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Omega is one of the most successful Hungarian rock bands. Formed in Budapest in September, 1962 by the winds player László Benkő on organ and János Kóbor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members. In 1967 Tamás Mihály came on bass, Gábor Presser joined on keyboards and began writing original music for the band (in 1968 György Molnár became a lead guitarist), contributing to the release of three LPs before leaving the band with József Laux, a drummer from 1962, to form Locomotiv GT. These first albums were heavily influenced by the music of The Beatles, but they also looked forward to the band's future more progressive, space-rock style. After Presser and Laux's departure, the band found a new drummer (Ferenc Debreceni came from group Neoton) and appointed Benkő as the main keyboardsman, creating the current lineup, which has remained the same for over 30 years: * János Kóbor ("Mecky"), lead vocals * György Molnár ("Elefánt"), guitars * László Benkő ("Laci"), keyboards, vocals * Tamás Mihály ("Misi"), bass, vocals * Ferenc Debreceni ("Ciki"), drums This lineup of Omega released ten more albums from 1972 to 1987. Many of these were released both in Hungarian and in English, in the hopes of generating wider interest in their music. However, the contents of the English albums often differed from their Hungarian counterparts, sometimes assembling tracks from

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Well Hung

Well Hung - 20 Funk Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary Vol. 1

Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol.1

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Psychedelic Sitar Rock '66 - '69

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Well Hung - 20 Funk Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary Volume 1

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Well Hung: 20 Funk Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary Vol. 1

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Fitz Riff Comp

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Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 1

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Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volume 1

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Well Hung LP

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Well Hung: 20 Funk-Rock Eruptions from Beneath Communist Hungary - Volume 1

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Well Hung: 20 Funk Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary, Volume 1

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