Fact #101879
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A new prog and heavy-rock-oriented record label, Vertigo (a subsidiary of Philips Records), is announced with an advertisement in London-based underground newspaper International Times No67.Full article:
Olav Wyper (general manager, Philips Records) : Although we set about restructuring the company (Philips), signing new bands and reworking existing artists and records with some success, we lacked the sort of dramatic impact that we needed. At the end of each day we would all gather in my office, have a glass or two of wine and discuss our progress. It was at one such informal discussion that the contemporary rock label concept of 'Vertigo' was born and just three months later we launched the label.
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