Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Harvest Records) and Decca Records (with Deram Records). Philips Records is a record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Deram Records was setup by Decca Records (UK) as a label for alternative artists. ...

Some of the first artists to sign included Ian Matthews, Mike Absalom, Dr. Z, Catapilla, Cressida, Colosseum, Black Sabbath, Jade Warrior, Switzerland's Flame Dream (with Los Angeles guitarist Dale Hauskins), Nirvana, Kraftwerk, Ben, Keith Tippett Group, Tudor Lodge and Magna Carta. After Philips Records was renamed to Phonogram Records, majors like Status Quo,Thin Lizzy and Tears for Fears (in Canada and briefly in Europe) joined Vertigo too. Now part of the Universal Music Group, Vertigo is a division of Mercury Records and distributes, Razorlight, Metallica (outside the US, Canada, and Japan) and Dire Straits (except the US). More recent signings include The Rapture, The Killers (UK/Éire), One Night Only and the Noisettes. Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian MacDonald, and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews) is a British musician and songwriter. ... Catapilla was an english progressive rock band and was active from the late 60s till the first half of the 70s. ... Colosseum is a British jazz-rock band considered also a part of the early roots of progressive rock. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group from Düsseldorf that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical... Keith Tippett (originally Keith Graham Tippetts, born August 25, 1947 in Bristol) is a British jazz pianist and composer. ... Tudor Lodge was originally formed in 1968, featuring John Stannard and Roger Strevens. ... Magna Cartas 1969 self-titled album. ... Phonogram Records was started in 1962 as a joint venture between Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. ... Tears for Fears are a popular English pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Rapture is an American rock band based in New York City. ... The Killers are a rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Noisettes are an indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison. ...

Selected Discography

Albums on Vertigo (spiral label LPs)

• VO 1 Colosseum - Valentyne Suite LP
• VO 2 Juicy Lucy - Juicy Lucy LP
• VO 3 Manfred Mann - Manfred Mann Chapter Three LP
• VO 4 Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down LP
• VO 6 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath LP
• VO 7 Cressida - Cressida LP
• 6360 001 Fairfield Parlour - From Home To Home LP
• 6360 002 Gracious! - Gracious! LP
• 6360 003 Magna Carta - Seasons LP
• 6360 004 Affinity - Affinity LP
• 6360 005 Bob Downes - Electric City LP
• 6360 006 Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy, Very 'umble LP
• 6360 007 May Blitz - May Blitz LP
• 6360 008 Nucleus - Elastic Rock LP
• 6360 009 Doctor Strangely Strange - Heavy Petting LP
• 6360 010 Jimmy Campbell - Half Baked LP
• 6360 011 Black Sabbath - Paranoid LP
• 6360 012 Manfred Mann - Chapter Three Volume 2 LP
• 6360 013 Clear Blue Sky - Clear Blue Sky LP
• 6360 014 Juicy Lucy - Lie Back And Enjoy It LP
• 6360 015 Warhorse - Warhorse LP
• 6360 016 Patto - Patto LP
• 6360 017 Colosseum - Daughter Of Time LP
• 6360 018 Beggars Opera - Act One LP
• 6360 019 Legend - Legend (Red Boot) LP
• 6360 020 Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant LP
• 6360 021 Graham Bond - Holy Magick LP
• 6360 023 Gravy Train - Gravy Train LP
• 6360 024 Keith Tippett - Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening LP
• 6360 025 Cressida - Asylum LP
• 6360 026 Still Life - Still Life LP
• 6360 027 Nucleus - We'll Talk About It Later LP
• 6360 028 Uriah Heep - Salisbury LP
• 6360 029 Catapilla - Catapilla LP
• 6360 030 Assagai - Assagai LP
• 6360 031 Nirvana - Local Anaesthetic LP
• 6360 032 Patto - Hold Your Fire LP
• 6360 033 Jade Warrior - Jade Warrior LP
• 6360 034 Ian Matthews - If You Saw Thro' My Eyes LP
• 6360 037 May Blitz - Second Of May LP
• 6360 038 Daddy Longlegs - Oakdown Farm LP
• 6360 039 Ian Carr - Solar Plexus LP
• 6360 040 Magna Carta - Songs From The Wasties Orchard LP
• 6360 041 Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste LP
• 6360 042 Graham Bond - We Put Our Magick On You LP
• 6360 043 Tudor Lodge - Tudor Lodge LP
• 6360 045 V/A - Heads Together, First Round LP
• 6360 046 Ramases - Space Hymns LP
• 6360 048 Dr Z - Three Parts To My Soul LP
• 6360 049 Freedom - Through The Years LP
• 6360 050 Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality LP
• 6360 051 Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man LP
• 6360 052 Ben - Ben LP
• 6360 053 Mike Absalom - Mike Absalom LP
• 6360 054 Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change LP
• 6360 055 John Dummer - Blue LP
• 6360 056 Ian Matthews - Tigers Will Survive LP
• 6360 059 Paul Jones - Crucifix In A Horse Shoe LP
• 6360 060 Linda Hoyle - Pieces Of Me LP
• 6360 062 Jade Warrior - Released LP
• 6360 063 Legend - Moonshine LP
• 6360 064 Hokus Poke - Earth Harmony LP
• 6360 066 Warhorse - Red Sea LP
• 6360 067 Jackson Heights - 5th Avenue Bus LP
• 6360 068 Magna Carta - In Concert LP
• 6360 069 Gordon - Gordon LP
• 6360 070 Gentle Giant - Three Friends LP
• 6360 071 Black Sabbath - Vol 4 LP
• 6360 072 Freedom - Is More Than A Word LP
• 6360 073 Beggars Opera - Pathfinder LP
• 6360 074 Catapilla - Changes LP
• 6360 076 Ian Carr - Belladonna LP
• 6360 077 Jackson Heights - Ragamuffin's Fool LP
• 6360 079 Jade Warrior - Last Autumn's Dream LP
• 6360 080 Gentle Giant - Octopus LP
• 6360 081 Alex Harvey - Framed LP
• 6360 082 Status Quo - Piledriver LP
• 6360 083 John Dummer - Oobleedooblee Jubilee LP
• 6657 001 V/A - Vertigo Annual 1970 LP Double LP
• 6360 500 Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley LP
• 6830 032 V/A - Vertigo Sampler July 1970 LP
• 6325 250 Thomas F Browne - Wednesday's Child LP
• 6342 010 Lighthouse - One Fine Morning LP
• 6342 011 Lighthouse - Thoughts Of Moving On LP
• 6830 067 V/A - New Vertigo Popular Material LP
• 6333 500/501 Aphrodite's Child - 666 LP
• 6360 700 Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around with Jim LP
• 6360 701 Jim Croce - Life And Times LP
• 6441 077 Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk LP
• 6360 609 Atlantis - Atlantis LP

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Bob Downes (born 22 July 1937) is a British avant-garde jazz flautist and saxophonist born in Plymouth, Devon, UK, probably better known for his work with musicians like Mike Westbrook and for leading his own group since 1974, the Open Music Trio. ... Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... US issue Uriah Heep Very eavy. ... May Blitz (alongside Rory Gallaghers Taste) were among the first of the newly formed hard rock power trios to take up the challenge of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience; that is, making the biggest possible noise with the smallest available lineup, but never losing sight of melody and... Nucleus were a pioneering British jazz-rock band that continued in different incarnations from 1969-85. ... Jimmy Campbell (January 4, 1944-February 12, 2007) musician and songwriter from Liverpool. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Cock-A-Hoop Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ... Juicy Lucy were saucy blues-rockers, who formed in 1969 from the ashes of the cult garage band The Misunderstood; thus uniting vocalist Ray Owen, steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell and keyboardist Chris Mercer. ... Patto was a Progressive Rock jazz-rock band formed in England in 1970 consisting of Mike Patto (born Michael Thomas McCarthy, 22 September 1942, in Cirencester,Gloucestershire died 4 March 1979) on vocals, John Halsey (born 23 February 1945, in Highgate, North London) on drums, Ollie Halsall (born Peter John... Colosseum is a British jazz-rock band considered also a part of the early roots of progressive rock. ... Beggars Opera, Scotlands only progressive classical rock band, was founded in 1969 by Ricky Gardiner, guitarist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gentle Giant was the second album of English progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970. ... Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 in Romford, Essex, England – 8 May 1974 at Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park, North London, England) was an English musician, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. ... Gravy Train was a british Rock group from Lancashire in northern England, formed by vocalist and guitarrist Norman Barrett in 1970. ... Keith Tippett (originally Keith Graham Tippetts, born August 25, 1947 in Bristol) is a British jazz pianist and composer. ... Cressida is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan War. ... Still Life was a British progressive rock band characterized by expert Hammond organ playing, intricate and original vocal harmonies, and an agile and precise rhythm section. ... Nucleus were a pioneering British jazz-rock band that continued in different incarnations from 1969-85. ... Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... Salisbury (1971) is the second album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. ... Catapilla was an english progressive rock band and was active from the late 60s till the first half of the 70s. ... Assagai was an Afro-rock band from South Africa. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Patto was a Progressive Rock jazz-rock band formed in England in 1970 consisting of Mike Patto (born Michael Thomas McCarthy, 22 September 1942, in Cirencester,Gloucestershire died 4 March 1979) on vocals, John Halsey (born 23 February 1945, in Highgate, North London) on drums, Ollie Halsall (born Peter John... Jade Warrior are a British music group that were formed in 1970. ... Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian MacDonald, and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews) is a British musician and songwriter. ... If You Saw Thro My Eyes is the 1971 album by Country Rock/Folk Rock musician Ian Matthews. ... May Blitz (alongside Rory Gallaghers Taste) were among the first of the newly formed hard rock power trios to take up the challenge of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience; that is, making the biggest possible noise with the smallest available lineup, but never losing sight of melody and... Nucleus (1985) Ian Carr (born 21 April 1933) is a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. ... Magna Cartas 1969 self-titled album. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Acquiring the Taste was the second album of English progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971. ... Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 in Romford, Essex, England – 8 May 1974 at Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park, North London, England) was an English musician, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. ... Tudor Lodge was originally formed in 1968, featuring John Stannard and Roger Strevens. ... Ramases was the creation and alter-ego of Martin Raphael, born in Sheffield, UK. Formerly an army PT instructor, whilst involved in a central heating business in Scotland, was inspired to assume the mantle of the Egyptian Pharaoh of whom he believed himself a reincarnation, and take up a musical... 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Jade Warrior are a British music group that were formed in 1970. ... Jackson Heights was a band led by bassist and vocalist Lee Jackson than ran from 1970-1973. ... Magna Cartas 1969 self-titled album. ... Gordon Waller (born as Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller, on June 4, 1945 in Braemar, Scotland) is a singer, best known as Gordon of 1960s duo Peter & Gordon, whose biggest hit was World Without Love. While attending Westminster School, he first met fellow student Peter Asher, and together they began playing... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Three Friends (1972) is an album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Beggars Opera, Scotlands only progressive classical rock band, was founded in 1969 by Ricky Gardiner, guitarist. ... Catapilla was an english progressive rock band and was active from the late 60s till the first half of the 70s. ... Nucleus (1985) Ian Carr (born 21 April 1933) is a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. ... Jackson Heights was a band led by bassist and vocalist Lee Jackson than ran from 1970-1973. ... Jade Warrior are a British music group that were formed in 1970. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Octopus is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972. ... Alex Harvey (February 5, 1935 - February 4, 1982) was a Scottish rock and roll recording artist. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... Piledriver is the fifth album by the English Rock Band Status Quo, released in December 1972. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is an English singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ... Gasoline Alley was a 1970 album by Rod Stewart. ... The cover of One Fine Morning (1970) was painted by British artist Roger Dean. ... The cover of One Fine Morning (1970) was painted by British artist Roger Dean. ... Aphrodites Child was a Greek rock band formed around the time of the student riots in 1968, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards and vocals); Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals); and Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals). ... 666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is a double album by psychedelic/progressive art rock group Aphrodites Child. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CRO-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... You Dont Mess Around with Jim is an album by American singer/songwriter Jim Croce, released in 1972. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CRO-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... Life and Times is a Canadian television series. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group from Düsseldorf that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical... Kraftwerk is the first album by Kraftwerk. ...

Trivia

The Vertigo logo appears as a piece of op art visible in the record shop in Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange (1971). Op art is a term used to described certain paintings made primarily in the 1960s which exploit the fallibilty of the eye through the use of optical illusions. ... “Kubrick” redirects here. ... This article is about the film. ...

Footnotes

See also

• List of record labels

This is a list of record labels. ...

External link

• Official site
• A discography of original UK Vertigo albums with the "swirl" label design
• A site that renders all other attempts superfluous