The Matadors Get Down From The Tree!
2011 2x Vinyl
Beat
Rock & Roll
Rhythm & Blues
Psychedelic Rock
Garage Rock

Main image
Munster Records
bass guitar, backing vocals, leader Otto Bezloja
compiled by, liner notes, design [graphic design] Lukáš Machata
tracks a1 to d4, d6 drums Tony Black
tracks d5 drums Wilfried Jelinek
tracks a2 harmonica Vladimír Mišík
lead guitar, rhythm guitar Radim Hladík
tracks a4, c2, d2 lead vocals Karel Kahovec
tracks a1, a3, a5, a6, b2, b3, b5, c1, c4 to d1, d3, d4, d6 lead vocals Viktor Sodoma
tracks a2, b1, c3 lead vocals Vladimír Mišík
liner notes Lou Kash
organ, piano, backing vocals Jan F. Obermayer
tracks b5, d3 performer [guest], arranged by [strings], conductor Jiří Svoboda
tracks c4 performer [guest], backing vocals Michal Prokop
tracks c4 performer [guest], backing vocals Reddy
tracks b2 performer [guest], voice Jiří Smetana
tracks b5 piano Radim Hladík
remastered by [digitally] Ian Shepherd
research, other [very special thanks] Aleš Opekar
tracks a4, b1, b4, c2, c3, d2, d6 rhythm guitar Karel Kahovec
Licensed From Supraphon a.s.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Distrolux SL
Copyright (c) Distrolux SL
Copyright (c) loukash.com
Mastered At Mastering Media Ltd
Recorded At Studio Strahov
Recorded At Studio Dejvice
Pressed By GZ Digital Media
Phonographic Copyright (p) Supraphon a.s.
Licensed from Supraphon a.s.
This compilation ℗ & © 2011 Distrolux SL
www.munster-records.com

Compilation, liner notes and graphic design © 2011 loukash.com
Photos courtesy of Popmuseum Prague.
Digitally remastered at Mastering Media Ltd, UK, from 24-bit transfers of the original analogue masters.

*EP version [A1, A3]

Recording dates
Studio Strahov, Prague
August 24, 1966 (A4, B4, C2, C3, D2, D5)
Studio Dejvice, Prague
January 20, 1967 (A1, A2, B1)
April 5, 1967 (A3, A6, B3, C1, D6)
May 23, 1968 (B5, C4, D3)
May 27, 1968 (A5, B6, C5, C6)
May 28, 1968 (D1, D4)
May 29, 1968 (B2)

℗ 1966, 1967, 1968 Supraphon.

Many thanks for help and support to Jan F. Obermayer, Radim Hladík, Tony Schwarz, Markéta Jonášová, Josef Voříšek, Petr Živsa, Mirek Balák, the Popmuseum Prague staff. Special thanks to Iñigo Munster and Jorge Munster. Very special thanks to Aleš Opekar for the exhaustive research, documented in his Matadors biography book.

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Gatefold sleeve.
Pressing plant uncredited.
Barcode: 8435008829919
Matrix / Runout: 90889E1/B (A)
Matrix / Runout: 90889E2/A (B)
Matrix / Runout: 90889E3/A (C)
Matrix / Runout: 90889E4/A (D)



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