DEVO (I CAN’T GET ME NO) SATISFACTION 12″ – EXC+ A2/B1 UK PUNK NEW WAVE

Devo – (I Can’t Get Me No) Satisfaction
(Stiff Records  1978  BOY1)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some rubbing/ringwear and some discolouration

Devo is an American rock band that formed in 1973, consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single “Whip It” and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence.

Devo’s music and stage shows mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influential on subsequent popular music, particularly new wave, industrial, and alternative rock artists. Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the LaserDisc format, with “Whip It” getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.

The American new wave band Devo released their rendition of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” as a single in 1977. Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that the cover version “reworks the original’s alienation into a spastic freak-out that’s nearly unrecognizable”. This version of the song was featured prominently in the 1995 Martin Scorsese epic crime film Casino.

The quirky music video for the song and several others from this album received significant airplay on the upstart MTV. A notable feature of the video was dancer Craig Allen Rothwell, known as Spazz Attack, whose signature dance move, a forward flip onto his back, drew him significant attention.

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