Category:Bootlegs

Fan Rarities Bootlegs

These are designed by fans to be distributed among fans and collectors.

• Bill Krauss Demos - A compilation of earlier demos (1984-88), mostly from demo tapes.
• Dial-A-Song - Fan compilation mostly consisting of recordings from Dial-A-Song.
• The Few Surviving Samurai - 90s B-side and rare songs compilation.
• Free When You Call From Work - Another Dial-A-Song cassette bootleg that apparently came out after Power Of Dial-A-Song, but before Power Of Dial-A-Song II: More Power To You.
• Gunnar And Matthew's Giant Adventure - A "common" rarities compilation collecting Dial-A-Song demos, 90s B-sides, the State Songs (EP), and some other stuff.
• It May Be A Bootleg - Rarities compilation. The origins of the live tracks are unknown.
• Leaked 1999 Studio Tape - A collection of demos, home recordings, wax cylinder recordings, and a few ads compiled by an audio engineer in 1999.
• The Low Fidelity Experience - A 1996 compilation of various rare tracks, including the only known recordings from the first online Dial-A-Song service.
• Power Of Dial-A-Song - The legendary Power Of Dial-A-Song bootleg. Features many demos and rough songs.
• Power Of Dial-A-Song II: More Power To You - This is the sequel to Power Of Dial-A-Song.
• Rummage Sale - Collection compiling rarities, 90s B-sides, a couple of live tracks, and several songs from Then: The Earlier Years.
• Stumpbox - The Stumpbox bootlegs consist entirely (or at least mostly) of covers TMBG made.
• Stumpbox Speak My Thoughts - This is the sequel to Stumpbox.
• Stumpbox III The Ceaseless Screaming - The next in a series of collected covers, made by a different fan than the first two.
• Superfueled Freaksickle - The lost Elektra b-sides compilation that was officially announced and never (officially) released. This would have been a sequel to Miscellaneous T.
• Times A Million More - A bootleg approximation of material from the 90s, like the "Superfueled Freaksickle" compilation, plus Dial-A-Song and John Linnell's State Songs (EP) tracks.
• TMBG Unlimited Smarch - The TMBG Unlimited fake month bootleg, containing various demos, rare tracks, and live false starts.
• Web-A-Song - Contrary to the title, this is a rarities compilation bootleg.
• Working Undercover For The Man - A bootleg compilation of the Working Undercover For The Man (EP), songs exclusive to The Guitar (EP), a couple State Songs, a couple live recordings, and songs that aren't even TMBG, to begin with.

Live Bootlegs

• Dr. Spock's Back-Up Band (1992-06-27) - A live CD bootleg released in Germany from 1993.
• The Frank O'Toole Show (1987-03-04) - The legendary TMBG radio show recording from 1987 consisting of over a dozen still officially unreleased Dial-A-Song and studio demos, as well as interviews and some live performances of songs from that era.
• 1996 Concert Season Promotional Tape (1995-03-24) - Bootleg cassette of a 1995 abridged soundboard recording aired on WEBR.
• Then And Now (1997-04-29/30) - Bootleg mixing two 1997 live shows with drum machine (first half) and then band (second half).