B Stiff (EP)

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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:

• "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 (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

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