Pražský výběr is Czech rock band formed in 1976 in Prague by keyboardist and singer Michael Kocáb.

Between the years 1983 and 1986, they were banned by the Communist regime,[2] and it wasn't until the second half of the decade that they returned to performing and releasing new material.

They were joined towards the end of the 1970s by Michal Pavlíček, a classically trained guitarist who was already known on the music scene as a proficient musician.

Thanks to Pavlíček, Pražský výběr became influenced by new wave music and hard rock, and their subsequent compositions followed this style, with hints of punk added in.

In 1982, director Juraj Herz made the film Straka v hrsti in collaboration with Pražský výběr, who provided the soundtrack.

The band was inducted into the Czech Rock Hall of Fame, known as Beatová síň slávy, in 2005, and a year later they split up due to internal divisions.

Michael Kocáb then launched his new project, titled Pražský výběr II, composed of bass player Richard Scheufler, vocalist Zlata Kinská, drummer Klaudius Kryšpín, and guitarist Glenn Proudfoot.