Omega is a Dutch record label that released records under Omega and its sub label Omega International from the 1940s though to the 1990s. The distribution was handled by Dureco. In Belgium, its releases were handled by Fonior. Some of the artists to have their work released on the label in the early 1960s include The Dutch Cocktail Trio. In the 1970s, Omega pushed out MOR music and also artists from non English speaking European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

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1947 - 1956

Fud Candrix Alfons "Fud" Candrix (July 17, 1908, Tongeren – April 11, 1974, Brussels) was a Belgian jazz saxophonist and violinist. Candrix got his start in his brother Jeff Candrix's orchestra, which toured western Europe and Morocco. He founded his own gr ...

And His Orchestra - "Midnight Boogie" / "Jam Boogie" - Omega 9239 - (1947) *

Toots' Quartet Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

– "Michigan" / "

High School Cadets "The High School Cadets" is a march written in 1890 by John Philip Sousa in honor of the cadet drill team of Washington High School in the District of Columbia. It is in regimental march form (I-AA-BB-CC-DD) and is a popular selection for school co ...

" – Omega 21.559 - (1951) * Bob Scholte - "Liev'ling Ik Hou Alleen Van Jou" / "In De Cafetaria Van Milano" - Omega 21.137 - (1953) * The Mena Moeria Minstrels - "Ticklin' The Strings" / "Pua Jka Lani" - Omega 35.112 - (1953) * Ink Spots)- "

It's Funny to Everyone but Me "It's Funny to Everyone but Me" is a song with words and music written by Jack Lawrence in 1939. It was recorded by The Ink Spots on May 17, 1939. It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra with Harry James & his Orchestra on August 17, 1939. It was ...

" - Omega 61.050 - (1956) *

Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band founded in 1947 that continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record ...

- " R-O-C-K" / "The Saints Rock 'N Roll" - Omega 61.055 - (1956) * Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rip It Up" / "Teenagers Mother" (Are You Right?) - Omega 61.069 - (1956)

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;Singles * Mena Moeria Minstrels, Hawaiian Quintet O.l.v.

Rudi Wairata Rudi Wairata aka Rudy Wairata(1929/1930 –1981) was an influential Indonesian musician who had fronted the Mena Moeria Minstrels and the Amboina Serenaders. Wairata's style of playing was influenced by Sol Hoʻopiʻi and Andy Iona. Along with Geo ...

– "Maka-Lapua" / "Drowsy Waters" (Wailana Waltz) - Omega 9.35.150 - (1954) * R.K. Jeugdcentralekoor - "Orgelliedje" / "De Nachtegaal" - Omega 9.35.200 - (1956) * R.K. Jeugdcentralekoor - "Ons Brabant" / "Holland" - Omega 9.35.222 - (1956) *

- " Hot Dog Buddy Buddy" / "Rockin' Through The Rye" - Omega 9.61.060 - (1956) * Bill Haley & His Comets - "Teenager's Mother (Are You Right?) / " Rip It Up" - Omega 9.61.069 - (1956) * Ben Cramer - "Zai Zai Zai" / "Now The Song Is Over" - Omega 35.832 - (1967) * Ben Cramer - "There's A Fine Place" / "Highest Mountain" - Omega 36.453 - (1968) * Ben Cramer - "Dreams Never Come True" / "I Can't Let You Go" - Omega 35.875 - (1958) ;Extended play * The Mena Moeria Minstrels* O.l.v Ming Luhulima, Solo guitar:

Coy Pereira Coy Pereira (1919-2005) was a Netherlands-based guitarist and steel guitarist originally from Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. He was a member of the Kilima Hawaiians and had recorded with the Mena Moeria Minstrels as well as having work release ...

– ''Marching With The Mena Moeria Minstrels''
" Waikiki Beach March ", "Bongo March" / "Polynesian March", "Maori March" - Omega 145.559 - (1962) * Carl Frei - Orgel - '' Oklahoma''
"Oklahoma" "

The Surrey With The Fringe On Top "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''Oklahoma!''. The piece was recorded in 1952 by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, which influenced trumpeter Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, ...

", " Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" / "All Or Nothin'", "

People Will Say We're In Love "People Will Say We're In Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ''Oklahoma!'' (1943). In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts. Plot context The other characters th ...

", "Out Of My Dreams" - Omega 35.351 - (1962)

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* Pete Felleman - ''Presenteert: Jazz At The Kurhaus Volume I '' - Omega 33.101 - (1953)''The Billboard'' February 23, 195
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