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Vertigo Records From 1969-71 was a major British record companies experienced something of a craze for Progressive subsidiaries.  Some were more successful than others: EMI's Harvest prospered, whereas RCA's Neon and Decca's Nova came and went without making any sort of an impression. Vertigo, which was Phonogram's entry in the Progressive Label stakes, has a strong claim to being the most successful of them all.  During the course of its life Vertigo managed both to establish itself as a favourite label among collectors, and, later on, to shift huge quantities of vinyl.  Early Vertigo records on the famous 'swirl' label are very collectable; the rarer albums go for three-figure prices when they come up for sale. 'Swirl' singles are usually found with their centres dinked, which was common Philips / Phonogram practice, but some copies escaped with their centres intact. Later Vertigo records - those by Status Quo and Dire Straits for example - sold in millions, and are nowadays staple fodder for car boot sales. Although not intended as a singles label, Vertigo managed to visit the Top 75 regularly throughout the 70s, with artists as diverse as Kraftwerk and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band; the '80s and '90s were equally fruitful of hits. The swirl label lasted from 1969-73, 6059-074 being the last single to have them. When Phonogram switched to the injection-moulding process for pressing its singles Vertigo 7"s lost their distinctive design and became as dull as those on the rest of the family's labels.  Around the time of the change a couple of singles - 6059-075 and 078 - were issued with plain silver labels which had the same design as the injection moulded ones; 6059-075 can be found with either paper or injection moulded labels.  As well as losing the swirl the singles also lost their company sleeve, and started sharing a common sleeve with all the other Phonogram releases: the red sleeve is the second, later, type to be used, and it came into use at some point in 1978.  There were no swirls on demo records, and the titles were on the appropriate side.  Initially promos had a large red 'A' on them; the 'A' had hollowed out by the time that 6059-035 came out.  After the switch from paper labels there were no demo copies as such, though records can found with 'Alsatian' stickers on them - Alsatian was the company which was responsible for promoting Phonogram products for a time in the mid '70s.  The late '70s saw the occasional reappearance of paper labels on pressings done by other companies at times of high demand, but sadly the plain silver label was used rather than the classic swirl design.  Singles were initially numbered in the V-0s, but this changed almost immediately to the 6059-000s; there were a few smaller series, 6073-000s for singles sourced in America, 6147-000 for German ones.  In addition, favoured groups such as Quo and Black Sabbath were eventually awarded their own numerical series.  Most of the gaps in it are down to the fact that the numbers were used for overseas issues. Distributed By Phonogram Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

   
70 Juicy Lucy Who Do You Love VERTIGO V 1
70 Black Sabbath Evil Woman VERTIGO V 2
        
FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF VERTIGO 6059-000 SERIES 1970-1982 CAN BE FOUND HERE
 
75 Harvey Alex Band Delilah VERTIGO ALEX 001
75 Harvey Alex Band Gamblin' Bar Room Blues VERTIGO ALEX 002
75 Harvey Alex Band Runaway VERTIGO ALEX 003
  
77 Thin Lizzy Don'T Believe A Word VERTIGO LIZZY 1
78 Thin Lizzy Rosalie VERTIGO LIZZY 2
79 Thin Lizzy Waiting For An Alibi VERTIGO LIZZY 3
79 Thin Lizzy Do Anything You Want To VERTIGO LIZZY 4
79 Thin Lizzy Sarah VERTIGO LIZZY 5
80 Thin Lizzy Chinatown VERTIGO LIZZY 6
80 Thin Lizzy Killer On The Loose VERTIGO LIZZY 7
81 Thin Lizzy Killer Live (Ep) VERTIGO LIZZY 8
81 Thin Lizzy Trouble Boys VERTIGO LIZZY 9
82 Thin Lizzy Hollywood VERTIGO LIZZY 10
83 Thin Lizzy Cold Sweat VERTIGO LIZZY 11
83 Thin Lizzy Thunder And Lightning VERTIGO LIZZY 12
83 Thin Lizzy The Sun Goes Down VERTIGO LIZZY 13
91 Thin Lizzy Dedication VERTIGO LIZZY 14
91 Thin Lizzy Boys Are Back In Town VERTIGO LIZZY 15
77 Graham Parker And The Rumour Hold Back The Night VERTIGO DINK 001
  
77 Parker Graham & The Rumour The Pink Parker [ Ep ] VERTIGO PARK 001
78 Parker Graham & The Rumour Hey Lord Don'T Ask Me Questions VERTIGO PARK 002
  
78 Black Sabbath Never Say Die VERITGO  SAB 1
78 Black Sabbath Hard Road VERITGO  SAB 2
80 Black Sabbath Neon Knights VERITGO  SAB 3
80 Black Sabbath Die Young VERITGO  SAB 4
81 Black Sabbath Mob Rules VERITGO  SAB 5
82 Black Sabbath Turn Up The Night VERITGO  SAB 6
           
78 Status Quo Again And Again VERTIGO QUO 1
78 Status Quo Accident Prone VERTIGO QUO 2
80 Status Quo What Your Proposing VERTIGO QUO 3
80 Status Quo Lies VERTIGO QUO 4
81 Status Quo Something 'Bout You Baby I Like VERTIGO QUO 5
81 Status Quo Rock 'N' Roll VERTIGO QUO 6
82 Status Quo Dear John VERTIGO QUO 7
82 Status Quo She Don'T Fool Me VERTIGO QUO 8
82 Status Quo Jealousy VERTIGO QUO 9
82 Status Quo Caroline [Live At The N.E.C.] VERTIGO QUO 10
83 Status Quo Ol' Rag Blues VERTIGO QUO 11
83 Status Quo A Mess Of The Blues VERTIGO QUO 12
75 Status Quo Roll Over Lay Down VERTIGO QUO 13
83 Status Quo Marguerita Time VERTIGO QUO 14
84 Status Quo Going Down Tonight VERTIGO QUO 15
84 Status Quo The Wanderer VERTIGO QUO 16
84 Not Traced Naughty Girl VERTIGO QUO 17
86 Status Quo Rollin' Home VERTIGO QUO 18
86 Status Quo Red Sky VERTIGO QUO 19
86 Status Quo In The Army Now VERTIGO QUO 20
86 Status Quo Dreamin' VERTIGO QUO 21
88 Status Quo Ain'T Complaining VERTIGO QUO 22
88 Status Quo Who Gets The Love VERTIGO QUO 23
88 Not Traced   VERTIGO QUO 24
88 Status Quo Burning Bridges VERTIGO QUO 25
89 Status Quo Not At All VERTIGO QUO 26
90 Status Quo Little Dreamer VERTIGO QUO 27
90 Status Quo The Anniversary Waltz-Part 1 VERTIGO QUO 28
90 Status Quo The Anniversary Waltz-Part 2 VERTIGO QUO 29
91 Status Quo Can'T Give You More VERTIGO QUO 30
91 Status Quo Fakin' The Blues (Edit) VERTIGO QUO 31
92 Status Quo Rock 'Til You Drop VERTIGO QUO 32
92 Status Quo Roadhouse Medley  VERTIGO QUO 33
94 Status Quo I Didn't Mean It VERTIGO QUO 34
94 Status Quo Sherri Don't Fail Me Now VERTIGO QUO 35
94 Status Quo Restless (Orchestral Version) VERTIGO QUO 36
79 Dalek I Freedom Fighters (Radio Version) VERTIGO DALEK  1
79 Dalek I The World VERTIGO DALEK  2
79 The Blitz Brothers Gloria VERTIGO BLITZ 001
78 Bethnal We'Ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place VERTIGO BET 001
78 Bethnal Don'T Do It VERTIGO BET 002
79 Greedies A Merry Jingle VERTIGO GREED 1
  
75 Aphrodite'S Child Break VERTIGO 6032 900
  
71 Lighthouse Hats Off (To The Stranger) VERTIGO 6073 150
71 Lighthouse One Fine Morning VERTIGO 6073 151
71 Lighthouse One Fine Morning VERTIGO 6073 152
72 Lighthouse Take It Slow (Out In The Country) VERTIGO 6073 153
72 Lighthouse Take It Slow (Out In The Country) / Little Kind Words VERTIGO 6073 154
72 Jim Croce  You Don't Mess Around With Jim VERTIGO 6073 250
72 Jim Croce  Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) VERTIGO 6073 251
72 Not Traced VERTIGO 6073 252
73 Jim Croce  Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) VERTIGO 6073 253
73 Jim Croce  One Less Set Of Footsteps VERTIGO 6073 254
73 Not Traced VERTIGO 6073 255
73 Jim Croce  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown VERTIGO 6073 256
73 Jim Croce  Malo Leroy Brown VERTIGO 6073 257
73 Jim Croce  Roller Derby Queen VERTIGO 6073 258
73 Not Traced VERTIGO 6073 259
73 Jim Croce  I Got A Name / Alabama Rain VERTIGO 6073 260
74 Jim Croce  Time In A Bottle VERTIGO 6073 272
 
70 Durward Erwin Moment Of Glory NASHVILLE 6076 001
70 Harlan County Dr. Handy's Dandy Candy NASHVILLE 6076 002
70 Laura Love Of The Common People NASHVILLE 6076 003
70 Malcolm Anthony Memories VERTIGO 6076 004
73 Nazareth This Flight Tonight VERTIGO 6078 201
73 Nazareth Shanghai'D In Shanghai VERTIGO 6078 202
73 Nazareth Go Down Fighting VERTIGO 6078 203
74 Nazareth Shanghai'D In Shanghai  VERTIGO 6078 204
74 Nazareth Glad That You'Re Gone VERTIGO 6078 205
74 Nazareth This Flight Tonight VERTIGO 6078 206
74 Nazareth Shanghai'D In Shanghai VERTIGO 6078 207
74 Nazareth Bad Bad Boy VERTIGO 6078 208
74 Nazareth Love Hurts VERTIGO 6078 209
74 Nazareth Hair Of The Dog VERTIGO 6078 210
75 Baker- Gurvitz Army Help Me VERTIGO 6078 211
75 Nazareth Hair Of The Dog VERTIGO 6078 212
75 Nazareth My White Bicycle VERTIGO 6078 213
75 Nazareth Hair Of The Dog VERTIGO 6078 214
75 Nazareth My White Bicycle  VERTIGO 6078 215
75 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Delilah  VERTIGO 6078 216
75 Dan Mccafferty Out Of Time VERTIGO 6078 217
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 218
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 219
75 Nazareth Holy Roller VERTIGO 6078 220
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 221
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 222
75 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Gamblin' Bar Room Blues VERTIGO 6078 223
75 Ginger Baker And His Baker Gurvitz Army The Gambler VERTIGO 6078 224
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 225
75 Nazareth Holy Roller VERTIGO 6078 226
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 227
75 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 228
76 Dan McCafferty Out Of Time VERTIGO 6078 229
76 Baker Gurvitz Army The Gambler VERTIGO 6078 230
76 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 231
76 Nazareth Love Hurts / Holly Roller VERTIGO 6078 232
76 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 233
76 Nazareth Carry Out Feelings VERTIGO 6078 234
76 Dan McCafferty The Great Pretender VERTIGO 6078 235
76 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Runaway ? VERTIGO 6078 236
76 Nazareth El Amor Duele (Love Hurts) VERTIGO 6078 237
76 Baker Gurvitz Army Dancing The Night Away  VERTIGO 6078 238
76 The Martyn Ford Orchestra Stranger On The Shore  VERTIGO 6078 239
76 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 240
76 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Boston Tea Party VERTIGO 6078 241
76 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 242
76 Not Traced VERTIGO 6078 243
76 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Amos Moses VERTIGO 6078 244
76 Nazareth You'Re The Violin VERTIGO 6078 245
76 Dan Mccafferty Honky Tonk Downstairs VERTIGO 6078 246
76 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Gamblin' Bar Room Blues VERTIGO 6078 247
76 Nazareth I Don'T Want To Go On Without You VERTIGO 6078 248
76 Nazareth I Don'T Want To Go On Without You VERTIGO 6078 249
  
70 Rod Stewart  Man Of Constant Sorrow VERTIGO  6086 001
70 Rod Stewart It's All Over Now VERTIGO  6086 002
70 Rod Stewart My way of giving / Gasoline alley VERTIGO  6086 003
70 Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley VERTIGO  6086 004
71 Rod Stewart Dirty Old Town / My Way Of Giving  VERTIGO  6086 005
71 Rod Stewart Country Comfort  VERTIGO  6086 006
72 Lucifer's Friend Ride The Sky VERTIGO  6147 001
72 Lucifer's Friend  Hobo VERTIGO  6147 002 
72 Atlantis Rock'n Roll Preacher / Maybe It's Useless VERTIGO  6147 003 
73 Lucifer's Friend  Rock'n'Roll Singer VERTIGO  6147 004 
73 Lucifer's Friend  Our World Is A Rock'N'Roll Band VERTIGO  6147 005 
73 Tea  Good Times / Judy VERTIGO  6147 006 
74 Atlantis Son Of A Bitch's Son / Good Friends VERTIGO  6147 007 
74 Hardin - York* - McCracken Back Row Movie Star VERTIGO  6147 008
74 Kraftwerk  Autobahn (Single) VERTIGO  6147 009
75 Atlantis Mainline Florida VERTIGO  6147 010
75 Tea  Summer In The City VERTIGO  6147 011
75 Kraftwerk  Autobahn VERTIGO  6147 012
75 Kraftwerk  Kometenmelodie 2 VERTIGO  6147 013
75 Atlantis Ooh, Baby / Son Of A Bitch's Son VERTIGO  6147 014
75 Kraftwerk  Comet Melody 2 VERTIGO  6147 015
75 Not Traced VERTIGO  6147 016
75 Kraftwerk  Comet Melody 2 VERTIGO  6147 017
76 Lady Without You VERTIGO  6147 018
76 Tea  Alexandra VERTIGO  6147 019
76 Not Traced VERTIGO  6147 020
78 Eela Craig  A Spaceman Came Travelling / Heaven Sales VERTIGO  6147 021
79 Duesenberg  Get It On VERTIGO  6147 022
79 Rudie Summer Girls / Whole Lotta Lovinī  VERTIGO  6147 023
79 Earth And Fire  Weekend VERTIGO  6147 024
79 Earth And Fire  Fire Of Love VERTIGO  6147 025
   
74 Sensational Alex Harvey Band Giddy Up A Ding Dong VERTIGO DJ 12
74 Don Covay Rumble In The Jungle SOUL PEEPER DJ 14
74 Janne Schaffer Dr Abraham VERTIGO DJ 16
  
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