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Lisbon Goes Pop — Pop Art Album Cover Award Winner

This unforgettable album design –

UNESCO World Heritage site

Lisbon Goes Pop

Released in Portugal

(1968)

This full-length release is a “split” LP that primarily includes tracks by Os Chinchilas, a quartet that featured Filipe Mendes (i.e., Phil Mendrix – “the Portuguese Jimi Hendrix”) on guitar and vocals, along with a sprinkling of tracks by The Jets — Portugal’s first psychedelic rock band, so says Discogs — whose entire recorded output is represented here.

Side A

01 Os Chinchilas = “I’m A Believer”
Written by N. Diamond

02 Os Chinchilas = “Crying”
Written by F. Mendes

03 Os Chinchilas = “Don’t Want You No More”
Written by S. Davies

04 Jets = “Let Me Live My Life”
Written by J. Abreu

05 Os Chinchilas = “Ring Stone Eyes”
Written by F. Mendes

06 Os Chinchilas = “O Urso Ki”
Written by F. Mendes

Side B

01 Os Chinchilas = “Calmas São As Imagens”
Written by F. Mendes

02 Jets = “Lovin’ You”
Written by J. Sebastian

03 Jets = “Chase Your Blues Away”
Written by J. Abreu & J. Gomes

04 Os Chinchilas = “Take That Train”
Written by F. Mendes

05 Os Chinchilas = “Marry Me”
Written by F. Mendes & V. Reis

06 Jets = “Green, Green”
Written by Folclore

Chase Your Blues Away

Jets

[1967]

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