B Stiff EP

B Stiff EP
EP by Devo
Released October 1977
Recorded October 1976–October 1977
Genre
Length 17:31
Label Stiff Records
Producer Devo, Brian Eno
Devo chronology
B Stiff EP
(1977)		 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
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B Stiff is the first EP by new wave musicians Devo, released in 1977. 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.

Availability

Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, all but one of its 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" - Devo's 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 has been removed from this version)
  • "Social Fools" - Still unreleased, although a different version appeared as the B-side of "Come Back Jonee" and later on the Virgin CD release of "Q: Are We Not Men/A: We Are Devo!"/Dev-O Live EP" as a bonus track.

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

  • Producers: Devo

References


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