COLOSSEUM Daughter Of Time Vinyl Record LP Vertigo 1971 Small Swirl No Philips Text
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Colosseum - Daughter Of Time
(Early UK Pressing with Vertigo Swirl Label. Housed in Gatefold Picture Sleeve, complete with Swirl inner sleeve)
Format: Vinyl Record - LP Album (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1971
Label: Vertigo
Catalogue No. 6360 017
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): 6360017 1Y// 3▽420 1 1 7
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): 6360017 2Y// 1▽420 1 1 5
Condition: VG+/EX (Sleeve is in clean condition. It has some wear at edges. The vinyl is in excellent clean condition)
Track Listing:
1. Three Score And Ten, Amen
2. Time Lament
3. Take Me Back To Doomsday
4. The Daughter Of Time
5. Theme For An Imaginary Western
6. Bring Out Your Dead
7. Downhill And Shadows
8. The Time Machine
This 1971 UK pressing of Colosseum's fourth studio effort, Daughter Of Time, utilises the "small swirl" design. In this variation, the swirl logo is reduced in size, allowing for the tracklist and credits to appear on both the A and B sides.
A critical identifier for this specific variant is the alignment of the label text. On the Vertigo 6360 017 labels, the original production symbol and date (℗ 1970) are precisely left-aligned with the catalogue numbers. This distinguishes it from other small-swirl iterations where the date is noticeably shifted or offset. Notably, this earlier variant lacks the "A Philips Record Product" text commonly found on later small-swirl issues. The album is housed in a matt gatefold sleeve and includes the original poly-lined swirl inner sleeve.
Musically, the album captures Colosseum at a creative crossroads, featuring the powerhouse vocals of Chris Farlowe and the intricate drumming of Jon Hiseman. It remains an essential jazz-rock fusion masterwork, highlighted by the live performance of "The Time Machine" at the Royal Albert Hall. For collectors, this 1971 small-swirl variant represents a specific moment in Vertigo's label evolution, merging the label's "hypnosis" aesthetic with a more functional layout.
