B Stiff

1978 EP by Devo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo, released in 1978 by Stiff Records.

Released1978
RecordedFebruary 1977–October 1977
Length17:31
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B Stiff EP
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Released1978
RecordedFebruary 1977–October 1977
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Length17:31
LabelStiff
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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
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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.[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

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 Me 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

Side one

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Side two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mongoloid"G. Casale3:30
2."Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)"M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh. G. Casale, Gary Jackett2:20
3."Social Fools"G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh2:52
Total length:17:31
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Devo [citation needed]

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