The Matadors

The second ever Czechoslovak LP album by a rock group (after Olympic – Želva (opens in a new tab)).
Due to insufficient supply of the original domestic album artwork, a significant part of the edition was distributed in various flavors of neutral preprinted Supraphon sleeves, some with overprinted credits in black letterpress, some blank. The original domestic vinyl release (0 13 0493, 1 13 0493) may have been repressed a few times, but not after 1970.
The PZO Artia export release with different cover artwork (SUA 13992, SUA ST 53992) was repressed until the late 1970s. The time window of each pressing is identifiable by three digits printed on the side A center label: ‘68 2’ (2nd half of 1968), ‘69 1’ (1st half of 1969), ‘69 2’ (2nd half of 1969), ‘70 1’ (1st half of 1970), etc. The last known documented pressing to date appears to be ‘80 1’.
The first reissue on CD was the 1995 compilation The Matadors (opens in a new tab), Bonton 71 0244-2, including all but two seven-inch and compilation only tracks as a bonus.
The second reissue on CD was released in February 2010, Supraphon SU 6002-2, including the original SP/EP tracks with Viktor Sodoma, plus four bonus live tracks from 2007 (actually perfromed by The Blue Effect featuring Viktor Sodoma and Jan F. Obermayer).
An unauthorized, unofficial CD reissue was released 2006 in South Korea, World Psychedelia Ltd. (opens in a new tab) WPC6-8496. The tracks are identical to Bonton 71 0244-2, including errors, but in different order. The booklet cover is a scan of the Artia export release (SUA 13992/SUA ST 53992).