Devo “Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!” Released on this date, August 28th, 1978. (The red colored vinyl version pictured here on Virgin Records is the UK release and has a different cover than the US pressing on Warner Bros.; it also was released a few days later, on September 1st.) Devo’s amazingly influential post-punk/new wave/art rock debut album (produced by Brian Eno) which reached #12 in the UK and #78 in the US.

So many great tracks of spazzy dissonance, the melding of rock guitar with scientific new wave synth and subversive social commentary lyrics.  “Uncontrollable Urge” and “Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No)” – the lyrics to which are not present on the inner sleeve unlike all the other songs, guess they couldn’t get permission to reprint their Stones’ cover? – as well as “Mongoloid” and “Jocko Homo” are all favorites.