Antique was an American Latin-rock band from Miami behind the 1968 album Va Cayendo una Lagrima on Audio Latino, followed by the 1973/74 Funny Records albums Sincerely Antique and Antique Sorcery and the 1976 Teca title The Antiques Experience. Each album featured a modified nameplate: Antique Formula, Sincerely Antique, Antique Sorcery, The Antiques.
Members: Alberto Cuevas (percussion), Manny Salas (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals), Chebi Rodriguez (lead guitar, vocals), Eddy Diaz (lead vocals, percussion), Arturo Blanco (bass guitar, congas, vocals)
Background
Antique formed in Miami among neighborhood friends while guitarist José “Pepe” Perez attended high school. Perez, who migrated from Havana in 1958, played lead guitar with the group through high school and into junior college.
Antique worked the Miami circuit, where Audio Latino founder/producer Tomás Fundora saw their act. He sought a young band to record and promote material by South American songwriters and selected Antique for the project. They adopted the Antique Formula name for the Spanish-language sessions with singer Frank Batista.
Discography:
- Va Cayendo una Lagrima (1968 • Antique Formula)
- Sincerely Antique (1973 • Sincerely Antique)
- Antique Sorcery (1974 • Antique Sorcery)
- The Antiques Experience (1976 • The Antiques)
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