Giorgos Dalaras in 1975 decided to release his own renditions of rebetiko songs on the double LP "50 Chronia Rebetiko Tragoudi" ("50 Χρόνια Ρεμπέτικο Τραγούδι", "50 Years of Rebetiko Songs"). The recording proved an immediate success, despite the toning down of the lyrics. However, as a result, a new movement was set to take place in Greek music, and the once forgotten "rebetes" were finding themselves performing, in some cases for the first time in 30 to 40 years. He followed up this work with an LP in 1980, "Rebetika tis Katochis" ("Ρεμπέτικα της Κατοχής", " Rebetiko (songs) of the occupation"), which was a more gritty and meaty release, more faithful to the tone of the original rebetika as heard in the 1930s. However, again references to drugs were cut out, and only mentioned in passing. Unlike the previous double LP, this one contained some of the original musicians, Bayianteras and Genitsaris in particular making an appearance on the album.