Jugoton signing and debut single

The band signed with Jugoton after the label’s representatives Siniša Škarica [ hr ] and Veljko Despot saw them perform at Zagreb’s Lapidarij club in July 1979. The debut Pekinška Patka release thus became a vinyl 7-inch single with the songs ” Bela šljiva ” and ” Biti ružan, pametan i mlad ” (“To Be Ugly, Smart and Young”), produced by Slobodan Konjović, a well-known disc jockey from Studio B radio station. Prior to the single recording, Konjović had no experience in music production, but Čonkić decided to offer him the spot of the producer due to his fascination with Konjović’s radio shows Ponoćni rok ( Midnight Rock ) and Vibracije ( Vibrations ). Relatively good reception of the single, with 35,000 copies sold, paved the way for them to begin recording a full-length debut album.