Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Summary

Hardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in 1990, on the label Rykodisc.

Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by
Released1990
RecordedApril 1974 – December 1977
Length42:20
LabelRykodisc
Devo chronology
Smooth Noodle Maps
(1990)
Hardcore Devo: Volume One
(1990)
Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Robert Christgau(dud)[1]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[2]

Background edit

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974 and 1977. Some are early versions of songs that Devo would later rerecord for their studio albums, including a few that became some of their best known (e.g. "Jocko Homo", "Mongoloid"). However, the majority of the tracks were never revisited and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

Hardcore Devo: Volume One was out of print for years; however, it was re-issued by Superior Viaduct in 2013, both as a vinyl release (May 2013) and a CD containing both volumes and bonus tracks (July 2013).[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
1."Mechanical Man"Mark Mothersbaugh19754:23
2."Auto Modown"Gerald Casale19752:01
3."Space Girl Blues"G. Casale19751:52
4."Social Fools"G. Casale19753:41
5."Soo Bawlz"M. Mothersbaugh19762:43
6."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards19773:00
7."Jocko Homo"M. Mothersbaugh19742:56
8."Golden Energy"M. Mothersbaugh19762:32
9."Buttered Beauties"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale19743:38
10."Midget"Bob Mothersbaugh, G. Casale19762:41
11."I'm a Potato"Bob Casale, G. Casale19742:38
12."Uglatto"G. Casale19762:00
13."Stop Look and Listen"M. Mothersbaugh19762:33
14."Ono"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale19742:46
15."Mongoloid"G. Casale19773:34
Total length:42:20
  • The original release also had a limited vinyl pressing in France. This version combined "Auto Modown" and "Space Girl Blues" on a single track.[citation needed]

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from liner notes of Superior Viaduct 2013 reissue:[4]

Devo
Additional personnel
Technical

Credits adapted from liner notes of original Rykodisc 1991 issue:[5]

  • Devo – engineering, mixing
  • Barbara Watson – photography
  • Koepke Design Group – package design
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering

Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018):[6]

  • Devo – photo concept, art direction
  • Moshe Brakha – photography

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Devo". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ Beta, Andy. "Devo: Hardcore Volume 1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Pilmer, Michael (June 19, 2013). "Hardcore DEVO Re-Issued On Vinyl and CD!". clubdevo.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
  5. ^ Devo (1990). Hardcore Devo Vol. 1 1974–1977 (CD liner notes). Salem: Rykodisc. RCD 10188.
  6. ^ DEVO: The Brand. London: Rocket 88 Books. 2018. pp. 24–25. ISBN 9781910978016.

External links edit

  • Hardcore Devo: Volume One at Discogs (list of releases)