The Early Years (Violeta de Outono album)

The Early Years is an EP by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, 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, Pink Floyd, Gong and The Rolling Stones. Those recordings trace to as far as Violeta de Outono's inception in 1985, and were remastered for this release.

Personnel

 * Violeta de Outono
 * Fabio Golfetti — 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