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.

The Early Years
EP of cover songs by Violeta de Outono
Released	July 21, 1988
Recorded	Soft Sync Studios, April/May 1988
Genre	Post-punk, psychedelic rock
Label	Wop-Bop Records
Producer	René Ferri
Violeta de Outono chronology
Violeta de Outono (1987) The Early Years (1988) Em Toda Parte (1989)

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.

Track listing

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

External links

• The Early Years at Violeta de Outono's official Bandcamp