Devo – Freedom Of Choice

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3435
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Jacksonville Press
Country:	US
Released:	May 16, 1980
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	New Wave, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Girl U Want Written-By – G. V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh	2:55
A2	It's Not Right Written-By – M. Mothersbaugh*	2:20
A3	Whip It Written-By – G. V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh	2:37
A4	Snowball Written-By – G. V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh	2:28
A5	Ton O' Luv Written-By – G. V. Casale*	2:29
A6	Freedom Of Choice Written-By – G. V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh	3:28
B1	Gates Of Steel Written-By – D. Smith, G. V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, S. Schmidt	3:26
B2	Cold War Written-By – R. Mothersbaugh, G. V. Casale	2:30
B3	Don't You Know Written-By – M. Mothersbaugh*	2:14
B4	That's Pep! Written-By – M. Mothersbaugh*	2:17
B5	Mr. B's Ballroom Written-By – M. Mothersbaugh*	2:45
B6	Planet Earth Written-By – G. V. Casale*	2:45

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Capitol Studios
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Published By – Devo Music
Published By – Nymph Music, Inc.

Credits

Costume Designer [Devo's Modern Apparel By] – Lorenza (7)
Cover [Album Cover] – Artrouble
Design Concept [Package Concept By] – Devo, Inc.*
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Karat Faye
Engineer [Engineered By] – Howard Siegal*, Robert Margouleff
Lacquer Cut By – KP*
Management – Bill Gerber, Elliot Roberts Lookout Management*
Mastered By – Ken Perry
Performer – Alan*, Bob I*, Gerald V.*, Mark*, Bob II*
Producer [Produced By] – Devo
Producer [Produced In Association With] – Robert Margouleff

Notes

Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, pressing variant as indicated by "0" stamped and "JW" etched in runouts. Mastering variation, with "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" in runouts. Remainder of runouts etched.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with credits and DEVO catalog/fan club mail order merchandising offers.

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles.
Mastered at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles.

℗1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
©1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

All Songs Published by Devo Music/Nymph Music, Inc.-BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23435-1
Barcode (Scanned): 075992343510
Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): 0
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3#5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #7 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 8): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #7 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 8): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 9): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 9): BSK-2-3435 JW1 F3 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 10): BSK-1-3435 JW1 F3 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL kP 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 10): BSK-2-3435 JW2 #2 0

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Freedom Of Choice (LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2162	UK	1980
Recently Edited	Freedom Of Choice (LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	202 283, 202 283-320	Germany	1980
Recently Edited	Freedom Of Choice (Cassette, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	M5 3435	US	1980
Recently Edited	Freedom Of Choice (LP, Album)	Virgin	VIL 12155	Italy	1980
	Freedom Of Choice (LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	I-202.283, I-202283	Spain	1980

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Reviews

sydnifoley Dec 27, 2024
Fun but would be better for listening in the club not my living room haha.
Terrdog Jul 14, 2023
Very nice pressing. Sounds almost as good as the repress from 2009. https://www.discogs.com/release/2376974-Devo-Freedom-Of-Choice
howardowens May 13, 2021
My copy of this LP has side 1 labels on both sides.
sjwmson Sep 22, 2019
Does anyone know which pressing comes with the foldout poster?
aldop38 Oct 29, 2018
Very good pressing, almost silent, bright and lively sound. Ken Perry did it again.
lindad55 Jun 23, 2017
How can this go for $5 to $200??? I don't get it
chahooa Feb 6, 2017
my runout on side one is bsk-a-3435 f/c. the f could also be an a, hard to tell.