Locomotiv GT (LGT) was formed in Budapest, Hungary in the 1971. Having arrived from front-rank Hungarian pop groups, the four founding members of the band (Gábor Presser, Károly Frenreisz, Tamás Barta and József Laux) shared a desire for a more sophisticated sound and and an intention to search for new musical paths. Several member changes resulted in the final line-up of LGT by 1977: Gábor Presser, Tamás Somló, János Karácsony and János Solti.