''Além da Alienação'' ( Portuguese for "''Beyond the Alienation''") is the third studio album by

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ian new wave band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados. It was released in 1988 by

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.''Além da Alienação'' – Discogs
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of Metrô fame on the track "Sem Ilusões".

Covers/parodies

Every João Penca album features Portuguese-language covers/parodies of old 1940s/1950s

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and 1960s

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songs. ;"A Louca do Humaitá" A parody of Holl Ister/Thomas Nolan's "Ring Around Your Neck".

Track listing

Personnel

;João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados * Selvagem Big Abreu (Sérgio Ricardo Abreu) — vocals, electric guitar * Avellar Love (Luís Carlos de Avellar Júnior) — vocals, bass * Bob Gallo (Marcelo Ferreira Knudsen) — vocals, drums ;Guest musicians *

— female vocals (on track 3) ;Miscellaneous staff * Reinaldo Barriga — production * Miguel Plopschi — art direction

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alem Da Alienacao 1988 albums RCA Records albums 1980s Portuguese-language albums João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados albums