Trip to the Mars - Roland Kovac (MPS/SABA)

[Teasing the Korean]

Most sources reference a release date of 1968 for this outer space/spy masterpiece by Roland Kovac.

But a few sources, including MPS, indicate a recording date of 1964.  Stylistically, it sounds closer to 1964 than 1968.  

Was this released prior to 1968?  Was it truly recorded in 1964 and not released for another four years?

 

[jazzcorner]

[K3986-15] Roland Kovac
Trip To Mars:
Roland Kovac (p) acc by unknown big band incl. Jimmy Deuchar (tp) Cliff Hardy (tb) Derek Humble (as) Karl Drewo (ts) Francis Coppieters (p) Johnny Fischer (b) Jimmy Pratt (d) Stuff Combe (perc)
Koln, spring 1968
    Space station 1    Saba/MPS 15165ST
    Service 1            -
    Heat            -
    Sound barrier            -
    Marssonde            -
    Northern lights            -
    Service 2            -
    The green star            -
    Munich on the Mars            -
    Power start            -
    Milky way            -
    Colossus            -
    Service 3            -
    Computer            -
    Moon crater            -
    Blue dance            -
    Space station 3            -

 

[sidewinder]

Deuchar was still London-based I believe until at least mid 1965, then joined the Edelhagen Orchestra in Germany. This suggests that the 1968 date is probably accurate.

[Teasing the Korean]

Thank you both.  Maybe MPS screwed up the date on their reissue, and the wrong date was subsequently picked up elsewhere.  I guess 1968 is accurate.