Blue Eyed Girl

Η γαλανή

00:00
Region: Macedonia
Type: Instrumental
Rhythm: 7 beats
Dance: Syrtos
Duration: 02:00

Recording information

Studio recording, 1961. Released in extended play 45 rpm disc (Philips 8433, 1961) supervised by Domna Samiou (Recordings in 45 RPM), in 1961 in the LP Songs of the Sea and of the Highlands (Philips 600506 PR, 1961), in 1969, in the LP Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece (Fidelity 0320 PL, 1969). Later, in 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).

Discography

Songs of the Sea and of the Highlands
Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece
Recordings in 45 RPM
Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

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