Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
| Hardcore Devo: Volume Two | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | August 23, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April 1974 – December 1977 | |||
| Length | 66:01 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc | |||
| Devo chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[1] |
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.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Booji Boy's Funeral" | Mark Mothersbaugh | 1977 | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Can U Take It?" | Gerald Casale | 1974 | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Bamboo Bimbo" |
| 1975 | 3:16 |
| 4. | "A Plan for U" | G. Casale | 1974 | 3:11 |
| 5. | "The Rope Song" |
| 1974 | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Goo Goo Itch" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1976 | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Be Stiff" |
| 1974 | 3:19 |
| 8. | "All of Us" | G. Casale | 1974 | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Baby Talkin' Bitches" |
| 1975 | 2:25 |
| 10. | "I Need a Chick" |
| 1974 | 2:51 |
| 11. | "U Got Me Bugged" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1975 | 2:45 |
| 12. | "Chango" |
| 1975 | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Fraulein" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1975 | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Dogs of Democracy" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1976 | 3:25 |
| 15. | "37" |
| 1975 | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Bottled Up" | G. Casale | 1976 | 2:21 |
| 17. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | 1977 | 3:13 |
| 18. | "I Been Refused" | G. Casale | 1974 | 3:32 |
| 19. | "Fountain of Filth" |
| 1977 | 3:09 |
| 20. | "Clockout" | G. Casale | 1976 | 3:09 |
| 21. | "Let's Go" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1977 | 2:42 |
| Total length: | 66:01 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22. | "Man from the Past" | G. Casale | 1974 | 3:22 |
| 23. | "Doghouse Doghouse" | G. Casale | 1974 | 2:40 |
| 24. | "Hubert House" |
| 1975 | 1:50 |
| 25. | "Shimmy Shake" | B. Mothersbaugh | 1975 | 2:57 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes of Superior Viaduct 2013 reissue:[5]
Devo
- Gerald Casale – lead vocals (2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–12, 16–20, 22–23), backing vocals (3, 9, 13), bass guitar, drums (16), acoustic guitar (23)
- Mark Mothersbaugh – vocals (3, 6, 12–14, 17, 21, 24), synthesizers
- Bob Mothersbaugh – lead vocals (9, 15, 25), background vocals (8), guitar
- Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (1–15, 18)
Additional personnel
- Bob Casale – additional guitar (8, 17, 19–20)
- Alan Myers – drums (17, 19–20)
- Bob Lewis – additional guitar (5, 8)
- Booji Boy – vocals (11)
Technical
Credits adapted from liner notes of original Rykodisc 1991 issue:[6]
- Devo – engineers, mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Barbara Watson – photography
- Lisa Laarman – design
Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018):[7]
- Devo – photo concept, art direction
- Moshe Brakha – photography
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beta, Andy. "Devo: Hardcore Volume 2". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
- ^ DJ Pangburn (August 13, 2020). "The Synths and Studio Techniques of Devo". Reverb.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Devo (2013). Hardcore (CD liner notes). San Francisco: Superior Viaduct. SV026.
- ^ Devo (1991). Hardcore Devo Vol. 2 1974–1977 (CD liner notes). Salem: Rykodisc. RCD 20208.
- ^ :DEVO: The Brand. London: Rocket 88 Books. 2018. pp. 24–25. ISBN 9781910978016.
External links
[edit]- Hardcore Devo: Volume Two at Discogs (list of releases)