LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

180g 3LP box set

One of those rare amazing bands that never became the superstars they were meant to be only because they were not from the US or the UK. In fact, they were from that other musical powerhouse, Brazil, which had not yet been fully recognized as such. In line with the avant-garde movement Tropicalia, from 1968 to 1972 Os Mutantes recorded five brilliant albums drawing from traditional Brazilian music, psychedelia, 60s rock, and fusing it together into the top-secret hydrogen bomb of a new breed of rock & roll that went on to far surpass the bands they were trying so hard to match. And then they disappeared without a trace (until their reunion in 2006)...except for their name appearing every now and again as a major influence on this or that famous rock star (Kurt Cobain begged them to do a reunion tour in 1993). This box collects their first three (and best) albums: Os Mutantes, Mutantes and A Divina Comedia ou Ando Meio Desligado, which have gone down in history as some of the best Brazilian music of all time.

Track Listing:

Disc 1: Os Mutantes

1. Panis Et Circenses
2. A Minha Menina
3. O Relógio
4. Adeus Maria Fulô
5. Baby
6. Senhor F
7. Bat Macumba
8. Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
9. Trem Fantasma
10. Tempo no Tempo (Once Was A Time I Thought)
11. Ave Gengis Khan

Disc 2: Mutantes

1. Dom Quixote
2. Nao Va Se Perder Por Ai
3. Dia 36
4. Dois Mil E Um
5. Algo Mais
6. Fuga No. II Dos Mutantes
7. Banho De Lua (Tintarella di Luna)
8. Rita Lee
9. Magica
10. Qualquer Bobagem
11. Caminhante Noturno

Disc 3: A Divina Comedia

1. Ando Meio Desligado
2. Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor
3. Ave, Lucifer
4. Desculpe, Babe
5. Meu Refrigerador Nao Funciona
6. Hey Boy
7. Preciso Urgentemente Encontrar Um Amigo
8. Chao De Estrelas
9. Jogo de Calcada
10. Haleluia
11. Oh! Mulher Infiel