Description
This is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 1/29/27
Devo faced considerable pressure when it started laying the groundwork for Freedom of Choice. Given an ultimatum by its record label, which dictated the group make a commercially successful album or lose its deal, the Ohio quintet wrote all-new material and pursued a futuristic vision of R&B. A winning partnership with Stevie Wonder collaborator Robert Margouleff, a decision to pen radio-friendly songs, and a geographic reset helped inspire what became the group’s signature effort — one long recognized as a new-wave milestone.
Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents the 1980 album in definitive sound. Never before on disc have the much-lauded aspects of Margouleff’s production been as clear, sharp, or present. The record’s dry, raw feel — as well as its emphasis on the grooves and percussion — pairs with Margouleff’s expertise with electronic instrumentation. The diverse array of synthesizers, as well as the live-in-the-studio blend of guitar, bass, and drums, come across with visceral realism. “Freedom from choice,” Devo sings on the title track. “Is what you want.” When it comes to this particular album and reissue, it’s hard to argue with the claim.
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