Mutantes’s first album. The band’s tropicalist record. Kind of ‘our principles’ letter. There are 11 songs showing their proposals and further possibilities. Arranged by Rogerio Drupat and with contributors such as Jorge Ben (vocal and acustic guitar) and drummer Dirceu, the album is a mix of Tropicalia fundamental stones – ‘Panis et Circenses’, ‘Bat Macumba’ and ‘Baby’ – and the Mutantes anarchic irreverence. They treaded all sorts of absurd and inconsequence. They challenged Luiz Gonzaga’s collaborator, Humberto Teixeira, in ‘Adeus Maria Fulô ‘ (Goodbye Maria Fulô) and dressed Françoise Hardy as pop-existentialist in Le Premier Bonheur du Jour. The record mixes Jorge Ben’s trade mark ‘A Minha Menina (‘My Girl’); a version of a not well known Mamas and The Papas’ song ‘Tempo no Tempo’ (Once There was a Time I Thought), which is actually a non credited version of Cesar Dias Baptista, father to Arnaldo and Sergio. They added a pre-historic shout, a tribute to Gengis Khan ‘Ave Gengis Khan’ and the Kafkanean ‘Senhor F’ (Sir F). The album finishes with ‘O Relogio’ (The Clock) and ‘Trem Fantasma’ (Ghost Train). Comments by Marcelo Dolabela, Oct/Nov 1999.

1-Panis Et Circenses
2-A Minha Menina
3-O Relógio
4-Maria Fulô
5-Baby
6-Senhor F
7-Bat Macumba
8-Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
9-Trem Fantasma
10-Tempo No Tempo
11-Ave Gengis Khan