A User’s Guide to They Might Be Giants

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Minimum Wage
recording engineer and mixer:
Roger Moutenot
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli
producer:
They Might Be Giants
other instruments [whipcrack]:
Roger Moutenot
recording of:
Minimum Wage
lyricist and composer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.650:46
2Meet James Ensor
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Paul Fox (Producer) and They Might Be Giants
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1993-11 until 1994-06) and Skyline Studios in New York, United States (from 1993-11 until 1994-06)
recording of:
Meet James Ensor (from 1993-11 until 1994-06)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
4.11:33
3Particle Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Roger Moutenot
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli
producer:
They Might Be Giants
snare drum [snare] and tambourine:
Alan Bezozi
recording of:
Particle Man
lyricist and composer:
John Linnell
4.151:59
4Don’t Let’s Start
engineer:
Al Houghton, Bill Krauss and Alex Noyes
producer:
Bill Krauss
recorded at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States and Studio Pass (Public Access Synthesizer Studio) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let’s Start
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.752:37
5She’s an Angel
engineer:
Al Houghton, Bill Krauss and Alex Noyes
producer:
Bill Krauss
recorded at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States and Studio Pass (Public Access Synthesizer Studio) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
She’s an Angel
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.52:37
6Cyclops Rock
recording of:
Cyclops Rock
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
32:42
7Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
engineer:
Paul Angelli and Roger Moutenot
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
mixer:
Roger Moutenot
trumpet:
Charlie Spalvida
violin:
Mark Feldman (American violinist)
cover recording of:
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Nat Simon
4.452:35
8Purple Toupee
engineer:
Al Houghton
producer:
Bill Krauss
lead vocals:
John Linnell (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Dubway Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Dubway Studio, Times Square in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Purple Toupee (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.752:39
9James K. Polk
producer:
Patrick Dillett
accordion:
John Linnell
acoustic guitar:
John Flansburgh
electric bass guitar:
Graham Maby (from 1996 until 1997)
electric guitar:
Eric Schermerhorn (from 1996 until 1998)
membranophone:
Brian Doherty (US drummer for They Might Be Giants) (from 1993 until 1998)
musical saw:
Julian Koster (member of Music Tapes, Neutral Milk Hotel) (in 1996)
vocals:
John Linnell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TMBG Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
James K. Polk (in 1996)
writer:
John Flansburgh, Matthew Hill (They Might Be Giants), John Linnell and They Might Be Giants
publisher:
TMBG Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.53:06
10Birdhouse in Your Soul
recording engineer and mixer:
Roger Moutenot
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
electric guitar:
John Flansburgh
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
John Linnell
trumpet [sampled]:
Frank London
violin:
Mark Feldman (American violinist)
recording of:
Birdhouse in Your Soul
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
4.453:20
11Ana Ng
engineer:
Al Houghton
producer:
Bill Krauss
accordion, autoharp, background vocals and lead vocals:
John Linnell (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
electric guitar:
John Flansburgh (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
spoken vocals [bridge monologue]:
Lisa Klapp (Ana Ng) (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Dubway Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Dubway Studio, Times Square in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Ana Ng (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
4.33:22
12The Guitar
recording engineer:
Paul Angelli
engineer:
Edward Douglas IV (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
assistant mixer:
Bruce Calder and Brian Pollack (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
guest trumpet:
Frank London
guest vocals:
Laura Cantrell
recorded at:
Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Guitar
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and TMBG Music
is based on:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
3.53:52
13Bangs
recording of:
Bangs
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
33:14
14The Statue Got Me High
recording engineer:
Paul Angelli
engineer:
Edward Douglas IV (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
assistant mixer:
Bruce Calder and Brian Pollack (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Statue Got Me High
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.63:06
15New York City
cover recording of:
New York City (from 1995-12 until 1996-08)
writer:
Robynn Iwata, Lisa Marr and Lisa Gertrud Nielsen
43:05
16Doctor Worm
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cooking Vinyl (from 1998 to present)
recording of:
Doctor Worm
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.53:03
17Boss of Me
producer:
Pat Dillett and They Might Be Giants
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Danny Weinkauf
drums (drum set):
Dan Hickey
guitar:
John Flansburgh and Dan Miller (Member of the Sapphire Bullets)
keyboard [keyboards]:
John Linnell
trombone:
Dan Levine (trombone, arranger, conductor, producer)
trumpet:
Jim O'Connor (trumpet)
vocals:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
recording of:
Boss of Me (Malcolm in the Middle, theme)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.353:00
18Your Racist Friend
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
trumpet:
Charlie Spalvida
recording of:
Your Racist Friend
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.652:55
19Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
mixer:
Pat Dillett
accordion:
John Linnell
bass:
Graham Maby
electric guitar and lead vocals:
John Flansburgh
glockenspiel:
Brian Doherty (US drummer for They Might Be Giants)
vocals:
John Linnell
cover recording of:
Why Does the Sun Shine?
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Lou Singer (pianist)
4.22:54
20They’ll Need a Crane
engineer:
Al Houghton
producer:
Bill Krauss
lead vocals:
John Linnell (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Dubway Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Dubway Studio, Times Square in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
They'll Need a Crane (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
4.42:31
21I Palindrome I
recording engineer:
Paul Angelli
engineer:
Edward Douglas IV (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
assistant mixer:
Bruce Calder and Brian Pollack (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Palindrome I
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3.852:21
22Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
engineer:
Al Houghton, Bill Krauss and Alex Noyes
producer:
Bill Krauss
recorded at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States and Studio Pass (Public Access Synthesizer Studio) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Dubway Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.652:10
23John Lee Supertaster
recording engineer and mixer:
Albert Caiati
engineer:
Cosmos Heidtman, Jason Spittle and Stan Wright (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
trombone:
Dan Levine (trombone, arranger, conductor, producer)
trumpet:
Jim O'Connor (trumpet)
recorded at:
Coyote Studios in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
John Lee Supertaster
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
42:01
24Older
producer:
Pat Dillett and They Might Be Giants
bass:
Danny Weinkauf
drums (drum set):
Dan Hickey
guitar:
John Flansburgh and Dan Miller (Member of the Sapphire Bullets)
keyboard [keyboards]:
John Linnell
vocals:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
recording of:
Older (in 1999)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
4.151:55
25We’re the Replacements
recording of:
We're the Replacements
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.51:51
26Dr. Evil
vocals:
Robin Goldwasser
recording of:
Dr. Evil (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) (in 1999)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
41:51
27No!
recording engineer and mixer:
Albert Caiati
engineer:
Cosmos Heidtman, Jason Spittle and Stan Wright (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
recorded at:
Coyote Studios in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
No!
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.51:30
28Clap Your Hands
recording engineer and mixer:
Albert Caiati
engineer:
Cosmos Heidtman, Jason Spittle and Stan Wright (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
recorded at:
Coyote Studios in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Clap Your Hands
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
41:22
29Spider
recording engineer:
Paul Angelli
engineer:
Edward Douglas IV (engineer)
producer:
They Might Be Giants
assistant mixer:
Bruce Calder and Brian Pollack (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Spider
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3.250:51