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Hardcore Devo: Volume One

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Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990
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]

Hardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo, released on August 17, 1990, by Rykodisc.

Background

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The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between April 1974 and December 1977.[3] The early recordings were made using a TEAC 4-track recorder and incorporated guitars, Minimoog, bass guitar and homemade electronic drums, the latter built and performed by Jim Mothersbaugh.[4]

Some tracks 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).[5]

Track listing

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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

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes of Superior Viaduct 2013 reissue:[3]

Devo

Additional personnel

Technical

Credits adapted from liner notes of original Rykodisc 1991 issue:[6]

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

Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018):[7]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Devo". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ Beta, Andy. "Devo: Hardcore Volume 1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
  4. ^ DJ Pangburn (August 13, 2020). "The Synths and Studio Techniques of Devo". Reverb.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Devo (1990). Hardcore Devo Vol. 1 1974–1977 (CD liner notes). Salem: Rykodisc. RCD 10188.
  7. ^ DEVO: The Brand. London: Rocket 88 Books. 2018. pp. 24–25. ISBN 9781910978016.
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