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TMBG Unlimited - July

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TMBG Unlimited - July
Collection by They Might Be Giants
First released July, 2001 Tracks 23 Previous TMBG compilation TMBG Unlimited - June
Label eMusic Length 50:49 Next TMBG compilation TMBG Unlimited - August

[edit] Track listing

  1. Frankenstein (Live NYC 1994)
  2. The Joker (Live NYC 1994)
  3. Yellow Submarine (Live Chicago 1992)
  4. Sally Boy Candy Bar
  5. Concrete And Clay
  6. Mr. Me (Demo)
  7. Outboard Part Of Man
  8. Somebody's Body
  9. Hope That I Get Old Before I Die / Cage And Aquarium Medley (Live 1992)
  10. Indiana Wants Me
  11. Kings Of The Cave
  12. I Am The Biggest One
  13. The Big Big Whoredom (Live Demo)
  14. Rhythm Section Want Ad (Live 1985)
  15. 1999 / Cowtown
  16. Boat Of Car (Live 1992)
  17. If I Wasn't Shy (Live 1992)
  18. Become A Robot (Live 1985)
  19. 7-11
  20. Alienation's For The Rich (Demo)
  21. Ant (Demo)
  22. Hi Honey I'm Home
  23. Happy

[edit] Official description

TMBW note: We are unsure if TMBG Unlimited - July's description was ever longer than this. Here is the most complete version we have been able to locate:

In celebration of our fine country's birthday and in response to some requests from you the people we flew to our climate controlled walk-in archive just outside the arctic circle and collected some of the obscure titles from our past. Yes, grab your crash helmet and earplugs- we are going back in time! Please, audiophiles, note: some of these tracks are straight off live board tapes (cassettes) or the original Dial-A-Song tapes (also cassettes) so they are ROUGH but they do not exist anywhere else. Engineer extraordinaire Pat Dillett has fiddled with all these tracks to make them more presentable, but we suggest you get high on the low fi in a comfortable chair.

Indiana Wants Me
This song was recorded with the members of the Turtlenecks: Karl Hecksher on drums, Julie Kantner on bass, Fred Hickler singing harmony. This is a cover of a relatively obscure Motown song that occasionally gets played on oldies radio.

Alienation's for the Rich
The original version of the song that would ultimately be on TMBG's first album. Dig the penny whistle solo.

Seven Eleven
This story of "breaking and buying" features John Turner on drums, and a kinda sleazy Korg synthesizer that seemed cheap but is beloved by Ebay people now.

[edit] Alternate opening description

John Flansburgh here. In response to some requests (and our insane schedule taking us back to the UK to do some spontaneous press for our July 16th show there and the looming breakout of "Boss of Me" over there) we flew to our climate controlled walk-in archive just outside the arctic circle and collected some of the obscure titles from our past. Yes, grab your crash helmet and earplugs- we are going back in time! Please, audiophiles, note: some of these tracks are straight off live board tapes (cassettes) or the original Dial-A-Song tapes (also cassettes) so they are ROUGH but they do not exist anywhere else. Engineer extraordinaire Pat Dillett has fiddled with all these tracks to make them more presentable, but we suggest you get high on the low fi in a comfortable chair.

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