First commercial yellow label design
One of many white & black DJ-copy designs
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| LABEL | NUM | S |
ARTIST | TITLE | DATE |
| V.I.P. | 25001 | A |
Patrice Holloway | Stevie | Dec-63 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. Sister to Brenda Holloway. |
| V.I.P. | 25001 | B |
Patrice Holloway | (He Is) The Boy Of My Dreams | Dec-63 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25002 | A |
Serenaders | If Your Heart Says Yes | Feb-64 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1046-A. First issue on the V.I.P. label. |
| V.I.P. | 25002 | B |
Serenaders | I'll Cry Tomorrow | Feb-64 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1046-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25003 | A |
Joanne & The Triangles | After The Showers Come Flowers | Feb-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25003 | B |
Joanne & The Triangles | Don't Be A Cry Baby | Feb-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25004 | A |
Hornets | Give Me A Kiss | Feb-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25004 | B |
Hornets | She's My Baby | Feb-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25005 | A |
R. Dean Taylor | My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle | Mar-64 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25005 | B |
R. Dean Taylor | Poor Girl | Mar-64 |
| Not released. Later issued on V.I.P. 25027-B |
| V.I.P. | 25006 | A |
Andantes | (Like A) Nightmare | Mar-64 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25006 | B |
Andantes | If You Were Mine | Mar-64 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25007 | A |
Downbeats | Do You Know What I'm Talkin' About | Sep-64 |
| Not released. Label copy exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25007 | B |
Downbeats | You Say You Love Me | Sep-64 |
| Not released. Label copy exist. Two records scheduled for release on same number. |
| V.I.P. | 25007 | A |
Velvelettes | Needle In A Haystack | Sep-64 |
| Two records scheduled for release on same number. |
| V.I.P. | 25007 | B |
Velvelettes | Should I Tell Them | Sep-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25008 | A |
Oma Heard | Lifetime Man | Sep-64 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25008 | B |
Oma Heard | Mr. Lonely Heart | Sep-64 |
| Pulled back. Only a few commercial copies exist. |
| V.I.P. | 25009 | A |
Mickey McCullers | Same Old Story | Oct-64 |
| Also issued on Tamla 54064-B. Not same song as Stevie Wonder on Tamla 54308-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25009 | B |
Mickey McCullers | Who You Gonna Run To | Oct-64 |
| Also scheduled to be released by Chuck Jackson on V.I.P. 25067-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25010 | A |
Majestics | Hello Love | Oct-64 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25010 | B |
Majestics | The Further You Look, The Less You See | Oct-64 |
| Not released. Released on V.I.P. 25046-B as by the Monitors. |
| V.I.P. | 25011 | A |
Headliners | Tonight's The Night | Oct-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25011 | B |
Headliners | You're Bad News | Oct-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25012 | A |
Ray Oddis | Randy, The Newspaper Boy | Dec-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25012 | B |
Ray Oddis | Happy Ghoul Tide | Dec-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25013 | A |
Velvelettes | He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' | Dec-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25013 | B |
Velvelettes | Throw A Farewell Kiss | Dec-64 |
| V.I.P. | 25014 | A |
- No artist decided - | - No title planned - | Jan-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25014 | B |
- No artist decided - | - No title planned - | Jan-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25015 | A |
Hattie Littles | Conscience I'm Guilty | Jan-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25015 | B |
Hattie Littles | You Got Me Worried | Jan-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25016 | A |
Vows | Buttered Popcorn | May-65 |
| Originally released by The Supremes on Tamla 54045-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25016 | B |
Vows | Tell Me | May-65 |
| Not same song as Lionel Richie on Motown 1762-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25017 | A |
Velvelettes | Lonely Lonely Girl Am I | May-65 |
| Also released by Jimmy Ruffin as "Lonely Lonely Man Am I" on Soul 35046-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25017 | B |
Velvelettes | I'm The Exception To The Rule | May-65 |
| Also released by The Temptations on Gordy 7109-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25018 | A |
Lewis Sisters | He's An Oddball | May-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25018 | B |
Lewis Sisters | By Some Chance | May-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25019 | A |
Danny Day | This Time Last Summer | Jun-65 |
| Also scheduled to be released by Blinky on Motown 1168-B and Soul 35089-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25019 | B |
Danny Day | Please Don't Turn The Lights Out | Jun-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25020 | A |
Dorsey Burnette | Why Break My Heart (Just To Run Around) | Jun-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25020 | B |
Dorsey Burnette | They're Only Words | Jun-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25021 | A |
Velvelettes | A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) | 1965 |
| Not released. Released on V.I.P. 25030-A. Also released by The Allens on Motown 1340-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25021 | B |
Velvelettes | Since You've Been Loving Me | 1965 |
| Not released. Released on V.I.P. 25030-B, V.I.P. 25034-B and Soul 35025-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25022 | A |
Richard Anthony | I Don't Know What To Do | Sep-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25022 | B |
Richard Anthony | What Now My Love | Sep-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25023 | A |
Little Lisa | Hang On Bill | Aug-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25023 | B |
Little Lisa | Puppet On A String | Aug-65 |
| Not same song as Gino Washington on Ric-Tic 100-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25024 | A |
Lewis Sisters | You Need Me | Sep-65 |
| Label reads "The Singing School Teachers" under the name of the artists. Last issue with the first label design. |
| V.I.P. | 25024 | B |
Lewis Sisters | Moonlight On The Beach | Sep-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25025 | A |
Dalton Boys | I've Been Cheated | Oct-65 |
| Dalton Boys was the first issue on V.I.P. with the multicolored label design. |
| V.I.P. | 25025 | B |
Dalton Boys | Take My Hand | Oct-65 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25025 | B |
Dalton Boys | Something's Bothering You | Oct-65 |
| B-Side is instrumental. No mention of that on label. First planned with "Take My Hand" as B-side. |
| V.I.P. | 25026 | A |
Headliners | We Call It Fun | Nov-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25026 | B |
Headliners | Voodoo Plan | Nov-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25027 | A |
R. Dean Taylor | Let's Go Somewhere | Nov-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25027 | B |
R. Dean Taylor | Poor Girl | Nov-65 |
| Originally scheduled for release on V.I.P. 25005-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25028 | A |
Monitors | Say You | Dec-65 |
| Also issued on V.I.P. 25032-B. First issued as "The Majestics" on DJ copies. |
| V.I.P. | 25028 | B |
Monitors | All For Someone | Dec-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25029 | A |
Elgins | Darling Baby | Dec-65 |
| First pressings as by "The Downbeats". Also released by Rose Banks on Motown 1404-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25029 | B |
Elgins | Put Yourself In My Place | Dec-65 |
| Also released by Chris Clark on V.I.P. 25038-B and The Supremes on Motown 1097-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25030 | A |
Velvelettes | A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) | Nov-65 |
| Originally scheduled for release on V.I.P. 25021-A. Also released by The Allens on Motown 1340-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25030 | B |
Velvelettes | Since You've Been Loving Me | Nov-65 |
| Originally scheduled for release on V.I.P. 25021-B. Also issued on V.I.P. 25034-B and Soul 35025-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25031 | A |
Chris Clark | Don't Be Too Long | Dec-65 |
| Vocal accompaniment credited to The Lewis Sisters. |
| V.I.P. | 25031 | B |
Chris Clark | Do Right Baby - Do Right | Dec-65 |
| V.I.P. | 25032 | A |
Monitors | Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) | Mar-66 |
| Originally released by The Valadiers on Miracle 6-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25032 | B |
Monitors | Say You | Mar-66 |
| Previously issued on V.I.P. 25028-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25033 | A |
Mynah Birds | It's My Time | Mar-66 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25033 | B |
Mynah Birds | Go On And Cry | Mar-66 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25034 | A |
Chris Clark | Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) | Apr-66 |
| Not released. Originally scheduled for release by Frank Wilson on Soul 35019-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25034 | B |
Chris Clark | Don't Be Too Long | Apr-66 |
| Not released. Earlier issued on V.I.P. 25031-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25035 | A |
Rick, Robin & Him | Three Choruses Of Despair | Jun-66 |
| V.I.P. | 25035 | B |
Rick, Robin & Him | Bride Copper Kettle | Jun-66 |
| Not released. First planned with "Bride Copper Kettle" as B-side. |
| V.I.P. | 25035 | B |
Rick, Robin & Him | Cause You Know Me | Jun-66 |
| V.I.P. | 25036 | A |
LaSalles | La La La La La | Jul-66 |
| Originally released by Little Stevie Wonder on Tamla 54070-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25036 | B |
LaSalles | This Is True | Jul-66 |
| V.I.P. | 25037 | A |
Elgins | Heaven Must Have Sent You | Jul-66 |
| Later issued on V.I.P. 25065-A. Also released by Bonnie Pointer on Motown 1459-A & B. |
| V.I.P. | 25037 | B |
Elgins | Stay In My Lonely Arms | Jul-66 |
| Also issued on V.I.P. 25065-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25038 | A |
Chris Clark | Love's Gone Bad | Aug-66 |
| Also issued on red vinyl. Also released by The Underdogs on V.I.P. 25040-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25038 | B |
Chris Clark | Put Yourself In My Place | Aug-66 |
| Originally released by The Elgins on V.I.P. 25029-B. Also released by The Supremes on Motown 1097-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25039 | A |
Monitors | Since I Lost You Girl | Dec-66 |
| V.I.P. | 25039 | B |
Monitors | Don't Put Off 'Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today | Dec-66 |
| V.I.P. | 25040 | A |
Underdogs | Love's Gone Bad | Jan-67 |
| Originally released by Chris Clark on V.I.P. 25038-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25040 | B |
Underdogs | Mo Jo Hanna | Jan-67 |
| Originally released by Henry Lumpkin on Motown 1029-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25041 | A |
Chris Clark | I Want To Go Back There Again | Feb-67 |
| Also released by Thelma Houston on Mowest 5008-A and Charlene on Motown 1663-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25041 | B |
Chris Clark | I Love You | Feb-67 |
| V.I.P. | 25042 | A |
R. Dean Taylor | There's A Ghost In My House | Apr-67 |
| V.I.P. | 25042 | B |
R. Dean Taylor | Don't Fool Around | Apr-67 |
| Also issued on V.I.P. 25045-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25043 | A |
Elgins | I Understand My Man | Jun-67 |
| V.I.P. | 25043 | B |
Elgins | It's Been A Long Long Time | Jun-67 |
| Originally released by The Five Quails on Harvey 114-B as "Been A Long Time" |
| V.I.P. | 25044 | A |
Debbie Dean | Why Am I Lovin' You | Feb-68 |
| V.I.P. | 25044 | B |
Debbie Dean | Stay My Love | Feb-68 |
| V.I.P. | 25045 | A |
R. Dean Taylor | Gotta See Jane | Apr-68 |
| Also issued on Rare Earth 5026-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25045 | B |
R. Dean Taylor | Don't Fool Around | Apr-68 |
| Previously issued on V.I.P. 25042-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25046 | A |
Monitors | Bring Back The Love | Apr-68 |
| V.I.P. | 25046 | B |
Monitors | The Further You Look, The Less You See | Apr-68 |
| Originally scheduled for release on V.I.P. 25010-B. First released by The Temptations on Gordy 7015-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25047 | A |
Honest Men | Cherie | Apr-68 |
| V.I.P. | 25047 | B |
Honest Men | Baby | Apr-68 |
| Not same song as Eddie Kendricks on Tamla 54290-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25048 | A |
Abbey Tavern Singers | We're Off To Dublin In The Green | May-68 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25048 | B |
Abbey Tavern Singers | The Captain Of The Gallant Forty TWA | May-68 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25049 | A |
Monitors | Step By Step (Hand In Hand) | Jul-68 |
| Not released. Released on Soul 35049-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25049 | B |
Monitors | Time Is Passin' By | Jul-68 |
| Also issued on Soul 35049-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25050 | A |
Spinners | In My Diary | Oct-69 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1155-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25050 | B |
Spinners | (She's Gonna Love Me) At Sundown | Oct-69 |
| Also released on V.I.P. 25054-B. Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1155-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25051 | A |
Lollipops | Cheating is Telling On You | Oct-69 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Gordy 7089-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25051 | B |
Lollipops | Need Your Love | Oct-69 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Gordy 7089-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25052 | A |
Chuck Jackson | The Day My World Stood Still | Nov-69 |
| Originally scheduled to be released on Motown 1160-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25052 | B |
Chuck Jackson | Baby, I'll Get it | Nov-69 |
| Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1160-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25053 | A |
Bobby Taylor | Oh, I've Been Bless'd | Jan-70 |
| Also issued on red vinyl. Originally scheduled for release on Gordy 7088-A. |
| V.I.P. | 25053 | B |
Bobby Taylor | Blackmail | Jan-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25054 | A |
Spinners | Message From A Black Man | Feb-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25054 | B |
Spinners | (She's Gonna Love Me) At Sundown | Feb-70 |
| Also released on V.I.P. 25050-B. Originally scheduled for release on Motown 1155-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25055 | A |
Ivy Jo | I Remember When (Dedicated To Beverly) | Mar-70 |
| Also issued on red vinyl. |
| V.I.P. | 25055 | B |
Ivy Jo | Sorry Is A Sorry Word | Mar-70 |
| Originally released by The Temptations on Gordy 7061-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25056 | A |
Chuck Jackson | Two Feet From Happiness | May-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25056 | B |
Chuck Jackson | Let Somebody Love Me | May-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25057 | A |
Spinners | It's A Shame | Jul-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25057 | B |
Spinners | Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music | Jul-70 |
| Also released on Motown 1235-A. The Motown version is nine seconds longer than above version. Also released by The Supremes & The Four Tops on Motown 1173-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25058 | A |
Hearts Of Stone | It's A Lonesome Road | Sep-70 |
| Also issued on red vinyl. |
| V.I.P. | 25058 | B |
Hearts Of Stone | Yesterday's Love Is Over | Sep-70 |
| V.I.P. | 25059 | A |
Chuck Jackson | Pet Names | Jan-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25059 | B |
Chuck Jackson | It There Anything Love Can't Do | Jan-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25060 | A |
Spinners | We'll Have It Made | Dec-70 |
| Also issued on red vinyl. |
| V.I.P. | 25060 | B |
Spinners | My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) | Dec-70 |
| Originally released by David Ruffin on Motown 1140-A. Also released by Kiki Dee on Tamla 54193-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25061 | A |
King Floyd | Heartaches | Apr-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25061 | B |
King Floyd | Together We Can Do Anything | Apr-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25062 | A |
P. J. | (I've Given You) The Best Years Of My Life | Apr-71 |
| Also released by Art & Honey on Motown 1246-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25062 | B |
P. J. | It Takes A Man To Teach A Woman How To Love | Apr-71 |
| Also released on Tamla 54215-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25063 | A |
Ivy Jo | I'd Still Love You | May-71 |
| Track is taken from the unreleased album IVY JO IS IN THIS BAG (V.I.P. VS-406). |
| V.I.P. | 25063 | B |
Ivy Jo | I Can Feel The Pain | May-71 |
| Track is taken from the unreleased album IVY JO IS IN THIS BAG (V.I.P. VS-406). |
| V.I.P. | 25064 | A |
Hearts Of Stone | If I Could Give You The World | Jun-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25064 | B |
Hearts Of Stone | You Gotta Sacrifice (We Gotta Sacrifice) | Jun-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25065 | A |
Elgins | Heaven Must Have Sent You | Sep-7I |
| Re-release of V.I.P. 25037-A. Also released by Bonnie Pointer on Motown 1459-A & B. |
| V.I.P. | 25065 | B |
Elgins | Stay In My Lonely Arms | Sep-7I |
| Previously issued on V.I.P. 25037-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25066 | A |
Stylists | What Is Love | Jul-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25066 | B |
Stylists | Where Did The Children Go | Jul-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25067 | A |
Chuck Jackson | Who You Gonna Run To | Jul-71 |
| Not released. Released by Mickey McCullers on V.I.P. 25009-B. |
| V.I.P. | 25067 | B |
Chuck Jackson | Forgive My Jealousy | Jul-71 |
| Not released. |
| V.I.P. | 25068 | A |
Tony & Carolyn | We've Only Just Begun - I'll Be There | Nov-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25068 | B |
Tony & Carolyn | I Can Get Away From You (But I Can't Get Over You) | Nov-71 |
| V.I.P. | 25069 | A |
Posse | Feel Like Givin' Up | Feb-72 |
| V.I.P. | 25069 | B |
Posse | Take Somebody Like You | Feb-72 |
| Last issue on the V.I.P. label. |
Majestics changed name to Monitors |
First release pulled back |
Promos issued as STEREO/MONO versions |
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