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Re: 26-04-2024
In honour of their 50th Anniversary, ART DEVO showcases the mesmerizing evolution of a band on the brink of discovery, mining irony, wit and dark humour from the madness of a distorted modern world still coming to terms with aftermath of a collapsed economy and the Vietnam war. From 1973-1977 Devo would transform from an art project, pop art in the literal sense, into the group David Bowie would declare “the band of the future”. Here you will find the audio mutations of a band at the edge of greatness, initial concepts that gave birth to a new aesthetic that continually challenged preconceptions about music, art, performance, culture, composition and consumption…it was also the birth of Booji Boy. While the songs here may not be fully grown, raw even, these are the seeds of subversion that kickstarted Devo’s 50 year legacy.
Spanning 3xLP’s almost completely unheard and unreleased material, this collection draws purely from that integral early history, garnered from unearthed basement recordings, original demo tapes, unfinished montages and rare live audio, all taken from the bands personal archive. This collection showcases why Devo was, and is still, one of the most important bands in American history. De-evolution is real. The art of DEVO is real. Here is the evidence.
This 3xLP version is housed in a gloss laminated wide spined sleeve, it comes in limited edition new vinyl colors, it has a tracklist that has been curated by the band and contains a fold-out poster containing rare imagery and liner notes by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V Casale.
Tracklist:
Side A: Exhibit [A] 1973-1976
A1. Boojis Industrial Death
A2. Total Love
A3. Auto Modown (Early version)
A4. Space Girl Blues (Early version)
A5. Live Forever
A6. Androgyny (Live at Kent Kove 74)
A7. Fraulein (Kent Kove 1974)
Side B: Exhibit [B] 1973-1975
B1. Bicentennial Birthday
B2. Man From the Past
B3. Midget/My Lai Mama (Kent Kove 74)
B4. Shimmy Shake
B5. All Of Us
B6. Hubert House
B7. The Tinkle Tune
Side C: Exhibit [C] 1973-1975
C1. Private Secretary (Kent Kove 74)
C2. I Don’t Know Why
C3. Dixie
C4. Pigs Waddle (Kent Kove74)
C5. Death Of Lt. Casanova (Kent Kove 74)
Side D: Exhibit [D] 1975-1977
D1. U Got Me Bugged (Instrumental version)
D2. I Don’t Know What I Do Do
D3. Huboon Stomp
D4. Can U Take It (Early version)
D5. Uncontrollable Urge (Early version)
D6. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
D7. Falling In Love Again
Side E: Exhibit [E] 1975-1977
E1. Devo Corporate Anthem (Early version)
E2. Shrivel Up (Early version)
E3. Smart Patrol (Early version)
E4. I’m Lost at Home
E5. Untitled
E6. Never Go Back
E7. Secret Agent Man (Mark vocal)
Side F: Exhibit [F] 1975-1977
F1. Social Fools (Early version)
F2. A Plan For U (Early version)
F3. Nutty Buddy (Live at JB’s 76)
F4. Dogs Of Democracy
F5. Race Of Doom (Early version)
F6. Space Junk (Early version)
F7. Primal Satisfaction*
F8. End Message
