Kalemegdan Disk - ROCK FROM EASTERN EUROPE

Tracklist

Babylon – ℗ 1987

1. Babylon (Babylon)
2. Hajnali óceán (Ocean at Dawn)
3. Harangok (Bells)
4. Gonosz város (Evil City)
5. Holdvirág (Moonflower)
6. Júdás (Judas)
7. Segíts nekem! (Help Me!)
8. Utolsó ítélet (Last Judgment)

The Dark Side of the Earth – Recorded 1986-1987

9. Tower of Babel (Babylon)
10. All-Night Man (Fekete pillangó)
11. Morning Light (Hajnali óceán)
12. Child in Your Arms (Hallgatag szív)
13. Lady Moon (Holdvirág)
14. Home again (Segíts nekem!)

Full album “Babylon” at YouTube
Full album “The Dark Side of the Earth” at YouTube

GrundRecords Release Information

The year 1987 was marked by Omega’s 25th anniversary. A deluxe vinyl box set containing their first five studio albums was released, and in September they held grand anniversary concerts at their usual venue, the Kisstadion in Budapest. They had hoped their new album would hit stores by the day of the concert, but the recordings weren’t finished in time, and the album didn’t see the light of day until the Christmas record market.

Omega’s thirteenth Hungarian-language studio album, and final album of the band’s classic era, was titled “Babylon” (Babylon); the songs were recorded in the band’s own studio between April and September 1987. The album seamlessly blends rock and synthesizer elements typical of that era. A novelty in the band’s history was that, alongside György Molnár, Tamás Mohai also contributed on guitar, and Ferenc Muck’s saxophone playing can be heard on a few tracks.

The bonus tracks are the completed songs from the planned but never officially released English-language album “The Dark Side of the Earth”.

Line-up:

János Kóbor: vocals
György Molnár: guitar
László Benkő: keyboards
Tamás Mihály: bass guitar
Ferenc Debreczeni: drums

Featuring:

Tamás Mohai: guitar
Ferenc Muck: saxophone
András Trunkos: computer