TMBG UnLtd July

~ Release by They Might Be Giants (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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From TMBW

https://tmbw.net/wiki/TMBG_Unlimited_-_July

Official description

TMBW note: We are unsure if TMBG Unlimited - July's description was ever longer than this. Here is the most complete version we have been able to locate:

In celebration of our fine country's birthday and in response to some requests from you the people we flew to our climate controlled walk-in archive just outside the arctic circle and collected some of the obscure titles from our past. Yes, grab your crash helmet and earplugs- we are going back in time! Please, audiophiles, note: some of these tracks are straight off live board tapes (cassettes) or the original Dial-A-Song tapes (also cassettes) so they are ROUGH but they do not exist anywhere else. Engineer extraordinaire Pat Dillett has fiddled with all these tracks to make them more presentable, but we suggest you get high on the low fi in a comfortable chair.

Indiana Wants Me
This song was recorded with the members of the Turtlenecks: Karl Hecksher on drums, Julie Kantner on bass, Fred Hickler singing harmony. This is a cover of a relatively obscure Motown song that occasionally gets played on oldies radio.

Alienation's for the Rich
The original version of the song that would ultimately be on TMBG's first album. Dig the penny whistle solo.

Seven Eleven
This story of "breaking and buying" features John Turner on drums, and a kinda sleazy Korg synthesizer that seemed cheap but is beloved by Ebay people now.

Alternate opening description

John Flansburgh here. In response to some requests (and our insane schedule taking us back to the UK to do some spontaneous press for our July 16th show there and the looming breakout of "Boss of Me" over there) we flew to our climate controlled walk-in archive just outside the arctic circle and collected some of the obscure titles from our past. Yes, grab your crash helmet and earplugs- we are going back in time! Please, audiophiles, note: some of these tracks are straight off live board tapes (cassettes) or the original Dial-A-Song tapes (also cassettes) so they are ROUGH but they do not exist anywhere else. Engineer extraordinaire Pat Dillett has fiddled with all these tracks to make them more presentable, but we suggest you get high on the low fi in a comfortable chair.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-12 01:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Frankenstein (live: 1994: New York City)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Frankenstein (in 1994)
composer:
Edgar Winter
publisher:
Longitude Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Hierophant Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:59
2The Joker (live: 1994: New York City)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
The Joker (in 1994)
writer:
Eddie Curtis (songwriter), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Jim Rooster Music, Sailor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4:12
3Yellow Submarine (live: 1992: Chicago)
recorded at:
Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1992-06-27)
live recording of:
Yellow Submarine (on 1992-06-27)
lyricist:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Benedict Roger Wallers
is based on:
Yellow Submarine
3:12
4Sally Boy Candy Bar
2:29
5Concrete and Clay
2:23
6Mr. Me (demo)
recording of:
Mr. Me
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:01
7Outboard Part of Man
0:45
8Somebody's Body
1:38
9Hope That I Get Old Before I Die / Cage and Aquarium Medley (live: 1992)
recorded at:
Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg, Germany (on 1992-02-10)
live medley including a recording of:
Cage & Aquarium (on 1992-02-10)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
live medley including a recording of:
I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (on 1992-02-10)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
?:??
10Indiana Wants Me
bass:
Julie Kantner (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Karl Hecksher (in 1981)
guitar:
John Flansburgh (in 1981) and Chris Lawrence (producer, in Annabouboula) (in 1981)
handclaps and background vocals [harmony]:
Fred Hickler
background vocals:
Fred Hickler (in 1981)
lead vocals:
John Flansburgh (in 1981)
recorded at:
Antioch College (Liberal arts college in Ohio) in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Indiana Wants Me (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
2:08
11Kings of the Cave
2:10
12I Am the Biggest One
?:??
13The Big Big Whoredom (live demo)
1:37
14Rhythm Section Want Ad (live: 1985)
live recording of:
Rhythm Section Want Ad (in 1985)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
?:??
151999 / Cowtown
live medley including a cover recording of:
1999 (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
live medley including a recording of:
Cowtown (in 1985)
writer:
John Flansburgh (in 1982) and John Linnell (in 1982)
publisher:
TMBG Music
4:14
16Boat of Car (live: 1992)
recorded at:
Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg, Germany (on 1992-02-10)
live recording of:
Boat of Car (on 1992-02-10)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
?:??
17If I Wasn't Shy (live: 1992)
recorded at:
Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg, Germany (on 1992-02-10)
?:??
18Become A Robot (live: 1985)
?:??
197-11
2:12
20Alienation's for the Rich (demo)1:47
21Ant (demo)
recording of:
Ant
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music (from 1990 to present) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1990 to present)
2:14
22Hi Honey, I'm Home
0:38
23Happy
1:29

Credits

Release

purchase for download:http://www.emusic.com/albums/26443 [info] (ended)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/18282565 [info]
discography entry:https://tmbw.net/wiki/TMBG_Unlimited_-_July [info]