''Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom'' () is the second
studio album
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by Yugoslav band
Zabranjeno Pušenje
Zabranjeno pušenje () is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex storytelling. Curre ...
released on June 11, 1985. It was released through
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia.
History
Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records ...
in
SFR Yugoslavia
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. It is the band's first
double album
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.
Following the unexpected success of their debut album ''
Das ist Walter
''Das ist Walter'' () is the debut studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on April 10, 1984. It was released through Jugoton in Yugoslavia.
The album title is the closing line from the 1972 partisan film ''Walter Defends Saraj ...
'' (which sold more than 100,000 copies), the band's sophomore studio effort was somewhat of a commercial disappointment, selling just over 30,000 copies in Yugoslavia.
The album was re-released in 2000 by
Croatia Records
Croatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Zagreb ( Dubrava).
Summary
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.
Background
During the ''Das ist Walter'' promotional tour, at their concert in
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
on November 27, 1984,
Nele Karajlić
Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism c ...
declared, referring to an amplifier that had just broken down, "Crk'o Maršal. Mislim na pojačalo." ( eng, The
Marshall
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croaked. I mean, the
amplifier
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.), which was recognized as a pun on
Marshal Tito
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's death, landing the band in trouble.
They were criticized by the media and a campaign against them resulted in the canceling of their concerts and the removal of ''
Top lista nadrealista
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'' from the air. The affair got attention of the
Yugoslav Security Administration (UDBA), as well. They were rescued by some leading liberal intellectuals, and magazines such as
Polet,
Mladina
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and
Slobodna Dalmacija
''Slobodna Dalmacija'' () is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.
The first issue of ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' was published on 17 June 1943 by Tito's Partisans in an abandoned stone barn on Mosor, a mountain near Split, while the city ...
, who raise their voices in the defense of the group members and that affair snaps without prison sentences.
In this atmosphere, the band recorded their this double album ''Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom''
in the infamous
SIM studio
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and released it in July 1985. The album has received widespread acclaim from critics, but was boycotted by the media.
Promotional tour
The promotional tour had extreme difficulties due to concern of the concert hosts and the enormous presence of the state police, as a reflection of the Marshall Affair.
Despite several top concerts such as at
Pionir Hall in Belgrade,
Poljud
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in Split or
Dom Sportova
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in Zagreb, tens of thousands sold tickets, the tour had a rather disappointing conclusion as the following year Šeki Gayton and Mustafa Čengić left the band in search of a more secure means of making a living. Mladen Mitić left in late 1986 after contributing to the development of the third album.
Track listing
Source
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Zabranjeno pušenje
*
Mladen Mitić Munja –
bass
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,
backing vocals
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*
Predrag Rakić Šeki –
drums
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*
Mustafa Čengić Mujo –
solo guitar
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, backing vocals
*
Ognjen Gajić
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–
saxophone
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,
flute
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,
keyboards
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*
Zenit Đozić
Zenit Đozić (born 8 October 1961) is a Bosnian actor, humorist, television producer and former rock drummer.
Career
Known under nicknames Zena and Fu-Do, Đozić started his entertainment career as a drummer of Sarajevo-based garage rock ban ...
–
conga
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s, backing vocals
*
Sejo Sexon
Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjen ...
–
rhythm guitar
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*
Nele Karajlić
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–
lead vocals
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*
Dražen Janković
Dražen Janković ( sr-cyr, Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under ...
(credited as Seid Karajlić) – keyboards
Additional musicians
* Stanko Juzbašić –
synthesizer
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(tracks B6, D4)
* Senad Galijašević
(credited as Senad od Bosne) – backing vocals
(tracks B6, D4)
Production
* Mahmut Paša Ferović – production
* Vladimir Smolec –
sound engineering
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* Dragan Čačinović Čač – recording
Design
* Srđan Velimirović – design
* Elvedin Kantardžić – photos
References
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1985 albums
Zabranjeno Pušenje albums