Kalemegdan Disk - ROCK FROM EASTERN EUROPE

Tracklist

CD 1 Omega – ℗ 1973
1. Everytime She Steps in 4:27
2. After a Hard Year 5:47
3. Delicate Sweep 4:09
4. Parting Song 4:58
5. The Bird 4:22
6. The Lying Girl 2:53
7. White Magic Stone 8:10

CD 2 Omega III – ℗ 1974
1. Stormy Fire 4:02
2. Spanish Guitar 3:34
3. Go on the Spree 2:35
4. Remembering 3:28
5. Everytime She Steps in 3:47
6. Live as Long as 3:21
7. Just a Bloom 4:33
8. I Go away 3:32
9. Omegautó 3:54

Full album “Omega” at YouTube
Full album “Omega III” at YouTube

MIG Music Release Information

More than 50 million records sold, LP productions in Hungarian, German and English, tours and festival appearances throughout Europe and Japan, at least 50 cover versions or adaptations of the world hit “Gyöngyhajú lány” (Girl with Pearl Hair) – Omega have been Hungary’s number one rock export. In 2022, the band celebrated its 60th stage anniversary, making it one of the longest-serving rock formations in the whole world.

The 1973 LP “Omega” was a compilation of songs from “Élő Omega” (Live Omega) and “Omega 5”, which were released in Hungary in 1972 and 1973. To boost sales of this first Bacillus record by the Hungarian flagship rockers, it was backed by two singles of the ballad “Gyöngyhajú lány” (The Girl with Pearl Hair) in English (“Pearls ln Her Hair”) and German (“Perlen im Haar”).

After a few trips into symphonic and psychedelic rock realms, Omega presented themselves on “III”, released at the end of 1974, again more down to earth: Nine crisp hard rock tracks, only one exceeding the four-minute mark. For this album, Peter Hauke, still producer, and Omega not only used current material, but also included two songs that had already been recorded for “Tízezer lépés” (10000 Paces) in 1969: “Stormy Fire” (“Tűzvihar”) and “Spanish Guitar” (“Spanyolgitár legenda”).

In order to attract a broader audience, the songs had been pared down, and instrumental soloing was reduced. Although Omega had always flirted with progressive stylistic means since their turn to psychedelic rock in 1969, this time they kept their hands off intricate arrangements. Instead, they turned towards the zeitgeist by including rather blunt rock tunes like “Stormy Fire”, “Go on the Spree” and “Omegautó” in the list, which could also please a glam rock fan and passionate consumer of single hits by bands like The Sweet and Slade.