B Stiff EP

B Stiff is the first EP by new wave musicians Devo, released in 1978. 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.

B Stiff EP
EP by
Devo
Released1978
RecordedOctober 1976–October 1977
Genre
Length17:31
LabelStiff Records
ProducerDevo, Brian Eno
Devo chronology
B Stiff EP
(1978)		 Mechanical Man EP
(1978)
Singles from Be Stiff EP
  1. "Mongoloid"
    Released: March 12, 1977
  2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
    Released: September 1977
  3. "Be Stiff"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Availability

Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, five of its six 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" - 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 have been removed from this version.)

A re-recording of "Social Fools" produced by Brian Eno appeared as the B-side of the "Come Back Jonee" single in 1978. It was later reissued as a bonus track on the Virgin CD release of Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo!/Dev-O Live EP in 1993 and was subsequently reissued again on Social Fools (The Virgin Singles 1978-1982) in 2015 and Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984) in 2019.

Track listing

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

Production
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References
  1. Allmusic review


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