Monday 1 December 2008

V01 - 1969 - Colosseum "Valentyne Suite"

V01 847 900 VTY

Matrix A: 886 775 1Y1 420 1 1 1 1
Matrix B: 886 775 2Y1 420 1 1 1 1

Outer gatefold cover; design and photography by Marcus Keef

First UK press, with "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" text below the VERTIGO logo.
Large 'swirl' above the spindle and VERTIGO below the spindle hole.


Label variation which shows differences from the genuine 1st press label -
no "Philips Record Product" text, different typography.
Probably from 1970 or early 1971 at the latest.
From mid-1971 onwards, the label design changed again
with the VERTIGO moving above the spindle and a smaller swirl logo.


Inner gatefold sleeve - designed by Linda Glover
(who also created the Vertigo 'swirl' - not Roger Dean as some think)

V02 - 1969 - Juicy Lucy "Juicy Lucy"

V02 847 901 VTY

Matrix A: 847 901 1Y1 420 1 1 1
Matrix B: 847 901 2Y1 420 1 1 1

Outer gatefold cover, photography by Zelda Plum and Peter Smith

First UK press, with "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" text below the VERTIGO logo.
Large 'swirl' above the spindle and VERTIGO below the spindle hole.


Inner gatefold sleeve




V03 - 1969 - Manfred Mann Chapter III

V03 847 902 VTY

Matrix A: 847 902 1Y3 420 1 1 1
Matrix B: 847 902 2Y1 420 1 1 1