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In the summer of ’68, South American hipsters in the know were groovin’ to Os Mutantes (The Mutants), an adventurous trio est. 1966 in São Paulo. They absorbed the sound of the world and fed it back via Brazilian sensibilities. How much better things would be if there were more like them around the globe. The core three wrote all of the songs and were: Rita Lee (vocals, recorder, autoharp, percussion); Sérgio Dias (vocals, guitars) and Arnaldo Baptista (vocals, keyboards, bass). They were brave to be doing what they were doing – the right wing regime were out to clamp down on long- haired good-time Pedros, and members of their circle were forced to flee the country in ‘68. Like all good artistic statements, they simply had to bide their time until word got out; nearly 50 years on folks are still turning on and tuning in to this snazzy freak out.
The Jukebox Rebel
27–Nov–2015
Tracklist |
A1 | [03:40] Os Mutantes - Panis Et Circenses (Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso) Psychedelia |
A2 | [04:45] Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina (Jorge Ben) Psychedelia |
A3 | [03:31] Os Mutantes - O Relógio (Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias) Psychedelia |
A4 | [03:06] Os Mutantes - Adeus, Maria Fulô (Severino Dias de Oliveira, Humberto Teixeira) Latin |
A5 | [03:01] Os Mutantes - Baby (Caetano Veloso) Rock n Roll Ballad |
A6 | [02:35] Os Mutantes - Senhor F (Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso) Crooner / Cabaret |
B1 | [03:10] Os Mutantes - Bat Macumba (Franck Gérald, Jean Renard) Psychedelia |
B2 | [03:39] Os Mutantes - Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour (Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias) Psychedelia |
B3 | [03:18] Os Mutantes - Trem Fantasma (John Phillips, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias) Cerebral Pop |
B4 | [01:47] Os Mutantes - Tempo No Tempo (Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias) Pop |
B5 | [03:48] Os Mutantes - Ave Genghis Khan (Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias) Psychedelia |