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.
- 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