Devo have announced a career-spanning box set, covering the full half-century of the group’s existence. 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 is out October 20 via Rhino. A limited 4xLP edition of the set comes with a foldable paper replica of the group’s signature red “energy domes.” Check out a 7″ take of Devo’s “Disco Dancer” below.
In a press release about the project, Mark Mothersbaugh said the release “represents a great cross section of early experiments and later creations.” He continued, “I was looking to create a new sound, a concept in art and music that represented a new way of thinking about life on planet earth. With Devo, I think we did just that.”
Mothersbaugh co-founded Devo with brothers Gerald and Bob Casale in 1973, directly inspired by the 1970 National Guard shooting at their Kent State college campus. Bob Casale died in 2014 at age 61. The group is the subject of a forthcoming documentary by director Chris Smith, the first fully authorized project of its kind. Devo’s history has also been chronicled in a two-book set, with the volumes The Brand and Unmasked both published in 2018. The group last released an album in 2010 with Something for Everybody.
Read “Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh on the Music That Made Him.”
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Devo: 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023
50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023:
01 Mongoloid (Warner Version) (2023 Remaster)
02 Jocko Homo (Warner Version) (2023 Remaster)
03 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (2023 Remaster)
04 Come Back Jonee (Single Edit) (2023 Remaster)
05 Secret Agent Man (2023 Remaster)
06 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (2023 Remaster)
07 Smart Patrol (2023 Remaster)
08 Girl U Want (2023 Remaster)
09 Whip It (2023 Remaster)
10 Freedom of Choice (2023 Remaster)
11 Gates of Steel (2023 Remaster)
12 Working in the Coal Mine (2023 Remaster)
13 Beautiful World (2023 Remaster)
14 Jerkin’ Back ‘n’ Forth (2023 Remaster)
15 Through Being Cool (2023 Remaster)
16 Time Out for Fun (2023 Remaster)
17 Peek•a•Boo! (2023 Remaster)
18 That’s Good (2023 Remaster)
19 Big Mess (2023 Remaster)
20 Here to Go (Go Mix Version) (2023 Remaster)
21 Are You Experienced? (2023 Remaster)
22 Disco Dancer (7-Inch Version) (2023 Remaster)
23 Post Post-Modern Man (Macro Post-Modern Mix) (2023 Remaster)
24 Fresh (2023 Remaster)
01 I’m a Potato (1974 Demo) (2023 Remaster)
02 Mongoloid (Booji Boy Version) (2023 Remaster)
03 Jocko Homo (Booji Boy Version) (2023 Remaster)
04 Be Stiff (Stiff Version) (2023 Remaster)
05 Uncontrollable Urge (2023 Remaster)
06 Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy) (2023 Remaster)
07 Triumph of the Will (2023 Remaster)
08 Soo-Bawlz (2023 Remaster)
09 It Takes a Worried Man (2023 Remaster)
10 Snowball (Single Remix) (2023 Remaster)
11 Mr. B’s Ballroom (2023 Remaster)
12 Going Under (2023 Remaster)
13 Love Without Anger (2023 Remaster)
14 One Dumb Thing (2023 Remaster)
15 Speed Racer (2023 Remaster)
16 Theme From Doctor Detroit (2023 Remaster)
17 Shout (2023 Remaster)
18 Puppet Boy (2023 Remaster)
19 I Wouldn’t Do That to You (2023 Remaster)
20 Bread and Butter (2023 Remaster)
21 Let’s Talk (2023 Remaster)
22 Baby Doll (Devo Single Mix) (2023 Remaster)
23 Some Things Never Change (2023 Remaster)
24 What We Do (Single Edit) (2023 Remaster)
25 No Place Like Home (2023 Remaster)
26 Watch Us Work It (2023 Remaster)