Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth (track)
by Devo
Year: 1981
From the album New Traditionalists (track #2)
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Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth appears on the following album(s) by Devo:
- New Traditionalists (track #2) (this album) (1981)
- Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (1990)
- Now It Can Be Told, Devo At The Palace 12/9/88 (track #7) (1989)
- The Essentials (track #10) (compilation) (2002)
- Pioneers Who Got Scalped (The Anthology) (track #24) (compilation) (2000)
- 50 Years Of De-Evolution 1973-2023 (track #14) (compilation) (2023)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 08/25/2025 04:34 | matterhornrider | 22,729 | 86/100 | |
| 06/16/2025 02:21 | juanr1096 | 71,455 | 79/100 | |
| 08/08/2024 21:01 |  paladisiac | 82,696 | 64/100 | |
| 03/28/2024 13:05 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 | |
| 03/26/2024 08:30 | Banner | 4,825 | 94/100 |
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