B Stiff

B Stiff EP
EP by
Devo
Released1978
RecordedFebruary 1977–October 1977
Genres
Length17:31
LabelStiff
Producers
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: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
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B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records.

Background

B Stiff is a compilation of three 7-inch singles released by Stiff in the UK, the first two of which had initially been released independently by the band.[2][3] The EP collects the only three Devo singles released by Stiff.[4] The cover was created by graphic designer Barney Bubbles and photographer Brian Griffin.[5]

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.)
  • "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" – 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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jocko Homo"Mark Mothersbaugh3:21
2."(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:53
3."Be Stiff"Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis2:35

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mongoloid"G. Casale3:30
2."Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)"M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh. G. Casale, Gary Jackett2:20
3."Social Fools"G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh2:52
Total length:17:31

Personnel

Devo[citation needed]

Technical

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Isler, Scott (1983). Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0684179445.
  3. ^ Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Devo - Trouser Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Be Stiff [EP] - Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "BRIAN GRIFFIN - Devo / Devo - B Stiff". Brian Griffin. Retrieved November 11, 2022.


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