Hardcore Devo: Volume One
Compilation album by Devo
Released	1990
Recorded	April 1974 – December 1977
Length	42:20
Label	Rykodisc
Devo chronology
Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Robert Christgau	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.6/10[2]

Hardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in 1990, on the label Rykodisc.

Background

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974 and 1977. Some are early versions of songs that Devo would later rerecord for their studio albums, including a few that became some of their best known (e.g. "Jocko Homo", "Mongoloid"). However, the majority of the tracks were never revisited and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

Hardcore Devo: Volume One was out of print for years; however, it was re-issued by Superior Viaduct in 2013, both as a vinyl release (May 2013) and a CD containing both volumes and bonus tracks (July 2013).^[3]

Track listing

• The original release also had a limited vinyl pressing in France. This version combined "Auto Modown" and "Space Girl Blues" on a single track.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Superior Viaduct 2013 reissue:^[4]

Devo

• Gerald Casale – vocals (2–4, 9–12, 14–15), backing vocals (5, 6, 7), bass guitar
• Mark Mothersbaugh – vocals (1, 5–8, 13), backing vocals (9, 14), synthesizer
• Bob Mothersbaugh – backing vocals (4–7, 9–10, 15), guitar
• Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (1–4, 7–11, 14)

Additional personnel

• Bob Casale – additional guitar (5–6, 11, 13–15)
• Alan Myers – drums (5–6, 12–13, 15)

Technical

Credits adapted from liner notes of original Rykodisc 1991 issue:^[5]

• Devo – engineering, mixing
• Barbara Watson – photography
• Koepke Design Group – package design
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

Credits adapted from Devo: The Brand (2018):^[6]

• Devo – photo concept, art direction
• Moshe Brakha – photography