Name: Art Devo 1973-1977
Brand: Devo

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FTRSMO49A

Colour

Colour details

Red, Yellow and Blue. Rubber Gloves Colours

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

With Fold Out Poster.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

1000

Release date

2024-04-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5053760114727

Total Cap

Red LPx3

FTRSMO49B

Orange

Orange, Purple, White Marbled. Booji Wooji Coloured Vinyl.

5053760114734

Orange LPx3

FTRSMO49C

Silver

Pink, Purple, Silver (Space Junk Coloured Vinyl).

2024-08-02

5053760118749

9999

Silver LPx3

FTRSMO48

Extended format: No

Digipak, Fold-Out Poster, Liner Notes by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V Casale

2023-12-08

5053760112105

CDx2

Artist

Devo

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Futurismo

New-wave group Devo, formed in 1973 by a group of art students at Kent State University, gained popularity throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band's name is derived from the concept of "de-evolution," which suggests that mankind is devolving instead of evolving. Devo underwent several lineup changes over the years but consistently released material through Booji Boy Records. They achieved mainstream success with their keyboard-heavy sound and produced their biggest hits during this period. After a hiatus in the late 1980s, Devo reunited and continued to tour before releasing their ninth studio album in 2010. Despite the loss of Robert Casale in 2014, Devo continues to perform live with new members.

Line-up:
<ul>
<li>Mark Mothersbaugh: vocals, keyboards, guitar, songwriter</li>
<li>Gerald V. Casale: vocals, bass, keyboards, songwriter</li>
<li>Bob Mothersbaugh (Bob I): lead guitar, vocals, songwriter</li>
<li>Bob Casale (Bob II): rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, songwriter</li>
<li>Jim Mothersbaugh (1974-1976): drums</li>
<li>Alan Myers (1976-1984): drums</li>
<li>David Kendrick (1986-1990): drums</li>
<li>Josh Freese (1996-current): drums</li>
<li>Josh

Restored classics, rare finds, and sought-after releases. Whether you're a vinyl enthusiast or a tape collector, we have something for everyone.

Reissues

Futurismo proudly present the release all hardcore Devo fans have been waiting for: Art Devo 1973-1977, a lovingly packaged box set housing rare, unheard and obscure mind blowers sourced directly from the vaults of The De-Evolution Band. This anthology takes you from the bands initial conception in Akron, Ohio to the moment before the world woke up, in a collection of sonic and visual art that captures Devo at the dawn of industrial death.

Art Devo showcases the mesmerizing evolution of a band on the brink of discovery, mining irony, wit and dark humour from the madness of a distorted modern world still coming to terms with aftermath of a collapsed economy and the Vietnam war. From 1973-1977 Devo would transform from an art project, pop art in the literal sense, into the group David Bowie would declare “the band of the future”. Here you will find the audio mutations of a band at the edge of greatness, initial concepts that gave birth to a new aesthetic that continually challenged preconceptions about music, art, performance, culture, composition and consumption...it was also the birth of Booji Boy. While the songs here may not be fully grown, raw even, these are the seeds of subversion that kickstarted Devo’s fifty year legacy.

3LP&nbsp;&nbsp; - Spanning 3 LP’s and a 7”, this collection draws purely from that integral early history, garnered from unearthed basement recordings, original demo tapes, unfinished montages and rare live audio, all taken from the bands personal archive. The music is set against rare imagery, photos and personal artwork, with liners penned directly from the hands of founding members Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh and packaged in a gold foiled archive box containing separate art cards, to evoke a pseudo auction house art catalogue. Did we mention one of the images is also Scratch ‘N’ Sniff!

This is a one-time only, strictly limited edition box set, never to be remade, showcasing why Devo was, and is still is, one of the most important bands in American history. De-evolution is real. The art of Devo is real. Here is the evidence.

The set has a tracklist that has been curated by the band, housed in a gold foiled archive box, and contain a set of double sided art cards - including a Scratch ‘N’ Sniff image. Plus liner notes by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V Casale.

Art Devo 1973-1977 

Music GB

Discover Art Devo 1973-1977 Box Set by Devo. Limited Edition LPs from Futurismo. Rare, unheard and obscure mind blowers from the vaults.