
In 1971 the band's debut album "Bolond város" ("City of Loons") came out, getting a warm public reception; it was even released in USSR. This album contained twelve rock music tracks, which were innovative for the time, skillfully arranged and characterized by sweet melodies and smooth rhythms. Album sales weren't really good though, so the band decided to go on African tour to promote it, playing shows in Nigeria and Ghana. An English version of "Kell, hogy várj" titled "You Must Wait" got broadcasted on Nigerian radio. However, this didn't bear a desired fruit and some of the band members went back to Hungary even before the tour ended. The band, struggling to maintain popularity, released a few more singles and participated in

One year later Fecó Balázs and Lajos Som also left the band to create the first Hungarian hard rock band Taurus, putting a question mark over the future of Neoton. However, the band has found replacements for them: keyboard player György Jakab (born 1950), hailing from jazz rock Winkelmayer Brass Band, and bassist János Tiboldy. The band, now reformed, participated in "Táncdalfesztivál" once again with a song titled "Orgonak" ("Organs") and released several new singles, including "Egyszer véget ér az út " ("One Day the Road Ends"), "Nóra " ("Nora") and "Miért vitted el álmaimat" ("Why Were My Dreams Taken From Me"). The latter song was to be Neoton’s entry for a "Tessék választani!" talent show. László Pásztor proposed to perform this song together with Kócbabák female trio that recently made an appearance on "Ki mit tud?" TV talent show.
By Mikhail Badanin and Kirill Babanin
Translated into English by Andrey Sinelnikov