Devo – Duty Now For The Future
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Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3337 |
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Rock |
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New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Devo Corporate Anthem | 1:14 | |
| A2 | Clockout | 2:45 | |
| A3 | Timing X | 1:11 | |
| A4 | Wiggly World | 2:42 | |
| A5 | Blockhead | 2:58 | |
| A6 | Strange Pursuit | 2:42 | |
| A7 | S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) | 4:28 | |
| B1 | Triumph Of The Will | 2:16 | |
| B2 | The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize | 2:41 | |
| B3 | Pink Pussycat | 3:08 | |
| B4 | Secret Agent Man | 3:35 | |
| Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA | (6:02) | ||
| B5a | Smart Patrol | ||
| B5b | Mr. DNA | ||
| B6 | Red Eye | 2:51 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Komos Productions, Inc.
- Published By – Devo Music
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Duchess Music Corp.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Chateau Recorders
- Mastered At – Chateau Recorders
- Mastered At – A&M Studios
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits
- Artwork [Cover] – Janet Perr
- Design [Concept And Package] – DEVO, INC.*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Phil Jost
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Photography By [Dust Sleeve Production Stills] – Yale Greenfield
- Producer, Engineer – Ken Scott
Notes
This version was pressed by Capitol's plant in Winchester, Va. (has —◁ in runout).
Album sleeve is perforated around the band picture on the front cover, enabling it to be removed.
Recorded and Mastered at Chateau Recorders, Hollywood, California/mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Records, Hollywood.
Printed inner sleeve with credits, lyrics, and production stills from "The Men Who Make The Music", a DEVO documentary videotape produced by Chuck Statler included in "Devovision", a compilation of Devo's films and videotapes available through Time-Life videocassettes courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. ("Devovision" includes the films "The Truth About De-Evolution," "Satisfaction," and "Come Back Jonee.") © 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.
Album sleeve is perforated around the band picture on the front cover, enabling it to be removed.
Recorded and Mastered at Chateau Recorders, Hollywood, California/mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Records, Hollywood.
Printed inner sleeve with credits, lyrics, and production stills from "The Men Who Make The Music", a DEVO documentary videotape produced by Chuck Statler included in "Devovision", a compilation of Devo's films and videotapes available through Time-Life videocassettes courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. ("Devovision" includes the films "The Truth About De-Evolution," "Satisfaction," and "Come Back Jonee.") © 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: D 3386-25286-2
- Rights Society: BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW2 #2 ----◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #4 ----◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW1 ----◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #4 ----◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW1 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #3 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW4 ---◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #3 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #3 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW2 #2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW1 #2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW1 #2 -◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 - A side): BSK-1-3337 WW3 --◄
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 - B side): BSK-2-3337 WW3 --◄
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Duty Now For The Future (LP, Album, Stereo) | Virgin | V 2125, V2125 | UK | 1979 | ||
| Duty Now For The Future (LP, Album, Stereo) | Virgin | 200 637, 200 637-320 | 1979 | ||||
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Duty Now For The Future (LP, Album, Embossed Cover) | Virgin | 200.637, 200637 | Netherlands | 1979 | ||
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Duty Now For The Future (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | QBS 3337 | Canada | 1979 | ||
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Duty Now For The Future (Cassette, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | M5 3337 | US | 1979 |
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Reviews
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As great and timeless as 'Are We Not Men...?' is, 'Duty Now For the Future' is pound for pound their best record...great, funny tunes and it ramps up the devolutionary synth punk energy and ethos just enough, and the sonics and production by the great Ken Scott are just spot on. Makes sense they'd decided to go with him after working with Eno to put together something as strong as the debut but different. -
Critics hated Devo at the time. But guess who got the last laugh! I prefer this album to "Are We Not Men?", which has it's own charms. Definitely worth having in your collection. -
Sandwiched in between "Are We Not Men?..." and "Freedom Of Choice", it seems almost as though "Duty Now For The Future" is Devo's perhaps most overlooked album. Where's all the big hits? There's no "Satisfaction", "Jocko Homo", "Whip It", or "Girl U Want", that got all the airplay back then. Maybe that's why I like this album so much, is because it was not played to death on the radio. "Pink Pussycat", "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA", and the cover of "Secret Agent Man" are probably the standout tracks on the album, although I still like "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize" too, which had a very strange video I've seen a few times. In my opinion, I think this is Devo's most solid and listenable albums, and it still stands up well after all these years.
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Devo's second record is quite a departure from the racey edgy Brian Eno punk of 'Are We Not Men'. It is much more electronic (though equally as good) and about as punk rock as the time permitted. From the opening monotone drone of 'Devo Corporate Anthem' thru to 'Red-eye express' this is a very solid and at times comical album. The highlights here are Smart Patrol /Mr. DNA, 'Swelling Itching Brain'and 'Blockhead' that are rife with typical devo-izms, drug references, and anti-establishment thinking.'Pink Pussycat' with its 'meow meow meow' chorus still gives me a laugh.
Devo were and still are eons ahead of their time and are perhaps one of the bravest bands ever. Who else took the risks these guys did?
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