B Stiff (EP)

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Be Stiff is the first EP by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1978. 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 Be Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, all of its 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 Me No) Satisfaction" - Greatest Misses, Hardcore Devo: Volume One

• "Be Stiff" - Devo's 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.)

• "(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy" - Recombo DNA

• "Social Fools" - Greatest Misses

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

• Bob Casale - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
• Gerald V. Casale - bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
• Bob Mothersbaugh - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Mothersbaugh - electronic drums
• Mark Mothersbaugh - keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
• Alan Myers - drums

Production

• Producers: Devo