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Encyclopedia > Best of the Early Years
Best of the Early Years
Best of the Early Years cover
Compilation album by They Might Be Giants
Released November 23, 1999
Recorded 1985 - 1991
Genre Alternative rock
Length 25:39
Label BMG Special Products
Producer(s) Bill Krauss, Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants
Professional reviews
They Might Be Giants compilation chronology
Then: The Earlier Years
(1997)		 Best of the Early Years
(199)		 They Got Lost
(2002)

Best of the Early Years is a compilation album released by They Might Be Giants on November 23, 1999. It is essentially a scaled back version of Then: The Earlier Years, including a fraction of the songs, 10 compared to Then's 72, at a lower price point. It was released at the same time as Live, which itself was a condensed version of TMBG's live album Severe Tire Damage. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: 3 out of 5 star. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... Then: The Earlier Years is a double album by the band They Might Be Giants. ... They Got Lost was a 2002 (see 2002 in music) rarities compilation album by the group They Might Be Giants. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Then: The Earlier Years is a double album by the band They Might Be Giants. ... Live was a 1999 (see 1999 in music) album by the group They Might Be Giants. ... Severe Tire Damage is primarily a live album by They Might Be Giants, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ...


Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Don't Let's Start" – 2:35
  2. "Ana Ng" – 3:22
  3. "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" (John Flansburgh, John Linnell) –2:51
  4. "We're the Replacements" – 1:52
  5. "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 2:10
  6. "Purple Toupee" – 2:38
  7. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" – 2:10
  8. "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" – 2:21
  9. "Cowtown" – 2:20
  10. "Hide Away Folk Family" – 3:20

John Flansburgh (b. ... Linnell is known for his reserved stage personality, especially compared to bandmate Flansburgh. ...

External links

  • Best of the Early Years page at This Might Be A Wiki
They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh | John Linnell | Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf | Marty Beller
Brian Doherty | Dan Hickey | Graham Maby | Tony Maimone | Eric Schermerhorn
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | Flood | Apollo 18 | John Henry | Factory Showroom | Long Tall Weekend | Mink Car | No! | The Spine | Here Come the ABCs
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse In Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me (EP) | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse In Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Boss of Me" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct From Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD


 
 

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