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B Stiff is the first EP by new wave musicians Devo, released in 1978. It is a compilation of the three 7-inch singles released by the band on Stiff Records in the UK. The cover was created by graphic designer Barney Bubbles and photographer Brian Griffin.

B Stiff EP
EP by Devo
Released	1978
Recorded	October 1976–October 1977
Genre	Art punk new wave punk rock
Length	17:31
Label	Stiff
Producer	Devo, Brian Eno
Devo chronology
B Stiff EP (1978) Mechanical Man EP (1978)
Singles from Be Stiff EP
"Mongoloid" Released: March 12, 1977 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Released: September 1977 "Be Stiff" Released: 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Availability

Although the B Stiff EP has never had a proper CD release, five of its six tracks have been re-released on various compilation albums in the digital format:

• "Jocko Homo" - Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
• "(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction" - Greatest Misses, Hardcore Devo: Volume One
• "Be Stiff" - Greatest Misses, Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
• "Mongoloid" - Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (A slightly different mix appeared on Hardcore Devo: Volume One.)
• "(I Saw My Baby Gettin') Sloppy" - Recombo DNA (The extra few seconds of drum noise and shouting before the song starts have been removed from this version.)

A re-recording of "Social Fools" produced by Brian Eno appeared as the B-side of the "Come Back Jonee" single in 1978. It was later reissued as a bonus track on the Virgin CD release of Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo!/Dev-O Live EP in 1993 and was subsequently reissued again on Social Fools (The Virgin Singles 1978-1982) in 2015 and Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984) in 2019.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Jocko Homo" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:21
2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 2:53
3. "Be Stiff" (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis) - 2:35

Side two

1. "Mongoloid" (G.V. Casale) - 3:30
2. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')" (M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale, Gary Jackett) - 2:20
3. "Social Fools" (G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh) - 2:52

Personnel

• Bob Casale - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
• Gerald 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

References

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