Dve izjave koje se ne slažu: frontmen Boney M. posle Pionira

Jedanaestog i dvanaestog juna 1978. Boney M. sviraju dva koncerta u Hali Pionir u Beogradu. Singl "Rivers of Babylon" te nedelje klizi sa prvog mesta britanske liste. Jugoslovenska publika plaća sto i sto dvadeset dinara za kartu - oko dva odsto prosečne mesečne zarade. A ono što čuje u dvorani ne zvuči kao ono što poznaje sa ploče. Kritičar S. Konjović sedi u sali i beleži sve: kašnjenje od pola sata, neujednačeno ozvučenje, aranžmane koje naziva "tezgaroški sklepanim". Bobby Farrell skida ogrtač sa šljokicama i počinje da igra. Konjović opisuje svaki pokret. O Farrellovom pevanju ne piše ni reč. Drugi kritičar beleži redare koji ne dozvoljavaju parteru da ustane, dok publika na tribinama igra između sedišta. Jugoslavija je primala zapadnu pop-muziku pre suseda po bloku, prodavala Jugotonove licencne ploče za dinare i objavljivala otvorene recenzije - ali je kontrolisala način na koji se sadržaj prima. Producent Frank Farian, čovek čiji glas stoji na studijskim snimcima grupe, te večeri nije u Beogradu. Radi na novom albumu u Ofenbahu. Nekoliko nedelja posle turneje, Farrell seda pred jugoslovenskog novinara i kaže: "Nisam baš neki pevač. Ja sam igrač." Na sledećoj stranici tvrdi da se njegov glas čuje u pesmama. Dva odgovora na susednim stranama istog intervjua - i ne slažu se. - Boney M. su pre Beograda nastupili u Bratislavi (1977), na DDR televiziji (1976) i u ljubljanskoj Hali Tivoli tri dana ranije (8. jun 1978) - Pet jugoslovenskih nastupa u četiri grada (Ljubljana, Beograd x2, Zagreb, Pula), ali novinski trag postoji samo iz Beograda - Jugotonov licencni singl (kataloški broj SHANS 88974) presovan u Zagrebu identičan nemačkom originalu - Britanski stručni časopis Music Week u februaru 1978. opisuje model grupe bez komentara: producent snima, izvođači nastupaju - Bobby Farrell preminuo 30. decembra 2010. u Sankt Peterburgu; Frank Farian preminuo 23. januara 2024. u Majamiju Music: • "Aphelion" by Scott Buckley — CC BY 4.0 — scottbuckley.com.au Images — attribution required (CC BY), via Wikimedia Commons / Openverse: • 2006 newspaper reader SanFrancisco 145867209 — Eric Chan (CC BY 2.0) • 2014-03-22 - panoramio — Валерий Дед (CC BY 3.0) • 20230520 Interiors of the Yusupov Palace on Mo… — Sergey A. Demidov (CC BY 4.0) • 221/366 - Bücher & Zeitschriften / Books & Mag… — Boris Thaser (BY 2.0) • Art Deco Ticket Booth Miracle Theater — Phillip Pessar (BY 2.0) • Blue seats sold out — Andrew Brown (CC BY 2.0) • Bratislava city center — empracht (BY 2.0) • Brownie 1 — Andy (CC BY 2.0) • Coat, evening, woman's — Unknown author (CC BY 4.0) • Consert on Ostankino TV Center 1970 — mos.ru (Главархив Москвы) (CC BY 4.0) • Dance costume — Aaja Nachle (CC BY 4.0) • Dancing shoes — Hanna Norlin (BY 2.0) • Detailed view of vintage audio equipment highl… — Shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0) • Drum set microphones — eyeliam (CC BY 2.0) • Ellen John Travolta — Tracy Hunter (CC BY 2.0) • Frank Farian — Natraj (CC BY-SA 3.0) • Gary Kurfirst 1979 — Dave Brooks (CC BY 4.0) • Hala Pionir - panoramio — Mister No (CC BY 3.0) • Hamburg RatHaus 03 — Rami Tarawneh (CC BY 2.5) • Horn section The Asbury Jukes - 14-10-2006 — Miho (CC BY 3.0) • I got the rhymes and beats... — AndYaDontStop (BY 2.0) • Károly körút 17-19, tram 1418, tram 1310, Buda… — Victor Belousov (CC BY 3.0) • Le triple pont (Ljubljana) — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (CC BY 2.0) • Listening back — adactio (BY 2.0) • Liz Mitchell – Appen musiziert 2014 05 — Frank Schwichtenberg (CC BY-SA 3.0) • Loudspeaker grille — Angie (CC BY 2.0) • Maizie Williams 2014 — Andrew Hurley (CC BY-SA 2.0) • MarciaBarrettJune2014 — MarciaRBarrett (CC BY-SA 4.0) • Older half of the audience — blondinrikard (BY 2.0) • Ostankino TV Tower — Andrey Belenko (CC BY 2.0) • Pesic u Zvezdi — The original uploader was … (CC BY 3.0 rs) • RCA 621TS Television Receiver (1946) with opti… — Marcin Wichary (CC BY 2.0) • Reporter's notebook — Roger H. Goun (CC BY 2.0) • Rossiya Hotel 1984 — Главархив Москвы (CC BY 4.0) • Shure 520DX Green Bullet - Dynamic Harmonica M… — Ky (CC BY 2.0) • Sports hall at abandoned village Pyramiden — Kitty Terwolbeck (BY 2.0) • Stop Sign Grunge - Ulster Hand Variant — Free Grunge Textures - www… (BY 2.0) • Studer A800 MK III professional 24-track audio… — Hens Zimmerman (CC BY 2.0) • Studio racks - patchbay, ST Audio ADC&DAC2000,… — Klara Kopf (CC BY 2.0) • Studio — University of Macedonia-uo… (BY 2.0) • Teletype — Kevin Savetz (CC BY 2.0) • The video switcher — Chris Harley (BY 2.0) • Tivoli park, Ljubljana — rokhodej (BY 2.0) • Two keyboards — Elsie esq (BY 2.0) • Vacancy — James Kerwin Photographic (BY 2.0) • Vintage Voightlander Bessamatic 35mm SLR Film … — France1978 (BY 2.0) • kent w/ the biggest popcorn popper — pengrin™ (BY 2.0) • tap tap — mrgarin (BY 2.0)