Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by Devo
Released	August 17, 1990
Recorded	April 1974 – December 1977
Length	42:20
Label	Rykodisc
Devo chronology
Smooth Noodle Maps (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, released on August 17, 1990, by Rykodisc.

Background

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

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

Personnel

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

Devo

• Gerald Casale – vocals (2–4, 9–12, 14–15), backing vocals (5, 6, 7), bass guitar
• Mark Mothersbaugh – vocals (1, 5–8, 13), backing vocals (9, 14), synthesizer
• Bob Mothersbaugh – backing vocals (4–7, 9–10, 15), guitar
• Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (1–4, 7–11, 14)

Additional personnel

• Bob Casale – additional guitar (5–6, 11, 13–15)
• Alan Myers – drums (5–6, 12–13, 15)

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

• 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. 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.

External links

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