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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox album|
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| name = B Stiff EP
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| Name = B Stiff EP
| type = [[EP]]
| Type = [[EP]]
| artist = [[Devo]]
| Artist = [[Devo]]
| cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| alt =
| Cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| released = 1978
| Released = October 1977
| Recorded = October 1976-October 1977
| recorded = February 1977–October 1977
| venue =
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| Genre = [[Art punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[post-punk]]
| Length = 17:31
| studio =
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Art punk]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[punk rock]]}}
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| Label = [[Stiff Records]]
| length = 17:31
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| Producer = [[Devo]], [[Brian Eno]]
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| label = [[Stiff Records|Stiff]]
| Last album =
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| producer = [[Devo]], [[Brian Eno]]
| This album = ''B Stiff EP'' <br /> (1977)
| prev_title =
| Next album = ''[[Mechanical Man EP]]'' <br /> (1978)
| prev_year =
| Misc = {{Singles
| next_title = [[Mechanical Man (EP)|Mechanical Man EP]]
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| Name = Be Stiff EP
| Type = EP
| next_year = 1978
| single 1 = [[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]
| misc = {{Singles
| single 1 date = March 12, 1977
| name = Be Stiff EP
| single 2 = [[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]
| type = EP
| single1 = [[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]
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| single 2 date = September 1977
| single1date = March 12, 1977
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| single 3 = [[Be Stiff]]
| single2 = [[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]
| single 3 date = 1977
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| single2date = September 1977

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| single3 = [[Be Stiff]]
| single3date = 1978
}}
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r213638|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r213638|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}
}}


'''''B Stiff''''' is the first EP by [[New wave music|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]].
'''''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 ==
== Availability ==
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{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2022}}


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:
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]]''
* "'''Jocko Homo'''" – ''[[Pioneers Who Got Scalped|Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology]]''
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* "'''(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'''" – ''[[Devo's Greatest Misses|Greatest Misses]]'', ''[[Hardcore Devo: Volume One]]''
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* "'''Be Stiff'''" – ''Greatest Misses'', ''Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology''
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* "'''Mongoloid'''" – ''Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology'' (A slightly different mix appeared on ''Hardcore Devo: Volume One''.)
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* "'''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.
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* "(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction" - ''Greatest Misses'', ''[[Hardcore Devo: Volume One]]''

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* "Be Stiff" - ''[[Devo's Greatest Misses]]'', ''Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology''

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* "Mongoloid" - ''Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology''. (A slightly different mix appeared on ''Hardcore Devo: Volume One''.)

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


=== Side two ===
'''Side two'''
# "[[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]" (G.V. Casale) - 3:30
# "[[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]" <small>(G.V. Casale)</small> – 3:30
# "(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy" (M. Mothersbaugh, [[Bob Mothersbaugh]], G.V. Casale, [[Gary Jackett]]) - 2:20
# "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)" <small>(M. Mothersbaugh, [[Bob Mothersbaugh]], G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett)</small> – 2:20
# "Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) - 2:52
# "Social Fools" <small>(G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh)</small> – 2:52


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


;Technical
== Production ==
*[[Devo]] – producers
* Producers: Devo
*[[Brian Eno]] – producer ("Be Stiff")


== External links ==

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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist|1}}


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

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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

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Devo[citation needed]
Technical

References

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  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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