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Vee-Jay

Chicago-based independent that licensed early Beatles tracks for US release in 1963-64 before Capitol committed. Released Introducing The Beatles and the US version of A Hard Day's Night's singles.

songs

From 1962 to 1963, Vee-Jay released sixteen of their recordings. 'Love Me Do' is the earliest, from 1962, and 'Thank You Girl' the last, from 1963. The lead vocals go John on four, Paul on three, George on two and Ringo on one. On 'P.S. I Love You' it is US, Introducing The Beatles. On 'There's a Place' it is US (Introducing. Among them, 'Please Please Me' carries Hohner Echo Vamper as well, which only two of their recordings do.

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early10 · 100%

Mid-period0 · 0%

Late0 · 0%

By Album

Please Please Me8

Past Masters3

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Sweetwater

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Great Songwriting Techniques

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Songs(10 of 16)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	US, Introducing The Beatles
2	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	Love Me Do was track 6 on the original January 1964 pressing of Vee-Jay's US LP
3	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	US
4	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	US
5	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	US (Introducing... The Beatles)
6	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	US
7	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	-
8	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
9	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	US
10	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	US