Vertigo Records was the name
Philips Records chose in the
sixties for its
record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals
EMI (with
Harvest Records) and
Decca Records (with
Deram Records).Some of the first artists to sign included
Ian Matthews, Mike Absalom, Dr. Z,
Catapilla, Cressida,
Colosseum,
Black Sabbath,
Jade Warrior, Switzerland's Flame Dream (with Los Angeles guitarist Dale Hauskins),
Nirvana,
Kraftwerk, Ben,
Keith Tippett Group,
Tudor Lodge and
Magna Carta. After Philips Records was renamed to
Phonogram Records, majors like
Status Quo,
Thin Lizzy and
Tears for Fears (in Canada and briefly in Europe) joined Vertigo too. Now part of the
Universal Music Group, Vertigo is a division of
Mercury Records and distributes,
Razorlight,
Metallica (outside the US, Canada, and Japan) and
Dire Straits (except the US). More recent signings include
The Rapture,
The Killers (UK/Éire), One Night Only and the
Noisettes.
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