Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by Devo
Released	August 1990
Recorded	April 1974–December 1977
Genre	Art punk electronic rock proto-punk
Length	42:20
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Devo
Devo chronology
Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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. It was originally released in August 1990, on the label Rykodisc. It was out of print for over twenty years; however, it was re-issued on Superior Viaduct^[3] in 2013 both as a vinyl release (May 2013) and a CD containing both volumes and bonus tracks (July 2013).

Background

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974–1977. Some tracks are earlier versions of some of Devo's best known tracks that would later be re-recorded and used on subsequent Devo records (e.g. "Jocko Homo," "Mongoloid"), but a majority of the tracks were never re-used and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Mechanical Man"	Mark Mothersbaugh	Mark Mothersbaugh	4:23
2.	"Auto Modown"	Gerald Casale	Gerald Casale	2:01
3.	"Space Girl Blues"	G. Casale	G. Casale	1:52
4.	"Social Fools"	G. Casale	G. Casale	3:41
5.	"Soo Bawlz"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:43
6.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	Mick Jagger Keith Richards	M. Mothersbaugh	3:00
7.	"Jocko Homo"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:56
8.	"Golden Energy"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:32

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
9.	"Buttered Beauties"	M. Mothersbaugh G. Casale	G. Casale	3:38
10.	"Midget"	Bob Mothersbaugh G. Casale	G. Casale	2:41
11.	"I'm a Potato"	Bob Casale G. Casale	G. Casale	2:38
12.	"Uglatto"	G. Casale	G. Casale	2:00
13.	"Stop Look and Listen"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:33
14.	"Ono"	M. Mothersbaugh G. Casale	G. Casale	2:46
15.	"Mongoloid"	G. Casale	G. Casale Bob Mothersbaugh	3:34
Total length:				42:20

• Notes: There was also a limited vinyl issue in Europe. Some pressings, including the European vinyl version, combine "Auto Modown" and "Space Girl Blues" on the same track

Personnel

Devo

• Gerald Casale – lead and background vocals; bass guitar
• Mark Mothersbaugh – lead and background vocals; synthesizer
• Bob Mothersbaugh – lead and background vocals; guitar
• Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (all except 5, 6, 12, 13, 15)
• Bob Casale – additional guitar (5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15)
• Alan Myers – drums (5, 6, 12, 13, 15)

Production team

• Devo – producers

See also

• Hardcore Devo: Volume Two

References

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!" (html). clubdevo.com. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

External links

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