Then: The Earlier Years
Compilation by They Might Be Giants
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Everything Right Is Wrong Again2:224.0 ★
- 2Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head2:143.6 ★
- 3Number Three1:293.6 ★
- 4Don’t Let’s Start2:374.0 ★
- 5Hide Away Folk Family3:233.0 ★
- 632 Footsteps1:374.0 ★
- 7Toddler Hiway0:274.0 ★
- 8Rabid Child1:333.5 ★
- 9Nothing’s Gonna Change My Clothes2:004.0 ★
- 10(She Was a) Hotel Detective2:124.0 ★
- 11She’s an Angel2:393.5 ★
- 12Youth Culture Killed My Dog2:533.5 ★
- 13Boat of Car1:173.6 ★
- 14Absolutely Bill’s Mood2:403.0 ★
- 15Chess Piece Face1:233.0 ★
- 16Hope That I Get Old Before I Die2:003.5 ★
- 17Alienation’s for the Rich2:273.0 ★
- 18The Day1:293.0 ★
- 19Rhythm Section Want Ad2:243.6 ★
- 20We’re the Replacements1:523.5 ★
- 21When It Rains It Snows1:35
- 22The Famous Polka1:353.9 ★
- 23[untitled]2:353.0 ★
- 24For Science1:21
- 25The Biggest One1:24
- 26Kiss Me, Son of God (alternate version)1:514.0 ★
- 27Mr. Klaw1:214.0 ★
- 28Critic Intro1:39
- 29Now That I Have Everything2:224.0 ★
- 30Mainstream U.S.A.1:17
- 31Fake Out in Buenos Aires1:50
- 32Greek #31:313.0 ★
- 33Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (original version)1:14
- 34I’m Def1:104.0 ★
- 35Don’t Let’s Start (demo version)1:16
- 36’85 Radio Special Thank You1:25
- CD 2
- 1Ana Ng3:234.3 ★
- 2Cowtown2:213.5 ★
- 3Lie Still, Little Bottle2:064.0 ★
- 4Purple Toupee2:403.8 ★
- 5Cage & Aquarium1:103.0 ★
- 6Where Your Eyes Don’t Go3:063.9 ★
- 7Piece of Dirt2:003.0 ★
- 8Mr. Me1:523.0 ★
- 9Pencil Rain2:423.2 ★
- 10The World’s Address2:243.4 ★
- 11I’ve Got a Match2:362.5 ★
- 12Santa’s Beard1:553.2 ★
- 13You’ll Miss Me1:533.4 ★
- 14They’ll Need a Crane2:334.4 ★
- 15Shoehorn With Teeth1:133.6 ★
- 16Stand on Your Own Head1:163.0 ★
- 17Snowball in Hell2:313.6 ★
- 18Kiss Me, Son of God1:543.1 ★
- 19Hello Radio0:553.0 ★
- 20It’s Not My Birthday1:523.0 ★
- 21I’ll Sink Manhattan2:32
- 22Nightgown of the Sullen Moon1:593.5 ★
- 23The World’s Address (Joshua Fried remix)5:423.0 ★
- 24Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal3:483.5 ★
- 25Lady Is a Tramp1:203.0 ★
- 26Birds Fly1:25
- 27Kitten Intro1:433.0 ★
- 28Weep Day1:50
- 29The Big Big Whoredom1:39
- 30I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (adaptation)1:59
- 31Become a Robot1:18
- 32Which Describes How You’re Feeling1:24
- 33Swing Is a Word0:53
- 34Doris Cunningham0:12
- 35Counterfeit Fake0:393.0 ★
- 36Schoolchildren Singing “Particle Man”2:05
More by They Might Be Giants
Release credits
- engineer [1.1-19, 2.1-18]
- engineer [1-3, 5-19]
- performer [18]
- performer [18]
- engineer [1-3, 5-19], producer [1.1-19, 1.34, 2.1-18]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- electric guitar [14], guest [14]
- performer [18]
- performer [18]
- acoustic guitar [12, 17], background vocals [6, 10, 18], bass guitar [24], electric bass guitar [2-3, 5, 12-13, 16-17, 19], electric guitar [2.1, 2.24, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9-13, 1.16-17, 1.19], guitar [1], harmonica [6], lead vocals [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-18, 1.34, 2.2-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12-13, 2.15, 2.17], programming [25], trumpet [3, 13]
- accordion [1.2, 1.5-6, 1.11, 1.16-19, 2.1], autoharp [1], background vocals [2.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12, 1.16, 1.19], baritone saxophone [10], bass saxophone [10], bass synthesizer [11], instrument [24], keyboard [1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12-16, 19, 34], lead vocals [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.11, 2.14-16, 2.18, 2.24, 1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.16, 1.19], piano [1], programming [25]
- remixer [23]
- spoken vocals [1]
- guest [24]
- lead vocals [13]
- executive [1-3, 5-19]
- executive [1-3, 5-19]
- mix [24]
- performer [18]
- additional [18]
- performer [1-3, 5-19], producer [24-25]
- background vocals [34]
Issues
T25 March 1997
T2x Digital Media25 March 1997






