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Encyclopedia > Don't Let's Start (album)
Don't Let's Start
Album by They Might Be Giants
Released 1989
Recorded 1986–1989
Genre Alternative rock
Length 36:51
Label Rough Trade Records
Producer(s) Bill Krauss
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants compilation chronology
Don't Let's Start
(1989)		 Miscellaneous T
(1991)

Don't Let's Start is a 1989 b-side and remix compilation album by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was only available in the UK and West Germany, and can be seen as the predecessor to Miscellaneous T, which includes all of the tracks from this release and an additional track, "Hello Radio". The tracks on here mostly originate as b-sides from various EPs released such as Don't Let's Start and (She Was A) Hotel Detective 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... 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... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Rough Trade on 130 Talbot Road (nearby Notting Hill station) Rough Trade Records is a British independent record label. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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... Miscellaneous T is a 1991 (see 1991 in music) b-side and remix compilation album by the rock band They Might Be Giants. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... 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. ... 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... Miscellaneous T is a 1991 (see 1991 in music) b-side and remix compilation album by the rock band They Might Be Giants. ... An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... Dont Lets Start is the name of a They Might Be Giants EP, released January 1, 1987 (see 1987 in music) by Restless Records. ... (She Was A) Hotel Detective is an EP by They Might Be Giants. ...


All of the songs, with the exception of "(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)", are included in Then: The Earlier Years, a compilation of the band's early material. Interestingly, Then also includes They Might Be Giants, and for some reason includes "Don't Let's Start (Single Mix)" in place of the album version with the rest of the tracks from They Might Be Giants. Then: The Earlier Years is a double album by the band They Might Be Giants. ... 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...


Song notes

  • "untitled" is not actually a song, but a snippet of a recording inadvertently left on the Dial-A-Song answering machine, in which a confused listener named Gloria talks to an unknown third party about the mystery of "There May Be Giants", as she mistakenly refers to the band.
  • "The Lady is a Tramp" is a cover of a song from the Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms.

Established by rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG), Dial-A-Song consists of an answering machine with a tape of the band playing various songs. ... Rodgers and Hart was the songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. ... Babes in Arms is a 1937 musical theater production which tells the story of a boy who puts on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm. ...

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Don't Let's Start (Single Mix)" – 2:34
  2. "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" – 3:48
  3. "The Lady is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 1:20
  4. "Birds Fly" – 1:25
  5. "The World's Address (Joshua Fried Remix)" – 5:43
  6. "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" – 1:58
  7. "I'll Sink Manhattan" – 2:36
  8. "It's Not My Birthday" – 1:51
  9. "Mr. Klaw" – 1:20
  10. "Kiss Me, Son of God (Alternate Version)" – 1:48
  11. "The Biggest One" – 1:22
  12. "For Science" – 1:19
  13. "untitled" – 2:31
  14. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)" – 2:20
  15. "The Famous Polka" – 1:33
  16. "When It Rains It Snows" – 1:33
  17. "We're the Replacements" – 1:50

Dont Lets Start is a They Might Be Giants song originally from the album They Might Be Giants, but it has also appeared on Then: The Earlier Years and Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants. ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ...

External link

  • Don't Let's Start 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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