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Virgin
Virgin started as an English distribution company. They started to import the
German Krautrock albums. Later they started to release albums thereselves. One
of the first bands they "bought" were Tangerine Dream and Faust. They were (and
are) both German bands.
The Releases
We are only going to review the releases with the "Virgin" design. The first
design was a design with two virgins with a great lizard (or dragon). This
design has been created by Roger Dean.
The 500-series and early 2000-series were released in the black and white
design. Probably as early as late 1973 they started with the coloured design.
But it wasn't long after the first releases, hence all "early" albums would be
later pressed on the coloured label.
However the VC 500 ("Virgin Cheapo"?) series (these sold for 69p) were always
B&W.
The 2000-series were released in full color. Later issues had a different design
where the virgins were left on a green background. We are only going to review
the releases with one of these designs.
Note that the numbering is for the English releases. Most other countries have a
different numbering.
We have encountered a lot of variaties. We only are going to state the releases.
In the last column there is a place for remarks.
The Album Releases
Number Artist Title Remarks
500-series
VC501 Faust the Faust tapes1973
VC502 Gong Camembert Electrique
VC 503 V.A.The Front Line1976
a reggae sampler also on Caroline as C 1521
2000-series
V2001 Mike Oldfield Tubelar Bells also B/W
V2002 Gong the Flying Teapot also B/W
V2003 S. York/Elkie Brooks Manor Live
V2004 Faust IV also B/W
V2005 Henri Cow Legend
V2006 Link Wray Beans and fatback
V2007 Gong Angels Eggalso B/W
V2008 Hatfield & the North Hatfield & the Northalso B/W
V2009 Chilly Charles Busy Corner73
V2010 Tangerine Dream Phaedra74
V2011 Henry Cow Unrest
V2012 Kevin Coyne Blame it on the Night
V2013 Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge
V2014 Slapp Happy Casablanca Moon
V2015 Captain Beefheart Unconditionally Guaranteed
V2016 Edgar Froese Aqua
V2017 Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom
V2018 Comus To Keep from crying
V2019 Gong You
V2020 David Bedford Star's End
V2021 Ivor Cutler Dandruff74
V2022 Tom Newman Fine Old Tom75
V2023 Captain Beefheart Bluejeans and Bellymoon
V2024 Slapp Happy Desperate Straights
V2025 Tangerine Dream Rubicon
V2026 David Bedford The Orchestral Tubelar Bells
V2027 Henry Cow/Slapp Happy In praise of learning
V2028 Chilly Charles Quick Step
V2029 Clearlight Symphony Clearlight Symphony
V2030 Hatfield and the North Rotters Club
V2031 Steve Hillage Fish Rising
V2032 White Noise II Concerto for Synthesizer
V2033 Kevin Coyne Matching Head and Feet
V2034 Robert Wyatt Ruth is Stranger than Richard
V2035 Wigwam Nuclear Nightclub
V2036 Pekka Pohjola B the Magpie
V2037 Ivor Cutler Velvet Donkey
V2038 David Bedford The rime of the ancient Mariner brown/purple virgin
V2039 Clearlight Symphony Forever blowing Bubbles brown/purple virgin
V2040 Edgar Froese Epsilon in a Malaysian pale
V2041 Can Landed
V2042 Tom Newman Live at the Argonaut
V2043 Mike Oldfield Ommadawn
V2044 Tangerine Dream Ricochet
V2045 Mallard Mallard75
V2046 Gong Shamal76
V2047 Kevin Coyne Heartburn
V2048 U-Roy Dread in Babylon
V2049 Boxer Below the Belt
V2050 Linkwray Stuck in Gear
V2051 Wigwam Lucky Golden Stripes
V2052 The Mighty Diamonds Ricochet
V2053 Super Charge Local Lads Make Good
V2054 Daevid Allen Good Morning
V2055 Vital Dub Well Charged
V2056 Keith Hudson Too expensive
V2057 Anthony Moore Outnot released
V2058 Johnny Clark Rockers time know
V2059 U-Roy Natty Rebel
V2060 Delroy Washington I-Sus
V2061 Peter Tosh Legalize it
V2062 Gladiators Trenchtown Mix-up
V2063 Mataya Clifford Star fell from Heavenred virgin design
V2064 Klaus Schulze Moondawn
V2065 Ivor Cutler Jammy Smears
V2066 Steve Hillage L
V2067 Supercharge Horizontal Refreshments
V2068 Tangerine Dream Stratosfear
V2069 Peter Baumann Romance '76
V2070 David Bedford The Odyssey
V2071 Can Flow Motion
V2072 ??
V2073 Boxer Bloodletting
V2074 Gong Gazeuse
V2075 I-Roy Musical Shark Attack
V2076 Johnny Clark Authorized versions
V2077 Mallard In a different Climate76
V2078 The Mighty Diamonds Ice on Fire77
V2079 Can Saw DelightHarvest?
V2080 Ash Ra New Age of Earth
V2081 Peter Tosh Equal rights
V2082 J. Greaves & Blegvad Kew Rhone
V2083 Yellow Dog Yellow Dog
V2084 Pekka Pohjola The Mathematician's Air Display
V2085 Philip Glass North Star
V2086 Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks
V2087 Glen Philips Swim in the wind
V2088 Delroy Washington Rasta
V2089 The Motors Motors 1
V2090 David Bedford Instructions for Angels77
V2091 Ash Ra Blackouts78 (77)
V2092 U-Roy Rasta Ambassador
V2093 Colin Towns Full Circle78
V2094 Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Derek & Clive Come Again
V2095 XTC White Music
V2096 Kevin Coyne Dynamite Daze
V2097 Tangerine Dream Cyclone
V2098 Steve Hillage Green
V2099 Gong Espresso II
V2100 Magazine Real life 78
Other Remarks
V2777 STEVE HILLAGE - Motivation Radio (1977) : Canadian pressing with dragon design
TANGERINE DREAM - Stratosfear (1976) : French pressing with dragon design
There has been released dragon designs on the "Caroline" label
(KLAUS SCHULZE - Timewind (CA 2006 / 27006-ET - 1975)