Hardcore Devo: Volume Two

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Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
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ReleasedAugust 23, 1991
RecordedApril 1974 – December 1977
Length66:01
Label Rykodisc
Devo chronology
Hardcore Devo: Volume One
(1990)
Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
(1991)
Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years
(1992)
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Hardcore Devo: Volume Two is the last of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo, released on August 23, 1991, by Rykodisc.

Contents

Background

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between April 1974 and December 1977. [2] 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. [3]

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 Two 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). [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
1."Booji Boy's Funeral" Mark Mothersbaugh 19773:59
2."Can U Take It?" Gerald Casale 19743:00
3."Bamboo Bimbo"
  • G. Casale
  • M. Mothersbaugh
19753:16
4."A Plan for U"G. Casale19743:11
5."The Rope Song"
19743:21
6."Goo Goo Itch"M. Mothersbaugh19762:17
7."Be Stiff"
  • G. Casale
  • Lewis
19743:19
8."All of Us"G. Casale19744:53
9."Baby Talkin' Bitches"
19752:25
10."I Need a Chick"
19742:51
11."U Got Me Bugged"M. Mothersbaugh19752:45
12."Chango"
  • G. Casale
  • M. Mothersbaugh
19753:10
13."Fraulein"M. Mothersbaugh19753:06
14."Dogs of Democracy"M. Mothersbaugh19763:25
15."37"
  • G. Casale
  • B. Mothersbaugh
19752:57
16."Bottled Up"G. Casale19762:21
17."Working in the Coal Mine" Allen Toussaint 19773:13
18."I Been Refused"G. Casale19743:32
19."Fountain of Filth"
19773:09
20."Clockout"G. Casale19763:09
21."Let's Go"M. Mothersbaugh19772:42
Total length:66:01
Bonus tracks on 2013 Superior Viaduct re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
22."Man from the Past"G. Casale19743:22
23."Doghouse Doghouse"G. Casale19742:40
24."Hubert House"
  • G. Casale
  • M. Mothersbaugh
19751:50
25."Shimmy Shake"B. Mothersbaugh19752:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Superior Viaduct 2013 reissue: [5]

Devo

Additional personnel

Technical

Credits adapted from liner notes of original Rykodisc 1991 issue: [6]

Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018): [7]

See also

References

  1. Beta, Andy. "Devo: Hardcore Volume 2". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
  3. DJ Pangburn (August 13, 2020). "The Synths and Studio Techniques of Devo". Reverb.com . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
  6. Devo (1991). Hardcore Devo Vol. 2 1974–1977 (CD liner notes). Salem: Rykodisc. RCD 20208.
  7. DEVO: The Brand. London: Rocket 88 Books. 2018. pp. 24–25. ISBN   9781910978016.