Best of the Early Years

Best of the Early Years

Infobox Album |
Name = Best of the Early Years
Type = Compilation album
Artist = They Might Be Giants


Released = November 23 1999
Recorded = 1985–1991
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 25:39
Label = BMG Special Products
Producer = Bill Krauss, Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7sd6vwria9uk link]
Last album = "What We Did This Summer"
(1999)
This album = "Best of the Early Years"
(1999)
Next album = "Working Undercover for the Man"
(2000)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = TMBG compilation
Type = Compilation album
Last album = ""
(1997)
This album = "Best of the Early Years"
(1999)
Next album = "They Got Lost"
(2002)

"Best of the Early Years" is a compilation album released by They Might Be Giants on November 23, 1999. It is essentially a scaled back version of ', including a fraction of the songs, 10 compared to "Thens 72, at a lower price point. It was released at the same time as "Live", which itself was a condensed version of TMBG's live album "Severe Tire Damage".

Two versions of the CD were released with different track orders (see "Original track listing"). The original version has since been discontinued. Vinyl and cassette versions of the album featured tracks 1–8 of the original track listing.

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.
# "Don't Let's Start" – 2:35
# "Ana Ng" – 3:22
# "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" (John Flansburgh, John Linnell) –2:51
# "We're the Replacements" – 1:52
# "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 2:10
# "Purple Toupee" – 2:38
# "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" – 2:10
# "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" – 2:21
# "Cowtown" – 2:20
# "Hide Away Folk Family" – 3:20

Original track listing

#"Ana Ng"
#"Purple Toupee"
#"Youth Culture Killed My Dog"
#"Don't Let's Start"
#"Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head"
#"(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
#"Everything Right Is Wrong Again"
#"Cowtown"
#"We're The Replacements"
#"Hide Away Folk Family"

External links

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