After the failure of the Filarmónica Fraude project, António Pinho (singer) and Luís Linhares (keys) joined the ex Plexus members Nuno Rodrigues (vocals and guitar) and Celso de Carvalho (cello and double bass) to form the group Banda do Casaco.
[1] Their most renowned and considered by some, their most experimental, album was their 1977 release Hoje há Conquilhas, Amanhã não Sabemos which featured António Pinheiro da Silva on guitar, Rão Kyao on saxophone and Gabriela Schaaf on vocals.
The band played live on only three occasions: at Aula Magna, Festa de S. Mateus in Viseu and Casa do Povo in Cacia.
The band consisted of eight members with instruments including brass, keyboards, strings (violin, cello, contra bass) and vocals (two female vocalists: Judi Brennan and Helena Afonso).
In November 2006, their third album, Hoje Há Conquilhas, Amanhã Não Sabemos, was also re-released by the Companhia Nacional de Música.