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The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs

by Mikis Theodorakis · 1966

27 pressings6 countriesLaïkóÉntekhnoFolkWorld

The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs

6 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

Country unknown

1966
Label and catalog number
Odeon PGCLP. 16His Master's Voice GCLP. 16
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

2XGA 543-2Side A Runout

2XGA 544-ISide B Runout

2XGA.543Side A label

2XGA.544Side B label

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Greece

February 1966
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice GCLP 16
Format
LP, Album · first pressing
Runout / matrix

2XGA 543A Side label & runout

2XGA 544B Side label & runout

Full details of this pressing

Greece

1966
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice GCLP 16
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

2XGA 543A Side label & runout

2XGA 544B Side label & runout

Full details of this pressing

Greece

1966
Label and catalog number
Odeon GCLP 16Odeon OMCGA 48
Format
LP, Album · Export
Runout / matrix

2XGA 543A Side label & runout

2XGA 544B Side label & runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 27 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966UnknownOdeon PGCLP. 16 / His Master's Voice GCLP. 16First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966GreeceOdeon GCLP 16 / Odeon OMCGA 48First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966UKHis Master's Voice GCLP 16First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966USBroadside Records BRS 309First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16 / Columbia 2J 062-70204LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1974GreeceColumbia 2J 062-70204 / Columbia 2J-062-70204LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1977AustraliaWorld Record Club R-03654 / World Record Club R. 03654LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981NetherlandsFidelio SPH 8806LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownHis Master's Voice GCLP 16LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GreeceColumbia 14C 062-70204 / Columbia 2J 062-70204LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 2J 062-70204 / Columbia 2J-062-70204LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceColumbia 14C 062-70204 / Columbia 2J 062-70204LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GreeceColumbia 2J-062-70204LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 14C 062-70204 / EMI Greece 2J 062-70204LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 2J 062-70204 / Columbia 2J-062-70204LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceHis Master's Voice SCXG 204 / His Master's Voice 2J 062-70204LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GreeceOdeon GCLP 16 / Odeon OMCGA 48LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceHis Master's Voice GCLP 16LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceOdeon 2J-062-70204LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?IsraelHis Master's Voice GCLP 16LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice GCLP 16 / EMI GCLP 16LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 17 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. The Ballad Of Mauthausen
  2. A1Asma Asmaton (Song Of Songs)6:26
  3. A2O Andonis (Andonis)3:09
  4. A3O Thrapetis (The Fugitive)3:55
  5. A4Otan Teliossi O Polemos (When The War Ends)4:48
  6. Six Songs
  7. B1Kourastika Na Se Krato (I Am Tired Of Holding Your Hand)3:15
  8. B2O Iskios Epesse Varis (Deep Shadows)3:19
  9. B3Pira Tous Thromous T'Ouranou (I Took To The Streets Of Heaven)2:50
  10. B4Stou Kosmou Tin Aniforya (The Uphill Road)3:52
  11. B5To Ekremes (The Pendulum)3:26
  12. B6Tòniro Kapnos (Dreams Go Up In Smoke)3:23

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs are there?

27 vinyl pressings of The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.

When was The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Greece. One of them is His Master's Voice GCLP 16.

How do I tell if my copy of The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GCLP 16, PGCLP. 16, BRS 309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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