Don't Let's Start (EP)
- Not to be confused with Don't Let's Start (Album), a collection of B-sides.
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EP by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | November 2, 1987 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 4 | |||
| Label | Bar/None <AHAON-004> | Length | 7:38 | |||
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Don't Let's Start was released as a maxi-single from They Might Be Giants in 1987 through Bar/None, and later Restless Records, with distribution initially handled by ESD.
The cover art for this release was created by Mark Mazut, inspired by the snowman illustration from an an educational children's book included in the liner notes of They Might Be Giants. The photograph on the back of the vinyl release and the front of the CD release of the EP was taken at a 1986 show at CBGB's and features part of an unusual stage prop created for the Johns by Barbara Lipp.
In 2019, the maxi-single was reissued though TMBG's own label, Idlewild Recordings, for Record Store Day. The reissue features the same art (in a green color variation) and track listing. The songs were remastered by UE Nastasi, who has mastered several contemporary TMBG reissues.
Purchase
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Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 | 
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| 2 | We're The Replacements | 1:55 |
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| 3 | When It Rains It Snows | 1:36 |
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| 4 | The Famous Polka | 1:32 |
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Trivia
- The CD single was issued on a 3" disc instead of a standard 5" disc. This was a short-lived convention for CD singles that began in the mid-1980s.
- On the vinyl release, the catalogue number stamped in the lead-out groove is accompanied by the number for Dial-A-Song.
Gallery
Back artwork
Side A label
Side B label
1988 re-release cover
CD sleeve
CD sleeve back
ESD disc
Bar/None longpack
Cassette cover
Cassette
2019 Record Store Day re-issue
Australian 7"
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | July 4, 1988 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 2 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade <651693 7> | Length | 4:25 | |||
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 |
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| 2 | We're The Replacements | 1:50 |
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Elektra reissues
EU 12" / CD single
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EP by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1990 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 4 | |||
| Label | Elektra <EKR 115> | Length | 11:40 | |||
This reissue was released in 1990 and featured completely different B-sides in order to promote Flood. The cover artwork prominently features the robot Metal Mickey from the 1980s UK television show of the same name.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 |
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| 2 | Your Racist Friend (Sampladelic Remix) | 3:50 |
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| 3 | She's An Angel | 2:37 |
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| 4 | Absolutely Bill's Mood | 2:38 |
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Back cover
CD cover
Vinyl label - Side 1
Vinyl label - Side 2
Magazine ad
UK 7" single
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1990 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 3 | |||
| Label | Elektra <EKR 115> | Length | 5:36 | |||
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 |
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| 2 | Letterbox | 1:25 |
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| 3 | Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love | 1:36 |
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UK 10" single
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1990 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 3 | |||
| Label | Elektra <EKR 115TE> | Length | 11:37 | |||
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 |
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| 2 | Your Racist Friend (Sampladelic Remix) | 3:50 |
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| 3 | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix) | 5:12 |
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Trivia
- This is the only TMBG release on 10" vinyl.
