Leaked 1999 Studio Tape

The Leaked 1999 Studio Tape is a bootlegged collection of songs and demos from the mid-to-late '90s.

The tape was apparently compiled by an audio engineer working with They Might Be Giants around 1999, and contains numerous unheard recordings including what appear to be home demo recordings made by John Linnell, as well as demos from Factory Showroom and Mink Car, Dial-A-Song, wax cylinder recordings, and some ads by TMBG. While initially distributed among a small circle of friends for a few decades, the tape publicly surfaced on a filesharing application in November 2021.

Track listing

#	Title	Length	Lyrics	Guitar Tab
1	Always Be Giants (Demo Version 1) Labelled as "Coca-Cola"	1:00		N/A
2	Hey Everybody	1:40		N/A
3	25 O'Clock	4:04
4	Boss Of Me (What We Did This Summer Version)	0:35		N/A
5	Cyclops Rock (Demo)	2:20		N/A
6	Feel Good Sublet (Dial-A-Song)	1:15
7	Metal Detector (Demo)	3:56		N/A
8	Super Duper Labelled as "Super Super"	0:39		N/A
9	The Bloodboat	2:47		N/A
10	Huh!	1:48		N/A
11	A Stranger's Eye	3:15
12	Doctor Worm (Dial-A-Song)	0:49		N/A
13	Rest Awhile (Dial-A-Song)	0:33		N/A
14	Darlin' Allison Labelled as "Allyson"	2:26
15	Always Be Giants (Demo Version 2) Labelled as "Coca-Cola 2"	0:30		N/A
16	Hovering Sombrero (Demo)	0:51		N/A
17	Man, It's So Loud In Here (Demo 1)	3:01		N/A
18	Finished With Lies (Demo 1)	2:59
19	Wicked Little Critta (Dial-A-Song)	2:00		N/A
20	One Man One Vote	1:29
21	My Man (Demo)	3:13		N/A
22	Canta Y No Llores	3:44
23	That Thing You Do	2:05
24	Older (Demo 2)	1:52		N/A
25	Snapping Turtle	2:55
26	They Got Lost (Demo)	4:08		N/A
27	On The Drag (Demo)	2:46		N/A
28	Certain People I Could Name (Demo)	2:56		N/A
29	Always Be Giants (Demo Version 3) Labelled as "Coca-Cola 3"	1:00		N/A
30	The Edison Museum (Wax Cylinder)	2:26		N/A
31	Maybe I Know (Wax Cylinder)	2:06		N/A
32	James K. Polk (Wax Cylinder)	2:06		N/A
33	Severe Tire Damage Radio Ad	0:30		N/A