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Vertigo Records is a British record company. It was a subsidiary of the Philips/Phonogram record label, launched in 1969 to specialise in progressive rock and other non-mainstream musical styles. [2]
Sep 4, 2015 · published 4 September 2015. Relive the magic of some of the greatest imprints of all time in Prog’s bite-sized label guide. Vertigo Records, Philips’ alternative imprint, remains one of the most dearly loved and collectible of all the labels that built prog.
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Aug 17, 2016 · Vertigo Records: the label that changed the world. By Malcolm Dome. ( Prog ) published 17 August 2016. As the 70s dawned, so did a brand new sound - progressive rock. And at the centre of it all was influential British label Vertigo, home of Gentle Giant, Magna Carta, Black Sabbath and more.
Vertigo. Formed in late 1969 by parent company Philips Records, Vertigo was the brainchild of founder Olav Wyper to compete with other major labels’ subsidiary labels such as EMI’s Harvest and Decca’s Deram offshoots. Relatively short-lived in its initial format (1969-1973 as Vertigo ‘Swirl’), the label is still active today as part ...
Vertigo was launched by Philips Records Ltd. in the UK on 7 November 1969 and quickly adopted by other labels in the global Phonogram group outside North America. In 1971, the label was introduced in the US by the Phonogram subsidiary Mercury Record Corporation. The label was initially known for releasing many very popular progressive rock ...
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Feb 20, 2023 · ( Classic Rock ) Contributions from. Fraser Lewry. published 20 February 2023. Vertigo Records' early albums came with the iconic "swirl" label, a treasure trove of unique and essential albums that can fetch crazily high prices. (Image credit: Vertigo Records)
May 27, 2021 · May 27, 2021 • 6. 1970, part 5: Vertigo Records. One day in 1969 Olav Wyper received a phone call from a headhunter. Wyper was considered a prime candidate for the role of running a new record label that can produce, market and sell the emerging progressive music capturing the hearts and minds of youth across the world.
