Tag Archives: Bar/None

They Might Be Giants: Lincoln

On September 25, 1988, “Bar/None” label released “Lincoln”, the second They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded March – June 1988, at “Dubway” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Kraus.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, melodica
  • John Linnell – lead and backing vocals, accordion, autoharp, clarinet, keyboards, baritone and bass saxophone, bass harmonica, tenor saxophone, banjo
  • Lisa Klapp – bridge monologue
  • Kenneth Nolan – drums
  • The Ordinaires – arrangements
  • Al Houghton – engineer
  • Brian Dewan – cover art
  • Carol Kitman – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

  1. Ana Ng
  2. Cowtown
  3. Lie Still, Little Bottle
  4. Purple Toupee
  5. Cage & Aquarium
  6. Where Your Eyes Don’t Go
  7. Piece of Dirt
  8. Mr. Ne
  9. Pencil Rain
  10. The World’s Address
  11. I’ve Got a Match
  12. Santa’s Beard
  13. You’ll Miss Me
  14. They’ll Need a Crane
  15. Shoehorn with Teeth
  16. Stand on Your Own Head
  17. Snowball in Hell
  18. Kiss Me, Son of God

The Slip: Eisenhower

On November 7, 2006, “Bar/None” label released “Eisenhower”, the fourth  Slip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Matthew Ellard.

Personnel:

  • Brad Barr– vocals, guitar
  • Marc Friedman– bass
  • Andrew Barr– drums
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Grayson Farmer – flugelhorn
  • Gabri Athayde – cello
  • Nellie Fleischner, Rosie Kirincic, Isaac Taylor – vocals
  • Matthew Ellard, Drew Malamud – engineer, mixing
  • Mister Thecake – design, layout design
  • Kristen Smith, Matt Tahaney – assistant
  • Andy VanDette – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Children of December
  2. Even Rats
  3. If One of Us Should Fall
  4. Airplane/Primitive
  5. Suffocation Keep
  6. First Panda in Space
  7. The Soft Machine
  8. Life in Disguise
  9. Mothwing Bite
  10. The Original Blue Air
  11. Paper Birds

They Might Be Giants: Same

They Might Be Giants

On November 4, 1986, “Bar/None” label released the self-titled, debutThey Might Be Giants album, (also known as “The Pink Album”). The album was recorded in 1986 and 1986 at “Studio Pass” and “Dubway Studio” in New York, and was produced by Bill Krauss.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh- vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica, programming
  • John Linnell- vocals, accordion, keyboards, saxophones, programming
  • Eugene Chadbourne – phoned-in guitar
  • Margaret Seiler – lead vocals
  • Rodney Alan Greenblat – cover art
  • Mark Boyer – executive producer
  • Matthew Hill – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

  1. Everything Right Is Wrong Again
  2. Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
  3. Number Three
  4. Don’t Let’s Start
  5. Hide Away Folk Family
  6. 32 Footsteps
  7. Tolddier Hiway
  8. Rabid Child
  9. Nothing’s Donna Change My Clothes
  10. (She Was A) Hotel Detective
  11. She’s an Angel
  12. Youth Culture Killed My Dog
  13. Boat of Car
  14. Absolutely Bill’s Mode
  15. Chess Piece Face
  16. I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
  17. Allenation’s for the Rich
  18. The Day
  19. Rhythm Section Want Ad