Devo's Greatest Misses
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Greatest Misses is a collection of songs by Devo
released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by Howie Klein
. The first half of this article appears in the accompanying material for Devo's Greatest Hits
. Greatest Misses contains lesser-known tracks and alternate versions of tracks from other albums. It has a parental warning
because of the song "Penetration in the Centerfold".
, except where noted.
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by Howie Klein
Howie Klein
Howie Klein is an American DJ, music producer, record label founder, record label executive, and political blogger, who was president of Reprise Records from 1989 to 2001....
. The first half of this article appears in the accompanying material for Devo's Greatest Hits
Devo's Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits is a collection of songs by Devo released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the first half of an article on the band by Howie Klein...
. Greatest Misses contains lesser-known tracks and alternate versions of tracks from other albums. It has a parental warning
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
because of the song "Penetration in the Centerfold".
Track listing
All songs written by Mark MothersbaughMark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
, except where noted.
- "Devo Corporate Anthem" – 1:16 (from Duty Now for the FutureDuty Now for the Future-Compact disc releases:* The 1993 UK CD issue on Virgin paired this album with New Traditionalists and included Devo's cover of Allen Toussaint's "Working in the Coal Mine" from the movie Heavy Metal that was included in the original LP album release of New Traditionalists.* The 1995 US CD issue...
) - "Clockout" – 2:48 (from Duty Now for the Future) (Gerald CasaleGerald CasaleGerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...
) - "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" – 2:42 (from Duty Now for the Future)
- "Shrivel Up" – 3:05 (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the debut album by the American new wave music band Devo. Produced by Brian Eno, it was recorded primarily in Cologne, Germany and released in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records company in 1978....
) (Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Bob MothersbaughBob MothersbaughRobert Leroy "Bob" Mothersbaugh, Jr.,, or "Bob 1", is the lead guitar player and occasional vocalist for Devo and younger brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh...
) - "Blockhead" – 3:01 (from Duty Now for the Future) (Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh)
- "Pink Pussycat" – 3:11 (from Duty Now for the Future) (Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh)
- "MongoloidMongoloid (song)"Mongoloid" is the first single released by Devo in 1977, on the Booji Boy Records label. It was backed with the song "Jocko Homo." "Mongoloid" also had one of the first music videos made using collage. "Mongoloid" would later be re-recorded by Devo and appeared on the album Q: Are We Not Men? A:...
" – 3:45 (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) (Gerald Casale) - "Be Stiff" (Booji BoyBooji BoyBooji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g"...
version) – 2:35 (7" singleBe Stiff"Be Stiff" is the third single by New Wave group Devo, released in 1977. The song was taken from the sessions for Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! that were being produced by Brian Eno at the time....
) (Gerald Casale, Bob LewisBob Lewis (musician)Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New Wave band Devo...
) - "Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
(Booji BoyBooji BoyBooji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g"...
version)" – 3:00 (7" single) (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
) - "Penetration in the Centerfold" – 2:28 (B-side of "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize") (Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale)
- "Too Much Paranoias" – 1:58 (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!)
- "S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)" – 4:29 (from Duty Now for the Future)
- "Mechanical Man (Booji BoyBooji BoyBooji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g"...
version)" – 3:20 (from Mechanical ManMechanical Man EPMechanical 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....
EP) - "Speed Racer" – 2:40 (from Oh, No! It's DevoOh, No! It's DevoOh, No! It's Devo is the fifth studio album by Devo. By the time of its 1982 release, Devo were a full-fledged synth-pop act, with New Wave pushed more towards the background...
) - "Timing X/Space Junk" – 3:27 (from Duty Now for the Future/Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) (Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh)
- "Jocko HomoJocko Homo"Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single, "Mongoloid," released as a single in 1977 on Devo's own label, Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! on Warner Bros....
(Booji BoyBooji BoyBooji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g"...
version)" – 2:53 (from the short film The Truth About De-EvolutionThe Truth About De-EvolutionThe Truth About De-Evolution was the first music video for the band Devo, directed by Chuck Statler. Filmed in May 1976, it contains two separate songs: Secret Agent Man and Jocko Homo. It won First Prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 1977, and was routinely screened before Devo live concerts...
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- Although "Be Stiff" is labeled as being the "Booji Boy version," it is the official studio recording, produced by Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
and originally issued on a Stiff RecordsStiff RecordsStiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
7" single. (The track was reissued on the Be Stiff EP in 1977.) - Although "Jocko Homo" is labeled as being the "Booji Boy version," it is not the original Booji Boy single version. It is the original demo featured in the short film The Truth About De-EvolutionThe Truth About De-EvolutionThe Truth About De-Evolution was the first music video for the band Devo, directed by Chuck Statler. Filmed in May 1976, it contains two separate songs: Secret Agent Man and Jocko Homo. It won First Prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 1977, and was routinely screened before Devo live concerts...
and also released on Hardcore Devo: Volume OneHardcore Devo: Volume OneHardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos released by the post-punk/new wave band Devo. It is currently out of print.-Overview:...
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Personnel
- Roy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...
– producer - Moshe Brakha – photography
- Gerald V. Casale – compilation
- Devo – producer
- Kathe Duba-Noland – compilation
- Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
– producer - Howie KleinHowie KleinHowie Klein is an American DJ, music producer, record label founder, record label executive, and political blogger, who was president of Reprise Records from 1989 to 2001....
– liner notes - Mark MothersbaughMark MothersbaughMark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
– compilation - Ken ScottKen ScottKen Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
– producer, engineer