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Then: The Earlier Years is a double album compilation by the band They Might Be Giants, released in 1997. Then contains the album Lincoln in its entirety, the albums They Might Be Giants and Miscellaneous T which are each missing one track, a few otherwise unreleased songs from their 1985 Demo Tape and other songs previously unreleased.
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Then: The Earlier Years combines the band's first two albums (They Might Be Giants and Lincoln) with the 1991 B-side/remix collection Miscellaneous T, with two tracks omitted overall—"(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)" and the original album mix of "Don't Let's Start" (the album mix and single mix of these songs, respectively, do appear on t...
Disc one
Track breakdown: 1. 1-3; 5-19: They Might Be Giants (1986) 1.1. 4: "Don't Let's Start" replaced by "Don't Let's Start (Single Mix)" 2. 4; 20-22: Don't Let's Start (EP) (1987) 3. 23-27: (She Was A) Hotel Detective (EP) (1988) 3.1. Different track order, missing "(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)" 4. 28-36: Previously unreleased or limited to Dial-A-Song, except: 4.1. 33: "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (Original Version)", from 1985 Demo Tape 4.2. 34: "I'm Def", from The Statue Got...
Disc two
Track breakdown: 1. 1-18: Lincoln (1988) 2. 19: Lincoln Sampler (1988) 3. 20-22: They'll Need A Crane (EP) (1989) 4. 23: Don't Let's Start (Album) (1989) / Miscellaneous T (1991) 5. 24-26: Purple Toupee (EP) (1989) 6. 27-36: Previously unreleased or limited to Dial-A-Song, except: 6.1. 31: "Become A Robot", from 1985 Demo Tape 6.2. 32: "Which Describes How You're Feeling (Demo)", from The Statue Got Me High (EP) (originally from 1985 Demo Tape)
The non-LP tracks from this set are sometimes referred to—as sold on the TMBG Download Store—as Giants Jubilee (disc 1) and Mightathon(disc 2).A hugely scaled-back version of this release, titled Best Of The Early Years, was released through BMG Special Products in 1999. Also, an instore promo version Selections From The 2-CD Retrospectiv...Curiously, the single mix of "Don't Let's Start" is the one included here, as opposed to the fuller mix on the original album.In 2013, Breakaway Recordings released the two discs from the box set individually in Australia, under the titles of the original albums. The content of Lincoln is identical to the Thenversion, whi...Front cover of the bookletBack cover of the bookletExplore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Then: The Earlier Years by They Might Be Giants. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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Then: The Earlier Years Two-CD Set This compilation combines the band’s first two albums ( They Might Be Giants and Lincoln ) with the EP and remix collection Miscellaneous T , with two tracks omitted overall – “(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)” and the original album mix of “Don’t Let’s Start” (other versions of these ...
25 mar 1997 · Producers Bill Krauss & They Might Be Giants. Writers Chris lawrence, George Bassman, John Flansburgh & 4 more. Accordion John Linnell. Autoharp John Linnell. Backing Vocals John Flansburgh & John ...
25 mar 1997 · Then: The Earlier Years by They Might Be Giants released in 1997. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
