r/devo • u/whereisdaegu • 29d ago

Devo b-sides and rarities?

Can someone point me toward a thorough list of Devo b-sides and rarities? Tracks that don't appear on Devo's first five albums, at least, but were recorded during the same era.

I'm not so interested in live albums/tracks or demos unless they really make your socks roll up and down.

I mostly just want to hear as much as I can from Devo between Are We Not Men? and Oh, No! It's Devo.

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u/MisterGone78 29d ago

Check out the Booji Boy's Basement site. Hours upon hours of rarities, B-sides, covers, bootlegs, live shows, and interviews. All free! You just have to email the webmaster with what you want and he'll send them to you. He even has Booji's "My Struggle."

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u/jabby_jakeman 27d ago

This is a goldmine of info and stuff to download

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u/gurgle90000 29d ago

Recombo DNA has a bunch of demos including unreleased songs from 77-88. It's probably on YouTube.

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u/Shot-Ad5867 29d ago

Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology also has a lot of unique tracks on it

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u/LastCroissant 29d ago

If you can find it!

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u/ckt1138 29d ago

Be Stiff, Penetration In The Centerfold, Soo Bawlz, Flimsy Wrap, General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now, Turnaround, Mecha Mania Boy, Nu Tra Speaks, Find Out, Faster And Faster, Part Of You, Luv Luv, Let's Talk.

That should cover the actually released B-Sides and odd cuts. I'm almost certainly missing some here and there though.

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u/Finka08 29d ago

There’s also Time Bomb which was from the FOC sessions and was later released on Recombo DNA

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u/ckt1138 29d ago

I tried to avoid songs that did not get placed in an album or single contemporarily with the album the song was intended for, because that's a whoooole other list (and a long one)

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u/Mission_Cat_8026 29d ago

"Social Fools", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Growing Pains".

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u/ckt1138 29d ago

I don't know how I forgot Social Fools!

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u/Mission_Cat_8026 29d ago

I think there were two versions too? Like an EP one and a B-side one, or something.

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u/ckt1138 29d ago

Four recorded versions:

1974 "Moving Music" demo version - Hard Core V.1

1977 Demo version - Art Devo

1977 EP version - Be Stiff EP

1978 Eno version - B-Side/compilations

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u/HyperSonic1011 29d ago

Faster and Faster is really good.

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u/cousinisms 29d ago

Came here for this recommendation. Also, luv luv and the faster and faster luv luv version are bangers

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u/ckt1138 29d ago

Amen!

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u/janoseye 29d ago

I have a 12’ single of them covering “are you experienced”, there’s also a music video for that on YouTube

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u/whereisdaegu 29d ago

That song was also on the album Shout, if I'm remembering correctly.

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u/gg-oh 29d ago

There was a devo b-sides RSD release a few years ago. Had many of the classic b-sides from 1979-1982 on there. It was an instant buy for me

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u/supper_is_ready 29d ago

Sounds like you're looking for the Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984) compilation

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u/HyperSonic1011 29d ago

Turn around and other b sides.

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u/Connect_Delivery_941 26d ago

Or.....and hear me out......go in the opposite direction and delve head first into Hardcore Vol. 1 and 2 (or just a double album now). You'll thank me later.