Omega - Olyan Szepen Mosolygott / 1970
Omega is one of the most successful Hungarian rock bands. Formed in Budapest in September, 1962 by the winds player Laszlo Benko on organ and Janos Kobor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members. In 1967 Tamas Mihaly came on bass, Gabor Presser joined on keyboards and began writing original music for the band (in 1968 Gyorgy Molnar became a lead guitarist),contributing to the release of three LPs before leaving the band with Jozsef 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 Benko as the main keyboardsman, creating the current lineup, which has remained the same for over 30 years:
* Janos Kobor ("Mecky"), lead vocals
* Gyorgy Molnar ("Elefant"), guitars
* Laszlo Benko ("Laci"), keyboards,vocals
* Tamas Mihaly ("Misi"),bass, vocals
* Ferenc Debreceni ("Ciki"), drums