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Mechanical Man EP EP by Devo Released 1978 Recorded April 1974-July 1976 Genre New Wave, Post-punk Length 13:48 Label Elevator Records Producer Devo Devo chronology Be Stiff EP
(1978)Mechanical Man EP
(1978)Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
(1978)Mechanical Man is a semi-official EP by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1978. It includes four 4-track basement demos by the band, recorded before they were signed to a record contract with Warner Bros. Records.
Opinions differ as to the legitimacy of the EP, with some sources considering it a bootleg. "Club Devo" webmaster Michael Pilmer states that it was a "fake bootleg" produced by Virgin Records and included with some copies of the band's debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in the United Kingdom.[1]
The EP was a 7" single housed in a plain sleeve that came in a variety of colors including pink, blue, red, yellow and green. Most EP sleeves were numbered on the back, although the exact number of EPs pressed is unknown.
Contents
Availability
Although the Mechanical Man EP has never had a proper CD release, all but one track ("Blockhead") were re-released on the Rykodisc compilations Hardcore Devo: Volume One and Volume Two. "Mechanical Man" is an edited version starting at 1:01 of the released version, "Clockout" is labeled as "Blackout" and "Auto-Modown" includes "Space Girl Blues".
Track listing
Side one
- "Mechanical Man" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:20
- "Blockhead" (Bob Mothersbaugh/Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:08
Side two
- "Blackout" (Gerald V. Casale) - 3:11
- "Auto-Modown" (Gerald V. Casale) - 3:51
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 (as "Mechanical Man")
External links
References
Mark Mothersbaugh · Bob Mothersbaugh · Gerald Casale · Bob Casale · Josh Freese
Bob Lewis · Peter Gregg · Fred Weber · Rod Reisman · Jim Mothersbaugh · Alan Myers · David KendrickStudio albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo · Duty Now for the Future · Freedom of Choice · New Traditionalists · Oh, No! It's Devo · Shout · Total Devo · Smooth Noodle Maps · Something for EverybodyLive albums DEV-O Live · Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace · DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years · Devo Live 1980 · Live in Central ParkCompilation albums E-Z Listening Disc · Devo's Greatest Hits · Devo's Greatest Misses · Hardcore Devo: Volume One · Hardcore Devo: Volume Two · Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo · Adventures of the Smart Patrol · Pioneers Who Got Scalped · Recombo DNA · This is the Devo BoxEPs Be Stiff EP · Mechanical Man EP · DEV-O Live · Theme from Doctor Detroit · Watch Us Work It · Song Study EPSingles "Mongoloid" · "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" · "Be Stiff" · "Jocko Homo" · "Come Back Jonee" · "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" · "Secret Agent Man" · "Filmsy Wrap" · "Girl U Want" · "Whip It" · "Gates of Steel" · "Freedom of Choice" · "Working in a Coal Mine" · "Beautiful World" · "Through Being Cool" · "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" · "Peek-a-Boo!" · "That's Good" · "Here to Go" · "Are You Experienced?" · "Baby Doll" · "Disco Dancer" · "Post-Post Modern Man" · "Watch Us Work It" · "Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)" · "Fresh" · "What We Do"Home video releases The Men Who Make the Music · Human Highway · We're All Devo · The Complete Truth About De-Evolution · Devo Live · Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun · Devo Live 1980Related articles Categories:- Devo albums
- 1978 EPs
- 1970s album stubs
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