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They Might Be Giants

Real Name:
John Flansburgh & John Linnell.
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Discography

Releases:
They Might Be Giants (Album) (6 versions)   Restless Records ... 1986
Don't Let's Start (CD, Mini)   East Side Digital 1987
Don't Let's Start (4 versions)   Bar/None Records ... 1987
Don't Lets Start (Cass, Single)   Bar/None Records 1987
(She Was A) Hotel Detective (EP) (3 versions)   Bar/None Records 1988
Lincoln (Album) (8 versions)   Restless Records ... 1988
Ana Ng (Single) (2 versions)   One Little Indian ... 1989
Don't Let's Start (Album) (4 versions)   Rough Trade Germany ... 1989
They'll Need A Crane (4 versions)   One Little Indian ... 1989
Birdhouse In Your Soul (Single) (5 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Flood (Album) (9 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Elektra 1990
Twisting (12", TP, Promo)   Elektra 1990
Miscellaneous T (Comp, Album) (2 versions)   Restless Records ... 1991
Apollo 18 (Album) (5 versions)   Elektra 1992
I Palindrome I (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Elektra 1992
The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (Maxi) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
The Statue Got Me High (Single) (3 versions)   Elektra 1992
O Tannenbaum (7")   Elektra 1993
Why Does The Sun Shine? (Maxi) (2 versions)   Elektra 1993
Back To Skull (EP, Maxi) (2 versions)   Elektra 1994
John Henry (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1994
Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (CD, Album, Promo)   Elektra 1995
Factory Showroom (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1996
S-E-X-X-Y (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Elektra 1996
Then: The Earlier Years (2xCD)   Restless Records 1997
Doctor Worm (CD, Maxi)   Cooking VInyl 1998
Severe Tire Damage (CD, Album)   Restless Records, Restless Records 1998
Severe Tire Damage (CD, Album)   Cooking Vinyl 1998
Best Of The Early Years (CD, Comp)   BMG Special Products 1999
Working Undercover For The Man (CD, EP, Ltd)   eMusic 2000
Boss Of Me (Single, Maxi) (2 versions)   Cortex ... 2001
Holidayland (CD, Single)   Restless Records 2001
Mink Car (Album) (3 versions)   Restless Records ... 2001
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants (Comp) (2 versions)   Elektra ... 2002
Man, It's So Loud In Here (CD, Single)   Shock (2), Restless Records 2002
No! (Album) (2 versions)   Idlewild Recordings ... 2002
Experimental Film (CDr, Maxi, Promo)   Cooking Vinyl 2004
Indestructible Object (CD, EP)   Cortex 2004
The Spine (Album) (3 versions)   Idlewild Recordings ... 2004
The Spine Surfs Alone (CD, EP, Enh)   Idlewild Recordings 2004
A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants (CD, Album, Comp)   Rhino Entertainment Company, Elektra, Warner Strategic Marketing 2005
Here Come The ABCs (Album) (2 versions)   Walt Disney Records ... 2005
They Got Lost (CD)   Zoë 2005
The Else (LP, Album, Gat)   Idlewild Recordings 2007
The Else / Cast Your Pod To The Wind (Album) (2 versions)   Longtime Listener ... 2007
Here Come The 123s (CD, Album, Ama + DVD-V)   Walt Disney Records, Disney Sound, Idlewild Recordings 2008
Here Comes Science (CD, Album + DVD-V)   Walt Disney Records, Disney Sound, Idlewild Recordings 2009
Production:
Wig In A Box (CD, Album) The Long Grift Off Records 2003
Future Soundtrack For America (CD, Comp) Tippecanoe And Tyler Too Barsuk Records 2004
Appears On:
I'm Gonna Love You 'Til I Don't (CD, Album) Walk On Water Bar/None Records, Restless Records 1989
Live 6/24/93 10pm EST (CD, Promo)   Elektra 1993
Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes / Pale Blue Eyes (7", Ltd) Nothing's Gonna Change... Jarmusic, Pink Lemon Records 1994
Kids In The Hall - Brain Candy (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Spiralling Shape Matador 1996
(She Digs My) New Wave Records (2 versions) Hi, We're The Replacem... Mutant Pop 1998
Hagfish (LP) Twisting Honest Don's 1998
Triple J Hottest 100 - 6 (2xCD, Comp) Dr. Worm Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music), EMI Music (Australia) 1999
Hitting The Ground (Album) (2 versions) Darlin' Allison Cooking Vinyl ... 2002
Heat (Album) (2 versions)   Universal Jazz (Germany) 2003
Coraline (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album)   Koch Records 2009
Tracks Appear On:
The Flower-Fed Buffaloes (LP) She's An Angel, Put Yo... Rough Trade (UK) 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume VII (Comp) (2 versions) Ana Ng Beechwood Music 1989
Rough Trade - Music For The 90's (CD, Smplr) They'll Need A Crane Rough Trade Germany 1989
CMJ Presents Certain Damage! - Volume 25 (CD, Promo) Birdhouse In Your Soul College Music Journal 1990
Greatest Hits Volume Two (2 versions) Don't Let's Start One Little Indian 1990
Just Is - One Little Indian (VHS, Comp, NTSC) Don't Let's Start, The... One Little Indian 1990
Rubáiyát (Elektra's 40th Anniversary) (Comp) (4 versions) One More Parade Elektra 1990
Snap! It Up Monster Hits 2 (2xLP) Birdhouse In Your Soul WEA International Inc., CBS 1990
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Ana Ng Rhino Entertainment Company ... 1991
Q The Album - Volume 1 (2xCD) Birdhouse In Your Soul Telstar 1991
Going Underground (2xCD, Comp) Ana NG Eurostar 1992
Cool Christmas (CD) Santa’s Beard Warner Music UK Ltd. 1993
Now That's What I Call Music! 1990 (2xCD, Comp) Birdhouse In Your Soul EMI Records, EMI Records 1993
RockVideo Monthly - Winter 1994 - Alternative Edition (VHS, Comp) Snail Shell Warner Music Enterprises 1994
25th Anniversary Collection: More Of The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time (2xCD, Comp) Particle Man Rhino Records (2) 1995
A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs Of XTC (CD, Album) 25 O'Clock Thirsty Ear 1995
Zima Uncut (CD, Comp, Car) The End Of The Tour RCA Special Products 1995
Kids In The Hall - Brain Candy (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) (3 versions) Spiralling Shape Matador ... 1996
Sites & Sounds (CD, Promo, Enh, Smplr) S-E-X-X-Y Elektra 1996
Ninety 90's Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Birdhouse In Your Soul Sounds Direct, Warner Music UK Ltd. 1997
Cooking Vinyl Sampler Vol 7 1998 (CD, Smplr) Birdhouse In Your Soul Cooking Vinyl 1998
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Xmas (CD) Santa's Beard Rhino Entertainment Company 1998
MTV's 120 Minutes Live (CD, Comp) Particle Man (Live) Atlantic 1998
Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me (More Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Comp) Dr. Evil Maverick 1999
Delicatessen One (CD, Album, Smplr) Doctor Worm Cooking Vinyl 1999
Guitar Pop Jamboree - Starting (Here) (CD, Comp) Why Does The Sun Shine? Warner Music (Japan) 1999
Triple J Hottest 100 - 6 (2xCD, Comp) Dr. Worm Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music), EMI Music (Australia) 1999
Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection (5xCD, Comp, RM) For Science Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
Cooking Vinyl In Rockdelux (CD, Promo) Doctor Worm Sinedín Music 2000
Carte Blanche Volume I (CD, Comp) Yeh Yeh EMI Catalogue Marketing 2002
Hitting The Ground (CD, Album) Darlin' Allison Instinct Records 2002
Oorgasm 08 (CD, Enh, Comp, Promo) Boss Of Me Emag!c Entertainment 2002
Future Vintage (CD, Comp) Birdhouse In Your Soul Warner Music UK Ltd. 2003
Was Het Nu 70, 80 Of 90? File 5 (2xCD) Birdhouse In Your Soul Virgin Music (Belgium) 2003
Wig In A Box (CD, Album) The Long Grift Off Records 2003
Delicatessen 6 Cooking Vinyl (CD) Experimental Film Cooking Vinyl 2004
Future Soundtrack For America (CD, Comp) Tippecanoe And Tyler Too Barsuk Records 2004
Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The 80s Underground (4xCD, RM + Box, Comp) Ana Ng Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
Moog (Original Film Soundtrack) (2xCD, Comp) Baroque Hoedown Hollywood Records 2004
Rykodisc The Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Put Your Hand Inside T... Rykodisc 2004
Student Daze (2xCD) Birdhouse In Your Soul Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
100 Hits 90s (5xCD, Comp) Birdhouse In Your Soul Demon Music Group 2007
Dig For Fire A Tribute To Pixies (Album) (2 versions) Havalina American Laundromat Records 2007
Life Is Music (5xCD, Comp, Car) Birdhouse In Your Soul EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Songs For Film And TV (CD, Album, Smplr, Promo) Havalina American Laundromat Records 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Dr. Spocks Back-up Band (CD, Album)   Blue Knight Records 1993
Summer Fun E.P. (12", Ltd) Birdhouse In Your Soul Sunshine Records (9) 2006
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