Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Hardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1990, on the label Rykodisc. It was out of print for over twenty years; however, it was re-issued on Superior Viaduct[3] in 2013 both as a vinyl release (May 2013) and a CD containing both volumes and bonus tracks (July 2013).

Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by Devo
Released	August 1990
Recorded	April 1974 – December 1977
Genre	Proto-punk, art rock, lo-fi
Length	42:20
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Devo
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]

Background

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974 and 1977. Some tracks are earlier versions of some of Devo's best known tracks that would later be re-recorded and used on subsequent Devo records (e.g. "Jocko Homo", "Mongoloid"), but a majority of the tracks were never re-used and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

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

• The original release also had a limited vinyl pressing in France. This version combined "Auto Modown" and "Space Girl Blues" on a single track.[4]

Personnel

Devo

• Gerald Casale – lead and background vocals; bass guitar
• Mark Mothersbaugh – lead and background vocals; synthesizer
• Bob Mothersbaugh – lead and background vocals; guitar
• Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (all tracks except 5, 6, 12, 13, 15)
• Bob Casale – additional guitar (tracks 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15)
• Alan Myers – drums (tracks 5, 6, 12, 13, 15)

Production team

• Devo – producers

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. Pilmer, Michael (June 19, 2013). "Hardcore DEVO Re-Issued On Vinyl and CD!". clubdevo.com. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
4. https://www.discogs.com/Devo-Hard-Core-Devo/release/1137214

External links

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