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| Name = Be Stiff EP
| Name = Be Stiff EP
| Type = [[EP]]
| Type = [[EP]]
| Artist = [[Devo]]
| Artist = [[Devo]]
| Cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| Cover = Devo-BeStiffEP.jpg
| Released = October 1977
| Released = October 1977
| Recorded = October 1976-October 1977
| Recorded = October 1976-October 1977
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| Length = 17:31
| Length = 17:31
| Label = [[Stiff Records]]
| Label = [[Stiff Records]]
| Producer = [[Devo]], [[Brian Eno]]
| Producer = [[Devo]], [[Brian Eno]]
| Last album =
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| This album = ''Be Stiff EP'' <br /> (1978)
| This album = ''Be Stiff EP'' <br /> (1978)
| Next album = ''[[Mechanical Man EP]]'' <br /> (1978)
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| Next album = ''[[Mechanical Man EP]]'' <br /> (1978)
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| Name = Be Stiff EP
| Name = Be Stiff EP
| Type = EP
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| single 3 date = 1977
| single 3 date = 1977


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'''''Be 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]].
'''''Be 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]].


==Availability==
== Availability ==


Although the ''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 ''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:
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* "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.
* "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]]" ([[Mark Mothersbaugh]]) - 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|(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction]]" ([[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]]) - 2:53
#"[[Be Stiff]]" ([[Gerald V. Casale]], [[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]]) - 2:35
# "[[Be Stiff]]" ([[Gerald V. Casale]], [[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]]) - 2:35


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


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
*[[Bob Casale]] - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
* [[Bob Casale]] - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
*[[Gerald V. Casale]] - bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
* [[Gerald V. Casale]] - bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
*[[Bob Mothersbaugh]] - lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Bob Mothersbaugh]] - lead guitar, backing vocals
*[[Jim Mothersbaugh]] - electronic drums
* [[Jim Mothersbaugh]] - electronic drums
*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] - keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
* [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] - keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
*[[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] - drums
* [[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] - drums


==Production==
== Production ==
*Producers: Devo
* Producers: Devo


==External links==
== External links ==


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==References==
== References ==
{{reflist|1}}
{{reflist|1}}


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


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Be 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 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:

  • "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)[2]
  • "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

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Sloppy" page on the Devo wikia
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