| Hardcore Devo: Volume One | ||||
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| Released | August 17, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | April 1974 – December 1977 | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| Robert Christgau |  [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.6/10 [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.
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mechanical Man" | Mark Mothersbaugh | 1975 | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Auto Modown" | Gerald Casale | 1975 | 2:01 |
| 3. | "Space Girl Blues" | G. Casale | 1975 | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Social Fools" | G. Casale | 1975 | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Soo Bawlz" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1976 | 2:43 |
| 6. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 1977 | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Jocko Homo" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1974 | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Golden Energy" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1976 | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Buttered Beauties" | M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale | 1974 | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Midget" | Bob Mothersbaugh, G. Casale | 1976 | 2:41 |
| 11. | "I'm a Potato" | Bob Casale, G. Casale | 1974 | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Uglatto" | G. Casale | 1976 | 2:00 |
| 13. | "Stop Look and Listen" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1976 | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Ono" | M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale | 1974 | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Mongoloid" | G. Casale | 1977 | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 42:20 | |||
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]
Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018): [7]
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