Adventures of the Smart Patrol

Compilation album by Devo

Released

1996

Devo chronology

Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
(1993)

Adventures of the Smart Patrol
(1996)

Greatest Hits
(1998)

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Adventures of the Smart Patrol (or Devo Presents Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol) is a compilation album released in 1996 featuring tracks from the Inscape CD-ROM computer game of the same name, a game created by American new wave band Devo. Six of the tracks had been previously released on proper Devo albums and compilations, but it is noteworthy for containing two new Devo tracks: "Theme From Adventures of the Smart Patrol" (a studio recording of a song that had been played live at the beginning of concerts on the 1981 New Traditionalists tour) and "That's What He Said." Both songs are credited to The Smart Patrol but are performed by Devo.

Also of note is this mix of "U Got Me Bugged," a track which first appeared on the compilation Hardcore Devo: Volume 2. This mix features a new vocal track by Booji Boy.

Additionally, this version of "Jocko Homo" is the 4-track demo version, previously released on Hardcore Devo: Volume 1. However, this version was taken directly from the audio track of the short film The Truth About De-Evolution and is thus of lesser sound quality, but includes audio from the filmic sequence where a series of rapid-fire cuts spells the letters "Devo" to introduce the song, lifted from "Mechanical Man" (also found on Hardcore Devo: Volume One).

Track listing

All tracks performed by Devo unless otherwise noted.

"Theme From Adventures of the Smart Patrol" (2:29) – The Smart Patrol (Devo)
"That's What He Said" (3:15) – The Smart Patrol (Devo)
"Mechanical Man" (4:20) – Devo
"U Got Me Bugged" [Alternate Mix] (2:49) – Mark Mothersbaugh
"34C" (3:35) – Brian Applegate
"The Spirit of JFK" (3:17) – Scott V. Orsi
"Peek-a-Boo!" (3:02) – Devo
"Beautiful World" (3:32) – Devo
"Whip It" (2:38) – Devo
"Freedom of Choice" (3:27)
"Jocko Homo" [Demo Version] (3:06) – Devo

Devo

Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Freese Josh Hager Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis Fred Weber Rod Reisman David Kendrick Jeff Friedl

Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)

Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Live in Central Park (2004) Devo Live 1980 (2005) New Traditionalists – Live in Seattle 1981 (2012) Miracle Witness Hour (2014) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)

Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013) Social Fools: The Virgin Singles 1978 - 1982 (2015)

EPs	B Stiff EP (1977) Mechanical Man EP (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)

Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Come Back Jonee" "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" "Secret Agent Man" "Gut Feeling" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Gates of Steel" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Shout" "Baby Doll" "Disco Dancer" "Stuck in a Loop" "Post-Post Modern Man" "Watch Us Work It" "Fresh" "Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)" "What We Do" "Monsterman" "Don't Roof-Rack Me, Bro"

Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!

Related articles	Booji Boy Church of the SubGenius Devo 2.0 Devo discography Energy dome General Boy Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers Mutato Muzika The Beginning Was the End "Dare to Be Stupid" "The Mutants Are Revolting"

Inscape

Games	Adventures of the Smart Patrol Bad Day on the Midway The Dark Eye Drowned God Where's Waldo?: Exploring Geography

People	Michael L. Nash

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