Vee Jay records were pressed by Compo in Lachine, Quebec from the late 1950s through to 1964. By 1964, Quality Records of Toronto had acquired rights to issue some of the Vee Jay catalogue in Canada. Sometime in 1967 Sparton Records Of Canada Ltd. pressed at least one LP on the Vee Jay label (VJLPS 1039 The Best Of Jimmy Reed). Interestingly, no Beatles discs were ever issued in Canada on the Vee Jay label but it would be incredible for a record collector to un-earth a Canadian Compo pressing of the “Introducing The Beatles” album on Vee Jay! Now that would be something!

33 rpm albums

Serial Number	Artist	Title
VJLP 1004	Jimmy Reed	I’m Jimmy Reed
Mono Compo pressing
2-LP 1035	Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall
Double LP, mono Compo pressing
VJLPS 1039	Jimmy Reed	The Best Of Jimmy Reed
"Sparton Records Of Canada Ltd." pressing, black label, stereo, 1967
VJLP(C) 1044	Lightning Hopkins	Lightnin’ Strikes
Mono, Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP 1049	Jon Lee Hooker	The Best Of John Lee Hooker
Pressed by Quality Records
SR 1050	Jimmy Reed	Just Jimmy Reed
Stereo Compo pressing
VJLP 1058	John Lee Hooker	The Big Soul Of John Lee Hooker
Mono Compo pressing
VJLP 1066	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker On Campus
Mono Compo pressing
VJLP(C) 1088	The Four Seasons	More Golden Hits Of The Four Seasons
Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP (C) 1101	The Merseyboys	The 15 Greatest Songs of the Beatles
Pressed by Quality Records. This record, is actually a cover album by The Merseyboys, but featured pictures of The Beatles and was marketed in the USA as a Beatles album. Notice the canadian logo on the bottom left corner of the back cover and the QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED notice on the right of the Brackets VJ logo on the label.
VJLP(C) 1119	Jerry Butler	More Of The Best Of Jerry Butler
Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP(C) 1121	The Four Seasons	We Love Girls
Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP(C) 1123	Billy Preston	The Most Exciting Organ Ever
Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP(C) 1124	Little Richard	Little Richard’s Greatest Hits
Steroe, Pressed by Quality Records
VJLP(C) 1154	The Four Seasons	The Four Seasons
Pressed by Quality Records

Lps - Jazz Series

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VJLP-3016	Eddie Harris	Exodus To Jazz
Pressed by Quality Records, Mono
SR-3016	Eddie Harris	Exodus To Jazz
Pressed by Quality Records, Stereo
SR-3025	Eddie Harris	Mighty Like A Rose
1961 Stereo Compo pressing
SR-3027	Eddie Harris	Jazz For Breakfast At Tiffany’s
1961 Stereo Compo pressing
VJLP-3031	Eddie Harris	Eddie Harris Goes To The Movies
Mono Compo pressing
SR-3034	Eddie Harris	Bossa Nova
Stereo Compo pressing

45 rpm singles

 NOTE: Early Vee Jay 45's in Canada in the late 1950's and until mid 1961 were issued by Phonodisc on either their Regency or Delta labels.

For example:

The first Canadian Vee Jay 45 was I'm A Telling You / I See A Fool by Jerry Butler VJ-390X and it was manufactured by Quality. This was mid 1961 but by circa January 1962, Vee Jay was distributed by Compo and that lasted until mid 1964 when it reverted back to Quality and remained there until the company went out of business in 1966.

Serial Number	Artist	Title
VJ 383	Dee Clark	Raindrops / I Want To Love You
1960 Compo pressing
VJ 405	Jerry Butler	Moon River / Aware Of Love
1961 Compo pressing
VJ 409	Terry Clark	You're Telling Our Secrets / TBD
Compo pressing
VJ 416	Gene Chandler	Duke Of Earl / Kissin' In The Kitchen
1961 Compo pressing
VJ 438	John Lee Hooker	Boom Boom / Let's Make It
1962 Compo pressing
VJ 445	Norman Charles	Climb Every Mountain / I’ll Never Walk Alone
1962 Compo pressing
VJ 449	Jimmy Reed	Good Lover / Tell Me You Love Mee
1962 Compo pressing
VJ 451	Jerry Butler	Make It Easy On Yourself / It's Too Late
1962
VJ 468	Gene Chandler	You Threw A Luck Punch / Rainbow
1962 Compo pressing
VJ 470	Orville Couch	Hello Trouble / Anywhere Theres A Crowd
1962
VJ 487	Dee Clark	I'm A Soldier Boy / Shook Up Over You
1963
VJ 496	Eddie Harris	Lolita Marie / Mimi
1963
VJ 504	The Raiders	Skipping Around / Stick Shift
1963 Compo pressing
VJ 510	Birdlegs And Pauline	Spring / In So Many Ways
1963
VJ 536	Gene Chandler	Wonderful, Wonderful / Man's Temptation
Compo pressing
VJ 585	Betty Everett	The Shoop Shoop Song / Hands Off
Compo pressing
VJ 594	Baby Bugs	Bingo / TBD
Compo pressing
VJ 599	Betty Everett	I Can't Hear You / Can I Get To Know You
1964 Compo pressing
VJ 651	Jerry Butler	Good Times / I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
1965
VJ 608X	The Four Seasons	Sincerely / One Song
Black and white Canadian Quality Records pressing, this label resembles the the white and blue US promo label, but is in fact simply a regular canadian stock issue from Quality records.
VJ 653X	Billy Preston	Billy's Bag / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
Black and white Canadian Quality Records pressing, this label resembles the the white and blue US promo label, but is in fact simply a regular canadian stock issue from Quality records.
VJ 684	Fred Hughes	Oo Wee Baby, I Love You / Love Me Baby
1965
VJ 694X	Joe Simon	Let's Do It Over / The Whoo Pee
1965, Black and white Canadian Quality Records pressing for Joe Simon's Let's Do It Over / The Whoo Pee. Issued in 1965, This label resembles the the white and blue US promo label, but is in fact simply a regular canadian stock issue from Quality records. The record reached #13 on the R'n'B chart in the USA.
VJ 702	Jimmy Reed	Left Handed Woman / I''m The Man Down There
1965
VJ 6401	Jimmy Hughes	Lolly pops, Lace and Lipstick / Steal Away
Compo pressing

Interesting VJ Records

This record is not an actual Canadian pressing, but is featured here because it is a Canadian Band. Indeed, this Quebec band from the early sixties was called Les Baronets and became quite popular by covering many Beatles songs, translating them in french (like "C'est fou, mais c'est tout - Hold Me Tight", "Twiste et Chante - Twist And Shout" or " Ça recommence - It Won't Be Long" etc.). Other interesting fact is that one member of this band is now quite famous for other reasons: he is now Céline Dion's manager, René Angelil.

So by the time they reached the mid sixties, les Baronets tried to break the American market as "The Baronets" and were secured this US 45 on the VeeJay label. This disc is really obscure and as far as we know, this record never made it past the Promo stage and was never commercially released, making it a true collector's item.

VJ 701	The Baronets	That's The Way Love Happens / Mine All Mine
USA promo copy (possibly only issued as a promo).

Beatles VJ Records

No true Beatles VJ record was ever issued in Canada. The only Beatles related album issued on VJ Canada is actually a Beatles cover album by The Merseyboys called The 15 Greatest Songs of the Beatles (see VJLP 1101 above).

*** Here is the list of the VJ Beatles records that were NEVER ISSUED in Canada ***