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Numbered special edition hybrid stereo SACD from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.
Sourced from the original master tapes and mastered by engineer Rob LoVerde for vibrant clarity and detail.
Hybrid SACD design plays on compatible SACD hardware and includes a standard CD layer.
Packaged in a mini-LP-style gatefold sleeve.
For fans of: Talking Heads, The B-52's, Pere Ubu, and Wire.
Devo marries gritty guitars with expansive keyboard canvases on Duty Now for the Future. The transitional 1979 album furthers the band's satirical stance and includes its transformative cover of "Secret Agent Man."
"Pop music needs a big enema." Devo created Duty Now for the Future with that mission statement, relayed to the press by cofounding bassist and vocalist Gerald Casale, in mind. Though unfairly pegged by some as an example of the common sophomore slump, the record spurred the group's interest in electronic instrumentation, extended its penchant for biting social satire, and contained another transformative cover song in the form of "Secret Agent Man." Above all, the 1979 work proved the Ohio pranksters were anything but a joke, even if they would have to wait one more year for their mainstream breakthrough.
Sourced from the original master tapes, mastered by engineer Rob LoVerde, and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents Duty Now for the Future in audiophile-grade sound. The merits of Ken Scott's production emerge like never before. Guitars possess punch and grit and, along with the crisp arrangements, are sharpened with an ear toward accuracy and vibrancy. It all helps give the 1979 album a direct immediacy that answers complaints from listeners who felt the original presentation sounded too processed or sterilized.
Listen on YouTube:
Track list 1. Devo Corporate Anthem 2. Clockout 3. Timing X 4. Wiggly World 5. Blockhead 6. Strange Pursuit 7. S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) 8. Triumph of the Will 9. The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize 10. Pink Pussycat 11. Secret Agent Man 12. Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA 13. Red Eye
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