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[[They Might Be Giants]] have released many recordings on cassette tapes.  Below is a list of these releases.
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[[They Might Be Giants]] have released many recordings on {{wp|Cassette tape|cassette tapes}}.  Below is a list of these releases.
 
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:*US advance cassette. Features the same cover as the [[They Might Be Giants LP Sampler]].
  
 
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:*Pre-release cassette.
 
:*Pre-release cassette.
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*[[Roughs From 2nd LP]] (May)
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File:Roughs_From_2nd_LP_Cassette.jpg|Cassette
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:*An officially unreleased tape that contains rough mixes of six songs from Lincoln.
  
 
*[[(She Was A) Hotel Detective (EP)|(She Was A) Hotel Detective]] (May 5)
 
*[[(She Was A) Hotel Detective (EP)|(She Was A) Hotel Detective]] (May 5)
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:*US cassette promo.
 
:*US cassette promo.
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*[[Flood]] (Unknown)
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:*"Thomsun Original" Saudi Arabian pirated cassette.
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*[[Birdhouse In Your Soul (EP)|Birdhouse In Your Soul]] (Unknown)
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:*UK cassette single. Features a different cover than the US and Australian releases.
  
 
*[[Birdhouse In Your Soul (EP)|Birdhouse In Your Soul]] (January 2)
 
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:*US cassette single. Features [[Hot Cha]] as the b-side.
  
 
*[[Flood]] (January 15)
 
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:*The cover consists of an expanded version of the photograph used on the CD cover of Flood with a green strip across the cover that says "They Might Be Giants - Flood" instead of the Flood logo used for other releases.
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*[[Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (EP)|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)]] (May 14)
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:*UK cassette single. Features [[James K. Polk (Original Version)|James K. Polk]] as the b-side.
  
 
*[[Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (EP)|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)]] (June 5)
 
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:*US cassette single. Features [[Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)]] as the b-side.
  
 
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:*US cassette single. Features [[Cabbagetown]] as the b-side.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 11 February 2025

They Might Be Giants have released many recordings on cassette tapes. Below is a list of these releases.

1983[edit]

  • The only known copy of this tape that exists was used for Podcast 32A.

1984[edit]

  • Self-released demo tape from 1984.

1985[edit]

  • Multiple demo tapes released in 1985 to club owners, often with handwritten labels.
  • The band’s first album-length release.
  • The material was recorded onto standard store-bought audio cassettes, with black-and-white photocopied inserts on different colored paper.

1986[edit]

  • Handmade promotional cassette including three songs from the first album.

1987[edit]

  • Australian 4-track sampler of the first album.
  • Initial US cassette release.
  • Some copies have text on the back promoting three of the album’s songs.
  • Initial US cassette release.

1988[edit]

  • Pre-release cassette.
  • An officially unreleased tape that contains rough mixes of six songs from Lincoln.
  • US cassette maxi-single.
  • The track listing on the insert is missing Untitled, although the tape itself includes the track.
  • Initial US cassette release.

1989[edit]

  • US cassette release.

1990[edit]

  • Internal cassette of the April 28 show at Cabaret Metro in Chicago.
  • US cassette promo.
  • "Thomsun Original" Saudi Arabian pirated cassette.
  • UK cassette single. Features a different cover than the US and Australian releases.
  • US cassette single. Features Hot Cha as the b-side.
  • Initial US cassette release.
  • The cover consists of an expanded version of the photograph used on the CD cover of Flood with a green strip across the cover that says "They Might Be Giants - Flood" instead of the Flood logo used for other releases.

1991[edit]

  • US cassette release.

1992[edit]

UK 4-track cassette promo.
  • US cassette promo.
  • US cassette single.
  • Initial US cassette release.
  • US cassette single. Features Cabbagetown as the b-side.

1993[edit]

1994[edit]

  • US cassette promo.
  • Alternate cassette promo.
  • US cassette release.

1996[edit]

  • Leaked internal cassette including most of Factory Showroom along with some Long Tall Weekend tracks and other demos.
  • US cassette promo.
  • US cassette single.
  • US cassette release.
  • US cassette release.

1997[edit]

  • Double promotional cassettes.
  • Promotional demo tape for Mono Puff’s It's Fun To Steal, released almost a year before the album.

1999[edit]

  • Truncated version of Then: The Earlier Years.
  • Only features eight tracks rather than the usual ten tracks found on CD.
  • Truncated version of Then: The Earlier Years.
  • Only features eight tracks rather than the usual ten tracks found on CD.

2001[edit]

  • UK cassette single.

2021[edit]

  • The first TMBG cassette release in twenty years.

2023[edit]

  • Cassette reissue. The cover is identical to the original except instead of using the green strip that says "They Might Be Giants - Flood", it uses the classic Flood logo.