Devo - Freedom Of Choice

Original Release Date

1980

Release Information

US LP 1980 (Warner Bros - BSK 3435)
UK LP 1980 (Virgin - V 2162)
US CD 2009 (Warner Bros - 521442-2)

1 Girl U Want 2:55
2 It's Not Right 2:20
3 Whip It 2:37
4 Snowball 2:28
5 Ton O' Luv 2:29
6 Freedom Of Choice 3:28
8 Gates Of Steel 3:26
8 Cold War 2:30
9 Don't You Know 2:14
10 That's Pep! 2:17
11 Mr. B's Ballroom 2:45
12 Planet Earth 2:45
CD Bonus Tracks
13 Freedom Of Choice Theme Song (Live) 2:44
14 Whip It (Live) 2:42
15 Girl U Want (Live) 2:45
16 Gates Of Steel (Live) 3:16
17 Be Stiff (Live) 2:49
18 Planet Earth (Live) 2:31

Chart Placings

UK Chart Hit: 47, 5 wks

Credits

UK/US LP:

Mark
Alan
Gerald V.
Bob I
Bob II

Produced by Devo in association with Robert Margouleff
Engineered by Robert Margouleff and Howard Siegal
Assistant Engineer: Karat Faye
Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles.
Mastered by Ken Perry at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles

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Additional Credits on CD:

Tracks 13 through 18:
Produced by Devo
Recorded at the Fox Warfield, San Francisco, CA. August 16, 1980
Live Producer: Robert Kaminsky
Live Engineer: Bill Dawes
Mixed by Devo at Wizard Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Ken Perry at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Originally recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour

Additional Credits

Mark Mothersbaugh - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Bob Mothersbaugh - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Bob Casale - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Gerald V. Casale - bass, keyboards, vocals
Alan Myers - drums

CD Bonus tracks from Dev-O Live 12", released March 1981

Reviews & Opinions

RED STARR, SMASH HITS, JULY 10 - 23, 1980: For all their entertaining ideas, Devo still don't appreciate that a busy arrangement is no substitute for a good tune. This is more of their usual Disneyland futurism - relentless rapid fire rhythms and robotic vocals. Only the visual image (borrowed from the Flowerpot Men?) is new. It's amusing enough to listen to - side two is even quite good - but there's little here that's truly impressive. Freedom of choice? I'll take The Human League anyday. (6 out of 10).

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US LP 1980 (Warner Bros - BSK 3435). Click here for more

UK LP 1980 (Virgin - V 2162). Initially with poster. Click here for more

US CD 2009 (Warner Bros - 521442-2). Click here for more

 

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