{"title":"Devo","description":"\u003cp\u003eDevo turned a joke about humanity going backwards into one of new wave's sharpest bands. Kent State art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis dreamed up the theory of 'de-evolution' in late-60s Ohio, and with Mark Mothersbaugh gave it a sound: jerky, robotic rhythms, nervy guitars and cheap synthesisers played with mechanical precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Eno produced their debut, \u003cem\u003eQ: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!\u003c\/em\u003e, whose twitchy 'Jocko Homo' and deconstructed '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' sounded like nothing else in 1978. \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e brought the synths forward and gave them a hit with 'Whip It', complete with matching red energy domes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHardcore\u003c\/em\u003e collections dig up the strange basement recordings that came first, while Mothersbaugh went on to score films and TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Devo you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/talking-heads-vinyl\"\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/b-52-s-vinyl\"\u003eThe B-52's\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kraftwerk-vinyl\"\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/xtc-vinyl\"\u003eXTC\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sparks-vinyl\"\u003eSparks\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/brian-eno-vinyl\"\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/captain-beefheart-vinyl\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blondie-vinyl\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"devo-hardcore-volume-2-vinyl-lp","title":"DEVO 'Hardcore Volume 2' Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eMore basement demos from the band's early years, including a skewed 'Bamboo Bimbo', show just how weird they were before the world caught up. Broken rhythms and Mark Mothersbaugh's yelps make it a trip into the lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43893736800477,"sku":"GM02159","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/devohardcore21_109084be-346f-46f7-8c7d-c4710ac0bac3.jpg?v=1720506913"},{"product_id":"devo-50-years-of-de-evolution-1973-2023-red-blue-vinyl-2lp","title":"DEVO '50 Years Of De-Evolution 1973-2023' RED\/BLUE Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eFifty years on from their Akron beginnings, this gathers Devo's twitchy, robotic hits, from 'Whip It' to 'Girl U Want' and 'Beautiful World'. Their theory of 'de-evolution', that humanity was going backwards, runs through every jerky beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Warner Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44275384123613,"sku":"GM02154","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/devo50yearsREDBLUE1.jpg?v=1700025497"},{"product_id":"devo-hardcore-volume-1-1974-77-vinyl-lp","title":"DEVO 'Hardcore Volume 1: 1974-77' Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eBefore they signed to a major label, Devo made these primitive demos in Akron basements and garages between 1974 and 1977, with homemade synths and wobbly tape. Early takes of 'Mongoloid' and 'Jocko Homo' are stranger and more unhinged than the famous versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45480558428381,"sku":"GM02158","price":42.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/devohardcorevol11.jpg?v=1720506813"},{"product_id":"devo-q-are-we-not-men-a-we-are-devo-white-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"DEVO 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!' WHITE Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eBrian Eno produced this debut at Conny Plank's studio near Cologne, with David Bowie's backing behind the scenes. Their jerky cover of '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' and the 'Are we not men?' chant of 'Jocko Homo' made them new wave's strangest stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45770718118109,"sku":"GM02160","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/devoqWHITE1.jpg?v=1636864522"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/devo-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}