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B Stiff EP

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Released
  
October 1977

Producer
  
Devo, Brian Eno

Release date
  
October 1977

Length
  
17:31

Artist
  
Devo

Label
  
Stiff Records

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Recorded
  
October 1976–October 1977

B Stiff EP (1977)
  
Mechanical Man EP (1978)

Genres
  
New wave, Punk rock, Post-punk, Art punk

B Stiff is the first EP by new wave musicians Devo, released in 1977. It is a compilation of the three 7-inch singles released by the band on Stiff Records in the UK. The cover was created by graphic designer Barney Bubbles and photographer Brian Griffin.

Contents

Availability

Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, all but one of its 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" - Devo's 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.)
  • "(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy" - Recombo DNA (the extra few seconds of drum noise and shouting before the song starts has been removed from this version)
  • "Social Fools" - Still unreleased, although a different version appeared as the B-side of "Come Back Jonee" and later on the Virgin CD release of "Q: Are We Not Men/A: We Are Devo!"/Dev-O Live EP" as a bonus track.

    • Side one

    1. "Jocko Homo" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:21
    2. "(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 2:53
    3. "Be Stiff" (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis) - 2:35

    Side two

    1. "Mongoloid" (G.V. Casale) - 3:30
    2. "(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy" (M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett) - 2:20
    3. "Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) - 2:52

    Personnel

  • 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

    • Production

  • Producers: Devo

    • Songs

    1Jocko Homo3:17
    2(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction2:40
    3Be Stiff2:30

    References

    B Stiff EP Wikipedia
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