''Greatest Misses'' is a compilation album of songs by American new wave band

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, released in 1990 by

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. ''Greatest Misses'' contains lesser-known tracks and alternate versions of tracks from other albums. It has a Parental Advisory label because of the song "Penetration in the Centrefold". The album booklet includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by

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for '' BAM'' magazine. The first half of this article appears in the booklet for '' Devo's Greatest Hits''.

Track listing

* "Jocko Homo" is the original demo version featured in the short film ''

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'' (1976), later reissued on '' Hardcore Devo: Volume One'' (1990).

Personnel

Devo *

Bob Casale Robert Edward Casale Jr. (born Robert Edward Pizzute Jr.; July 14, 1952 – February 17, 2014), or "Bob 2", was an American musician, composer and record producer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the rhythm guitarist and keyboardi ...

– rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals *

Gerald Casale Gerald Vincent Casale ( ) ( ''né'' Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit in 1980 wi ...

– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards *

Bob Mothersbaugh Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh Jr. (; born August 11, 1952), also known by his stage name Bob 1, is an American musician, singer, songwriter and composer. Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as ...

– lead guitar, vocals *

Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (; born May 18, 1950) is an American musician and composer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose " Whip It" was a top 20 single in the US ...

– vocals, keyboards, guitar * Alan Myers – drums Technical *

Brian Eno Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno (, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambien ...

– producer (4, 7–11, 15b) *Devo – producer (13, 16) *

Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker (10 November 1946 – 12 April 2025) was an English record producer, songwriter and arranger who produced rock and pop songs. Life and career Baker was born in Hampstead, London on 10 November 1946. He began his career at De ...

– producer (14) *

Ken Scott Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is an English record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Davi ...

– producer, engineer (1–3, 5, 6, 12, 15a) *Kathe Duba-Noland – album compilation *Gerald Casale – album compilation, art devotion *Mark Mothersbaugh – album compilation *Tim Stedman – art devotion *Alex Remlyn – devography *

– liner notes *Erik Arnesen – photography *Bobbi Watson – photography *Moshe Brakha – photography

References

{{Devo Discography Devo compilation albums 1990 compilation albums Warner Records compilation albums