Conceptualized as a return to the original Kodeksi cover repertoire, Bogeljić's and Bebek's Novi Kodeksi gigged around Sarajevo, along with an odd gig out of town, with varying success as the audiences' general taste seemingly moved away from cover music. Their shining moment came during the New Year's 1971 rock marathon concert at Dom Mladih where they set a record for the non-stop length of performance, spending 32 straight hours playing on stage — breaking the feat set a year earlier at the same venue by the band Čičak that played for 26 hours non-stop. The following summer 1971, they lined up a summer-long gig in the coastal town of Vrsar, playing in hospitality venues catering to foreign tourists. After that gig ended, soon to be 26-year-old Bebek got married and all but decided to quit music as a professional endeavour. In late 1971 he received the call-up for his mandatory Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) service and Novi Kodeksi disbanded.