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concert, getting positive reactions from both the audience and the press. During the same year, the new lineup also released an EP, featuring the songs "Za one što na licu nose bore" ("To the Ones Who Have
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drawing and poetry presentation, was won by Elipse with 146 votes advantage. In 1966, the band also released their second EP, featuring the songs "Pogledaj kroz prozor" ("Look
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featuring the songs "Predaću tugu zvezdama" ("I Will Hand My Grief to the Stars"), "Ne reci sad" ("Do Not Say Now"), "Ne, nemoj nikad plakati" ("No, Don't You Ever Cry"), and "Zaboravi me" ("Forget Me"), released by
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