee-Jay, we suggest you also visit Bruce Spizer's "Beatles Records on Vee-Jay" web page. His book on
the
subject is absolutely first-rate.
We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is
an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have
no association with Vee-Jay Records. Should you be interested in acquiring
albums listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and Follow the
instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 1981, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007 by Mike
Callahan.
Thanks to Wes Smith.
VEE-JAY CORRESPONDENCE, CORRECTIONS & UPDATES:
On to the Vee-Jay Comments & Corrections
Songs,
Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Vee-Jay and Related Labels
VEE-JAY I (Vee-Jay Records, 1953-1966):
On to the The Vee-Jay Story, Part One
Scenes from
a Family Owned Company
Page 1 Page
2 Page 3
On to the The Vee-Jay Story, Part One, Page 4
The
Vee-Jay Stereo Story: Notes from the Studio
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 1
Main
Series LP-100 to
LP-101 &
LP-1001 to LP-1070 (1957-1963)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 2
Main
Series
VJS-1071 to
VJS-1154 (1963-1965)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 3
Jazz
Series (1959-1978)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 4
Gospel
Series
(1959-1978)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 5
Miscellaneous
Series/Stereo Singles/EPs
VEE-JAY II (Vee-Jay International, 1967-1990):
On to the The Vee-Jay Story, Part Two
Vee-Jay International: Vee-Jay Is Alive and Living in Burbank
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 6
Vee-Jay
International
Licensees, 1967-1970
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 7
Vee-Jay
International, Part 1: Vee-Jay Reissues (1970-1978)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 8
Vee-Jay
International, Part 2: New Series (1972-1978)
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 9
Vee-Jay
International
Licensees, 1980s-1991: LPs and Compact Discs
VEE-JAY III (Vee-Jay Limited Liability Partnership, 1990-Present):
On to the Vee-Jay Story, Part Three
Vee-Jay Limited Liability Partnership Story
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 10
Vee-Jay
Limited Liability Partnership, 1990-1994: Compact Discs
On to the Vee-Jay Discography, Part 11
Vee-Jay Limited Liability Partnership (1999- ) Leased Compact Discs
Subsidiary Labels:
On to the Abner Album Discography
On to the Dynasty Album Discography
On to the Epitaph Album Discography
On to the Exodus Album Discography
On to the In Album Discography
On to the Interphon Album Discography
On to the Oldies 33 Album Discography
On to the Tollie Album Discography
Distributed Labels:
On to the FM Album Discography
On to the Horizon Album Discography
Randall Wood's Labels:
On to the Crestview Album Discography
On to the Mira Album Discography
On to the Mirwood Album Discography
On to the Surrey Album Discography
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