Then: The Earlier Years

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Then: The Earlier Years
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Compilation album by They Might Be Giants
Released March 25, 1997
Recorded 1985–1991
Genre Alternative rock
Label Restless Records (U.S., U.K.)
Rykodisc (UK)
Producer(s) Bill Krauss, Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants
Professional reviews
They Might Be Giants chronology
S-E-X-X-Y
(1996)		 Then: The Earlier Years
(1997)		 Severe Tire Damage
(1998)


TMBG compilation chronology
Miscellaneous T
(1991)		 Then: The Earlier Years
(1997)		 Best of the Early Years
(1999)

Then: The Earlier Years is a double album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). Then contains the album Lincoln in its entirety, the albums They Might Be Giants and Miscellaneous T which are each missing one track, a few otherwise unreleased songs from their 1985 Demo Tape and other songs previously unreleased. The song missing from Miscellaneous T is ""(She Was a) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)" and the song missing from They Might Be Giants is the album version of "Don't Let's Start", as it was replaced in its appropriate place in the track listing by the single version of the same song from Miscellaneous T.

The They Might Be Giants Online Store [1] also sells the non They Might Be Giants and Lincoln tracks separately, in two parts titled Giants Jubilee and Mightathon. eMusic once sold these albums, but does not currently. iTunes offers the entire album for $19.90, by itself.

Contents

[edit] Song origins

  • Tracks 1-3 and 5-19 on disc one are originally from They Might Be Giants
  • Tracks 1-18 on disc two are originally from Lincoln
  • Track 4, the single mix of "Don't Let's Start," was taken from Miscellaneous T; in the original release of They Might Be Giants, a different mix of this song appeared as the fourth track on the album
  • Tracks 20-27 on disc one and tracks 19-26 on disc two are from Miscellaneous T, although that itself was a compilation of b-sides, so the tracks originally appeared on various singles and EPs
  • Tracks 34 and 35 from disc one and tracks 31 and 32 from disc two are originally from the 1985 Demo Tape

[edit] Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" – 2:20
  2. "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" (John Flansburgh, John Linnell) – 2:12
  3. "Number Three" – 1:27
  4. "Don't Let's Start (Single Mix)" – 2:35
  5. "Hide Away Folk Family" – 3:21
  6. "32 Footsteps" – 1:36
  7. "Toddler Hiway" – :25
  8. "Rabid Child" – 1:31
  9. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 1:58
  10. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" – 2:10
  11. "She's an Angel" – 2:37
  12. "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 2:51
  13. "Boat of Car" – 1:15
  14. "Absolutely Bill's Mood" – 2:38
  15. "Chess Piece Face" – 1:21
  16. "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die" – 1:58
  17. "Alienation's for the Rich" – 2:25
  18. "The Day" – 1:27
  19. "Rhythm Section Want Ad" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 2:22
  20. "We're the Replacements" – 1:50
  21. "When It Rains It Snows" – 1:33
  22. "The Famous Polka" – 1:33
  23. "Untitled" – 2:33
  24. "For Science" – 1:19
  25. "The Biggest One" – 1:22
  26. "Kiss Me, Son of God (Alternate Version)" – 1:49
  27. "Mr. Klaw" – 1:19
  28. "Critic Intro" – 1:37
  29. "Now That I Have Everything" – 2:20
  30. "Mainstream U.S.A." – 1:15
  31. "Fake Out in Buenos Aires" – 1:48
  32. "Greek #3" – 1:29
  33. "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (Original Version)" – 1:12
  34. "I'm Def" – 1:08
  35. "Don't Let's Start (Demo Version)" – 1:14
  36. "'85 Radio Special Thank You" – 1:25

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Ana Ng" – 3:23
  2. "Cowtown" – 2:21
  3. "Lie Still, Little Bottle" – 2:06
  4. "Purple Toupee" – 2:40
  5. "Cage & Aquarium" – 1:10
  6. "Where Your Eyes Don't Go" – 3:06
  7. "Piece of Dirt" – 2:00
  8. "Mr. Me" – 1:52
  9. "Pencil Rain" – 2:42
  10. "The World's Address" – 2:24
  11. "I've Got a Match" – 2:36
  12. "Santa's Beard" – 1:55
  13. "You'll Miss Me" – 1:53
  14. "They'll Need a Crane" – 2:33
  15. "Shoehorn With Teeth" – 1:13
  16. "Stand on Your Own Head" – 1:16
  17. "Snowball in Hell" – 2:31
  18. "Kiss Me, Son of God" – 1:54
  19. "Hello Radio" – 0:55
  20. "It's Not My Birthday" – 1:52
  21. "I'll Sink Manhattan" – 2:32
  22. "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" – 1:59
  23. "World's Address (Joshua Fried Remix)" – 5:42
  24. "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" – 3:48
  25. "The Lady Is a Tramp Hart, Rodgers – 1:20
  26. "Birds Fly" – 1:25
  27. "Kitten Intro" – 1:43
  28. "Weep Day" – 1:50
  29. "The Big Big Whoredom" – 1:39
  30. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Bassman, Washington) – 1:59
  31. "Become a Robot" – 1:18
  32. "Which Describes How You're Feeling" – 1:24
  33. "Swing Is a Word" – 0:53
  34. "Dorris Cunningham" – 0:12
  35. "Counterfeit Fake" – 0:39
  36. "Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"" – 2:05

[edit] External links

They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh | John Linnell
Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf | Marty Beller
Brian Doherty | Dan Hickey | Graham Maby | Tony Maimone | Eric Schermerhorn
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) | Lincoln (1988) | Flood (1990) | Apollo 18 (1992) | John Henry (1994) | Factory Showroom (1996) | Long Tall Weekend (1999) | Mink Car (2001) | No! (2002) | The Spine (2004) | Here Come the ABCs (2005) | The Else (2007) | Here Come the 123s (2007)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct from Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Related Articles
Dial-A-Song | Mono Puff | State Songs (John Linnell solo album)
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