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Released
  
2000

Producer
  
Devo

Release date
  
2000

Length
  
2:32:36

Artist
  
Devo

Label
  
Rhino Entertainment

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Recorded
  
1977–1981 (Disc 1) 1981–1987 (Disc 2)

Recombo DNA (2000)
  
Live in Central Park (2004)

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

Similar
  
Devo albums, New wave albums

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Recombo DNA is a collection of studio demos and unreleased tracks by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in 2000 by Rhino and limited to 5,000 copies.

Contents

Unlike the Hardcore Devo compilations, which contained several demos from Devo's pre-record deal days, this collection spans throughout much of their career with Warner Bros. and Enigma.

On August 20, 2016 at the Devo fan gathering, Devotional, Delaney Jae of Futurismo, announced they would be re-issuing Recombo DNA with new art to accompany it. Futurismo released similar CDs in 2014 and 2016 with the Miracle Witness Hour live album, and the E-Z Listening Disc reissue. The reissue of Recombo DNA will be released Summer 2017.

The front cover of the album features Booji Boy.

Devo recombo dna disc 1


Disc one

  1. "Recombo DNA" (demo) – 2:06 (c. 1977)
  2. "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" (live) – 5:28 (c. 1977)
  3. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')" (demo) – 2:17 (c. 1977)
  4. "Be Stiff" (alternate mix) – 2:43 (c. 1977)
  5. "Pink Pussycat" (demo) – 4:08 (c. 1978–1979)
  6. "Goo Goo Itch" (alternate version) – 2:25 (c. 1978–1979)
  7. "Strange Pursuit" (demo) – 2:31 (c. 1978–1979)
  8. "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise" (demo) – 3:32 (c. 1978–1979)
  9. "Bushwhacked" (prosthetic version) – 4:41 (c. 1979)
  10. "Girl U Want" (demo alternate version) – 2:59 (c. 1979)
  11. "Turn Around" (demo alternate version) – 2:12 (c. 1979)
  12. "Snowball" (demo alternate version) – 2:49 (c. 1980)
  13. "Luv & Such" – 2:53 (c. 1980)
  14. "Gates of Steel" (demo alternate version) – 3:29 (c. 1980)
  15. "Planet Earth" (demo alternate version) – 3:17 (c. 1979)
  16. "Whip It" (demo alternate version) – 2:39 (c. 1979)
  17. "Cold War" (demo alternate version) – 2:33 (c. 1979)
  18. "Time Bomb" – 03:14 (c. 1979)
  19. "That's Pep" (demo alternate version) – 2:32 (c. 1979)
  20. "Make Me Dance" – 2:16 (c. 1980)
  21. "Gotta Serve Somebody (live)" – 6:31 (c. 1979)
  22. "I Saw Jesus" – 1:31 (c. 1981)
  23. "Psychology of Desire (demo)" – 4:23 (c. 1979)
  24. "Pity You (demo)" – 2:54 (c. 1979)
  • Although "Be Stiff" is labeled as an "alternate mix" of the single version, it is in fact an entirely different recording.
  • "Luv & Such" is an early version of "Mr. B's Ballroom" with entirely different lyrics.
  • "Psychology of Desire" is an early version of "The Super Thing", also featuring different lyrics.

    • Disc two

    1. "Beautiful World" (demo) – 3:41 (c. 1981)
    2. "Race of Doom" (demo) – 3:44 (c. 1981)
    3. "I Desire" (demo) – 3:18 (c. 1982)
    4. "Big Mess" (demo) – 2:48 (c. 1982)
    5. "The 4th Dimension" (alternate version rough mix) – 4:19 (c. 1983)
    6. "Here to Go" (alternate version rough mix) – 3:18 (c. 1983)
    7. "Some Things Don't Change" (rough mix) – 2:55 (c. 1983)
    8. "Big Adventure" (rough mix) – 2:46 (c. 1983)
    9. "No Noise" (rough mix) – 2:50 (c. 1983)
    10. "Love Is Stronger Than Dirt" – 2:11 (c. 1983)
    11. "Faster and Faster" – 2:49 (c. 1982)
    12. "Modern Life" – 3:05 (c. 1983)
    13. "The Only One" (demo) – 4:06 (c. 1986–1987)
    14. "Baby Doll" (demo) – 3:37 (c. 1986–1987)
    15. "Some Things Never Change" (demo) – 5:28 (c. 1986–1987)
    16. "Plain Truth" (demo) – 4:00 (c. 1986–1987)
    17. "Happy Guy" (demo) – 3:33 (c. 1986–1987)
    18. "Somewhere With Devo" (studio version demo) – 18:23 (c. 1986–1987)
  • "Some Things Don't Change", "Big Adventure" and "No Noise" were rejects from "Shout". "Some Things Don't Change" was played as a one-off performance in 1988 at Club Bene during the Total Devo tour.

    • Personnel

  • Bill Inglot – remastering
  • Dan Hersch – remastering

    • Songs

    1Recombo DNA (demo)2:06
    2The Words Get Stuck in My Throat (live)5:28
    3Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') (demo)2:17

    References

    Recombo DNA Wikipedia
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