Seeing that Vukašinović, Bregović, and Redžić were out of sight in Italy performing as "Mića, Goran i Zoran", Bogeljić and Bebek reclaimed the Kodeksi name, getting a new rhythm section — bass guitarist Dražen Tuce (formerly of Pro Arte) and drummer Ljubo Pavlović (formerly of Romeo i Julia) — and forming Novi Kodeksi in late 1970.
Observing that Vukašinović, Bregović, and Redžić were absent in Italy performing as "Mića, Goran i Zoran", Bogeljić and Bebek reclaimed the Kodeksi name, acquiring a new rhythm section — bass guitarist Dražen Tuce (formerly of Pro Arte) and drummer Ljubo Pavlović (formerly of Romeo i Julia) — and forming Novi Kodeksi in late 1970.