DEVO

Recombo DNA

39.98 CD

An individually numbered, limited edition of 5,000 copies from Rhino Handmade.

DEVO Recombo DNA is a 2-CD collection packed to its aluminum-wafered edges with 42 previously unreleased tracks which have been carefully cultivated from the effusively illustrated tapeboxes of the Official DEVO Archive. These recordings cover the period just after their first independent Booji Boy singles to the year before they sign with Enigma Records.

  For the first time on this planet you can hear these original demos, alternate takes, rough mixes, unissued masters and other audio arcana from the years DEVO were signed to Warner Bros Records. Augmented with almost a dozen pre- and post-WB-era delights, Recombo DNA collects over two-and-one-half hours of prime DEVO double helix fun.

  Though Recombo DNA is overflowing with unheard DEVO rarities, the original unreleased band-produced demo alternate version of the Freedom Of Choice album (which comprises Tracks 10 to 18 on Disc One) will likely put the most collectors into a sweat. In addition to the alternate versions of eight FOC tracks that you already know, you now can hear two tracks which were originally intended for that album but, in the end, didn't make the final cut.

  Almost all of the recordings on Recombo DNA were taken from 7-inch and 10-inch reel-to-reel masters which have been carefully stored in the climate-controlled DEVO Archive for decades. Some recordings were taken from cassettes which contained the only surviving version of the songs in question. And, as many of these recordings were rough mixes and demos never intended for public consumption, you should expect some tape hiss here and there, and perhaps a recording imperfection or two (for example, during the keyboard solo of "Gotta Serve Somebody" there are crackling sounds for about 30 seconds which were caused by a loose on-stage connector plug). In all cases we used the best available source for every track -- you will hear each recording exactly as you would if you were standing in Spudville and listening to them over the DEVO Archive studio monitors yourself.

  From the unissued title composition to the astonishing demo of "Pink Pussycat" to the unused "Mr B's Ballroom"-precursor entitled "Luv & Such" to the first official appearance of DOVE, THE BAND OF LOVE featuring Booji Boy singing Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" to the rock demo version of "Here To Go" to the twin experiments of "Big Adventure" and "No Noise" to the soaring guitar anthem of "The Only One" (which is sung by DEVO pal, Toni Basil, by the way) to the studio version of "Somewhere With Devo", DEVO, Recombo DNA is an exquisite treat for all of your six senses and should, we think, be a most welcome addition to any Devotee's collected audio works.

 Recombo DNA is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.  

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