''The Early Years'' is an
EP by
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian
psychedelic rock band
Violeta de Outono
Violeta de Outono ( Portuguese for Autumn Violet) is a Brazilian psychedelic/progressive rock band from São Paulo. Heavily influenced by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Gong, they were originally a post-punk band w ...
, released on July 21, 1988 by now-defunct independent label Wop-Bop Records. It is Violeta de Outono's third official release.
It contains cover versions of songs by some of the band's major influences:
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
,
Pink Floyd,
Gong
A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...
and
The Rolling Stones
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. Those recordings trace to as far as Violeta de Outono's inception in 1985, and were remastered for this release.
Track listing
Personnel
;Violeta de Outono
*
Fabio Golfetti
Fabio Golfetti (born April 10, 1960) is a Brazilian musician and record producer, famous for his work with progressive/ psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono. He is also the guitarist of Franco-British rock band Gong since 2012.
Biography
Fab ...
— vocals, guitar
* Cláudio Souza — drums
* Angelo Pastorello — bass
;Additional musicians
* R. H. Jackson — programming
*
Lívio Tragtenberg — tenor sax (3)
* Anderson Rocha — violin (4)
* Maurício Takeda — violin (4)
* Fábio Tagliaferri — viola (4)
;Miscellaneous staff
* Angelo Pastorello — cover art
External links
''The Early Years''at Violeta de Outono's official
Bandcamp
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1988 EPs
Covers albums
Violeta de Outono albums