Then: The Earlier Years

Then: The Earlier Years ay isang dobleng pagsasama ng album ng banda na They Might Be Giants, na inilabas noong 1997. Ang Then ay naglalaman ng album na Lincoln sa kabuuan nito, ang mga album na They Might Be Giants at Miscellaneous T na bawat isa ay nawawala ang isang track, ang ilang kung hindi man ay hindi pinag-aralan ang mga kanta mula sa kanilang 1985 Demo Tape at iba pang mga kanta na dati nang hindi na-rate. Ang kanta na nawawala mula sa Miscellaneous T ay "(She Was a) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)" at ang awit na nawawala mula ng They Might Be Giants ay ang bersyon ng album na "Don't Let's Start", dahil napalitan ito ng angkop na lugar sa listahan ng track ng iisang bersyon ng parehong kanta mula sa Miscellaneous T. Ang sanggunian na "We're The Replacements" ay tumutukoy sa kahaliliang bandang pang-rock ng parehong pangalan.

Nagbebenta rin ang They Might Be Giants Online Store ng mga non They Might Be Giants at Lincoln na magkahiwalay, sa dalawang bahagi na pinamagatang Giants Jubilee at Mightathon. Ang mga album na ito ay isang beses na ibinebenta nang hiwalay, ngunit ang buong album ay karaniwang magagamit para sa pagbebenta nang awtomatiko.

Ang compilation Best of the Early Years ay epektibong isang mabibigat na bersyon ng paglabas na ito (isang solong disc at 10 track lamang).

Listahan ng track 
Ang lahat ng mga kanta ay sa pamamagitan ng They Might Be Giants maliban kung nabanggit.

Disc one 

 "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" – 2:20
 "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" – 2:12
 "Number Three" – 1:27
 "Don't Let's Start" (Single Mix) – 2:35
 "Hide Away Folk Family" – 3:21
 "32 Footsteps" – 1:36
 "Toddler Hiway" – :25
 "Rabid Child" – 1:31
 "Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes" – 1:58
 "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" – 2:10
 "She's an Angel" – 2:37
 "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" – 2:51
 "Boat of Car" – 1:15
 "Absolutely Bill's Mood" – 2:38
 "Chess Piece Face" – 1:21
 "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die" – 1:58
 "Alienation's for the Rich" – 2:25
 "The Day" – 1:27
 "Rhythm Section Want Ad" – 2:22
 "We're the Replacements" – 1:50
 "When It Rains It Snows" – 1:33
 "The Famous Polka" – 1:33
 "Untitled" - 2:33
 "For Science" – 1:19
 "The Biggest One" – 1:22
 "Kiss Me, Son of God" (Alternate Version) – 1:49
 "Mr. Klaw" – 1:19
 "Critic Intro" – 1:37
 "Now That I Have Everything" – 2:20
 "Mainstream U.S.A." – 1:15
 "Fake Out in Buenos Aires" – 1:48
 "Greek #3" – 1:29
 "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die" (Original Version) – 1:12
 "I'm Def" – 1:08
 "Don't Let's Start" (Demo Version) – 1:14
 "'85 Radio Special Thank You" – 1:25

Disc two 

 "Ana Ng" – 3:23
 "Cowtown" – 2:21
 "Lie Still, Little Bottle" – 2:06
 "Purple Toupee" – 2:40
 "Cage & Aquarium" – 1:10
 "Where Your Eyes Don't Go" – 3:06
 "Piece of Dirt" – 2:00
 "Mr. Me" – 1:52
 "Pencil Rain" – 2:42
 "The World's Address" – 2:24
 "I've Got a Match" – 2:36
 "Santa's Beard" – 1:55
 "You'll Miss Me" – 1:53
 "They'll Need a Crane" – 2:33
 "Shoehorn With Teeth" – 1:13
 "Stand on Your Own Head" – 1:16
 "Snowball in Hell" – 2:31
 "Kiss Me, Son of God" – 1:54
 "Hello Radio" – 0:55
 "It's Not My Birthday" – 1:52
 "I'll Sink Manhattan" – 2:32
 "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" – 1:59
 "World's Address" (Joshua Fried Remix) – 5:42
 "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" – 3:48
 "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Rodgers and Hart) – 1:20
 "Birds Fly" – 1:25
 "Kitten Intro" – 1:43
 "Weep Day" – 1:50
 "The Big Big Whoredom" – 1:39
 "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Bassman, Washington) – 1:59
 "Become a Robot" – 1:18
 "Which Describes How You're Feeling" – 1:24
 "Swing Is a Word" – 0:53
 "Doris Cunningham" – 0:12
 "Counterfeit Fake" – 0:39
 "Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"" – 2:05

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