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Greece Is... Music (Athens)

by Various Artists · 1973

13 pressings2 countriesClassicalFolkWorld& Country

Greece Is... Music (Athens) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 Greece Is... Music (Athens)

7 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Greece

1973
Label and catalog number
Columbia PSCXG 504
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

Y G X 4 9 5Runout A

Y G X 4 9 6Runout B

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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973AustraliaColumbia SOXLP 7576First yearLPLP
1973AustraliaHis Master's Voice SOXLP-7576First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1973GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504First yearLPLP
1973GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1973GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1973GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504First yearLPLP
1973GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GreeceColumbia 2J-054-70008 / Columbia 14C 054-70008LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceColumbia PSCXG 504LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 2J 054-70008LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?GreeceColumbia 14C 054-70008LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 2J-054-70008LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?GreeceColumbia 2J 054-70008LP, Misprint, Repress, StereoLP, Misprint, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Maria In Yellow (Maria Me Ta Kitrina)
  2. A2Tarzan (O Tarzan)
  3. A3The Mean One
  4. A4Baglamas
  5. A5Santa Maria
  6. A6White, Red, Yellow, Blue
  7. A7The Song Of Kyklades
  8. B1The Girl From Kefalinia
  9. B2Filedem
  10. B3Cruel Life
  11. B4The Tough Guy
  12. B5A Sunday In March
  13. B6Just A Parenthesis In Your Life
  14. B7It Was Not An Island

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Greece Is... Music (Athens) are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Greece Is... Music (Athens) are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was Greece Is... Music (Athens) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Greece, Australia. One of them is Columbia PSCXG 504.

How do I tell if my copy of Greece Is... Music (Athens) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PSCXG 504, SOXLP 7576, SOXLP-7576) 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 Greece Is... Music (Athens) 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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