Os Mutantes (album)

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Os Mutantes
Studio album by Os Mutantes
Released	June 1968
Recorded	?
Genre	Tropicalia, Psychedelic rock
Length	35:56
Label	Omplatten/Polydor
Producer	Manoel Barenbein
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Os Mutantes chronology
Os Mutantes (1968) Mutantes (1969)

Os Mutantes is the debut album by the Brazilian tropicalia band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1968 and reissued in 1992 on Polydor Records.

The album was influenced by traditional Brazilian music styles, as well as American bands such as The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan, and British bands like The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Despite not gaining popularity in Western culture, Os Mutantes later influenced bands and artists such as Nirvana, Beck, David Byrne, Kevin Barnes, and Stereolab.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Musicians 2.1 Os Mutantes 3 Sample

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1. "Panis et Circenses" (Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso) – 3:37
2. "A Minha Menina" (Jorge Ben) – 4:41
3. "O Relógio" (Os Mutantes) – 3:29
4. "Adeus, Maria Fulô" (Sivuca, Teixeira) – 3:04
5. "Baby" (Veloso) – 3:00
6. "Senhor F" (Os Mutantes) – 2:33
7. "Bat Macumba" (Gil, Veloso) – 3:09
8. "Le Premier Bonheur du Jour" (Gerald, Renard) – 3:35
9. "Trem Fantasma" (Os Mutantes, Veloso) – 3:15
10. "Tempo no Tempo" (Os Mutantes, John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas) – 1:47
11. "Ave, Genghis Khan" (Os Mutantes) – 3:46

[edit] Musicians

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• Arnaldo Baptista – Vocals, keyboards
• Rita Lee – Vocals, percussion
• Sérgio Dias - Vocals, guitar

With:

• Jorge Ben – Vocals and guitar in "A Minha Menina"
• Dirceu - Percussion
• Rogério Duprat - Orchestral arrangements

[edit] Sample