Discography/Gallery

A gallery of TMBG releases organized by type. For a complete textual list, see Discography.

They Might Be Giants

Studio Albums

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  They Might Be Giants [LP] (1986)

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  They Might Be Giants [CD] (1987)

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  They Might Be Giants [Japanese LP] (1986)

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  They Might Be Giants [Japanese CD] (1990)

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  Lincoln [LP] (1988)

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  Lincoln [CD] (1988)

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  Lincoln [Japanese CD] (1991)

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  Flood [LP] (1990)

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  Flood [CD] (1990)

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  Flood [Japanese CD] (1990)

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  Apollo 18 (1992)

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  Apollo 18 [Japanese CD] (1992)

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  John Henry (1994)

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  John Henry [Japanese CD] (1994)

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  Factory Showroom (1996)

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  Factory Showroom [Japanese CD] (1996)

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  Long Tall Weekend (1999)

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  Long Tall Weekend [Promo] (1999)

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  Mink Car (2001)

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  Mink Car [Japanese CD] (2001)

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  No! (2002)

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  The Spine (2004)

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  Here Come The ABCs (2005)

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  The Else [CD] (2007)

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  The Else [LP] (2007)

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  The Else [Japanese CD] (2008)

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  Here Come The 123s (2008)

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  Here Comes Science (2009)

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  Join Us (2011)

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  Nanobots (2013)

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  Glean (2015)

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  Why? (2015)

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  Phone Power (2016)

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  I Like Fun (2018)

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  My Murdered Remains (2018)

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  The Escape Team (2018)

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  BOOK (2021)

EPs and Singles

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  Wiggle Diskette (1985)

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  Don't Let's Start (1987)

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  Don't Let's Start [CD] (1987)

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  (She Was A) Hotel Detective (1988)

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  Ana Ng [12" Promo] (1988)

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  They'll Need A Crane (1989)

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  They'll Need A Crane
  [UK Release] (1989)

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  They'll Need A Crane [European Release] (1989)

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  They'll Need A Crane [12" Promo] (1989)

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  Ana Ng [UK Release] (1989)

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  Ana Ng [Australian Release] (1989)

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  Purple Toupee [CD Promo] (1989)

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  Purple Toupee [8-Track Release] (1989)

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  Birdhouse In Your Soul (1989)

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  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (1990)

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  Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [European 12" Release] (1990)

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  Twisting (1990)

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  Specialty Records Test Pressing (1990)

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  Don't Let's Start [Elektra Re-release] (1990)

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  Don't Let's Start [10" Elektra Re-release] (1990)

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  Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal (1991)

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  The Statue Got Me High (1992)

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  I Palindrome I (1992)

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  The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (1992)

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  Why Does The Sun Shine? (1993)

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  O Tannenbaum (1993)

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  Snail Shell (1994)

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  Back To Skull (1994)

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  S-E-X-X-Y (1996)

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  S-E-X-X-Y
  [12" Remix Promo] (1996)

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  Doctor Worm (1998)

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  Working Undercover For The Man (2000)

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  Boss Of Me (2000)

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  Man, It's So Loud In Here (2001)

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  Bangs (2001)

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  They Might Be Giants In Holidayland (2001)

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  Another First Kiss (2002)

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  Indestructible Object (2004)

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  The Spine Surfs Alone (2004)

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  Experimental Film (2004)

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  Prevenge (2004)

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  Au Contraire (2004)

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  T-Shirt (2005)

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  I'm Impressed (2007)

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  Electric Car (2009)

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  Join Us (Four Advance Tracks) (2011)

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  Can't Keep Johnny Down (2011)

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  TMBG's Other Thing Brass Band (2011)

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  Four Covers From TMBG (2012)

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  Nanobots EP (2013)

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  Circular Karate Chop (2013)

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  Answer (2015)

Live Albums

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  Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994)

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  Severe Tire Damage (1998)

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  Severe Tire Damage [Japanese CD] (1998)

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  Live (1999)

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  The Spine Hits The Road (2004)

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  Almanac (2004)

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  Venue Songs (2005)

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  At Large (2012)

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  First Album Live (2014)

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  Flood Live In Australia (2015)

Collections

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  Don't Let's Start (1989)

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  Miscellaneous T (1991)

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  Then: The Earlier Years (1997)

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  Best Of The Early Years (1999)

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  They Got Lost (2002)

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  Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants (2002)

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  A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants (2005)

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  Rhino Hi-Five: They Might Be Giants (2006)

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  Cast Your Pod To The Wind (2007)

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  Album Raises New And Troubling Questions (2011)

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  Flood + Apollo 18 (2013)

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  John Henry + Factory Showroom (2013)

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  Idlewild (2014)

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  The Spine Surfs Alone: Rarities 1998-2005 (2024)

Demos

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  1984 Promotional Demo Tape (1984)

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  Wiggle Diskette (1985)

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  1985 Promotional Demo Tape #1 (1985)

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  1985 Promotional Demo Tape #3 (1985)

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  1985 Promotional Demo Tape #4 (1985)

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  1985 Demo Tape (1985)

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  1985 Demo Tape [Hello Re-issue] (1993)

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  TMBG / Joshua Fried Split Single (1986)

Soundtracks

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  They Might Be Giants Vs. McSweeney's (2001)

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  Bed, Bed, Bed (2003)

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  Kids Go! (2009)

Samplers

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  They Might Be Giants LP Sampler (1986)

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  4 From They Might Be Giants (1987)

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  Lincoln Sampler (1988)

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  Selections From Then: The Earlier Years (1997)

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  Kids Sampler (1999)

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  What We Did This Summer (1999)

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  2001 Sampler (2000)

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  Super Sampler (2001?)

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  Non LP Tracks (2001)

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  2001 Radio Sampler No. 1 (2001)

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  2001 Radio Sampler No. 2 (2001)

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  "Mink Car" Retail Sampler (2001)

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  Special "Mink Car" Sampler (2001)

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  Tracks Taken From The New Album "Mink Car" (2001)

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  Selections From The Spine (2004)

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  Podcast Highlights (2006)

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  Radio Sampler '07 (2007)

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  CD/DVD Sampler (2010)

Video Releases

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  They'll Need A Crane [Promo VHS] (1989)

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  Information Club Video Collection (1989)

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  The Videos 1986-1989 [Laserdisc] (1989)

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  The Videos 1986-1989 [VHS] (1989)

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  The Story So Far (1990)

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  Video Compilation (1991)

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  Direct From Brooklyn (1999)

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  Installing & Servicing Melody (2009)

Mono Puff

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  John Flansburgh's Mono Puff (1995)

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  Unsupervised (1996)

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  The Devil Went Down To Newport [CD] (1996)

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  The Devil Went Down To Newport [7"] (1996)

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  The Hal Cragin Years (1996)

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  The Steve Calhoon Years (1998)

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  It's Fun To Steal [Promo Version] (1998)

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  It's Fun To Steal (1998)

John Linnell

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  State Songs [EP] (1994)

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  House Of Mayors (1996)

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  State Songs (1999)

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  Montana (1999)

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  Roman Songs [EP] (2021)