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To Mark the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records, (November 2013) here is a selection of singles & album tracks from the label that Richard Branson started in 1973. Maybe not the coolest label in the same league as Island, Creation or Domino, but in it's early days did boast some of the most diverse music to come out of the UK at the time.

You may notice that some of the tracks were issued 1970, 3 years before the label started, this is because they acquired many smaller labels in later years (Charisma, EG) and re issued their catalogues.

The list is in chronological order and is taken mainly from my iTunes catalogue.



• Gong - The Pot Head Pixies - Other Side of the Sky - 1970
• Van Der Graaf Generator - Killer - H to He. Who Am the Only One [Bonus Tracks] - 1970
• Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other - 1970
• Van Der Graaf Generator - Theme One - Pawn Hearts - 1971
• Faust - Krautrock (2006 Digital Remaster) - Faust IV [CD 1] - 1973
• Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 - Tubular Bells - 1973
• Captain Beefheart - Upon The My O My - Old Grey Whistle Test Live - 1974
• Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Pompadour Swamp - Bluejeans & Moonbeams - 1974
• King Crimson - The Great Deceiver - Starless and Bible Black - 1974
• King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black - Starless and Bible Black - 1974
• Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer - Going Back A Bit(CD 2) - 1974
• Robert Wyatt - Yesterday Man - Going Back A Bit(CD 2) - 1974
• Robert Wyatt - Sea Song - Rock Bottom - 1974
• Tangerine Dream - Phaedra - Phaedra - 1974
• Kevin Coyne - Turpentine - Matching Head & Feet - 1975
• Can - I Want More - Anthology 1968-1993  - 1976
• Can - Don't Say No - Saw Delight (2006 Digital Remaster) - 1977
• Iggy Pop - China Girl - The Idiot - 1977
• Iggy Pop - Lust for Life - Lust for Life - 1977
• Iggy Pop - Success - Lust for Life - 1977
• Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - 1977
• Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - 1977
• Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - 1977
• X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! - Germ Free Adolescents [Bonus Tracks] - 1977
• The Twinkle Brothers - Distant Drums - 1978
• U-ROY - Small Axe - 1978
• U-Brown - Black Star Liner - 1978
• Sly & Robbie - A Who Say - 1978
• Althea & Donna - Going to the Negril - 1978
• Dr. Alimantado - Slavery Let it Go - 1978
• Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - 1978
• Devo - Jocko Homo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - 1978
• Gregory Isaacs - One More Time - Cool Ruler - 1978
• Linton Kwesi Johnson - Dread Beat An' Blood - Dread Beat An'Blood - 1978
• Magazine - Shot By Both Sides - Real Life - 1978
• The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs - At The Chelsea Nightclub - 1978
• The Members - Offshore Banking Business - At The Chelsea Nightclub - 1978
• The Motors - Airport - Approved By The Motors - 1978
• The Motors - Forget About You - Approved By The Motors - 1978
• Peter Gabriel - Mother of Violence - Peter Gabriel [2] - 1978
• Peter Gabriel - Exposure - Peter Gabriel [2] - 1978
• Public Image Ltd. - Public Image - The Greatest Hits, So Far - 1978
• XTC - Science Friction - White Music [2002 Remaster] - 1978
• Culture - The International Herb - International Herb - 1979
• The Human League - Empire State Human - Reproduction - 1979
• Madness - My Girl - One Step Beyond - 1979
• Magazine - Permafrost - Secondhand Daylight (remastered) - 1979
• Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity - The Best Of O.M.D. - 1979
• Public Image Ltd. - Death Disco - The Greatest Hits, So Far - 1979
• The Ruts - Babylon's Burning - The Best Punk Album In The World Ever [Disc 1] - 1979
• The Skids - Into the Valley - The Best Of - 1979
• The Skids - Working for the Yankee Dollar - The Best Of - 1979
• Sparks - Number One Song In Heaven - Best Of - 1979
• Sparks - Beat The Clock - Best Of - 1979
• XTC - Making Plans for Nigel - Drums and Wires [2001 Reissue] - 1979
• The Gladiators - Struggle - 1979
• The Twinkle Brothers - Keep on Trying - 1979
• Culture - International Herb - 1979
• The Gladiators - Holiday Ride - 1979
• Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Gentlemen Take Polaroids [Bonus Tracks] - 1980
• Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards - The Correct Use Of Soap - 1980
• Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Kouchie - Changes - 1980
• Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay - The Best Of O.M.D. - 1980
• Peter Gabriel - No Self-Control - Peter Gabriel [3] - 1980
• Peter Gabriel - Biko - Peter Gabriel [3] - 1980
• UB40 - Food For Thought - The Best Of UB40 Volume One - 1980
• UB40 - King - The Best Of UB40 Volume One - 1980
• Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - Penthouse and Pavement - 1981
• Heaven 17 - Play to Win - Penthouse and Pavement - 1981
• Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) - Dare! (2012 - Remaster) - 1981
• Japan - Ghosts - Tin Drum - 1981
• Public Image Ltd. - Flowers Of Romance - Flowers Of Romance - 1981
• Rip Rig & Panic - Totally Naked (Without Lock Or Key) - GOD - 1981
• Rip Rig & Panic - Go, Go, Go! (This Is It) (Bonus Tracks) - GOD - 1981
• China Crisis - Christian - Collection: The very Best of China Crisis - 1982
• China Crisis - Wishful Thinking - Collection: The very Best of China Crisis - 1982
• Culture Club - White Boy (Dance Mix) - Kissing To Be Clever - 1982
• Tom Verlaine - Present Arrived - Words From The Front - 1982
• Tom Verlaine - Words From The Front - Words From The Front - 1982
• Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination - The Crackdown - 1983
• Cabaret Voltaire - Crackdown - The Crackdown - 1983
• Culture Club - Victims - Colour By Numbers - 1983
• Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals - Duck Rock - 1983
• David Sylvian - The Ink In The Well - Brilliant Trees - 1984
• Madness - One Better Day - Keep Moving - 1984
• Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief - Feargal Sharkey - 1985
• Madness - Yesterday's Men - Mad Not Mad - 1985
• Working Week - Venceremos - Working Nights - 1985
• Public Image Ltd. - FFF - Album/Compact Disc/Cassette - 1986
• Warren Zevon - Sentimental Hygiene - Sentimental Hygiene [Bonus Tracks] - 1987
• Keith Richards - Struggle - Talk Is Cheap - 1988
• Kirsty MacColl - Don't Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim! - Kite - 1989
• Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance - Raw Like Sushi - 1989
• Roy Orbison - In the Real World - Mystery Girl - 1989
• Roy Orbison - The Comedians - Mystery Girl - 1989
• Soul II Soul - Back To Life - Back To Life 12" Single - 1989
• Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin' - Keep on Movin' - 1989
• Win - Taboo - Freaky Trigger - 1989
• Win - Love Units - Freaky Trigger - 1989
• Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward - Sly & Robbie Present Gregory Isaacs - 1990
• Jesus Loves You - Generations Of Love (La La Gone Gaga Mix) - Generations Of Love (1991) - 1991
• Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison - Electric Landlady [UK Bonus Tracks] - 1991
• Kirsty MacColl - My Affair - Electric Landlady [UK Bonus Tracks] - 1991
• Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy - Blue Lines - 1991
• The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? (Extended Mix) - Can You Dig It? - 1991
• The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea - Teachings From The Electronic Brain - 1992
• The Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms - Teachings From The Electronic Brain - 1994
• The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 1995
• The Smashing Pumpkins - We Only Come Out at Night - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 1995
• The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats - Dig Your Own Hole - 1997
• Daft Punk - Around the World - Homework - 1997
• John Lydon - Sun - Psycho's Path - 1997
• The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony - Urban Hymns - 1997
• Air - Sexy Boy - Moon Safari - 1998
• Massive Attack - Angel - Mezzanine - 1998
• Massive Attack - Teardrop - Mezzanine - 1998
• Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers - Alone with Everybody - 2000
• Daft Punk - One More Time - Discovery - 2001
• N*E*R*D - Lapdance - In Search Of... - 2002
• Richard Ashcroft - Check the Meaning - Human Conditions - 2002
• The Thrills - Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) - So Much For The City - 2003
• Air - Cerry Blossom Girl - Talkie Walkie - 2004
• The Music - Freedom Fighters - Welcome To The North - 2004
• N*E*R*D - Fly Or Die - Fly Or Die - 2004
• The Thrills - Tell Me Something I Don't Know - Let's Bottle Bohemia - 2004
• Daft Punk - Human After All - Human After All - 2005
• John Lydon - The Rabbit Song - The Best Of British £1 Notes [Disc 1] - 2005
• We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - With Love And Squalor - 2005
• We Are Scientists - It's A Hit - With Love And Squalor - 2005
• The Kooks - Naive - Inside In/Inside Out - 2006
• Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars - You Have No Idea .... - 2008
• Laura Marling - Ghosts - Alas, I Cannot Swim - 2008
• Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People - Walking On A Dream - 2009
• LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls - This Is Happening - 2010
• LCD Soundsystem - You Wanted A Hit - This Is Happening - 2010
• Massive Attack - Paradice Circus - Feat. Hope Sandoval - Heligoland - 2010
• Emeli Sandé - Read All About It (Pt. III) - Our Version Of Events - 2012
• Laura Marling - Master Hunter - Once I Was An Eagle - 2013