In March 1982, “Jugoton” label released “Odbrana i poslednji dani” (The Defense and the Last Days), the debut Idoli studio album. It was  recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Studios XIII and VI, Radio Belgrade” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Vlada Divljan, Nebojša Krstić, Srđan Šaper, Zdenko Kolar and Kokan Popović. In 1998, it was voted “Yugoslav Greatest Popular Music Album” in the book “YU 100: The Best Albums of Yugoslav Pop and Rock Music”. In 2015, in the special issue of the Croatian edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine, “Odbrana i poslednji dani” was voted the “Greatest Yugoslav Rock Album of all Time.

Personnel:

• Vlada Divljan — vocals, guitar, piano
• Nebojša Krstić— vocals, percussion
• Srđan Šaper— vocals, synthesizer
• Zdenko Kolar— bass
• Kokan Popović— drums
• Mile Miletić Pile — guitar
• Goran Vejvoda— guitar, synthesizer
• Vuk Vujačić — saxophone
• Goran Grbić — trumpet
• Slobodan Grozdanović — trombone
• Bebi Dol— backing vocals

Track listing:

1. Kenozoik – Vlada Divljan, Nebojša Krstić, Srđan Šaper
2. Poslednji dani – Vlada Divljan
3. Moja si – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
4. Senke su drugačije – Srđan Šaper
5. Nemo – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
6. Nebeska tema – Vlada Divljan
7. Rusija – Vlada Divljan
8. Igrale se delije – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
9. Jedina (Uz urlik zurli) – Vlada Divljan
10. Odbrana – Srđan Šaper
11. Gde si sad Cico-Maco – Vlada Divljan
12. Glavna Ptica (Skrati svoj dugački jezik) – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper, Nebojša Krstić, Zdenko Kolar
13. Hajde sanjaj me, sanjaj – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper