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Hardcore Devo: Volume Two

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Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 1991 (1991-08-23)
RecordedApril 1974 – December 1977
Length66:01
LabelRykodisc
Devo chronology
Hardcore Devo: Volume One
(1990)
Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
(1991)
Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[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

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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
1."Booji Boy's Funeral"Mark Mothersbaugh19773:59
2."Can U Take It?"Gerald Casale19743:00
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 Toussaint19773:13
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

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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

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

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References

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  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.
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