Miscellaneous T is a 1991 (see 1991 in music) b-side and remix compilation album by the rock band They Might Be Giants. It was issued by Bar None Records, and thus does not compile anything the group released after 1989, the year they signed to to the major label Elektra. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... 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. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ...

Miscellaneous T was named for the section in record stores where They Might Be Giants' albums were most often shelved in the band's early years.

Though still in print, all of its contents are available in several other compilations, most notably the two disc Then: The Earlier Years, which brings together everything the group released before moving to a major label. Online music services such as iTunes and eMusic also sell it in two parts, mixed with some of the band's early demos, titled Mightathon and Giants Jubilee. iTunes is a media player, written by Apple Computer, for playing and organizing digital music, video files, and purchasing digital music files in the FairPlay digital rights management format. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Track listing

1. "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal"
2. "Lady is a Tramp"
3. "Birds Fly"
4. "The World's Address" (Joshua Fried remix)
5. "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon"
6. "I'll Sink Manhattan"
7. "It's Not My Birthday"
8. "Hello, Radio"
9. "Mr. Klaw"
10. "Kiss Me, Son of God" (alternate version)
11. "The Biggest One"
12. "For Science"
13. untitled
14. "(She Was a) Hotel Detective" (Single mix)
15. "The Famous Polka"
16. "When It Rains It Snows"
17. "We're the Replacements"
18. "Don't Let's Start" (single mix)

Track 13 is not a song at all, 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". Alternate meanings: Single In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-sides, often accompanied by several B-sides—usually remixes or other songs. ... 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. ... 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. ...

External Links

• Miscellaneous T (http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Miscellaneous_T) page at This Might Be A Wiki