Project DEVO [WIP]

Sources are various DVD, VHS & Laserdisc releases.
All material will enhanced in HD.
Release will be raw HD exports, & 3 disc Blu-ray set with custom artwork.

Disc 1:
The Complete Truth About De-Evolution (1993)

Tracklisting:

1. Titles
2. Devo Corporate Anthem (1979)
3. In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1977)
4. Satisfaction (1978)
5. A word about laserdiscs
6. Come Back Jonee (1978)
7. The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize (1979)
8. Worried Man (1980)
9. Whip It (1980)
10. Girl U Want (1981)
11. Freedom Of Choice (1981)
12. Another word about laserdiscs
13. Through Being Cool (1981)
14. Love Without Anger (1981)
15. Beautiful World (1981)
16. Time Out For Fun (1982)
17. Peek-A-Boo! (1982)
18. Thats Good (1982)
19. More about laserdiscs
20. R U Experienced? (1984)
21. The final word about laserdiscs
22. Disco Dancer (1988)
23. Post Post-Modern Man (1990)
24. Post Post-Modern Man (Rocky Schenck Remix) [1991]
25. End Credits

Disc 2:
Devovision (1979)

Tracklisting:

1. Jocko Homo [1977]
2. General Boy Intro (Skit)
3. Wiggly World (Live)
4. Devo’s Worries (Skit)
5. The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize [1979]
6. Rod’s Big Reamer (1979 Tour Film)
7. Protective Gear (Skit)
8. Praying Hands (Live) [Partial]
9. Reductive Synthesis (Skit)
10. Uncontrollable Urge (Live)
11. Satisfaction [1978]
12. The Problem With Artists (Skit)
13. Jocko Homo (Live) [Partial]
14. Secret Agent Man [1977]
15. Laws Of De-Evolution (Skit)
16. Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (Live)
17. “If The Spud Fits, Wear It!” (Skit)
18. Come Back Jonee (1978)
19. General Boy Outro (Skit)
20. Booji Boy Takes Polaroids / Red Eye Express (Live)
21. Credits
22. Devo Corporate Anthem (1979)

Disc 3:
We’re All DEVO (1984)

Tracklisting:

1. We’re All Devo! (Jocko Homo Segment) [1977]
2. Satisfaction (1978)
3. The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surpize (1979)
4. Whip It (1980)
5. Donut Asks Rod For Money (Skit)
6. Girl U Want (1980)
7. Freedom Of Choice (1980)
8. Beautiful World (1981)
9. Booji Boy Gets His Head Crushed (1980 Tour Film)
10. Rod Leaves To Get Donut’s Money (Skit)
11. A Word From General Boy (1981 Tour Film)
12. Peek-A-Boo! (1982)
13. That’s Good (1982)
14. Theme From Doctor Detroit (1983)
15. Rod Calls Dr. Byrthfood
16. Through Being Cool (1981)
17. Love Without Anger (1981)
18. Worried Man (1980)
19. Credits
20. Bonus - Jocko Homo (1977)

Yep, thats the one. Much better quality than the DVD for some reason. “R U Experienced?” will be included.

As for “Go Monkey Go”, the source I’m using is taken from an HD copy on the site of the studio that produced it. 😃

Commentary will be included!

Had to backtrack a bit due to problems with the audio. I wasn’t happy with some of the restorations, so I’m working on new versions. This means the screenshots in the first post don’t necessarily represent the final versions.

I also have a small problem regarding the commentary. Since my Laserdisc player does not have a remote, I can’t record the commentary for “R U Experienced”. All the other commentary tracks are easily obtainable through the DVD, so for the time being we may have to end up with “R U Experienced” not having the commentary, unless someone else has the disc and could possibly record it for me?

Looking forward to this 😃 I’ve been trying to compile all of devos and related musical output together in the highest possible quality

Well, I found a remote for my laserdisc player on Ebay. Once it gets here, I’ll be able to record the commentary for “R U Experienced”. I’ll update the first post with screenshots from all the main restorations later today.

After doing some research, I found that most fans say the best source for the majority of the videos is the 2003 DVD, which is said to be better then the 2014 dvd (the one I have). With a bit of digging, I found some rips from it, and It is in fact better than both the laserdisc and the 2014 DVD.

Therefore, to ensure that this project is the best it can possibly be, new restorations are underway. I know I’ve been going back and forth on this, but really want the outcome to be the end all version of these videos. Please bare with me, and stay tuned for more info.

Work on this project will continue hopefully around Spring. Stay Tuned! 😃

Mango I sent you a PM about a 1080p copy of Freedom of Choice I capped from TV recently.

jordan200 said:

Mango I sent you a PM about a 1080p copy of Freedom of Choice I capped from TV recently.

I looked at it earlier today, and unfortunately, it doesn’t really look any better than the laserdisc, plus it has titles at the beginning of the video which makes it not usable. I’d like to thank you for sending it however, and it can be used as reference material for the color correction. Thank you so much for the contribution. 😃

Here’s a before and after comparison of Satisfaction.

“I say Whip It!”

Here’s a comparison of Booji Boy as he appears in “The Truth About De-Evolution”.

Here’s “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7W8jaIkEiI

Here’s another update.

2 old DEVO compilations from 1979 & 1983 respectively will be included as bonus features, (in standard def). Here’s the original artwork for each restored for use in the blu-ray menus.

“The Men Who Make The Music” (1979)

“We’re All DEVO” (1983)