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Agitation Free: Malesch

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In December 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Malesch”, the debut Agitation Free album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Audio-Ton Studio” in Berlin, and was produced by Wolfgang Sandner and Peter Strecker.

Personnel:

  • Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich – lead electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, Bavarian zither, Hammond organ
  • Jörg Schwenke – rhythm guitar
  • Michael Hoenig – EMS Synthi A, Vox Continental organ
  • Michael Günther – Fender Jazz bass, live-tapes
  • Burghard Rausch – congas, drums, marimbaphone, timbales
  • Peter Michael Hamel – Hammond organ
  • Uli Pop – bongos 

Track listing:

All track by Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich, Jörg Schwenke, Michael Hoenig, Michael Günther

And Burghard Rausch

  1. You Play for Us Today
  2. Sahara City
  3. Ala Tul
  4. Pulse
  5. Khan el Khalili
  6. Malesch
  7. Rücksturz

Lucifer’s Friend: I’m Just A Rock’n’Roll Singer

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In November 1973, “Vertigo” label released “I’m Just a Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer”, the third Lucifer’s Friend studio album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Widrose-Dumont-Time Studios” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Horns, Peter Hecht Peter Hesslein.

Personnel:

  • John Lawton – lead vocals
  • Peter Hesslein – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Peter Hecht – keyboards
  • Dieter Horns – vocals, bass
  • Joachim Reitenbach – drums
  • Herbert Bornhold – percussion
  • Herb Geller – soprano saxophone
  • Bob Lanese – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Groovin’ Stone – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  2. Closed Curtains – Peter Hecht, John Lawton, Fendt
  3. Born on the Run – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
  4. Blind Freedom – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  6. Lonely City Days – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  7. Mary’s Breakdown – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
  8. Song for Louie – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton

Thin Lizzy: Bad Reputation

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On September 2, 1977, “Vertigo” label released “Bad Reputation”, the eighth Thin Lizzy studio album. It was recorded May – June 1977, at “Toronto Sound”, “Sounds Interchange” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tony Visconti, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Brian Robertson.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, string synthesizer, Celtic harp
  • Scott Gorham – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Brian Robertson – lead guitar, voice box, keyboards
  • Brian Downey – drums, percussion
  • John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet
  • Jon Bojic, Ken Morris, Mary Hopkin-Visconti – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti – engineer
  • Jon Bojic, Ken Morris, Ed Stone – assistant engineers
  • Sutton Cooper – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Lynott, except where noted.

  1. Soldier of Fortune
  2. Bad Reputation – Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  3. Opium Trail – Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  4. Southbound
  5. Dancing in the Moonlight (Its Caught Me in His Spotlight)
  6. Killer without a Cause – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  7. Downtown Sundown
  8. That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart
  9. Dear Lord – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott

Black Sabbath: Sabotage

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On July 28, 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Sabotage”, the sixth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded February – March 1975, at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Mike Butcher.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars, piano, synthesizer, organ, harp
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Bill Ward – drums, percussion, piano, backing/scat vocals
  • English Chamber Choir
  • Will Malone – choir arrangements
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • David Harris – tape operator and saboteur

Track listing:

All tracks by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.

  1. Hole in the Sky
  2. Don’t Start (Too Late)
  3. Symptom of the Universe
  4. Megalomania
  5. Thrill of It All
  6. Supertzar
  7. Am I Going Insane
  8. The Writ (includes hidden track)

Jesse Cook: Vertigo

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On June 16, 1998, “Narada” label released “Vertigo”, the third Jesse Cook studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Jesse Cook.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, keyboards, shaker, pandeiro, djembe, udu, chimes, handclaps, programming, arrangements, engineer
  • Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, Jr. – vocals, accordion
  • Holly Cole – vocals
  • Miguel De La Bastide – guitar
  • Bill Katsioutas – guitar
  • Etric Lyons – bass
  • Djivan Gasparyan – duduk
  • George Koller – esraj, violin
  • Art Avalos – tambourine, djembe, chimes, snare, tom tom, guiro, traiangle, shaker, timbales, cowbell 
  • Ofra Harnoy – cello
  • Blake Manning – drums, timbales
  • Mario Melo – congas, udu, shaker, djembe, surdo, repinique, cabasa, percussion arrangements
  • Carmen Romero – handclaps
  • Arturo Avalos – Caja Vallenata
  • Pacy Shulman – engineer assistant
  • Trevor Sadler – mastering
  • Hugh Hartshorne – photography
  • Kathleen Shea – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. That’s Right!
  2. Byzantium Underground
  3. Canción Triste
  4. Rattle and Burn
  5. Red
  6. Breathing Below Surface
  7. Avocado
  8. Allegretto
  9. Vertigo
  10. Fragile (Holly Cole) – Sting

Contains the hidden track “Wednesday Night At Etric’s”

Cressida: Same

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On February 13, 1970, “Vertigo” label released the self-titled, debut Cressida album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Ossie Byrne.

Personnel:

  • Angus Cullen – vocals
  • John Heyworth – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Jennings – piano, organ, harpsichord 
  • Kevin McCarthy – bass
  • Iain Clark – drums
  • Robin Thompson – engineer
  • Teenburger – design

Track listing:

  1. To Play Your Little Game
  2. Winter Is Coming Again
  3. Time for Bed
  4. Cressida
  5. Home and Where I Long To Be
  6. Depression
  7. One of a Group
  8. Lights in My Mind
  9. The Only Earthman in Town
  10. Spring 69
  11. Down Down
  12. Tomorrow Is a Whole New Day

British Lions: Same

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On February 10, 1978, “Vertigo” label released the self-titled, debut British Lions album.

Track listing:

  • John Fiddler – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ray Major – lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Morgan Fisher – piano, Hammond organ, Korg synthesizer, davolisint, slide glockenspiel, electric percussion
  • Pete Watts – bass, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Dale “Buffin” Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Stan Tippins — backing vocals
  • Alan “Ghastly Toad” Douglas,  Mick “School Bully” Glossop – recording
  • Alan Schmidt – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fiddler, except where noted.

  1. One More Chance to Run
  2. Wild in the Streets – Garland Jeffreys
  3. Break This Fool – John Fidler, Pete Watts
  4. International Heroes – Kim Fowley, Kerry Scott
  5. Fork Talking Man – John Fiddler, Morgan Fisher
  6. My Life Is in Your Hands
  7. Big Drift Away
  8. Booster – John Fiddler, Pete Watts
  9. Eat the Rich

The Keith Tippett Group: Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening

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On January 15, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening”, album by The Keith Tippett Group (the second Keith Tippett album overall). It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Pete King.

Personnel:

  • Keith Tippett – piano, electric piano
  • Gary Boyle – guitar
  • Neville Whitehead – bass
  • Roy Babbington – bass, bass guitar
  • Bryan Spring – drums
  • Phil Howard – drums
  • Robert Wyatt – drums
  • Tony Uta – congas, cowbell
  • Elton Dean – alto saxophone
  • Marc Charig – cornet
  • Nick Evans – trombone
  • Dave Voyde – engineer
  • Martin Dean, Roger Dean – design
  • Commercial Process Ltd. – sleeve reproduction
  • Richard Williams – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. This Is What Happens – Keith Tippett, Nick Evans
  2. Thoughts To Geoff – Keith Tippett
  3. Green and Orange Night Park – Keith Tippett
  4. Gridal Suite – Elton Dean
  5. Five After Down – Keith Tippett
  6. Dedicated to Youm But You Weren’t Listening – Elton Dean, H. Hopper, Mare Charig
  7. Black Horse – Nick Evans

Patto: Same

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In November 1970, “Vertigo” label released the self-titled, debut Patto album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Muff Winwood.

Personnel:

  • Mike Patto – vocals
  • Ollie Halsall – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, vibraphone
  • Clive Griffiths – bass
  • John Halsey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Halsey, Clive Griffiths, Mike Patto and Ollie Halsall, except where noted.

  1. The Man
  2. Hold Me Back
  3. Time to Die
  4. Red Glow
  5. San Antone – Olie Halsall, Mike Patto
  6. Government Man – Olie Halsall, Mike Patto
  7. Money Bag – Olie Halsall, Mike Patto
  8. Sittin’ Back Easy – Olie Halsall, Mike Patto

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules

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On November 4, 1981, “Vertigo” label released “Mob Rules”, the tenth Black Sabbath studio album.It was recorded in 1981, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Eddie DeLena, Angelo Arcuri – engineer assistant
  • Ian Ferguson, Michael Howse, Les Martin, Peter Resty – technician
  • Greg Hildebrandt – illustration
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, except where noted, all music by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler.

  1. Turn Up the Night
  2. Voodoo
  3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
  4. E5150
  5. The Mob Rules
  6. Country Girl
  7. Slipping Away
  8. Falling off the Edge of the World
  9. Over and Over