Devo have announced Art Devo 1973-1977, a new three-LP set that compiles rare and unreleased material from the band’s early, arty days. It’s out April 19 via Futurismo. “The songs in this collection represent Devo in our most pure art form,” says the band’s Mark Mothersbaugh.
The compilation is made up of “almost completely unheard and unreleased material, this collection draws purely from that integral early history, garnered from unearthed basement recordings, original demo tapes, unfinished montages and rare live audio, all taken from the bands personal archive.”
More from the label: “ART DEVO showcases the mesmerizing evolution of a band on the brink of discovery, mining irony, wit and dark humour from the madness of a distorted modern world still coming to terms with aftermath of a collapsed economy and the Vietnam war. From 1973-1977 Devo would transform from an art project, pop art in the literal sense, into the group David Bowie would declare ‘the band of the future.’ Here you will find the audio mutations of a band at the edge of greatness, initial concepts that gave birth to a new aesthetic that continually challenged preconceptions about music, art, performance, culture, composition and consumption…it was also the birth of Booji Boy. While the songs here may not be fully grown, raw even, these are the seeds of subversion that kickstarted Devo’s fifty year legacy.”
Art Devo 1973-1977 comes in a gloss laminated sleeve with a fold-out poster and new liner notes by Mothersbaugh and Gerard V Casale. It’s available in Booji Wooji splatter vinyl, Rubber Gloves translucent color vinyl, and on CD.
Check out the Art Devo 1973-1977 tracklist and artwork below.
In other news: the DEVO documentary just premiered at Sundance, and the band are playing Punk Rock Bowling and Beachlife fests in May.
Art Devo 1973-1977:
Exhibit [A] 1973-1976
Booji’s Industrial Death
Total Love
Auto Modown (Early version)
Space Girl Blues (Early version)
Live Forever
Androgyny (Live at Kent Kove 74)+
Fraulein (Kent Kove 1974)
Bicentennial Birthday
Man From The Past
Midget/My Lai Mama (Kent Kove 74)
Shimmy Shake
All Of Us
Hubert House
The Tinkle Tune
Private Secretary (Kent Kove 74)+
I Don’t Know Why
Dixie
Pigs Waddle (Kent Kove 74)+
Death Of Lt. Casanova (Kent Kove 74)
Exhibit [B] 1975-1977
U Got Me Bugged (Instrumental version)
I Don’t Know What I Do Do
Huboon Stomp
Can U Take It (Early version)
Uncontrollable Urge (Early version)
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Falling In Love Again
Devo Corporate Anthem (Early version)
Shrivel Up (Early version)
Smart Patrol (Early version)
I’m Lost at Home
Untitled
Never Go Back
Secret Agent Man (Mark vocal)
Social Fools (Early version)
A Plan For U (Early version)
Nutty Buddy (Live at JB’s 76)
Dogs Of Democracy
Race Of Doom (Early version)
Space Junk (Early version)
Primal Satisfaction*
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