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After some negotiations, Devo ended up with a multi-record deal, with WB as their main label. Virgin records got in on the negotiations and would publish and distribute Devo's music in Europe. These albums would be recorded by the classic Devo lineup of Jerry, Alan, Mark, Bob 1 and Bob 2.

Devo would later re-record many tracks for licensing, because the money from licensing the original tracks went to WB, under the terms of the contract.

As time marched on WB would "merge on" to own the other companies Devo recorded for and released music with. Finally, Devo would again sign a deal with the "devil they know," who owned Devo's back catalogue. This limited time "360" deal ensured there was Something for Everybody at WB from Devo's touring, merchandising, licensing, and album sales. Devo let in outside producers to work on the tracks and WB let the ad agency Mother spread the word.

Then Devo was again freed from WB, who said they wouldn't continue supporting the website platform they used for Devo and other bands. This led to the current official website Devo operates.

In recent times, WB bots seem to have stopped taking down every Devo online video. Instead WB posts their own videos online for almost Devo track off almost every Devo release.

The Devo track "Freedom of Choice" was included in the WB compilation "revolutions in sound: warner brother records: the first 50 years"


DEVO
Mark Mothersbaugh | Gerry Casale | Bob Mothersbaugh
Bob Lewis | Bob Casale | Jim Mothersbaugh | Alan Myers
David Kendrick | Josh Freese
Jeff Friedl | Josh Hager
Record Labels / Publishers
Booji Boy Records | Warner Brothers | Enigma | Devo, Inc. 
Stiff | Virgin | Rykodisk | Infinite Zero | Restless | Discovery | Rhino 
MVD Audio | The Orchard | Superior Viaduct | Futurismo
Production
Brian Eno | Ken Scott | Robert Margouleff | Roy Thomas Baker | DEVO 
The Teddybears | Greg Kurstin | Santi White | John King | John Hill | Mark Nishita 
Official Studio Albums
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) | Duty Now For The Future (1979) | Freedom of Choice (1980) | New Traditionalists (1981) | oh, no! it's Devo (1982) | Shout (1984) | Total Devo (1988) | SmoothNoodleMaps (1990) | Something for Everybody   (2010)
Other Albums
B Stiff EP (1978) | E-Z Listening Disc (1987) | Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) | Hardcore DEVO Vol. 1 74-77 (1990) | Hardcore DEVO Vol. 2 1974-1977 (1991) | DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) | DEV-O Live (1999) | Recombo DNA (2000) | Live In Central Park (2004) | DEVO Live 1980 (2005) | New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle (2012) | Something ELSE for Everybody  (2013) | Miracle Witness Hour  (2014) | Live at Max's Kansas City - November 15, 1977  (2014) | Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig  (2014) | Hardcore DEVO Live!  (2015) | Art Devo 1973-1977  (2023)
Filmography
In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976) | The Men Who Make The Music (1981) | Human Highway (1982) | We're All DEVO (1984) | The Complete Truth About De-Evolution (1993) | DEVO Live (2004) | DEVO Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun (2004) | DEVO Live 1980 (2005) | Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig  (2014) | Hardcore DEVO Live!  (2015)
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