Mechanical Man (EP)
| Mechanical Man EP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | April 1974 – July 1976 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 13:48 | |||
| Label | Elevator Records | |||
| Producer | Devo | |||
| Devo chronology | ||||
| ||||
Mechanical Man is a semi-official EP by new wave musicians Devo, released in 1978. It includes four 4-track basement demos by the band, recorded before they were signed to a record contract with Warner Bros. Records.
Opinions differ as to the legitimacy of the EP, with some sources considering it a bootleg. Devo webmaster and archivist Michael Pilmer states that it was a "fake bootleg" produced by Virgin Records and included with some copies of the band's debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in the United Kingdom.[1]
The EP was a 7" single housed in a plain sleeve that came in a variety of colors including pink, blue, red, yellow and green. Most EP sleeves were numbered on the back, although the exact number of EPs pressed is unknown.
Availability[]
Although the Mechanical Man EP has never had a proper CD release, all but one track ("Blockhead") were re-released on the Rykodisc compilations Hardcore Devo: Volume One and Volume Two. "Mechanical Man" is an edited version starting at 1:01 of the released version, "Clockout" is labeled as "Blackout" and "Auto-Modown" includes "Space Girl Blues".
Track listing[]
Side one[]
- "Mechanical Man" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:27
- "Blockhead" (Bob Mothersbaugh, Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:08
Side two[]
- "Blackout" (Gerald V. Casale) – 3:11
- "Auto-Modown" (Gerald V. Casale) – 3:51
Personnel[]
- Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
- Gerald V. Casale – bass guitar, additional keyboards, lead vocals
- Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Mothersbaugh – electronic drums
- Mark Mothersbaugh – keyboards, occasional guitar, lead vocals
- Alan Myers – drums
Production[]
- Producers: Devo (as "Mechanical Man")
External links[]
References[]
 | This 1970s album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Devo EPs
- 1978 EPs
- 1970s album stubs