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
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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. The EP collects the only three Devo singles released by Stiff. 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, five of its six tracks have been re-released on various compilation albums in the digital format:

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.