Context and formation In 1965 the group The Skeletons was formed in
São Paulo. Later, they changed their name to Os Abrasivos. Their line-up involved Fábio Gasparini and Eduardo Zocchi on the guitars and Próspero Albanese on the drums. They initially had no bassist and performed instrumental rock. Later, bassist Gerson Tatini (who would later play with
Moto Perpétuo) joined them. Still in the 1960s, the band Mona is formed with Albanese, Gasparini and Tatini among its members. Other members included guitarist
André Geraissati, brothers Albino and Pedro Infantozzi, João Paulo de Almeida and Conrado Ruiz. Three years later, they released their first album
São Paulo 1554/Hoje. Still lacking a decent amount of money, they rented
Rogério Duprat's Vice-Versa studio in
São Paulo, at night, when it was cheaper.
Arrival of Billy Bond and self-titled album In 1976 vocalist Albanese left the band to pursue a career in law and was briefly replaced with Ricardo Petraglia, who only performed in a handful of shows. In 1978 they recorded a self-titled album via
Som Livre, which was promoted by
Rede Globo. == Discography ==