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Mink Car

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This page is for the album. For the song of the same name, see Mink Car (Song).


Mink Car album cover
Mink Car
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
First released September 11, 2001 Tracks 17 Previous album Long Tall Weekend
Label Restless Records Length 46:19 Next album No!

Mink Car is They Might Be Giants' eighth studio album, released in 2001 on the Restless label.

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[edit] Description

Promo Disc Label
Promo Disc Label

Mink Car (more than likely a play on "Mint Car" -- a single by "The Cure") was recorded between 1999 and 2001 in numerous studios and featured many guest artists and producers. Sadly, the album was released on September 11, 2001, the same day as the Al Qaeda attacks on New York City.

Many of the album's tracks were pre-released by the band via TMBG Unlimited in either their demo or final form. Others, such as Older and She Thinks She's Edith Head, had been released in other forms on Long Tall Weekend. Future releases, such as The Spine and The Else, would hold many of their tracks closer to the vest, ensuring that the fanbase hadn't heard a majority of the album before it was released.

Depending on the country of release, Mink Car's tracklisting varied widely. Several other tracks such as Boss Of Me, Your Mom's Alright, MacGyver, and Robot Parade (Adult Version) were tacked on as bonus tracks. In the US, Man, It's So Loud In Here was the only single/EP from the album, but was not widely circulated.

The album's cover was designed by The Chopping Block, who also did artwork for the band's follow-up, No!. More information on the design process for the album's artwork can be seen here.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. Bangs (3:09)
  2. Cyclops Rock (2:38)
  3. Man, It's So Loud In Here (3:59)
  4. Mr. Xcitement (3:36)
  5. Another First Kiss (3:06)
  6. I've Got A Fang (2:32)
  7. Hovering Sombrero (2:13)
  8. Yeh Yeh (2:40)
  9. Hopeless Bleak Despair (3:08)
  10. Drink! (1:49)
  11. My Man (2:57)
  12. Older (1:58)
  13. Mink Car (2:09)
  14. Wicked Little Critta (2:11)
  15. Finished With Lies (3:18)
  16. She Thinks She's Edith Head (2:37)
  17. Working Undercover For The Man (2:19)

[edit] Track Listing (UK Version)

PIAS Records Version (UK) Cover Art
PIAS Records Version (UK) Cover Art
PIAS Records Version (UK) Back Cover Art
PIAS Records Version (UK) Back Cover Art

Released: 2001
Tracks: 14
Label: Restless / PIAS Records

  1. Man, It's So Loud In Here (3:59)
  2. Boss Of Me (2:57)
  3. Cyclops Rock (2:38)
  4. Another First Kiss (3:06)
  5. Bangs (3:09)
  6. My Man (2:57)
  7. Drink! (1:49)
  8. Your Mom's Alright (2:59)
  9. Hovering Sombrero (2:13)
  10. Yeh Yeh (2:40)
  11. I've Got A Fang (2:32)
  12. Mink Car (2:09)
  13. Hopeless Bleak Despair (3:08)
  14. Older (1:58)

[edit] Australian Bonus Track

Released: 2001
Tracks: 18
Label: Shock Records

This song appears after the standard version's tracks:

  1. Boss Of Me

[edit] Japanese Bonus Tracks

Japanese Cover
Japanese Cover

Released: 2001
Tracks: 21
Label: Restless (VACK-1247)

These songs appear after the standard version's tracks:

  1. Boss Of Me
  2. Your Mom's Alright
  3. MacGyver
  4. Robot Parade (Adult Version)

[edit] Trivia

  • Other possible names for the album included Unreliable Narrator and Secret Mountain Laboratory.
  • The lyrics for Yeh Yeh were not included in the liner notes.
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