The discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1973, consists of 25 singles and 9 studio albums. Devo was founded by Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Devo currently consists of brothers Mark Mothersbaugh (synthesizers, lead vocals) and Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar and vocals), Gerald Casale (bass guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Josh Freese (drums). The band rose to prominence in the US during the new wave era with their single "Whip It". The band have released nine studio albums, ten extended plays, twelve compilation albums, six live albums, one soundtrack album and twenty five singles.
Before signing a record contract with Warner Bros. in the US, the band released several singles on the Stiff Records label that charted in the UK but which failed to chart in the US. Devo followed up with their debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in July 1978. The album reached #12 in the UK and #78 in the US. In 1980, Devo released Freedom of Choice which went Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada, making it their highest selling album. Their follow-up album, New Traditionalists, peaked at #23 on the American charts and was their final album to chart in the UK. Devo's chart success slowly fell throughout the decade until they released their apparently final studio album, Smooth Noodle Maps, in 1990; it failed to chart in either the US or the UK.
In 1996, Devo released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol, through Inscape. Members of Devo also began recording together under different aliases, including the surf rock-influenced The Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers. From 1990 through 2009, no new albums under the Devo name were released. However, a new single, "Watch Us Work It," was released as a digital download in 2007 and as part of a 12" EP in 2008. The band announced that they would be releasing a new studio album in the fall of 2009, though this date was pushed back to 2010. Something for Everybody was released on June 15, 2010.
Video Devo discography
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Soundtracks
Compilation albums
Box-sets
Maps Devo discography
Extended plays
Singles
Other releases
This section is intended to be a compendium of the many properly released tracks that Devo has recorded for TV and film soundtracks, video games and various artists compilation albums, as well as rare remixes and other oddities. It does not list any of the tracks that appeared on proper studio albums and singles, nor any tracks from collections of previously unreleased songs (such as the Hardcore Devo compilations) or illicit bootleg releases.
Video releases and appearances
- 1979 - The Men Who Make the Music - VHS (Released on Laserdisc in Japan. Released on DVD in 2014.)
- 1982 - Human Highway - VHS & Laserdisc (Released on DVD and Blu-Ray in 2016)
- 1984 - We're All Devo - VHS & Laserdisc
- 1993 - The Complete Truth About De-evolution - Laserdisc (Released on DVD in 2003. Reissued in 2014 with additional material.)
- 2003 - Devo Live - DVD
- 2004 - Live in the Land of the Rising Sun - DVD
- 2005 - Devo Live 1980 - DualDisc
- 2014 - Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig - DVD (Paired with The Men Who Make the Music)
- 2015 - Hardcore Devo Live! - DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming media
References
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Specific
Notes
- Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
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