The Compact band was founded in 1977, in Cluj-Napoca, having as members: - guitar, vocals; - guitar, vocals; “Țâlă” - drums; - guitar; - bass. They made their debut on the University Club stage. In December 1977, and participated in the ''Săptămîna = Week'' Gala in Bucharest, where they launched the song ''Spații = Spaces'', signed by Cornel Moldovan.

In 1979, Luca, Moldovan and Balazs left the band, being replaced by Radu Marpozan - drums, Guzu Pap - guitar, Nelu Jecan - vocals and - vocals. In 1980 they won the Grand Prize at the ''Perpetuum Vox Transilvaniae'' Festival, and the following year they was joined by . In 1982 they won the Grand Prize of the Rock Festival in Costinesti.

The first record release took place in 1982, with half an LP in the "" of Electrecord. Between 1982 and 1986, the band spends its summer seasons performing every night at the 'Tineretului' restaurant in Costinesti, the year 1982 even bringing them the First Prize at the Rock Festival ''Serbările Mării = Sea Celebrations''. It is the period of a strong rise, the group holding between 100 and 400 concerts annually.

In 1985 appears the first LP signed Compact, "Fata din vis" (Paul Ciuci-vocals, guitar, Constantin Cămărășan-guitar, Teo Peter-bass, -drums, Mircea Octavian Kiraly-keyboards), and also this year the members of the group Compact participate at the Dresden Rock Festival. The album "Fata din vis" was a real success, both due to the fact that it is designed and structured very well, but also due to the title track that will remain a big hit for over 30 years. The album contains both hard-rock songs (Lights in the Sky, Another Day, Legend), rock'nroll (Path Over Time), blues-rock (Another Day), melodic rock (Dream Girl, You're Everything to Me), but also 2 ballads of extraordinary sensitivity written by Constantin Cămărășan (and also sung vocally by him). 1986 was the year of touring in the former USSR and Bulgaria. On his return, - keyboards, a former member of the band , joins the band. Cnejevici's arrival does not go unnoticed, the one who would become one of Romania's biggest flippers making his presence felt in the band's sound, so that, since then, we can't even conceive the Compact band without fantastic flap interventions.

The song Song for Friends was released in early 1988 (the sound being relatively different from the previous album, due to the 80's style flip tones found and used excellently by the "new acquisition" Vladi Cnejevici). It is again an album that contains songs that would be successful (Song For Friends, A Night And A Day, Give Me News, Another Beginning), all songs being written this time by Paul Ciuci.