DEVO- 2 singles (1977-78)

Mongoloid/ Jocko Homo 7” (1977)



This was DEVO’s debut single. It was produced by Brian Eno, although such luminaries as Iggy Pop, Robert Fripp and David Bowie also expressed an interest in producing them at the time. Allegedly Bowie eventually did help out with the production.
The flip side Jocko Homo is titled in reference to a creationist tract called Jocko-Homo Heavenbound by B. H. Shadduck . The song also makes reference to the Charles Laughton/ Bela Lugosi movie Island of Lost Souls (1933). This also gave the band the phrase ‘are we not men?’ spoken in the movie by Lugosi.
Ripped from 32 year old vinyl- gatefold sleeve pics in file.




Come Back Jonee 7” (1978).

Another DEVO single found in my fabled cardboard box.

Devo article...

Dazed and Confused probably don't need a plug from Burning Aquarium, but admirers of Devo might be interested in this article , which looks at their influence on some modern acts.
In the next few weeks I'll be posting a couple of old Devo singles...

DEVO- Live (1981)

Am I alone in thinking that the 'whacky' imagery of this group (you know, the jumpsuits, ziggurat hats and big geeky glasses) was actually very sinister? Whatever, the music was good, and performed live it has a nice hard energy to it.
Originally recorded for The King Biscuit Flower Hour live at the Fox Warfield San Francisco, 16 August 1980. This is a rip of the Virgin 12” release. The EP spent three weeks at the top of the Australian charts in 1981.

Mark Mothersbaugh – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Gerald V. Casale – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bob Casale – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bob Mothersbaugh – guitar, vocals
Alan Myers – drums