BEAT BOYS LP/'68 Brazil/Psych/Tropicalia/Os Mutantes/Caetano Veloso/Gilberto Gil

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BEAT BOYS 's/t' LP (Portugal, Groovie, Catalogue #GROO 0019LP) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited Groovie label LP edition of rare 1968 album (originally released on RCA Victor) of Tropicalia Psych by Brazil based band of Argentinians famously known as The Beat Boys.

'Along with Os Mutantes, the Beat Boys represented the most radical elements in Brazilian rock: their name, clothes, hair -- and intense fuzz guitar raves -- were all fierce indicators of a rebel spirit, and this in a dangerous time for such self-expression. Here is the simple truth: The Beat Boys were at the very epicenter of the cultural revolution that convulsed Brazil during the late 1960s, that movement of rupture, that bringing together of electricity and avant-garde erudation that has come to be known as 'Tropicalia.' They backed Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil for their defining moments as artists -- both live, and in the studio on tracks which became the opening Tropicalist salvo (a rare EP). So, what were this group of Argentine rock musicians doing in the forefront of all thing outrageous in Brail? More to the point, why is it that very few people, even among the Brazilian music cognoscenti, have ever heard of them? One explanation must be the fact that the band were essentially outsiders to the Brazilian music scene. As unlikely as it was for them to penetrate the inner circles of Brazilian music elite musicians (it was unlikely), it was even more unlikely that they would remain there once their closest friends, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, were exiled from Brazil. This disc includes the Beat Boys entire output under their own name: their sole album -- an excercise in what one might call 'controlled Tropicalia', laden with torrid psychedelic moments (released by RCA Victor in 1968), as well as a rare singles track from the same year. A 6-page booklet includes lyrics, and an exploration of the Beat Boys' fascinating story.'

"Caetano called the Beat Boys, an Argentinian group settled in Sao Paulo who had been inspired by the Beatles, to accompany him in 'Alegria, Alegria.' That, in fact marked the beginning of the Tropicalista thing." - Gilberto Gil.'

'This outfit was based in Brazil, although all the members except Marcelo Frias were Argentinian. Their rare beat album has some psychedelic influences, but the band first came to public attention when they backed Caetano Veloso on his first big hit, Alegria, Alegria, in 1967.' - Dreams, Fantasies And Nightmares

Tracks on this LP are as follows:

• Wake Me, Shake Me
• O Meu Tamborim
• Abrigo De Palavras Em Caixas De Ceu
• Cancao Que Mais Niguem Cantou
• Pobre Coracao
• Ere Uma Menina
• Canudinho
• Abre, Sou Eu
• Torta De Morangos
• A Time For Remembrance
• A Felicidade
• Sempre Esperando
• Aria Para A Corda Sol

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