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        Official releases by They Might Be Giants.


They Might Be Giants
Here Come the 123s

album
2008 February
   DVD: 2008.02.05  US Disney Sound ?
                Here Come The 123s
                The Zeroes
                One Everything
                Number Two
                Triops Has Three Eyes
                Apartment Four
                High Five!
                The Secret Life Of Six
                Seven
                Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go To Work)
                Figure Eight
                Pirate Girls Nine
                Nine Bowls Of Soup
                Ten Mississippi
                One Dozen Monkeys
                Eight Hundred And Thirteen Mile Car Trip
                I Can Add
                Nonagon
                Even Numbers
                One Two Three Four
                Oooo Laaa Oooo Laaa
                Heart Of The Band
                Hot Dog!
                Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme

   DVD: 2008.02.05  US Disney Sound (Amazon) ?
          [as above plus bonus track:]
                One Two Three Four

    CD: 2008.02.05  US Disney Sound ?
                Here Come The 123s
                The Zeroes
                One Everything
                Number Two
                Triops Has Three Eyes
                Apartment Four
                High Five!
                The Secret Life Of Six
                Seven
                Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go To Work)
                Figure Eight
                Pirate Girls Nine
                Nine Bowls Of Soup
                Ten Mississippi
                One Dozen Monkeys
                Eight Hundred And Thirteen Mile Car Trip
                Infinity
                I Can Add
                Nonagon
                Even Numbers
                One Two Three Four
                Oooo Laaa Oooo Laaa
                Heart Of The Band
                Hot Dog!
                Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme

    CD: 2008.02.05  US Disney Sound (Amazon) ?
          [as above plus bonus tracks:]
                One Two Three Four
                John Lee Supertaster (Live)
                Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed (Live)


They Might Be Giants
Cast Your Pod to the Wind
Bonus!

collection
2007 July
        “The very best of the material featured on TMBG's podcasts of the
        past year and a half.  Many tracks are remixed and remodeled for
        your high fidelity pleasure!”

    CD: 2007.07.10  US Zoë (Idlewild) 01143-1119-2 (included with initial
                        pressings of The Else)
                Put Your Hand On The Computer
                I'm Your Boyfriend Now
                Why Did You Grow A Beard?
                We Live In A Dump
                Brain Problem Situation
                Sketchy Galore
                Microphone
                Vestibule
                Greasy Kid Stuff
                Metal Detector (live)
                Employee Of The Month
                Homunculus
                No Plan B
                Morgan In The Morning
                Kendra McCormick
                Yeah
                The Deranged Millionaire
                My Other Phone Is A Boom Car
                I Hear A New World
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future
                Haunted Floating Eye
                Scott Bower
                The Mexican Drill
                Cast Your Pod To The Wind


They Might Be Giants
The Else

album
2007 May
        Produced by The Dust Bros., Pat Dillett & TMBG!

    DD: 2007.05.15  US Idlewild (Apple iTunes) 254559944 (AAC)
  CDx2: 2007.07.10  US Idlewild (Zoë) CDZOE 1117 (01143-1117-2)
                        (includes bonus Cast Your Pod to the Wind CD)
    LP: 2007.09     US Zoë (Idlewild) LPZOE 1117
          2'39  I'm Impressed
          3'14  Take Out the Trash
          2'17  Upside Down Frown
          3'15  Climbing the Walls
          2'40  Careful What You Pack
          3'11  The Cap'm
          3'17  With the Dark
          2'37  The Shadow Government
          3'31  Bee of the Bird of the Moth
          2'54  Withered Hope
          3'11  Contrecoup
          2'29  Feign Amnesia
          2'57  The Mesopotamians


They Might Be Giants
Podcast Highlights

collection
2006?
    CD: 2006?       US Idlewild? (promo, no p/s)
                La Dolce
                Damn Good Times (Live in Atlanta)
                Why Did You Grow a Beard?
                I Enjoy Being a Boy
                Diving Board
                E Eats Everything (Elegant Too remix)
                Edison Museum (wax cylinder recording)
                Hotel Detective in the Future
                HDITF Commentary
                Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
                Miniature Sidewalk Whirlwind
                Metal Detector
                P.S.O.K.
                Turtle Songs of North America


They Might Be Giants
iTunes Essentials: They Might Be Giants

collection
2006 October
    DD: 2006.10.10  US Apple iTunes 198929175 (AAC)
          The Basics:
          3'20  Birdhouse in Your Soul
          2'38  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
          2'35  Don't Let's Start
          3'23  Ana Ng
          1'59  Particle Man
          2'20  I Palindrome I
          3'28  Lazyhead and Sleepybones
          3'04  James K. Polk
          3'48  The Guitar
          3'04  Statue Got Me High
          2'37  She's an Angel
          2'56  Experimental Film
          3'02  New York City
          2'54  Your Racist Friend
          2'38  Feast of Lights
          3'17  Through Being Cool
          2'40  Purple Toupee
          2'02  Memo to Human Resources
          1'32  Meet James Ensor
          3'20  Snail Shell
          2'14  Mammal
          2'05  She's Actual Size
          4'32  How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
          Next Steps:
          1'22  Robot Parade
          1'21  Clap Your Hands
          2'58  Dead
          1'56  Twisting
          1'29  No!
          3'09  I Should Be Allowed to Think
          3'18  The End of the Tour
          3'06  Spy
          1'26  Alphabet of Nations
          2'43  E Eats Everything
          1'15  In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle
          2'14  Bastard Wants to Hit Me
          3'04  Am I Awake?
          2'26  Au Contraire
          3'25  Whistling in the Dark
          3'06  Savoy Truffle
          2'47  We Want a Rock
          2'26  Violin
          1'51  Fake-Believe
          2'10  (She Was A) Hotel Detective
          2'17  Renew My Subscription (Exclusive Track)
          2'33  They'll Need a Crane
          2'44  Prevenge
          2'00  John Lee Supertaster
          Deep Cuts:
          2'44  Baroque Hoedown (Pop Version)
          2'45  They Might Be Giants
          3'50  S-E-X-X-Y
          1'33  All Alone
          2'38  Damn Good Times
          5'26  Fingertips
          2'36  My Evil Twin
          2'13  Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
          1'27  Stalk of Wheat
          1'15  Boat of Car
          1'08  Dig My Grave
          2'40  Sleepwalkers
          1'33  The Famous Polka
          1'13  Shoehorn With Teeth
          1'54  Kiss Me  Son of God
          2'05  Caroline, No
          4'24  Spiraling Shape
          3'37  XTC Vs. Adam Ant
          2'45  Subliminal
          1'57  I Can Hear You
          0'47  Minimum Wage
          3'48  Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
          2'21  I've Got a Fang
          3'32  John Linnell: West Virginia
          3'43  Mono Puff: It's Fun to Steal


They Might Be Giants
Rhino Hi-Five

collection
2006 July
    DD: 2006.07.18  US Rhino wmgd20270659? (WMA)
    DD: 2006.07.18  US Rhino (Apple iTunes) 164782691 (AAC)
          1'59  Particle Man
          3'49  The Guitar
          2'38  Istanbul
          3'02  New York City
          2'54  Your Racist Friend


They Might Be Giants
Venue Songs

collection
2005 November
        DualDisc, DVD includes ten video clips, CD includes live and studio
        recordings of Venue Songs.

    CD: 2005.11     US TMB Productions ? (includes DVD)
    DD: 2006.11.15  US Idlewild (Apple iTunes) 257033714 (AAC)
          CD:
          STUDIO:
                Dallas
                Albany
                Los Angeles
                Anaheim
                Vancouver
                Pittsburgh
                Asheville
                Glasgow
                Charlottesville
                Asbury Park
                Brooklyn
                Love Is Eternity
                Renew My Subscription
                Taste the Fame
                Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
                Bloodmobile
          LIVE:
                Omaha
                Houston
                Leeds
                New Orleans
                Colombia
                Santa Cruz
                Minneapolis
                Tucson
                San Francisco
                Memphis
                Charleston
                Atlanta
                Farmingdale
                New Haven
                London
                Raleigh
                Towson
                St. Louis
                Philadelphia
                Austin
                Dallas
                Albany
                Los Angeles
                Anaheim
                Vancouver
                Pittsburgh
                Glasgow
                Charlottesville
                Asbury Park
                Brooklyn
          DVD:
                Greeting from the Deranged Millionaire
                “The experiment begins”
                Dallas
                “A concrete shrine”
                Albany
                “Paradoxically”
                Los Angeles
                “An oasis of hooch”
                Anaheim
                “The great walled city”
                Vancouver
                “Monongahela”
                Pittsburgh
                “You can't go home again”
                Asheville
                “and so”
                Glasgow
                “Returning to the U.S.”
                Charlottesville
                “Skee-ball and saltwater taffy”
                Asbury Park
                “The tour nearly over”
                Brooklyn
                Goodbye from the Deranged Millionaire
                Damn Good Times
                Experimental Film
                Bastard Wants to Hit Me
                I'm All You Can Think About


They Might Be Giants
A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants
Melody, Fidelity, Quantity

collection
2005 May
        29 songs.

    CD: 2005.05.03  US Rhino 8122746752?
                Minimum Wage
                Meet James Ensor
                Particle Man
                Don't Let's Start
                She's An Angel
                Cyclops Rock
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Purple Toupee
                James K. Polk
                Birdhouse In Your Soul
                Ana Ng
                The Guitar
                Bangs
                The Statue Got Me High
                New York City
                Doctor Worm
                Boss Of Me
                Your Racist Friend
                Why Does The Sun Shine?
                They'll Need A Crane
                I Palindrome I
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
                John Lee Supertaster
                Older
                We're The Replacements
                Dr. Evil
                No!
                Clap Your Hands
                Spider


They Might Be Giants
Here Come the ABCs
Original Songs About The Alphabet

video
2005 February
   DVD: 2005.02.15  US Disney Sound/Idlewild 5008 61265-9 (region 1)
                Here Come the ABCs/John and John Say Hello
                Alphabet of Nations
                E Eats Everything
                Flying V
                I Am a Robot
                Q U
                Go for G!
                Pictures of Pandas Painting
                D & W
                Fake-Believe
                Can You Find It?
                Introducing the Vowel Family
                The Vowel Family
                A to Z
                Letter/Not a Letter
                Letter Shapes
                Alphabet Lost and Found
                I C U
                I Am a Robot (type B)
                John and John Introduce...
                Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
                Rolling O
                L M N O
                Introducing C Is for Conifers
                C Is for Conifers
                Fake-Believe (type B)
                A to Z (type B)
                D is for Drums!
                Introducing ZYX
                ZYX
                Goodnight My Friends
                Here Come the ABCs!
                Introducing the Bonus Tracks
          Bonus Videos:
                Clap Your Hands
                Violin
                Stalk of Wheat
                Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's
                        Higglytown Heroes)

   DVD: 2005.10.25  US Disney Sound/Idlewild ? (reissue, region 1)
                Here Come the ABCs/John and John Say Hello
                Alphabet of Nations
                E Eats Everything
                Flying V
                I Am a Robot
                Q U
                Go for G!
                Pictures of Pandas Painting
                D & W
                Fake-Believe
                Can You Find It?
                Introducing the Vowel Family
                The Vowel Family
                A to Z
                Letter/Not a Letter
                Letter Shapes
                Alphabet Lost and Found
                I C U
                I Am a Robot (type B)
                John and John Introduce...
                Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
                Rolling O
                L M N O
                Introducing C Is for Conifers
                C Is for Conifers
                Fake-Believe (type B)
                A to Z (type B)
                D is for Drums!
                Introducing ZYX
                ZYX
                Goodnight My Friends
                Here Come the ABCs!
                Introducing the Bonus Tracks
          Bonus Videos:
                Clap Your Hands
                Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's
                        Higglytown Heroes)
                Hovering Sombrero '05
                I Never Go To Work

Here Come the ABCs
Original Songs About The Alphabet
        Some versions omit [1].

    CD: 2005.02.15  US Disney Sound/Idlewild 61264-7
    CD: 2004.12     US Idlewild ? (advance promo)
    DD: 2005.02     US tmbg 252? (MP3)
    DD: 2005.02     US tmbg 253? (FLAC)
    DD: 2005.02.15  US Walt Disney (Apple iTunes) 44806883 (AAC)
                Here Come The ABCs
                Alphabet of Nations
                E Eats Everything
                Flying V
                Q U
                Go For G!
                Pictures of Pandas Painting
                D & W
                Fake-Believe
                Can You Find It?
                The Vowel Family
                Letter / Not a Letter
                Alphabet Lost and Found
                I C U
                Letter Shapes
                Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
                Rolling O
                L M N O
                C Is for Conifers
                Fake-Believe (type B)
                D is for Drums
                Z Y X
                Goodnight My Friends
          Bonus Tracks:
                Clap Your Hands
                Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's
                        Higglytown Heroes)
                Hovering Sombrero '05                              [1]


They Might Be Giants
Au Contraire

single
2004 October
    CR: 2004.10.04? UK Cooking Vinyl ?
                Au Contraire


They Might Be Giants
Experimental Film

single
2004
    C5: 2004        AU ? (promo)
                Experimental Film

    CR: 2004.07.19? UK Cooking Vinyl FRYCD197 (promo)
                Experimental Film
                Am I Awake?
                Memo to Human Resources


They Might Be Giants
The Spine Surfs Alone

single
2004 July
    CR: 2004.07     US Idlewild [no c/n] (ltd. ed., diff. p/s, no b/i)
    CR: 2004.07     US Idlewild [no c/n] (16892 60402)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 59? (MP3)
          1'18  The Spine Surfs Alone
          2'20  Now Is Strange
          2'31  I'm All You Can Think About
          2'03  Fun Assassin
          1'45  Skullivan
          0'40  The Other Side Of The World
          1'03  Canada Haunts Me


They Might Be Giants
The Spine

album
2004 July
    CD: 2004.07.05  UK Cooking Vinyl COOKCD310
    CR: 2004.07     UK Cooking Vinyl COOKCD310-CDR (promo)
    CD: 2004.07.13  US Zoë ZOE 01143-1041-2
    DD: 2005?       US Idlewild (Apple iTunes) 18096630 (AAC)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 42? (MP3)
    DD: 2007.09?    US TMB Productions (Amazon) B000QQZK94 (MP3)
          2'55  Experimental Film
          0'33  Spine
          2'01  Memo to Human Resources
          3'10  Wearing a Raincoat
          2'42  Prevenge
          2'36  Thunderbird
          2'14  Bastard Wants to Hit Me
          1'51  The World Before Later On
          3'01  Museum of Idiots
          1'59  It's Kickin' In
          0'33  Spines
          2'26  Au Contraire
          2'37  Damn Good Times
          2'58  Broke in Two
          1'24  Stalk of Wheat
          2'41  I Can't Hide from My Mind


They Might Be Giants
Selections from Their Forthcoming Album The Spine

sampler
2004
    C5: 2004        US Idlewild ? (promo)
                Prevenge
                Experimental Film
                Damn Good Times


They Might Be Giants
Prevenge
[Radio Edit]

single
2004 June?
    CD: 2004.06?    US Zoë ? (promo)
                Prevenge (Radio Edit)


They Might Be Giants
Indestructible Object

single
2004 April
    C5: 2004.04.04  US Barsuk bark35
    DD: 2005?       US Barsuk (Apple iTunes) 6785356 (AAC)
                Am I Awake?
                Memo to Human Resources
                Au Contraire
                Ant
                Caroline, No {Beach Boys}


They Might Be Giants
Bed, Bed, Bed
Bedtime Stories and Songs
A Bedtime Book & A Bedtime CD

book
2003 November
        Songs by They Might Be Giants.
        Illustrations by Marcel Ozama.

   Pub: 2003.11     US Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743250249 (includes
                        four-song CD)

Bed, Bed, Bed
    CD: 2003        US Simon & Schuster ? (promo, no p/s)
    CD: 2003.11     US Simon & Schuster ?
                Impossible
                Happy Doesn't Have to Have an Ending
                Idlewild
                Bed, Bed, Bed, Bed, Bed


They Might Be Giants
Dial·A·Song
20 Years of They Might Be Giants

collection
2002 September
  CDx2: 2002.09.17  US Rhino (Warner) 8122-78139-2 (box set)
          Disc One:
                Birdhouse in Your Soul
                Ana NG
                Don't Let's Start
                Boss of Me
                Older
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Doctor Worm
                The Guitar
                Dr. Evil
                New York City
                Particle Man
                Cyclops Rock
                Minimum Wage
                Man, It's So Loud in Here
                We're the Replacements
                Why Does the Sun Shine?
                        (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (live)
                Your Racist Friend
                Bangs
                Snail Shell
                Twisting
                Another First Kiss
                They'll Need a Crane
                The Statue Got Me High
                (She Was a) Hotel Detective
                Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
                I Palindrome I
          Disc Two:
                She's an Angel
                How Can I Sing Like a Girl
                James K. Polk
                Meet James Ensor
                Mammal
                Pet Name
                No!
                I Can Hear You
                Spider
                I Should Be Allowed to Think
                Fingertips
                She's Actual Size (new live version)
                Spy (single version)
                Stormy Pinkness (live in Berlin 1989)
                Exquisite Dead Guy
                Robot Parade (adult version)
                Boat of Car
                S-E-X-X-Y
                Number Three
                The End of the Tour
                They Might Be Giants
                Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
                Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
                Snowball in Hell
                Purple Toupee
                Cowtown


They Might Be Giants
They Got Lost
a Compilation of Rarities from They Might Be Giants

collection
2002 July
    CD: 2002.07.20  US Idlewild IDLE102
    DD: 2005?       US Idlewild (Apple iTunes) 44565814 (AAC)
    CD: 2005.10.25  US Zoë CDZOE 1062 (6 01143 1062 2 4) (reissue)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 19? (MP3)
    DD: 2007.09?    US TMB Productions (Amazon) B000QR1RSG (MP3)
          1'40  Rest Awhile
          1'10  Truth in Your Words
          2'18  On the Drag
          1'33  All Alone
          0'53  Down to the Bottom of the Sea
          1'27  I'm Sick (of this American life)
          1'38  Words Are Like (demo)
          2'51  I Am a Human Head
          1'09  Oranges
          1'38  Empty Bottle Blues
          4'36  They Got Lost
          3'13  Reprehensible
          2'01  Rat Patrol
          1'11  The Army's Tired Now
          3'23  Certain People I Could Name
          2'30  Theme to McSweeney's
          0'24  Dollar for Dollar
          2'53  Mosh Momken Abadon
          0'52  Token Back to Brooklyn
          2'31  Disappointing Show
          1'10  Oranges Testimonial


They Might Be Giants
No!
Songs for Children

album
2002 June
    CD: 2002.06.11  US Idlewild/Rounder 11661-8113-2 (enhanced)
    DD: 2005?       US Idlewild (Apple iTunes) 19130203 (AAC)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 1? (MP3)
    DD: 2007.09?    US TMB Productions (Amazon) B000QQXNTI (MP3)
          2'59  Fibber Island
          2'15  Four of Two
          1'18  Robot Parade
          1'26  No!
          2'37  Where Do They Make Balloons?
          1'11  In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle
          2'23  Violin
          1'58  John Lee Supertaster
          1'59  The Edison Museum
          2'28  The House at the Top of the Tree
          1'19  Clap Your Hands
          1'01  I Am Not Your Broom
          1'08  Wake Up Call
          0'30  I Am a Grocery Bag
          3'25  Lazyhead and Sleepybones
          3'08  Bed Bed Bed
          2'39  Sleepwalkers

    CD: 2002.05?    US Rounder ? (promo)
          [as above plus bonus tracks:]
                Monsters of Mud
                Robot Parade (Adult Version)
                Clowntown


They Might Be Giants
Another First Kiss

single
2002
    CD: 2002        US Restless RPRO 269-2 (promo)
          3'06  Another First Kiss


They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants In ... Holidayland

ep
2001 November
    C5: 2001.11.06  US Restless ?
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 246? (MP3)
                Santa Claus
                Santa's Beard
                Feast Of Lights
                Careless Santa
                O Tannenbaum


They Might Be Giants
Mink Car

album
2001 September
    CD: 2001.09.11  US Restless 73744-2
    CD: 2001.06     US Restless RPRO-262-2 (advance promo, s/s)
    DD: 2005?       US Rykodisc/Restless (Apple iTunes) 12912364 (AAC)
          3'10  Bangs
          2'38  Cyclops Rock
          3'59  Man, It's So Loud in Here
          3'36  Mr. Xcitement w/ Mike Doughty
          3'06  Another First Kiss
          2'32  I've Got a Fang
          2'13  Hovering Sombrero
          2'40  Yeh Yeh
          3'08  Hopeless Bleak Despair
          1'58  Drink!
          2'57  My Man
          1'58  Older
          2'09  Mink Car
          2'11  Wicked Little Critta
          3'19  Finished with Lies
          2'37  She Thinks She's Edith Head
          2'28  Working Undercover for The Man

    CD: 2001        AU Restless?
          [as above plus bonus track:]
                Boss of Me

    CD: 2002.03.15  JP Video Arts (Restless) VACK-1247
          [as above plus bonus tracks:]
                Your Mom's Alright
                McGyver
                Robot Parade

    Cd: 2001.11.19  UK Restless PIASREST004CD
                Man It's So Loud In Here
                Boss Of Me
                Cyclops Rock
                Another First Kiss
                Bangs
                My Man
                Drink
                Your Mom's Alright
                Hovering Sombrero
                Yeh Yeh
                I've Gotta Fang
                Mink Car
                Hopeless Bleak Despair
                Older


They Might Be Giants
Man, It's So Loud In Here

single
2001 August
    C5: 2001.08     US Restless RPRO 264-2 (promo)
                Man, It's So Loud In Here (Radio Edit)
                Man, It's So Loud In Here (LP Version)
                Man, It's So Loud In Here (Hot 2002 Mix)

    C5: 2001.11.12  AU Shock TMBG01 (promo)
                Man, It's So Loud In Here
                Your Mom's Alright
                Rest Awhile
                On The Drag
                Man, It's So Loud In Here (Hot 2002 Remix)

    C5: 2001.12.03  UK Restless PIASREST006CD
                Man, It's So Loud in Here

    C5: 2001        NL PIAS 938 0006 22
          3'46  Man It's So Loud In Here (radio edit)
                Man It's So Loud In Here
                Birdhouse In Your Soul (live from New York)


They Might Be Giants
Special “Mink Car” Sampler

sampler
2001
    C5: 2001        US Restless RPRO 263-2 (promo)
                Cyclops Rock
                Another First Kiss
                I've Got a Fang
                Bangs

“Mink Car” Retail Sampler
    C5: 2001        US Restless RPRO 266-2 (promo)
          3'59  Man, It's So Loud in Here
          1'12  Cyclops Rock
          0'52  Another First Kiss
          0'34  I've Got a Fang
          0'56  Bangs


They Might Be Giants
2001 Radio Sampler Number 2

sampler
2001 May
    C5: 2001.05     US Restless RPRO-259-2 (promo)
                Bangs
                Wicked Little Critta
                Your Mom's Alright (w/ Doughty from Soul Coughing)
                Theme from the Oblongs (w/ Robin “Goldie” Goldwasser)


They Might Be Giants
No! Preview

sampler
2001 April
    C5: 2001.04     US TMBG Music [no c/n] (promo)
                Robot Parade
                John Lee Supertaster
                4 of 2
                Sleepwalkers
                Clap Your Hands
                Robot Parade (Adult Version)
                Clowntown
                Monsters of Mud


They Might Be Giants
2001 radio sampler #1

sampler
2001
    C5: 2001        US Restless RPRO253-2 (promo)
                Boss of Me
                Mr. Excitement
                I've Got a Fang


They Might Be Giants
Boss of Me
The song from the hit TV show
Malcolm in the Middle

single
2000
    CD: 2000        US Restless RPRO 242-2 (promo)
                Boss of Me (edit)
                Boss of Me
                Boss of me (instrumental)

Boss of Me
theme from the hit TV series
Malcolm in the Middle
    C5: 2001.07.16  UK Restless/PIAS PIASREST001CD
C5: 2001            AU Shock Records CORX084CD
                Boss of Me
                Reprehensible
                Mr. Xcitement (single version)

    C5: 2001.07.16  UK Restless/PIAS PIASREST001CDP (enhanced)
                Boss of Me
                Boss of Me (video)

    CS: 2001        UK Restless/PIAS PIASREST001MC
                Boss of Me
                Reprehensible

Boss of Me
    C5: 2001        UK Restless/PIAS PIASREST005CD
                Boss of Me
                Mr. Xcitement
                Bird House in Your Soul (Live)


They Might Be Giants
2001 Sampler

sampler
2000
    CR: 2000        US Restless?
          3'12  Boss Of Me
          3'27  Bangs
          3'04  Doughty & They Might Be Giants: Your Mom's Alright
          0'34  The Oblongs Theme
          1'20  No!
          1'30  In The Middle


They Might Be Giants
Working Undercover for the Man

single
2000 May
        John Linnell (vocals, keyboards)
        John Flansburgh (vocal, guitar)
        Dan Hickey (drums)
        Dan Miller (guitar)
        Danny Weinkauf (bass)
        with
        Graham Maby (bass on [1])
        Steve Jankowski (trumpet on [2])
        Garry Lee Rosenberg (trombone on [2])
        Jim O'Conner (trumpet on [4])

    C5: 2000.05.16  US GoodNoise (EMusic) [no c/n] (17940)
    C5: 2000        US GoodNoise (EMusic) [no c/n] (promo, j/b, press
                        release)
                Rest Awhile
                Working Undercover For The Man
                I Am A Human Head
                Empty Bottle Collector
                On The Drag
                Radio They Might Be Giants #1
                Radio They Might Be Giants #2
                Radio They Might Be Giants #3
                Robot Parade (Adult Version)


They Might Be Giants
Music from “Malcolm in the Middle”

collection
2000
        The songs and score from Fox-TV's hit series 'Malcolm In The
        Middle,' composed and recorded by They Might Be Giants bridge an
        unusually wide musical span, incorporating elements as diverse
        as Italian movie music to ska, and back to the highly original,
        twisted rock that has made They Might Be Giants one of the most
        revered bands on the scene.  From the revved up, eye opening
        instrumentals to the new and classic TMBG songs included in the
        show, the music from Malcolm In The Middle is a fresh window on
        the unique creative music of They Might Be Giants.

    CR: 2000        US TMBG Music (promo, hand-copied s/s)
                Monster
                Malcolm Theme
                Cyclops Rock
                Hovering Sombrero
                Reprehensible
                Man It's So Loud in Here
                Substitute Teacher
                Playground Pokemon
                Til My Head Falls Off
                European Ska
                Don't Cry
                Four Track Mind
                Tres Quatro
                Pencil Rain
                The Audition Song (Something You'd Like to See)
                Sunshine
                Why Does the Sun Shine?
                Rotary Club
                Skatellite Transmission
                Mysterion
                Stranger


They Might Be Giants
Best Of The Early Years

collection
1999 November
    CT: 1999.11.23  US BMG Special 75517-45604-4
                Don't Let's Start
                Ana Ng
                Youth Culture Killed My Dog
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
                Purple Toupee
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective
                Everything Right Is Wrong Again
                Cowtown

    CD: 1999.11.23  US BMG Special 7551745604-2
                Don't Let's Start
                Ana Ng
                Youth Culture Killed My Dog
                We're The Replacements
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
                Purple Toupee
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective
                Everything Right Is Wrong Again
                Cowtown
                Hide Away Folk Family


They Might Be Giants
Live

collection
1999 November
        From Severe Tire Damage.

    CT: 1999.11.23  US BMG Special 75517-45606-4
                Birdhouse In Your Soul
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Particle Man
                She's Actual Size
                XTC vs. Adam Ant
                Till My Head Falls Off
                S-E-X-X-Y
                They Got Lost

    CD: 1999.11.23  US BMG Special 7551745606-2
                Birdhouse In Your Soul
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Particle Man
                She's Actual Size
                XTC vs. Adam Ant
                Till My Head Falls Off
                S-E-X-X-Y
                They Got Lost
                Ana NG
                Doctor Worm (bonus track, studio single version)


They Might Be Giants
Long Tall Weekend

album
1999 July
        John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, horns, etc.)
        John Flansburgh (vocals, guitars, etc.)
        with
        Graham Maby (bass on [1,3,4,7,8,9,10,12])
        Brian Doherty (drums on [1,3,4,7,8,9,10,12,13])
        Dan Miller (electric guitar on [2,6])
        Dan Weinkauf (bass on [2,6])
        Dan Hickey (drums on [2,6])
        Eric Schermerhorn (electric guitar on [4,12]; acoustic guitar on
                [11])
        Yuval Gaby (drums on [5])
        Jay Sherman-Godfrey (slide guitar on [8]; cello on [11])
        Kurt Hoffman (tenor saxophone on [13])
        Frank London (trumpet on [13])
        Tony Maimone (bass on [13])
        Nick Hill (vocals on [15])

    DD: 1999.07.19  US GoodNoise (2353) (MP3)
    CD: 1999.07     US EMusic (Olde West) [no c/n] OWR93662 (promo, baggie,
                        no j/b)
          1'33  Drinking
          2'33  She Thinks She's Edith Head
          2'05  Maybe I Know
          2'05  Rat Patrol
          1'02  Token Back to Brooklyn
          1'57  Older
          1'25  Operators are Standing By
          1'42  Dark & Metric
          3'18  Reprehensible
          3'31  Certain People
          2'12  Counterfeit Faker
          4'40  They Got Lost
          2'29  Lullaby to Nightmares
          1'26  On Earth My Nina
          1'58  Edison Museum

         Long Tall Weekend
WIRED Reader Raves 1999
        Packaged as the Program for Wired Magazine's 1999 Reader's Raves
        Award Ceremony.

    CD: 1999        US WIRED? [no c/n] (promo)
          [as above]


They Might Be Giants
Dr. Evil

single
1999
    CD: 1999        US ? (promo, no p/s, no j/b, tyvek s/s)
                Dr. Evil


They Might Be Giants
What We Did This Summer

ep
1999
        Robin Goldwasser (vocals on [1])

    CR: 1999        US TMBG Music [no c/n] (promo, no p/s, white label)
          1'49  Dr. Evil                                           [1]
          0'35  Boss of Me
          2'33  She thinks She's Edith Head
          1'54  Older
          2'17  Cyclops Rock


They Might Be Giants
Direct From Brooklyn
Video Compilation

collection video
1999 April
   VHS: 1999.04.27  US Restless 01877 72994-3
                Doctor Worm
                Snail Shell
                The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
                The Statue Got Me High
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Birdhouse In Your Soul
                They'll Need A Crane
                Purple Toupee
                Ana Ng
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective
                Don't Let's Start
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppets Head
          Plus Special Bonus Clips From The Tiny Toons Cartoon Series:
                Particle Man
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Direct From Brooklyn
Video Compilation
   DVD: 2003.02.18  US WEA (Restless) ? (region 1)
          Videos:
                Doctor Worm
                Snail Shell
                The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight),
                The Statue Got Me High
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Birdhouse in Your Soul
                They'll Need a Crane
                Purple Toupee
                Ana Ng
                (She Was a) Hotel Detective
                Don't Let's Start
                Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
                Particle Man (Tiny Toons)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Tiny Toons)
                Why Does the Sun Shine?
                        (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
                        (live from the 2002 tour)
                Trailer for Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
          Audio:
                McGyver
                Your Mom's Alright
                Man It's so Loud in Here (Hot 2002 Mix)


They Might Be Giants
Severe Tire Damage

album
1998 August
        Mostly recorded live on the Severe Tire Damage tour in 1997.

        John Flansburgh (guitar, vocals)
        John Linnell (keyboards, accordion, baritone sax, vocals)
        Jim O'Connor (trumpet)
        Hal Cragin (bass)
        Graham Maby (bass)
        Tony Maimone (bass)
        Dan Levine (trombone)
        Dan Hickey (drums)
        Brian Doherty (drums)
        Eric Schermerhorn (guitar)
        Kurt Hoffman (tenor sax)
        Frank London (trumpet)
        Randy Andos (trombone, tuba)
        Mark Pender (trumpet)
        Diana Harold (vibraphone)
        Erik Sanko (bass)
        Zak Alford (drums)
        Mauro Refosco (percussion)

    CD: 1998.08.11  US Restless 01877 72965-2
    CD: 1998.08     US Restless RPRO129 (promo, no p/s)
    CD: 1998        UK Cooking Vinyl COOKCD156
    CD: 1998.12.18  JP Quattro QTCY-73003 (also released as promo)
    DD: 1999.02     US Goodnoise [no c/n] (MP3)
    DD: 2005?       US Rykodisc/Restless (Apple iTunes) 12911666 (AAC)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 143? (MP3)
          3'01  Doctor Worm
          0'39  Severe Tire Damage Theme
          3'42  They Got Lost
          2'16  Why Does the Sun Shine?
                        (The Sun is a Mass Of Incandescent Gas)
          3'11  Birdhouse in Your Soul
          3'20  She's An Angel
          3'39  XTC vs. Adam Ant
          3'07  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
          3'00  Ana Ng
          1'35  First Kiss
          0'52  Spider
          2'09  Particle Man
          2'16  She's Actual Size
          3'06  S-E-X-X-Y
          1'30  Meet James Ensor
          2'51  Till My Head Falls Off
          3'01  About Me
          2'35  Planet Of The Apes
          2'45  Return From The Planet Of The Apes
          1'40  Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
          1'08  Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
          1'56  Battle For The Planet Of The Apes
          2'00  Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
          1'14  This Ape's For You


They Might Be Giants
Doctor Worm

single
1998 August
        From their new release Severe Tire Damage.

    C5: 1998.08     US Restless RPRO130 (promo)
                Dr. Worm

    C5: 1998        UK Cooking Vinyl FRY CD 078
                Doctor Worm
                Birdhouse in Your Soul
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                XTC vs. Adam Ant


They Might Be Giants
Then: The Earlier Years

collection
1997 March
        A comprehensive 2 disc collection of They Might Be Giants' earliest
        music.  Includes three complete albums: They Might Be Giants,
        Lincoln, and Miscellaneous T (EP Collection).  Plus 15
        previously unreleased tracks from their Dial-A-Song service.
        Includes 32 page booklet with extensive liner notes by the band.

  CDx2: 1997.03.25  US Restless 72931-2 (1/2)
  CDx2: 2003.10.29  JP Video Arts (Restless) VACK-5410
    DD: 2005?       US Rykodisc (Apple iTunes) 62060024 (AAC)
          Disc One:
          They Might Be Giants:
                Everything Right Is Wrong Again
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
                Number Three
                Don't Let's Start
                Hide Away Folk Family
                32 Footsteps
                Toddler Hiway
                Rabid Child
                Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective
                She's An Angel
                Youth Culture Killed My Dog
                Boat Of Car
                Absolutely Bill's Mood
                Chess Piece Face
                I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
                Alienation's For The Rich
                The Day
                Rhythm Section Want Ad
          EP B-Sides:
                We're The Replacements
                When It Rains It Snows
                The Famous Polka
                [untitled]
                For Science
                The Biggest One
                Kiss Me, Son Of God (alternate version)
                Mr. Klaw
          Bonus Tracks:
                Critic Intro
                Now That I Have Everything
                Mainstream U.S.A.
                Fake Out In Buenos Aires
                Greek #3
                Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (original version)
                I'm Def
                Don't Let's Start (Demo Version)
                85 Radio Special Thank You
          Disc Two:
          Lincoln:
                Ana Ng
                Cowtown
                Lie Still, Little Bottle
                Purple Toupee
                Cage & Aquarium
                Where Your Eyes Don't Go
                Piece Of Dirt
                Mr. Me
                Pencil Rain
                The World's Address
                I've Got A Match
                Santa's Beard
                You'll Miss Me
                They'll Need A Crane
                Shoehorn With Teeth
                Stand On Your Own Head
                Snowball In Hell
                Kiss Me, Son Of God
          EP B-Sides:
                Hello Radio
                It's Not My Birthday
                I'll Sink Manhattan
                Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon
                The World's Address (Joshua Fried remix)
                Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal
                Lady Is A Tramp
                Birds Fly
          Bonus Tracks:
                Kitten Intro
                Weep Day
                The Big Big Whoredom
                I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over you (adaptation)
                Become A Robot
                Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo)
                Swing Is A Word
                Doris Cunningham
                Counterfeit Fake
                Schoolchildren Singing “Particle Man”


They Might Be Giants
Selections From The 2-CD Retrospective Then: The Earlier Years

collection
1997 February
        Instore play sampler.

        Front cover is a cartoon of five toy boats, sailing through a field
        of grass; one boat shows a toy soldier, aiming a cannon at one of
        the other boats.

    CD: 1997.02     US Restless PRO-095 (promo, CD-S pak)
                Don't Let's Start
                Now That I have Everything
                Famous Polka
                Ana Ng
                I'm Def
                Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
                (She Was a) Hotel Detective
                Birds Fly
                Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo)
                We're The Replacements
                Greek #3
                Become a Robot
                Kiss Me Son of God
                Weep Day
                Schoolchildren Singing “Particle Man”


They Might Be Giants
S-E-X-X-Y

single
1996 November
    CS: 1996        US Elektra PRCS 9637-2 (promo)
    CD: 1996        US Elektra PRCD 9637-2 (promo)
          3'19  S-E-X-X-Y
          7'52  S-E-X-X-Y (Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)

    C5: 1996.11.26? US Elektra 63995-2
                S-E-X-X-Y (Radio Mix)
                SenSurround
                Unforgotten
                We've Got A World That Swings
                S-E-X-X-Y (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)

    C5: 1996.11.26? US Elektra 64224-2 (CD-S pak)
    CS: 1996.11.26? US Elektra 64224-SR
                S-E-X-X-Y (Radio Mix)
                We've Got A World That Swings
                S-E-X-X-Y (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)

    C5: 1996        US Elektra ?
                S-E-X-X-Y
                SenSurround
                S-E-X-X-Y (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)

    CS: 1996.11.26? US Elektra ?
                S-E-X-X-Y (Radio Mix)
                Unforgotten
                S-E-X-X-Y (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)

   12": 1996.11     US Elektra 0-63995 (promo, stickered s/s)
          7'52  The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix
          7'52  The Warren Rigg Instrumental
          -
          5'21  Tee's Freeze Mix
          5'58  Tee's In House Dub
          4'55  Tee's Cappella

   12": 1996        US Elektra ED-5891 (promo, stickered s/s)
          5'21  Tee's Freeze Mix
          5'58  Tee's In House Dub
          4'55  Tee's Cappella
          7'52  Warren Rigg Microwave Mix
          7'52  Warren Rigg Instrumental

         S-E-X-X-Y Remixes
    C5: 1996.11.26? US Elektra PRCD 9710-2 (promo, no p/s)
          3'19  S-E-X-X-Y (Radio Mix)
          3'40  Tee's Radio
          7'52  The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix

    C5: 1996        AU Elektra (WEA) 7559639722 (p/b p/s)
                S-E-X-X-Y (Radio Mix)
                SenSurround
                Unforgotten
                We've Got A World That Swings
                S-E-X-X-Y (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)
                S-E-X-X-Y (Tee's Freeze Mix)


They Might Be Giants
Factory Showroom

album
1996 October
        features S-E-X-X-Y, NEW YORK CITY, TILL MY HEAD FALLS OFF

        John Linnell (vocal, keyboards, horns, etc.)
        John Flansburgh (vocal, guitar, etc.)
        Brian Doherty (drums)
        Graham Maby (bass)
        Eric Schermerhorn (lead guitar)

        “Token Back to Brooklyn” is a hidden track on the US CD, but
        appears to be missing from some issues.

    CD: 1996.10.08? US Elektra 61862-2
    CT: 1996.10.08? US Elektra 61862-4
    CD: 1996.09.10  US Elektra Prcd 9636-2 (advance promo, diff. p/s)
    CT: 1996.09.10? US Elektra 2-61862-P (advance promo, no p/s)
    CD: 1997.01     UK Elektra 7559-61862-2 (missing [1])
    DD: 2005?       US Elektra (Apple iTunes) 2001499 (AAC)
                Token Back To Brooklyn                             [1]
                S-E-X-X-Y
                Till My Head Falls Off
                How Can I Sing Like A Girl?
                Exquisite Dead Guy
                Metal Detector
                New York City
                Your Own Worst Enemy
                XTC vs. Adam Ant
                Spiraling Shape
                James K. Polk
                Pet Name
                I Can Hear You
                The Bells Are Ringing

    CD: 1996.10.25  JP Warner WPCR-857
          [as above plus bonus tracks:]
                Unforgotten
                SenSurround


They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants Compilation

collection video
1995
        Promotional video collection.

   VHS: 1995        US Hornblow Group [no c/n] (promo, s/s)
          9'21  Late Night W/Conan O'Brian (Why Does the Sun Shine)
          3'15  Birdhouse In Your Soul
          3'49  The Guitar
          2'34  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
          3'06  The Statue Got Me High


They Might Be Giants
New York City Live!!

ep
1995
        6 Track Live EP released with John Henry They Might Be Giants
        Australian 2 CD Tour Edition in Australia.  All tracks recorded live
        in New York, 10-14-94.  Alternate versions have some overdubs.

    C5: 1995        AU Elektra 7559618282
                Don't Let's Start
                Ana Ng (alternate version)
                Particle Man
                Statue Got Me High
                Birdhouse In Your Soul (alternate version)
                Twistin'


They Might Be Giants
Live!! New York City 10/14/94

ep
1994 November
        Recorded live in New York, 10-14-94.  Radio show includes intros,
        cues, and advert.

        John Flansburgh (guitars, vocals)
        John Linnell (accordion, keyboards, saxophone, vocals)
        Brian Doherty (drums)
        Tony Maimone (bass, ukelele)
        Randy Andos (trombone, tuba)
        Jim O'Conner (trumpet)

    C5: 1994.11     US Elektra PRCD 9083-2 (promo, p/b sleeve)
          0'41  Introduction
          2'23  O. Do Not Forsake Me
          2'42  Don't Let's Start
          3'06  AKA Driver
          0'17  “We'll Be Right Back”
          0'14  “Welcome Back”
          2'37  Why Does the Sun Shine?
          2'48  Purple Toupee
          4'15  Sleeping With The Flowers
          1'40  Chess Piece Face
          2'17  Particle Man
          2'57  She's An Angel
          3'29  The Statue Got Me High
          2'56  Band Intros
          2'38  Whistling In The Dark
          3'20  Ana Ng
          0'19  “We'll Be Right Back”
          0'19  “Welcome Back”
          3'07  Turn Around
          2'36  I Palindrome I
          3'16  Birdhouse In Your Soul
          3'12  Snail Shell
          2'26  Twistin'
          1'23  Dig My Grave
          0'36  “Goodnight”
          0'05  Cepastat Spot


They Might Be Giants
AKA Driver

single
1994
    C5: 1994        US Elektra PRCD 9075-2 (ltd. ed. promo, no p/s)
          3'10  AKA Driver


They Might Be Giants
Sleeping in the Flowers

single
1994
    C5: 1994        US Elektra PRCD 9153-2 (promo, no p/s)
          4'05  Sleeping In The Flowers (Radio Edit)
          4'29  Sleeping In The Flowers (Album Version)


They Might Be Giants
John Henry

album
1994 September
        Their full-band debut!  20 new songs, featuring Snail Shell and
        Sleeping In The Flowers.

        John Flansburgh (guitars, vocals)
        John Linnell (keyboards, horns, vocals)
        with
        Brian Doherty (drums)
        Tony Maimone (bass)
        Kurt Hoffman (horns)
        Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
        Frank London (trumpet)
        Kevin Osborne (trombone)
        Jay Sherman Godfrey (lead guitar)
        Robert Quine (guitar solos)
        Graham Maby (bass)
        and
        Hudson Shad: Wilbur Pauley, Peter Becker, Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke,
                William Douglas Vannice

    CD: 1994.09.13  US Elektra 61654-2
    CT: 1994.09.13  US Elektra 61654-4
    CD: 1994.07.26  US Elektra 61654-2 (ltd. ed., advance promo, s/s)
    CD: 1994.09.12? EU Elektra 7559-61654-2
    CD: 1994.10.10  JP Warner WPCR-116
    CD: 1994        JP Warner WPCR-106 (promo)
    CD: 1994        AU Elektra 61654-2
    CD: 1995        AU Elektra 7559616542 (Special Edition reissue,
                        single-width double j/b, includes Live New York City
                        EP 7559618282)
    DD: 2005?       US Elektra (Apple iTunes) 149061 (AAC)
          2'44  Subliminal
          3'20  Snail Shell
          4'28  Sleeping in the Flowers
          2'29  Unrelated Thing
          3'12  AKA Driver
          3'04  I Should Be Allowed To Think
          2'47  Extra Savoir-Faire
          4'06  Why Must I Be Sad?
          3'03  Spy
          2'26  O, Do Not Forsake Me
          2'35  No One Knows My Plan
          3'04  Dirt Bike
          2'26  Destination Moon
          3'22  A Self Called Nowhere
          1'31  Meet James Ensor
          3'08  Thermostat
          0'59  Window
          2'38  Out Of Jail
          1'51  Stomp Box
          3'17  The End of the Tour


They Might Be Giants
Back to Skull

single
1994 August
        John Linnell (keyboards, vocals)
        John Flansburgh (guitar, vocals)
        Brian Doherty (drums)
        Tony Maimone (bass on [1])
        Graham Maby (bass on [2])

    C5: 1994.08.16  US Elektra 66198-2 (FLP box)
    C5: 1994        AU Elektra? (p/b p/s)
                Snail Shell                                        [1]
                Ondine                                             [2]
                She Was a Hotel Detective
                Mrs. Train                                         [2]
                Snail Shell (The Dust Brothers Remix of Snail Shell) [1]

         Back to Skull E.P.
    C5: 1994        EU (DE) WEA International EKR194CD (7559-66177-2)
          3'20  Snail Shell                                        [1]
          3'20  She Was a Hotel Detective (1994 Version)
          2'57  Mrs. Train                                         [2]
          3'38  Snail Dust (The Dust Brothers Remix of Snail Shell) [1]


They Might Be Giants
Snail Shell

single
1994 August?
    CD: 1994.08?    US Elektra PRCD 9017-2 (promo)
          3'20  Snail Shell


They Might Be Giants
O Tannenbaum

single
1993 December
        Sleeve has drawing of John & John with a X-mas tree, and back has
        ornaments with other musicians names in them.  Translucent green
        vinyl.

        John Linnell (accordion, vocals)
        John Flansburgh (electric guitar, vocals)
        with
        Kurt Hoffman (saxophone on [1])
        Tony Maimone (bass on [1])
        J.D. Feinberg (drums on [1])
        Graham Maby (bass on [2])
        Brian Doherty (drums on [2])

        [1] recorded at sound check at Hollywood High, Los Angeles,
        California, on November 20, 1992.  [2] recorded at Excello Studio
        in Brooklyn, New York, on July 5, 1993.

    7": 1993.12     US Elektra 7-64578
                O Tannenbaum                                       [1]
                Christmas Cards                                    [2]


They Might Be Giants
Why Does The Sun Shine?
(The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas)

single
1993 September
    7": 1993.09.13  US Elektra 7-64602 (7559-64602-7)
                Why Does The Sun Shine?
                Jessica

        4 Brand New Recordings.

    C5: 1993.09.13  US Elektra 66272-2 (digipak)
    DD: 2005?       US Elektra (Apple iTunes) 3624341 (AAC)
                Why Does The Sun Shine?
                Jessica
                Whirlpool
                Spy (single version)


They Might Be Giants
Dr. Spock's Back-Up Band

bootleg
1993
        Recorded live in Chicago, 6/27/92.

    CD: 1993        DE? Blue Knight BKR 22
          1'39  The extended spider intro
          2'27  I palindrome I
          3'02  Twisting
          1'54  Particle man
          4'30  The guitar
          3'40  The statue got me high
          2'00  She's actual size
          1'38  Instrumental No. 1 [The Famous Polka]
          2'04  Nothing's gonna change my clothes
          2'45  Whistling in the dark
          1'45  32 footsteps
          3'08  We want a rock
          3'14  Birdhouse in your soul
          2'38  Don't let's start
          1'47  Dig my grave
          3'34  Istanbul (not Constantinople)
          2'24  Kiss me, son of god
          3'16  Your racist friend
          3'47  Instrumental No. 2 [Frankenstein]
          3'29  Lie still little bottle
          2'32  Someone keeps moving my chair


They Might Be Giants
I Palindrome I

single
1992
    C5: 1992        US Elektra (Warner) PRCD 8573-2 (promo, no p/s)
                I Palindrome I

        Cover is small picture of two old telephones set in a rust
        background.  Originally issued with sticker on shrinkwrap.

    C5: 1992.05.05  US Elektra (Warner) 66425-2
                I Palindrome I
                Cabbagetown
                Siftin'
                Larger Than Life (Joshua Fried's Remake of
                        “She's Actual Size”)

    CS: 1992.05.05  US Elektra (Warner) 4-64754
                I Palindrome I
                Cabbagetown


They Might Be Giants
The Guitar (the lion sleeps tonight)
Featuring Laura Cantrell

single
1992 April
        Cover is angled picture of Laura Cantrell playing the guitar,
        cropped below the eyes, title in red and yellow in various sizes at
        odd angles.

    7": 1992.04.06? DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR 145
                The Guitar (UK single edit)
                The Guitar (Williamsburgh Mix) (album version)

    CS: 1992        AU Elektra (WEA International) 755964762-4
                The Guitar (UK single edit)
                The Guitar (Williamsburgh extended mix)

   12": 1992.04.06? DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR145T (7559-66434-0)
                The Guitar
                Larger Than Life (Joshua Fried's Remake of
                        “She's Actual Size”)
                The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)
                The Guitar (Even Further Outer Planet Mix)

    C5: 1992.04.06? DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR145CD (7559-66433-2)
          3'48  The Guitar (UK single edit)
                The Guitar (Williamsburgh extended mix)
                Cabbagetown
                Siftin'

   12": 1992.04.26  UK EastWest SAM 991 (promo, s/s)
          6'40  The Guitar (Even Further Outer Planet Mix)
          -
          6'40  The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)

   12": 1992        US Elektra (WEA) PRO 689 (promo, no p/s, s/s)
                The Guitar (The outer planet mix)
                The Guitar (even further outer planet mix)
          -
                The Guitar (williamsburg mix)
                Larger than life

    C5: 1992        US Elektra (Warner) PRCD 8606-2 (promo, no p/s)
          3'48  The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

    C5: 1992.07     US Elektra (Warner) 66394-2 (digipak)
          4'12  the guitar (williamsburgh mix)
          6'38  the guitar (outer planet mix)
          2'26  welcome to the jungle
          1'51  i blame you
          2'14  moving to the sun
          6'38  the guitar (even further outer planet mix)


They Might Be Giants
Apollo 18

album
1992 March
        Cover has large illustration of sperm whale and giant squid
        juxtaposed beside a small Apollo lunar lander.

        John Linnell (accordion, reeds)
        John Flansburgh (guitar, glasses)
        with
        Special Guest Appearances:
        Mark Feldman (violin on [1,2])
        Garo Yellin (cello on [1])
        Jim Thomas (drums on [3])
        Laura Cantrell (vocal on [4])
        Frank London (trumpet on [4])
        Peter Stampfel (banjo, vocal on [5(18,36)])
        Nicolas Hill (vocal on [5(19)])
        Elma Mayer (vocal on [5(20,25)])
        Amy Allison (vocal on [5(30)])

    CD: 1992.03.24  US Elektra (Warner) 9 61257-2 (7559-61527-2)
    CT: 1992.03.24  US Elektra (Warner) 9-61257-4
    CT: 1992        US Elektra ? (promo, no p/s)
    LP: 1992        EU Elektra (WEA International) EKT 104 (7559-61257-1)
    DD: 2005.08.30  US Rhino/Elektra (Apple iTunes) 79029259 (AAC)
          1'09  Dig My Grave                                       [1]
          2'22  I Palindrome I
          2'05  She's Actual Size                                  [3]
          2'37  My Evil Twin
          2'14  Mammal
          3'06  The Statue Got Me High
          0'51  Spider
          3'49  The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)               [4]
          2'11  Dinner Bell
          2'45  Narrow Your Eyes
          2'53  Hall of Heads                                      [2]
          1'14  Which Describes How You're Feeling
          3'27  See The Constellation
          1'44  If I Wasn't Shy
          2'53  Turn Around
          1'42  Hypnotist of Ladies
          4'33  Fingertips                                         [5]
          0'13    (17) [Everything's catching on fire]
          0'06    (18) [Fingertips (sung)]
          0'10    (19) [I hear the wind blow]
          0'06    (20) [Hey now everybody now]
          0'06    (21) [Who's that standing out my window]
          0'06    (22) [I've found a new friend underneath my pillow]
          0'11    (23) [Come on and wreck my car]
          0'06    (24) [Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?]
          0'07    (25) [Please pass the milk, please]
          0'05    (26) [Leave me alone]
          0'04    (27) [Who's knocking on the wall]
          0'05    (28) [All alone]
          0'08    (29) [What's that blue thing doing here?]
          0'11    (30) [Someone grabbed ahold of my hand]
          0'26    (31) [I don't understand you]
          0'04    (32) [I heard a sound]
          0'28    (33) [Mysterious whisper]
          0'08    (34) [The day that love came to play]
          0'22    (35) [I'm havin' a heart attack]
          0'10    (36) [Fingertips (whispered)]
          0'59    (37) [I walk along darkened corridors]
          1'36  Space Suit

        “Fingertips” is a single track on most non-USA CDs, due to a
        heinous mastering mistake.

    CD: 1992        EU Elektra (WEA International) 7559-61257-2
    CD: 1992        AU Elektra (WEA International) ?
    CD: 1992.04.10  JP Warner WMC5-482


They Might Be Giants
The Statue Got Me High

single
1992 February
        Cover is two pictures, one pink depicting astronauts on an Apollo
        lunar rover with clouds overhead, the other lime-green depicting a
        strange antenna.

    CS: 1992.02.03  DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR141C (7559-64792-4)
    7": 1992.02.03  DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR141?
                The Statue Got Me High
                She's Actual Size

   12": 1992.02.03  DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR141T?
    C5: 1992.02.03  DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR141CD (7559-66450-2)
                The Statue Got Me High
                She's Actual Size (album version)
                I'm Def (demo)
                Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo)

    CS: 1992.02.24  US Elektra (Warner) 4-64781
                The Statue Got Me High
                I'm Def (demo)
                Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo)

        Cover as EKR141 in silver and gold, respectively; standard jewel-box.

    C5: 1992.02.11? US Elektra PRCD 8523 (promo)
                The Statue Got Me High


They Might Be Giants
Miscellaneous T
The B Side/Remix Compilation

collection
1991 October
        Singles, b-sides, remixes and alternate takes.
        Cover as EKR124, uncropped (and better resolution).

        John Linnell
        John Flansburgh
        with
        Lt. Anne Moore (vocal on [1])
        Peter Permain Thomson (background vocal on [2])
        N.Y.P.D. (backwards message on [3])

    CD: 1991.10.08  US Bar/None (Restless) 72646-2
    CT: 1991.10.08  US Bar/None (Restless) 72646-4
    CD: 1992.11.28  JP Elektra (Warner) WMC5-566
    DD: 1999.02     US Goodnoise [no c/n] (MP3)
    DD: 2005?       US Restless/Rykodisc (Apple iTunes) 20870740 (AAC)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 124? (MP3)
          3'48  Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
          1'19  Lady is a Tramp
          1'23  Birds Fly
          5'42  The World's Address (Joshua Fried re-mix)
          1'57  Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
          2'34  I'll Sink Manhattan                                [3]
          1'50  It's Not My Birthday
          0'55  Hello Radio
          1'18  Mr. Klaw
          1'48  Kiss Me, Son of God (alternate version)
          1'20  The Biggest One
          1'17  For Science                                        [1]
          2'31  [untitled]
          2'19  (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)           [2]
          1'31  The Famous Polka
          1'31  When It Rains It Snows
          1'50  We're the Replacements
          2'34  Don't Let's Start (single mix)


They Might Be Giants
Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal

single
1991 September
    CD: 1991.09.24  US Bar/None (Restless) RPRO-008 (promo, no p/s)
                Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal

        No p/s, standard die-cut sleeve, with sticker.  Record labels have
        large words “HEY” and “THEY”.

   12": 1991.09.24  US BAR/NONE (RESTLESS) RPRO-008
          3'48  Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal


They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
Video Compilation

collection video
1991
        Cover is like the Miscellaneous T album cover.

   VHS: 1991        DE Elektra (WEA International) 9031-74505-3 (HiFi)
          2'10  Put Your Hand Inside The Puppethead
          2'37  Don't Let's Start
          2'22  (She Was A) Hotel Detective
          3'08  Ana Ng
          2'30  They'll Need A Crane
          2'41  Purple Toupee
          3'13  Birdhouse In Your Soul
          2'32  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

   VHS: 1992.11?    US Restless Music Video (Bar/None) 7 75912-3 (HiFi)
   VHS: 1995?       US BMG BMG R-1610 (HiFi) (reissue)
   VHS: 1997        US Restless Music Video (Bar/None) 7 75912-3 (promo for
                        Then: The Earlier Years, new p/s)
                Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
                Don't Let's Start
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)
                Ana Ng
                They'll Need a Crane
                Purple Toupee

        Includes hard case, inner sleeve with lyrics and translation.

   VHS: 1992?       JP Warner WMV5-7019
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppets Head
                Don't Let's Start
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective
                Ana Ng
                They'll Need A Crane
                Purple Toupee
          3'15  Birdhouse In Your Soul
          2'33  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)


They Might Be Giants
Your Racist Friend

single
1990
        No p/s, standard sleeve, same both sides.

   12": 1990        US Elektra (WEA) ED 5496 (promo EP, double A-side)
                Your Racist Friend
                Your Racist Friend (Sampla-Delic Remix)


They Might Be Giants
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

single
1990
   12": 1990        US Elektra ED-5460 (promo, std. die-cut Elektra s/s
                        with sticker)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)

   12": 1990        US Elektra ED 5463 (promo, std. die-cut Elektra s/s
                        with sticker)
          Their Side: (YEAH...RIGHT!!)
          5'15  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)
          2'30  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Bedford/Stuyvesant Mix)
          Our Side:
          2'45  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Park Slope Mix)
          2'34  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Williamsburg Mix)
                (album version)

    CD: 1990        US Elektra PR8182-2 (promo, b/i, no p/s)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

        Cover is low-resolution computer graphics cartoon.

        [1] remixed by Daddy-O and Bobby “The Eye” Simmons

    C5: 1990.05     US Elektra (WEA) 66631-2
          2'34  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
          3'16  James K. Polk
          1'08  Stormy Pinkness
          1'52  Ant
          5'13  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)    [1]

    CS: 1990        US Elektra (WEA) 4-64958
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)

        John Flansburgh und John Linnell sind für viele ihrer Fans längst
        “Giants”, zumindest, was eigenständige, originelle und witzige
        Pop-Songs angeht.

        Ihr jüngstes Album Flood löste denn auch nicht nur einhelligen
        Kritiker-Jubel aus, sondern begeisterte auch live, und Flansburgh &
        Linnell konnten ihre letzte Deustchland-Tournee erneut zum
        Triumphzug gestalten.

        Istanbul (Not Constantinople), die neue Single vom Flood-Album,
        ist einmal keine Eigenkomposition, doch mit musikalischem wie
        textlichem Witz ein ebenso perfektes Stück GIANTS-Musik:
        überraschend, augfregend und sanft ironisch.

        In England landeten THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS mit ihrer letzten Single
        Birdhouse In Your Soul einen veritablen Top-10-Hit.

        Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ist ein weiteres exzellentes
        Beispiel für die spezielle Finesse der GIANTS: wenig Aufwand,
        subtile/große Wirkung.

    7": 1990.05.18  WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 110 (7559-64966-7)
                        (promo)
    7": 1990.05.18  WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 110 (7559-64966-7)
          2'34  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
          3'16  James K. Polk

   12": 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKT? 110T (7559 66636-0)
    C5: 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 110 CD (7559-66636-2)
    CS: 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 110 C
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                James K. Polk
                Stormy Pinkness
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)

        Limited Edition 4 Track 12" Features Daddy-O Remix of Istanbul and
        Colour Flood Poster.

   12": 1990        UK Elektra (WEA) EKR110TW (7559-66635-0) (EP) (printed
                        as EKR110 (T) (7559-66636-0), new c/n on stickers)
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
                James K. Polk
                Stormy Pinkness
                Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville mix)


They Might Be Giants
Twisting

single
1990
    C5: 1990        US Elektra (WEA) PRCD 8166-2 (promo, no p/s)
   12": 1990        US Elektra (WEA) ED 5453 (promo EP, same both sides, no
                        p/s)
          1'52  Twisting


They Might Be Giants
Flood

album
1990 January
        Cover is green 'men on raft in flood' photo with Flood five-sided
        logo.

        featuring
        Marion Beckenstein (vocal on [1])
        Alan Bezozi (drums on [3],[7], snare & tambourine on [6],
          percussion rolls on [9], mid-section drums on [12])
        Mark Feldman (violin on [2],[4],[8])
        Arto Lindsay (guitar on [9])
        Frank London (trumpet sample on [2], trumpet on [11])
        Rick McRae (trombones on [1],[11])
        Joel Mitchell (vocal on [1])
        Roger Moutenot (whipcrack on [10])
        Charlie Spalvida (trumpet on [4],[5])
        The Skyline staff (handclaps on [6],[7])

    LP: 1990.01     US Elektra (WEA) 60907-1 (g/f)
    CD: 1990.01     US Elektra (WEA) 60907-2
    CT: 1990.01     US Elektra (WEA) 60907-4
    CD: 1990        UK Elektra 7559-60907-2
    CD: 1990        EU Elektra 960 907-2 (with UK c/n on sticker)
    CD: 1990.04.25  JP Warner WPCP-3435
    DD: 2005?       US Elektra (Apple iTunes) 149333 (AAC)
          0'26  Theme From Flood                                   [1]
          3'17  Birdhouse in Your Soul                             [2]
          2'45  Lucky Ball & Chain                                 [3]
          2'33  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)                      [4]
          2'53  Dead
          2'52  Your Racist Friend                                 [5]
          1'56  Particle Man                                       [6]
          1'53  Twisting                                           [7]
          2'44  We Want a Rock                                     [8]
          2'19  Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
          3'26  Hearing Aid                                        [9]
          0'43  Minimum Wage                                       [10]
          1'20  Letterbox                                          [3]
          3'23  Whistling in the Dark                              [11]
          1'32  Hot Cha                                            [3]
          1'43  Women & Men
          1'31  Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
          2'40  They Might Be Giants                               [3]
          2'22  Road Movie to Berlin                               [12]


They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse in Your Soul

single
1989
   12": 1989        US Elektra (WEA) ED-5427 (promo EP, same both sides,
                        std. Elektra die-cut 12" s/s, sticker)
    C5: 1990        US Elektra (WEA) PR 8136-2 (no p/s)
          3'15  Birdhouse in Your Soul

        Cover is title in various colors on white background.

    7": 1989        US Elektra (WEA) 7-64998 (7559-64998-7)
    CS: 1990        US Elektra (WEA) 9 4-64998
    7": 1990        UK Elektra EKR104 (755-969239-7)
    7": 1990        FR Elektra EKR104 (969 239-7) (7559-69239-7)
          3'15  Birdhouse in Your Soul
          1'33  Hot Cha

   12": 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 104T (966 652-0)
    C5: 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 104 CD (7559-66652-2)
                Birdhouse in Your Soul
                Hot Cha
                Hearing Aid
                Ant


They Might Be Giants
Don't Let's Start

collection
1989
        Collection album of singles, B-sides and remixes.  Cover is video
        image of red face singing into a microphone, yellow and green
        titles superimposed.  [1] remixed by Joshua Fried.

    CD: 1989        UK/FR One Little Indian TPLP14CD
    LP: 1989        UK/FR One Little Indian TPLP14
    CD: 1989        WG Rough Trade RTDCD128 (CD1-313)
          2'34  Don't Let's Start (single mix)
          3'47  Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
          1'19  Lady is a Tramp
          1'23  Birds Fly
          5'42  The World's Address (Joshua remix)                 [1]
          1'58  Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
          2'35  I'll Sink Manhattan
          1'50  It's Not My Birthday
          1'19  Mr. Klaw
          1'48  Kiss Me, Son of God (alternate version)
          1'21  The Biggest One
          1'18  For Science
          2'31  [untitled]
          2'19  (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)
          1'31  The Famous Polka
          1'31  When It Rains It Snows
          1'50  We're the Replacements


They Might Be Giants
The Videos 1986-1989

collection video
1989
   VHS: 1989        US Enigma Music Video (Bar/None) 7 75912-3 (HiFi)
   CLV: 1990        US Image ID7920EN (8", diff. p/s)
                Purple Toupee
                They'll Need a Crane
                Ana Ng
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)
                Don't Let's Start
                Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head


They Might Be Giants
(untitled fan club video collection)

collection video
1989
        Distributed by the They Might Be Giants Information Club a few
        months before The Videos 1986-1989 was released.  Photocopied
        cover, unlabelled tape, no catalog information included.

   VHS: 1989        US ? [no c/n]
                They'll Need a Crane
                Ana Ng
                (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)
                Don't Let's Start
                Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head


They Might Be Giants
Purple Toupee

single
1989
        Cover is titles in white and purple on lime-green background.

    C5: 1989        US Bar/None (Restless) EPRO-190 (promo)
          2'46  Purple Toupee

        Cover features pictures of John and John on a purple background,
        low quality printing, includes promo sheet.  Tape does not contain
        music by They Might Be Giants.

    8T: 1989        US Bar/None (Restless) [no c/n]

        Never released.

    EP: 1989        US [not released]
                Purple Toupee
                Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
                Lady is a Tramp
                Birds Fly


They Might Be Giants
Ana Ng

single
1989
        Cover is lettering of various sizes and colors.

   12": 1989        UK One Little Indian 24TP12 (5-016958-003562) (EP)
                Ana Ng
                Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
                It's Not My Birthday
                Lie Still, Little Bottle

    7": 1989        UK One Little Indian 24TP7A (promo)
                Ana Ng
                -
                Nightgown of the Sullen Moon

        Cover is a photograph of the words They Might Be Giants in block
        letters, in letterbox format (possibly from video image).

    7": 1991        DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR 124 (7559-64881-7)
          3'19  Ana Ng
          2'18  (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)

   12": 1991        DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR 124T (7559-66542-0)
    C5: 1991        DE Elektra (WEA International) EKR124CD (7559-66542-2)
          3'19  Ana Ng
          2'29  They'll Need a Crane
          2'18  (She Was A) Hotel Detective (single mix)
          2'33  Don't Let's Start (single mix)

Ana Ng
        Cover yellow-green on white photograph wrapped around the cover, the
        Lincoln memorial is on the front and the Johns are on the back.

    7": 1989        AU Liberation LS 2050
                Ana Ng
                Snowball in Hell

   12": 1988        US Bar/None (Restless) EPRO-130 (promo, same both sides,
                        s/s)
                Ana Ng


They Might Be Giants
They'll Need A Crane

single
1989 February
        No p/s, standard die-cut sleeve, with sticker of Linnell dropping
        an egg while center of album has Flansburgh seated.

   12": 1989?       US Bar/None (Restless) EPRO-167 (promo, same both sides)
          2'29  They'll Need A Crane

        Cover is mostly red, depicting a face made of machinery parts.

   12": 1989.02     US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72611-0
    C3: 1989.02     US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72611-2 (tear-away cover lists
                        c/n as 7 72611-3)
    CS: 1989.02     US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72611-4 (same both sides)
                They'll Need a Crane
                It's Not My Birthday
                I'll Sink Manhattan
                Nightgown of the Sullen Moon

   12": 1989        UK One Little Indian 22TP12
                They'll Need a Crane
                -
                I've Got a Match
                I'll Sink Manhattan
                Kiss Me Son of God

    7": 1989        UK One Little Indian 22TP7 (promo?, no p/s)
                They'll Need a Crane
                I've Got a Match

They'll Need A Crane
    7": 1989        ES Grabaciones Accidentales GA306 (diff. p/s)
    7": 1988        FR Vogue VG 108 (102308) (3072661023084)
                They'll Need a Crane
                It's Not My Birthday


They Might Be Giants
Lincoln

album
1988 November
        Cover is photograph of strange political platform sculpture with
        portraits of John and John's grandfathers: Louis T. Linnell and
        (ahem) General Hospital.

        featuring
        Dr. Kenneth Nolan (drums on [1])
        members of The Ordinaires (on [2]):
        Benjamin Bossi, Robin Casey, Fritz Van Orden, Barbara Schloss,
                Garo Yellin

    LP: 1988.11     US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72600-1
    CD: 1988.11     US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72600-2
    CD: 1988        IT Green Line CD GLL 119
    LP: 1989        UK One Little Indian TPLP12
    CD: 1989        WG Rough Trade RTDCD 98 (CD 1-298)
    CD: 1989        SE Sonet SLPCD-3149 (diff. p/s)
    LP: 1989?       AU Liberation ?
    CD: 1990        UK Elektra 7559-61145-2
    CD: 1991.08.25  JP Warner WMC5-383
    DD: 1999.02     US Goodnoise [no c/n] (MP3)
    DD: 2005?       US Restless/Rykodisc (Apple iTunes) 11795847 (AAC)
    DD: 2005?       US tmbg 105? (MP3)
          Side A: (I don't want the world)
          3'19  Ana Ng
          2'18  Cowtown
          2'04  Lie Still, Little Bottle                           [1]
          2'36  Purple Toupee
          1'06  Cage & Aquarium
          3'03  Where Your Eyes Don't Go
          1'57  Piece of Dirt
          1'49  Mr. Me
          Side B: (I just want your half)
          2'39  Pencil Rain
          2'21  The World's Address
          2'33  I've Got a Match
          1'53  Santa's Beard
          1'51  You'll Miss Me
          2'29  They'll Need a Crane
          1'10  Shoehorn with Teeth
          1'12  Stand on Your Own Head
          2'27  Snowball in Hell
          1'52  Kiss Me, Son of God                                [2]


They Might Be Giants
The Lincoln Sampler

collection
1988
    C5: 1988        US Restless EPRO-138 (promo, p/b sleeve)
                They'll Need A Crane
                Santa's Beard
                Purple Toupee
                Where Your Eyes Don't Go
                Hello Radio


They Might Be Giants
(She Was a) Hotel Detective

single
1988 June
        Cover is cartoon art depicting the lobby, drawn by Mark Marek.
        [1] remixed at Charles Eller Studio, Burlington, Vermont

        featuring
        Peter Pearmain Thomson (background vocal on [1])

   12": 1988.06     US Bar/None A-HAON-005
    C3: 1988.06     US Bar/None AHAON-005CD (tear-away cover)
          This Side: (Motel Directive Wigue Wigue Wishnick)
                (She Was a) Hotel Detective (single mix)           [1]
                Kiss Me, Son of God (alternate version)
                For Science
          Other Side: (It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are
                        also stupid)
                The Biggest One
                Mr Klaw
                [untitled]

    CS: 1988.06     US Bar/None AHAON-005 (3286-20005-4)
                (She Was a) Hotel Detective (single mix)           [1]
                For Science
                Kiss Me, Son of God (alternate version)
                The Biggest One
                Mr Klaw
                [untitled]


They Might Be Giants
4 From They Might Be Giants
An LP Preview Tape

single
1987?
    CS: 1987?       AU Rough Trade (CBS) SAMP 185C (promo, same both sides)
                Don't Let's Start
                Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
                Number Three
                Everything Right Is Wrong Again


They Might Be Giants
Don't Let's Start

single
1987 November
        Cover is a photograph of TMBG from a live show.
        [1] remixed at Charles Eller Studio, Burlington, Vermont

   12": 1987.11     US Bar/None A-HAON-004 (green cover)
    C3: 1987.11     US ESD ESD CDSINGLE 1 (tear-away cover)
   12": 1988?       US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72605-0 (reissue, beige cover)
    C3: 1988?       US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72605-3 (reissue)
    CS: 1988?       US Bar/None (Restless) 7 72605-4 (reissue, same both
                        sides)
          Side 1: (No Escape.  718 387 6962)
                Don't Let's Start (single mix)                     [1]
                We're the Replacements
          Side 2:
                When It Rains It Snows
                The Famous Polka

   12": 1988        WG Rough Trade RTD 033T
          Side 1:
                Don't Let's Start (single mix)                     [1]
          Side 2:
                We're the Replacements
                When It Rains It Snows
                The Famous Polka

        Cover is a line drawing of a snowman warming himself with a bonfire
        made out of wads of dollar bills.  Back cover is same as above
        single.  Label on disc depicts the familiar William Allen White.

   12": 1987        US Bar/None ? (promo)
          Side 1: (No Escape.  718 387 6962)
                Don't Let's Start
          Side 2:
                The Famous Polka
                It's Not My Birthday
                We're the Replacements

    7": 1988        AU Rough Trade 651693 7
                Don't Let's Start
                We're the Replacements

Don't Let's Star
        Cover depicts small robot floating against a white background.
        [2] remixed by Super DJ Dmitry and Jungle DJ Towa Towa

    7": 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 115
                Don't Lets Start
                -
                Letterbox
                Sapphire Bullets

    CD: 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 115CD (7559-66608-2)
   12": 1990        WG Elektra (WEA International) EKR 115T (7559-66608-0)
          2'33  Don't Let's Start (single mix)
          3'48  Your Racist Friend (Sampla-Delic Remix)            [2]
          2'33  She's An Angel
          2'34  Absolutely Bill's Mood

        Ltd. ed. 10" single.  Cover depicts robot on a light blue circle
        within a dark blue background.

   10": 1990        UK Elektra (WEA International) EKR 115TE (7559-66607-0)
          Side One:
                Don't Let's Start (single mix)
                Your Racist Friend