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(drums), Manuel González (bass), Juan Pardo (guitar) and Antonio ‘Junior’ Morales (guitar). All four sang, and vocal harmonies were an important part of their sound. Early hits included "Flamenco" (1964), "Sola" (1965), "Tú me dijiste adiós" (‘You told me goodbye’ - 1965, B-side "Eres Tú". ). "Mejor" (1966) and "Un sorbito de champán" (‘A sip of champagne’ - 1966). After two years of success, Juan and Junior left the group to form a duo. Los Brincos recruited new members and continued to have hits. "Lola" (no relation to

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. “Mundo, demonio y carne” (1970) was less successful and the band broke up shortly after. They reformed in 2000, but Fernando Arbex died in 2003. Former member Júnior died in 2014.

Discography

*1964 ''Los Brincos'' (Novola, NL - 1001) — split evenly between songs in Spanish and English. *1966 ''Los Brincos'' (Novola, NLX-1.004) — this and subsequent albums sung mostly in Spanish. *1968 ''Contrabando'' (Novola, NL 1010) — produced by Larry Page. *1970 ''Mundo, demonio y carne'' (Novola, NLX-1019 S). *1970 ''World, Evil & Body'' (Novola, NLX-1020 S) — English version of ''Mundo, demonio y carne'' *2000 ''Eterna juventud'' (EPF Entertainment, EPF-014-CD) — reunion album.

References

* ORDOVÁS BLASCO, Jesús: ''Historia de la música pop española'', Alianza Editorial, 1987. . * PARDO, José Ramón: ''Historia del pop español'', Rama Lama Music, Madrid, 2005. . {{Authority control Rock en Español music groups Spanish rock music groups