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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Be Stiff EP
| name = B Stiff EP
| Type = [[EP]]
| type = [[EP]]
| Artist = [[Devo]]
| artist = [[Devo]]
| Cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| Released = 1977
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 1978
| recorded = February 1977–October 1977
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| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Stiff Records]]
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Art punk]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[punk rock]]}}
| Producer = [[Devo]]
| length = 17:31
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fexqwhldse link]
| label = [[Stiff Records|Stiff]]
| Last album =
| producer = [[Devo]], [[Brian Eno]]
| This album = ''Be Stiff EP'' <br /> (1977)
| prev_title =
| Next album = ''[[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!|''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]]'' <br /> (1978)
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Mechanical Man (EP)|Mechanical Man EP]]
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Be Stiff EP
| type = EP
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| single1 = [[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]
| single1date = March 12, 1977
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| single2 = [[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]
| single2date = September 1977
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| single3 = [[Be Stiff]]
| single3date = 1978
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r213638|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}

'''''B Stiff''''' is the first EP by American [[New wave music|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.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records |last=Isler |first=Scott |editor=Ira A. Robbins |date=1983 |publisher=[[Charles Scribner's Sons]] |page=79 |isbn=978-0684179445}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/devo |last1=Isler |first1=Scott |last2=Robbins |first2=Ira |last3=Neugebauer |first3=Delvin |website=[[Trouser Press]] |title=Devo - Trouser Press |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref> The EP collects the only three Devo singles released by Stiff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/be-stiff-ep--mw0000939256 |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=Be Stiff [EP] - Devo |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref> The cover was created by graphic designer [[Barney Bubbles]] and photographer [[Brian Griffin (photographer)|Brian Griffin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.briangriffin.co.uk/photography/album-covers/devo/devo---b-stiff~82?scroll=left |title=BRIAN GRIFFIN - Devo / Devo - B Stiff |website=Brian Griffin |access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>

== Availability ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2022}}

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|Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology]]''
* "'''(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'''" – ''[[Devo's Greatest Misses|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.
'''''Be Stiff''''' is the second EP by [[New Wave music|New Wave]] musicians [[Devo]], released in 1977 (see [[1977 in music]]). It consists of six self-produced 4-track demo recordings, four of which had been previously released on independent singles on the band's own [[Booji Boy]] imprint. It is actually a compilation of the three 7-inch singles released by the band on [[Stiff Records]] in the UK. All six tracks would go on to be re-recorded by the band during the sessions for [[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!|''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]] though the title track and "Social Fools" were not issued on the album.
According to the book [[''Reasons to be cheerful'']], the credit for the graphic design of the cover must go to resident Stiff artist [[Barney Bubbles]].


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
'''Side one'''
#"[[Jocko Homo]]" (o-HI-o version)
# "[[Jocko Homo]]" <small>([[Mark Mothersbaugh]])</small> – 3:21
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#"[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction|(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction]]"
# "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction#Other versions|(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]" <small>([[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]])</small> – 2:53
#"Be Stiff"
# "[[Be Stiff]]" <small>([[Gerald V. Casale]], [[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]])</small> – 2:35
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#"[[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]"
#"(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy"
#"Social Fools"


'''Side two'''
==Personnel==
# "[[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]" <small>(G.V. Casale)</small> – 3:30
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*[[Bob Casale]] - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
# "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" <small>(M. Mothersbaugh, [[Bob Mothersbaugh]], G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett)</small> – 2:20
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*[[Gerald V. Casale]] - bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
# "Social Fools" <small>(G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh)</small> – 2:52
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*[[Bob Mothersbaugh]] - lead guitar, backing vocals
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*[[Jim Mothersbaugh]] - electronic drums
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*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] - keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
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*[[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] - drums


==Production==
== Personnel ==
*Producers: Devo
;Devo
{{citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=Musician credits are not listed in EP liner notes.}}
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*[[Bob Casale]] – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
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*[[Gerald Casale]] – bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
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*[[Bob Mothersbaugh]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
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*[[Jim Mothersbaugh]] – electronic drums
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*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] – keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
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*[[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] – drums


;Technical
==External links==
*[[Devo]] – producers
*[[Brian Eno]] – producer ("Be Stiff")


== References ==
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{{Devo Discography}}
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[[Category:Devo albums]]
[[Category:Devo EPs]]
[[Category:1977 EPs]]
[[Category:1977 debut EPs]]
[[Category:Stiff Records albums]]
[[Category:Stiff Records EPs]]


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Latest revision as of 20:47, 30 April 2024

B Stiff EP
EP by
Devo
Released1978
RecordedFebruary 1977–October 1977
Genre
Length17:31
LabelStiff
ProducerDevo, Brian Eno
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records.

Background

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 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

[edit]

Side one

  1. "Jocko Homo" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:21
  2. "(I Can't Get 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. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" (M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett) – 2:20
  3. "Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) – 2:52

Personnel

[edit]
Devo[citation needed]
Technical

References

[edit]
  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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