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WB LP front cover
WB LP back cover
Virgin LP front cover
Virgin LP back cover

Track listing[]

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Uncontrollable Urge"  Mark Mothersbaugh 3:09
2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 2:40
3. "Praying Hands"  Gerald Casale, M. Mothersbaugh 2:47
4. "Space Junk"  G. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh 2:14
5. "Mongoloid"  G. Casale 3:44
6. "Jocko Homo"  M. Mothersbaugh 3:40
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
7. "Too Much Paranoias"  M. Mothersbaugh 1:57
8. "Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)"  M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh / G. Casale 4:54
9. "Come Back Jonee"  G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh 3:47
10. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')"  M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale, Gary Jackett 2:40
11. "Shrivel Up"  G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh 3:05
Total length:
 34:24


(Track timings from US Warner Brothers CD release)

1979 Virgin UK reissue adds:

  • (Picture disc LP and a letter from the desk of General Boy)

2009 Warner Brothers remastered reissue adds:

  • DEVO live at The London HMV Forum, London, England, May 6, 2009.
A special concert performance of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Uncontrollable Urge" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh 3:32
13. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Live)M. Jagger, K. Richard 3:15
14. "Praying Hands" (Live)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh 3:30
15. "Space Junk" (Live)G. Casale, B. Mothersbaugh 2:35
16. "Mongoloid" (Live)G. Casale 4:53
17. "Jocko Homo" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh 4:45
18. "Too Much Paranoias" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh 2:34
19. "Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh/G. Casale 4:25
20. "Come Back Jonee" (Live)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh 4:27
21. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale, Jackett 2:32
22. "Shrivel Up" (Live)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh 3:19

Personnel[]

DEVO[]

Production[]

Album Art and Design[]

  • Barbara Watson - photographer (photo of Satisfaction video production.)
  • Devolved computa-posite cover graphic courtesy of Devo Inc.
  • John Cabalka - design (graphic supervision)
  • Erik Munsön - design (package production design), AKA "Eric Monson"

Tour[]

Setlist[]

  1. Wiggly World
  2. Secret Agent Man (Q/A Japan shows, then DNFTF tour*)
  3. Pink Pussycat
  4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  5. Too Much Paranoias
  6. Praying Hands
  7. Uncontrollable Urge
  8. Mongoloid
  9. Jocko Homo
  10. Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
  11. Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')
  12. Come Back Jonee
  13. Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)
  14. DEVO Corporate Anthem (tape playback)
  15. Red Eye Express (vocals by Booji Boy)
  16. The Words Get Stuck In My Throat (vocals by Booji Boy)

Live Trivia[]

  • This is the full normal set list. On several occasions, one or several songs were absent and the order was changed
  • On 11/15/78, I Need A Chick (sung by Booji Boy) was played as the last song of the set
  • One undated circulating tape shows that In Heaven Everything Is Fine replaced The Words Get Stuck In My Throat at least once

Live Behavior[]

See article "Outfits: 1978."
Yellowsuits

Original Q/A Yellow Suits and 3D Glasses

Yellow protective suits (with the word "DEVO" on breast) worn with 3D glasses
The yellow suits were taken off during Jocko Homo (in some instances pants were removed during Uncontrollable Urge), revealing the black shorts, socks, knee/elbow pads, and T-shirts (also emblazoned with "DEVO")
Orange-red helmets with chinstrap were added after the song ended. Mark as Booji Boy wore the latex head mask and the black undersuit

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 78

Extra Info[]

  • "Produced in association with Devo" – Mark and Jerry altered the mix on some songs. They would use the soundboard to de-emphasize Eno’s additions if they were “less angular and more beautiful” and changed the song’s aesthetic.

    David Bowie had originally intended to produce Devo’s album in Tokyo in the winter of ‘77/’78 and release it through his Bewlay Bros. Music publishing company. Instead, Bowie was the lead actor in a film production in Berlin. Bowie commuted by train on weekends to observe the album’s production. He would “remix a few” of the songs to improve them.) [1]
  • The Spanish title was translated asP: Somos Nosotros Hombres? R: Nosotros Somos Devo -- (Discogs)
  • Some record stores reportedly had cardboard cutout standup images promoting Devo. Devo had asked "the bunny" for that promotional money to be put towards making short band films.[2]

Spelling / Orthography[]

  • Album titled Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!. Album art stylizes this title, with a colored, hand drawn "Q: Are We Not Men?" on the front cover and an identically styled A: We Are Devo! on the back cover.
    The front and back covers are otherwise identical, with an adapted depiction of a famous golfer in front of a moon-like golf ball and a vertical "D E V O" spelled out in four colored and canted Helvetica letters.
    The title's colon could not be easily included in the Wikipedia webpage address.
  • From the DEVO slogan "Are We Not Men?", the title is literally; Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!, meaning that all humans are affected by de-evolution.

Notes and References[]

  1. ↑ PasteMagazine.com. 2023-08-19. A Half-Century of Devo and The Spudeois. By Matt Mitchell. Photos by George Rose/Richard McCaffrey.
  2. ↑ Mike Falcon. “RETAIL RAP”. Record World, p46, (1978, December 16).
    “On the road in Portland [Oregon]...” “The Stark Street Everybody's store became somewhat of a merchandising mecca Tuesday afternoon...”
    “As the Devo standup was being put into place, it was suggested by more than one onlooker that a Barry Manilow face be placed on top for ful-fllame effect.”
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/RW-1978-12-16.pdf

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