B Stiff (EP)
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Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | October 1976–October 1977 | |||
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Length | 17:31 | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
Producer | Devo, Brian Eno | |||
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B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records.
Background
B Stiff is a compilation of three 7-inch singles released by Stiff in the UK, the first two of which had initially been released independently by the band.[2][3] The EP collects the only three Devo singles released by Stiff.[4] The cover was created by graphic designer Barney Bubbles and photographer Brian Griffin.[5]
Availability
Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, five of its six tracks have been re-released on various compilation albums in the digital format:
- "Jocko Homo" – Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
- "(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction" – Greatest Misses, Hardcore Devo: Volume One
- "Be Stiff" – Greatest Misses, Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
- "Mongoloid" – Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (A slightly different mix appeared on Hardcore Devo: Volume One.)
- "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" – Recombo DNA (The extra few seconds of drum noise and shouting before the song starts have been removed from this version.)
A re-recording of "Social Fools" produced by Brian Eno appeared as the B-side of the "Come Back Jonee" single in 1978. It was later reissued as a bonus track on the Virgin CD release of Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo!/Dev-O Live EP in 1993 and was subsequently reissued again on Social Fools (The Virgin Singles 1978-1982) in 2015 and Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984) in 2019.
Track listing
Side one
- "Jocko Homo" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:21
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:53
- "Be Stiff" (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis) – 2:35
Side two
- "Mongoloid" (G.V. Casale) – 3:30
- "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" (M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett) – 2:20
- "Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) – 2:52
Personnel
- Devo[citation needed]
- Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
- Gerald Casale – bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
- Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Mothersbaugh – electronic drums
- Mark Mothersbaugh – keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
- Alan Myers – drums
- Technical
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Isler, Scott (1983). Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0684179445.
- ^ Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Devo - Trouser Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Be Stiff [EP] - Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "BRIAN GRIFFIN - Devo / Devo - B Stiff". Brian Griffin. Retrieved November 11, 2022.