Here’s a few more rarities that have been added, several more to the Harvest section along with a new section for Track Record, founded by The Who’s management and also responsible for the Jimi Hendrix Experience albums and singles. Keep checking back for further Track releases and click the images below for details of each album:
Yet another Led Zeppelin label error has been spotted (many thanks to Jonas for pointing this one out). The debut album, as we all know, was originally issued with the ‘turquoise’ sleeve variant. This sleeve should carry a vinyl with a Superhype label, as opposed to a later Warner Bros label (see below). However, it turns out there are two versions of this label for Superhype, one with an erroneous numbering system for crediting the publishing on side 1. Check out the two labels below:
The top label lists (correctly) that songs 1, 2, 4. are published by Superhype Music and song 3. by Jewel Music. The 2nd label lists songs 1, 3, 4. as Superhype and then 3. again as Jewel… (don’t pay too much attention to the colour variance in the labels above, the 1st label is a hi-res scan from my own collection, the 2nd label is a camera photograph I’ve sourced from the internet).
The Warner Bros version is shown below for comparison:
Well spotted Jonas!
Sharp-eyed Pavel from Russia has pointed out there is an alternative large swirl label for Uriah Heep’s “Very ‘eavy…Very ‘umble”. So here are the three swirl labels for comparison:
Note that the songwriting and publishing credits are on both the 2nd and 3rd label versions, so we must therefore conclude that the label without these credits is the very first issue.
Here’s a couple of additions to Pegasus, Andy Roberts ‘Nina And The Dream Tree’ and the second instalment of ‘Club Folk’, a compilation of various prominent folk artists in 1972…
click the sleeves to see all the details on each LP
Thanks to sharp-eyed Steve Philp, he’s spotted that his Vertigo Swirl 2nd issue version of Rod Stewart’s “Gasoline Alley” has a label error, incorrectly listing the A side tracks in the wrong order: 1,2,4,3
here’s the label scan:
click here to see the 1st, 2nd and 3rd pressing label variations along with the textured and smooth sleeves…
I’ve just acquired another copy of ‘Presence’ by Led Zeppelin on the Swan Song label (catalogue number SSK 59402).
Originally the 1st press matrix on the correct label (left) was believed to be stamped A2/B2. This new copy has stamped A1/B1 matrices and comes with the correct embossed sleeve. So, I’ve corrected the page to include this updated information.
Click here to go to the full details of this classic Led Zeppelin album and compare the original with the reissue.
Trying to get the last batch of Harvest releases uploaded, so here’s a few more to whet your appetite:
Here’s a few more additions and updates to the Harvest label, all featuring “The Gramophone Co. Ltd” around the label:
It’s taken a while to get round to it (more people are keen on Vertigo Swirls and Harvest…) but several albums have been added and updated to the Virgin pages, particularly the early black and white labels and the later red dragon labels…
This update featuring Sensational Alex Harvey Band; John Dummer; Aphrodite’s Child; a rare Peruvian sampler; Thomas F. Browne; Lighthouse (both albums); Black Sabbath’s Argentinian pressing of ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ on swirl; Kraftwerk’s double album; Rod Stewart’s Gasoline Alley (3 versions on swirl) and Jim Croce’s albums pretty much completes the Vertigo Swirl section (although there are some minor modifications to some pages here and there). Click the sleeves to go to each page:
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