The Music of They Might Be Giants: 1986–2013

Compilation by They Might Be Giants

Released 2015

alternative rock rock

Ratings

Reviews

Wishlists

Tracklist

CD-R 1: 1986–1998
1
Don't Let's Start
2:35
2
Everything Right Is Wrong Again
2:20
4.0 ★
3
Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
2:12
4
(She Was A) Hotel Detective
2:10
4.0 ★
5
She's An Angel
2:37
6
Ana Ng
3:23
7
They'll Need A Crane
2:33
8
Purple Toupee
2:40
9
Where Your Eyes Don't Go
3:06
10
Birdhouse In Your Soul
3:20
4.6 ★
11
Twisting
1:56
12
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
2:38
13
Particle Man
1:59
14
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
2:23
15
Minimum Wage
0:47
16
Letterbox
1:25
17
The Statue Got Me High
3:06
18
The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
3:49
3.5 ★
19
I Palindrome I
2:22
20
She's Actual Size
2:05
21
O Tannenbaum
2:05
22
Snail Shell
3:20
23
Subliminal
2:45
24
Unrelated Thing
2:30
25
Extra Savoir-Faire
2:48
3.4 ★
26
Stomp Box
1:55
27
S-E-X-X-Y
3:51
28
James K. Polk
3:04
29
Dr. Worm
3:01
3.5 ★
30
Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) [Live]
2:16
CD-R 2: 2001–2013
1
Man, It's So Loud In Here
3:59
2
Cyclops Rock
2:38
3
Mr. Xcitement
3:36
4
Hovering Sombrero
2:13
5
My Man
2:57
6
Yeh Yeh
2:40
7
Where Do They Make Balloons?
2:41
8
Clap Your Hands
1:22
4.2 ★
9
The House At The Top Of The Tree
2:31
10
Bed Bed Bed
3:12
3.5 ★
11
I Am A Grocery Bag
0:35
12
Experimental Film
2:56
13
Memo To Human Resources
2:02
14
It's Kickin' In
2:01
15
Au Contraire
2:26
4.0 ★
16
Damn Good Times
2:38
5.0 ★
17
I'm Impressed
2:39
18
Upside Down Frown
2:17
19
Bee Of The Bird Of The Bird Of The Moth
3:31
20
Contrecoup
3:11
3.2 ★
21
Can't Keep Johnny Down
2:22
5.0 ★
22
Celebration
3:48
23
2082
1:55
4.0 ★
24
You Don't Like Me
2:57
25
You're On Fire
2:42
26
Circular Karate Chop
2:56
27
Call You Mom
3:07
28
Sometimes A Lonely Way
2:40
29
9 Secret Steps
1:56
4.0 ★
30
Too Tall Girl
2:34

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Release credits

Al Houghton
engineer [2, 4]
Alan Winstanley
mix [18], producer [10]
Albert Caiati
mix [8, 10], recording [8, 10]
Alex Noyes
engineer [2, 4]
Bill Krauss
engineer [2, 4], producer [2, 4]
Brian Pollack
assistant [18]
Bruce Calder
assistant [18]
Clive Langer
producer [10]
Cosmo Heidtman
engineer [8, 10]
Dan Hickey
drums (drum set) [15], membranophone [15]
Dan Miller
guitar [15-16, 20-23, 26-27, 29]
Danny Weinkauf
bass [16, 20-23], bass guitar [26-27, 29]
Doug Wieselman
flute [15]
Ed Thacker
mix [25], recording [25]
Edward Douglas
engineer [18]
Frank London
guest [18], trumpet [10, 18]
Greg Thompson
engineer [21-23]
Jason Spittle
engineer [8, 10]
John Flansburgh
background vocals [1.4, 2.16], electric guitar [2, 4, 10], guitar [1.2, 2.16, 2.20-23], lead vocals [2.16, 1.4], vocal [21-23]
John Linnell
background vocals [10], baritone saxophone [4], bass saxophone [4], keyboard [1.2, 1.10, 2.16, 2.20-23], lead vocals [1.2, 1.10, 2.20], piano [2], vocal [21-23]
Jon Silverman
assistant [26-27, 29]
Jonathan Altschuler
engineer [21-23, 26-27, 29]
Laura Cantrell
guest [18]
Mark Boyer
executive [2, 4]
Mark Feldman
violin [10]
Marty Beller
drums (drum set) [16, 20-23], membranophone [26-27, 29]
Matthew Hill
executive [2, 4]
Patrick Dillett
engineer [8, 20], mix [8, 15-16, 20-23], producer [8, 15-16, 20-23, 26-27, 29], recording [15-16]
Paul Angelli
recording [18]
Paul Fox
producer [25]
Roger Moutenot
mix [10], recording [10]
Stan Harrison
saxophone [27]
Stan Wright
engineer [8, 10]
They Might Be Giants
performer [2, 4], producer [1.18, 1.25, 2.8, 2.10, 2.15-16, 2.20-23, 2.26-27, 2.29]
Tom Durack
additional [16]

Issues

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The Music of They Might Be Giants: 1986–2013
2x CD-R
2015