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Then: The Earlier Years by They Might Be Giants

THEN: THE EARLY YEARS features They Might Be Giants' three albums for Bar/None Records--THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (1986), LINCOLN (1988) and the compilation MISCELLANEOUS T (1991)--in their entirety. It adds 19 rare or previously-unreleased tracks. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh, John Linnell. Additional personnel: Margaret Seiler (vocals); Eugene Chadbourne (guitar). Engineers: Alex Noyes, Al Houghton, Bill Krauss. Recorded at Studio Pass & Dubway Studio, New York, New York. LINCOLN: They Might Be Giants: John Linnell, John Flansburgh. Additional personnel: Dr. Kenneth Nolan (drums). The Ordinaires include: Benjamin Bossi, Robin Casey, Fritz Van Order, Barbara Schloss, Garo Yellin. MISCELLANOUS T: They Might Be Giants: John Linnell, John Flansburgh. Additional personnel includes: Lt. Anne Moore (vocals); Peter Permain Thomson (background vocals). Producers include: They Might Be Giants, Bill Krauss. Includes liner notes by John Flansburgh & John Linnell. They Might Be Giants: Joh...

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They Might Be Giants: Chapter One

byminorthreat78 Apr 11, 2003
19 Helpfuls 20 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Gives you a lot of great songs and is certainly unique
Cons With 72 tracks, some of them are less than classic
Recommended it? Yes

In the beginning, there were two men named John: John Flansburgh and John Linnell. High school chums, they both moved to Brooklyn in 1981. Eventually, their oddball musical experiments led to something resembling songs, and they began performing to literally dozens of people. Having no rhythm... Read full review »

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TMBG Then is wonderful for the hater of boring rock music.

bypaul505505 May 7, 2001
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Pros So many tracks, so many different moods, and always stimulating in that...
Cons Hefty price tag.
Recommended it? Yes

There is nothing the Johns of They Might Be Giants can put out that will be unappreciated to me. This album though, is exactly what "God Ween Satan" is for Ween. These tracks make up a lexicon from which so much comedy, creativity, and this undefinable detachedness spring. This is the Finnegan's... Read full review »

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A Good Introduction to TMBG

byZifa Mar 8, 2000
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Pros 72 toe-tapping tracks and tons of TMBG trivia in the inside booklet.
Cons Songs have a tendency to get stuck in your head.
Recommended it? Yes

I only had two They Might Be Giants albums, both fairly recent ones, when I decided to become a hardcore fan. So, with my record store gift certificates, I went out and bought the double CD "Then: The Early Years" for about $30.

At first I was shocked at how different it sounded from, say,... Read full review »

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Then: The Earlier Years

Release Date: 1997-03-25, Audio CD, Restless Records

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Number of Discs 2
Artist They Might Be Giants
Record Label Restless Records (USA)
Contributing Artist Eugene Chadbourne
Genre Rock and Pop
Subgenre Alternative
Release Date March 25, 1997

Song List: Disc 1

Song List: Disc 2

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