Chilean Vertigo released a few albums
on swirl, though exact information is hard to come by. We found only
a few LP's up till now, which are described below. The A-side label is
identical with British releases (''side A'' in second white circle and
not
''lado 1''). Matrix numbers are hand-etched and contain no decipherable
extra information apart from the catalogue number and side. The B-side
label states ''Fab en Chile'' at 7 o'clock. Left of the Vertigo wording
the original country of origin of the record is stated. The covers are
South-American style: open at three sides and held together by a
plastic outer bag.
6360
001
FAIRFIELD PARLOUR - FROM HOME
TO HOME (1971)
Chilean backcover for 6360 001
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Matrix number A-side:
6360001 A EB-CD
Matrix number B-side:
6360001 B EB-CD
Rarity scale: R3?
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The contents correspond with the
British release. The B-side label gives some of the titles in Spanish,
as does the backcover.
Where the front cover is identical to the British one, the backcover is
completely different (see scan above)
Notes: ''glorious'' is
misspelled on the backcover as ''gloriuos''.
6360 010
JIMMY CAMPBELL - HALF-BAKED
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Another altered back cover from Chile, now for 6360 010 |
6366
100
GENTLE GIANT - IN A GLASS HOUSE (1975)
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Line-up: Gary
Green, gtr/ Kerry Minnear, voc, keyb, vibr, vlc/ Derek Shulman, voc,
sax/ Ray Shulman, voc, bsgtr, vl/ John Weathers, dr.
Production:
Gentle Giant.
Photography:
Martyn Dean
Liner notes:
none.
Cover manufactured
by unknown.
Recorded at
Advison Studios, London.
Track listing A-side:
The Runaway (7'24'')/ An Inmates Lullaby (4'27'')/ Way Of Life (7'45'').
Track listing B-side:
Experience (7'47'')/ A Reunion (2'08'')/ In A Glass House (7'41'')/
Index 0'20''.
All tracks by Derek Shulman + Ray Shulman + Kerry Minnear.
No Vertigo logo on front.
Matrix number A-side:
6366100 A EB-CD
Matrix number B-side:
6366100 B EB-CD
Rarity scale: R3?
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After the awesome Octopus it probably seemed too
arduous a task to create another peak in musical creativity, and it is
small wonder that members of the band denounced this album in
retrospect as a disappointment. This seems exaggerated to us. Although
not in the same class as its predecessor, the album certainly has its
excellent moments. Maybe it has all boiled down a bit too much to some
kind of formula: oppositions with break-neck complicated rock passages
and virtuoso polyphonic parts on one side, and serene multi-voiced
balladeering with mediaeval tendencies on the other. The opening track
doesn't seem to be very inspired, an infamous breaking glass intro
notwithstanding (used by Dutch labelmates Kayak as a sound-check). An inmates lullaby tries at least
new roads by reducing all accompaniment to marimba and kettle-drums,
arriving at an uncommon texture indeed.. Way of life with its oblique
almost-spoken melody tries to create a contrast between grand-gesturing
symphonic rock (not the Giant's best bet) and bone-hard polyphony in
slices. This sounds a bit contrived, unfortunately. The other side has Experience, a bit in the realm of The runaway, but illuminated by the
Renaissance-tinged middle passage, a small oasis. The warm ballad
A reunion is very short for a
GG track and has their own brand of self-taught strings up front. The
title track clearly stands out. A waterfall of ideas and meticulously
executed instrumental interplay, this is top-class Giant all the way.
The last track is not mentioned on the British release (but is present
on that record) and consists of 20 seconds recapitulating almost all
that went before. Phew!
The cover on both back and front is photocopied from the German
release. There is no trace of any gimmix sleeve left, naturally.
Notes: for some reason
beyond our comprehension the label has been tinted slightly green on
both sides.
This was issued in Britain on WWA (002) in 1973; the German issue with
the same catalogue number as the Chilean is found only with the
''spaceship'' label.
6366
106
BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID (1974)
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Chileans had to wait until 1974
before this was unleashed upon them. But they had a new catalogue
number waiting for them!
Scan from one of our contributing readers.
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SINGLES
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Early
Vertigo singles
in Chile were released on the mother label Philips, but did mention
''Vertigo''
on the label, plus the country from which it was licensed. |
Chilean
picture sleeve for 6059
013, Magna Carta Airport song/
Elizabethan. |
Chilean
label for 6059
062, Ramases Nion viviente (Life
child)/ Hola señor (Hello mister). |
We have also seen:
6234 100 APHRODITES CHILD
A: Break/ The beast - Ofis.
B: The system- Babylon/ Hic et nunc.
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