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The Forminx Greek LP 1st issue front coverVangelis Papathanassiou - organ, Vasilis Bakopoulos - rhythm guitar, Sortiris Arnis - bass, Tassos Papastamatis - vocals, Kostas Skokos - drums, Nikos Mastorakis - guest songwriter. From 1965 to 1967, they were The Shadows of Greece. They filled concert halls with screaming fans, all dying to hear something similar to what they knew was going on in England and the USA. The fans wanted their own Beatles experience, and The Forminx gave it to them. Vangelis knew at an early age that for the Greek band to be successful, they needed to sing their hits in English. They were even able to get their music sent to the UK and the USA, and had singles pressed in those countries. Vangelis was in a great position. He had one of the few Hammond organs in Greece during that time. He did a lot of side work. And so he grew apart from the band and eventually formed his own Papathanassiou Set. The famous Greek director Theo Angelopoulos began a documentary film on the band, The Forminx Story, that was never fully realized. I wrote to him recently and he responded that the print has been lost and unlikely to be found. Perhaps Nikos Mastorakis has a copy, and that gives me some hope that we might see this rare footage. In case you happened to run across a roll of film in a Greek warehouse that has this footage, would you write to me[Thanks to John Pear for the scan of the Australian 7" of "Jeronimo Yanka", to Andreas Rallis for the scan of "Jeronimo Yanka" Greek multicoloured 7" and the label variation of "Love Without Love", and to Peter Althammer for the scan of the one Greek reissue 7" of "Jeronimo Yanka".]

LPs

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The Forminx

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16171

1975

The Forminx

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16171

1991

CDs

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The Forminx

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Greece

Pan Vox

CD 16171

1999

10" Records

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The Forminx

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Greece

Music Box International

11073

2005, limited edition of 1000 copies only

Extended Play's (EPs)

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It's Christmas Time Again/White Christmas/Jingle Bells/The Sound of Music

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Greece

Seagull

3E LOK-82

1978, picture sleeve

7" singles

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Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart

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Australia

Decca

Y-7225

 

Ah! Say Yeah/Elephant Twist

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Greece

Decca

PL 8042

 

Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart

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Greece

Decca

PL 8049

Picture sleeve

Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart

Picture

Greece

Decca

PL 8049

Multicoloured splatter vinyl!

Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart

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Greece

Decca

PL 8049

reissue, center insert, unique font

Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart

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Greece

Decca

PL 8049

reissue, center insert, unique font

Jenka Beat/A Hard Night's Day

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Greece

Decca

PL 8055

Picture sleeve

Say You Love Me/Somebody Sent Me Love

Picture

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Greece

Decca

PL 8068

Picture sleeve

School Is Over/Greek Holidays

Picture

Greece

Decca

PL 8071

Picture sleeve

Il Peperone/A Precious White Rose

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Greece

Decca

PL 8099

Black vinyl, large center hole

Il Peperone/A Precious White Rose

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Greece

Decca

PL 8099

Black vinyl, center insert

Il Peperone/A Precious White Rose

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Greece

Decca

PL 8099

yellow multicoloured splatter vinyl, large center hole

Il Peperone/A Precious White Rose

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Greece

Decca

PL 8099

green multicoloured splatter vinyl, large center hole

Our Last September/And May Be More

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Greece

Decca

PL 8103

 

Our Last September/And May Be More

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Greece

Decca

PL 8103

Center insert issue!

Mandjourana's Shake/Hello My Love, Salonika

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Greece

Pan Vox

PAN 6053

 

Love Without Love/Until the End

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Greece

Pan Vox

PAN 6055

 

Love Without Love/Until the End

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Greece

Pan Vox

PAN 6055

Slight label variation, which includes a line about vocals by T. Papastamatis

Jenka Beat/Geronimo Yanka

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United Kingdom

Vocalion

V.9235

Center insert

Jenka Beat/Geronimo Yanka

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United Kingdom

Vocalion

V.9235

Promotional, center insert

Jeronimo Yenka/Dream In My Heart

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United States

London

LON 9742

Promotional. label variation #1

Jeronimo Yenka/Dream In My Heart

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United States

London

LON 9742

Promotional. label variation #2

CD singles

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Jeronimo Yanka/Dream In My Heart/Ah/ Say Yeah/Elephant Twist

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Greece

Music Box

0507

2007, digipack

Jenka Beat/A Hard Night's Day/Somebody Sent Me Love/Say You Love Me

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Greece

Music Box

0508

2007, digipack

Love Without Love/Until the End/Hello, My Love Salonica, Mandjourana's Shake

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Greece

Music Box

0509

2007, digipack

Our Last September/And Maybe More/School Is Over/Greek Holidays

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Greece

Music Box

0510

2007, digipack

Il Peperone/A Precious White Rose/It's Christmas Time Again/White Christmas/Jingle Bells

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Greece

Music Box

0511

2007, digipack

Various Artists LPs

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Oldies But Goodies

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16170

1976, with "Jeronimo Yanka"

Oldies But Goodies No. 2

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16198

1977, with "Jenka Beat"

Oldies But Goodies No. 3

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16241

1978, with "Mandjourana's Shake" and "Il Peperone"

Oldies But Goodies No. 5

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16282

1986, with "A Precious White Rose"

Oldies But Goodies No. 6

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16301

1981, with "Love Without Love"

Oldies But Goodies No. 6

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16301

Reissue, with "Love Without Love", slight cover variation

TA  PRWTA  ELLHNIKA SUGKROTHMATA

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Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16275

1980, with "Love Without Love", "Jeronimo Yanka" and "Il Peperone"

25 CRONIA Music Box

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Greece

Music Box

SMB 14010

1984, with "Jeronimo Yanka"

CRUSH  DEKAETIA  TOU  '60 No. 2

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Greece

Music Box Int.

MBI 0448/9

1990, double LP, with "Il Peperone" and "Jenka Beat"

AEWFOREION  H  MELWDIA

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Greece

Music Box Int.

MBI 10505.6

1991, double LP, with "Jeronimo Yanka", "Our Last September", "And May Be More", "A Precious White Rose", "Greek Holidays", "Ah! Say Yeah" and "Dream In My Heart"

60's

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Greece

MBI

10675/76

1997, with "Jenka Beat", "A Precious White Rose", "Jeronimo Yanka" and "Il Peperone"

Greece - The Very Best of M. Hadjidakis

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Greece

MBI

MBI-10391

1990, with "A Hard Night's Day"

Greek Garage Bands of the 60's

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Greece

MBI

10682

1997, with "Love Without Love"

Six Miles From the Cage Vol. 2

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Greece

Modal Records

MD 102

Insert, with "A Hard Night's Day" and "Until the End"

Various Artists CDs

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Oldies But Goodies No. 2 and No. 3

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Greece

MBI

CD 126

With "Jenka Beat", "Mandjourana's Shake" and "Il Peperone"

Oldies But Goodies

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Greece

Pan Vox

16170

1996, with "Jeronimo Yanka"

Oldies But Goodies No. 2

No picture

Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16198

1996, with "Jenka Beat"

Oldies But Goodies No. 3

No picture

Greece

Pan Vox

16241

1996, with "Mandjourana's Shake" and "Il Peperone"

Oldies But Goodies No. 5

No picture

Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16282

1996, with "A Precious White Rose"

Oldies But Goodies No. 6

No picture

Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16301

1996, with "Love Without Love"

Oldies But Goodies

No picture

Greece

MBI

CD 16170

2004, reissue, in slipcase, with "Jeronimo Yanka"

Oldies But Goodies No. 2

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Greece

MBI

CD 16198

2004, reissue, in slipcase, with "Jenka Beat"

Oldies But Goodies No. 3

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Greece

MBI

CD 16241

2004, reissue, in slipcase, with "Mandjourana's Shake" and "Il Peperone"

Oldies But Goodies No. 5

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Greece

MBI

CD 16282

2004, reissue, in slipcase, with "A Precious White Rose"

Oldies But Goodies No. 6

Picture

Greece

MBI

CD 16301

2004, reissue, in slipcase, with "Love Without Love"

Oldies But Goodies No. 9

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Greece

MBI

CD 16241

2004, in slipcase, with "Love Without Love"

Oldies But Goodies No. 10

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Greece

MBI

CD 16282

2004, in slipcase, with "Somebody Sent Me Love" and "Hello My Love Salonica"

Oldies But Goodies 5

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Greece

Bestend A.E.E.

1702159

2010, in sleeve, with "A Precious White Rose", promotional giveaway with magazine purchase

Oldies But Goodies 8

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Greece

Bestend A.E.E.

1702162

2010, in sleeve, with "And Maybe More", promotional giveaway with magazine purchase

Oldies But Goodies 9

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Greece

Bestend A.E.E.

1702163

2010, in sleeve, with "Say You Love Me" and "Dream In My Heart", promotional giveaway with magazine purchase

Oldies But Goodies 10

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Greece

Bestend A.E.E.

1702164

2010, in sleeve, with "Somebody Sent Me Love", promotional giveaway with magazine purchase

CRUSH  DEKAETIA  TOU  '60

No picture

Greece

MBI

CD 105

With "Love Without Love"

TA  PRWTA  ELLHNIKA SUGKROTHMATA

No picture

Greece

Pan Vox

SPV 16275

1996, with "Love Without Love", "Jeronimo Yanka" and "Il Peperone"

The Songs of Greece No. 3

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Greece

MBI

6003

1997, with "A Hard Night's Day"

60's

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Greece

MBI

10675/76

1997, double CD, with "Jenka Beat", "A Precious White Rose", "Jeronimo Yanka" and "Il Peperone"

Greece - The Very Best of M. Hadjidakis

No picture

Greece

MBI

MBI 10391.2

1990, with "A Hard Night's Day"

Greek Garage Bands of the 60's

No picture

Greece

MBI

10682

1997, with "Love Without Love"

MANOS  CATZIDAKIS

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Greece

Lyra

CD 99002

1996, with "A Hard Night's Day"

Various Artists CD Box Sets

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The Ultimate Greek Pop

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Greece

MBI

10765~69

5 CD Box set is slip case, inlcudes one full CD of music by the Forminx, some tracks appearing on CD for the first time. CD is called The Formidable Forminx (MBI 17065)

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