Long Tall Weekend Demos at emusic.com (sorta)

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Demos of the tracks on LTW are on emusic.com's server, but they aren't
linked to on the site. I just successfully downloaded 28 seconds of
Operators are Standing By, and haven't attempted any others yet, but
here's how this works:

http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/(####)/(anything you want -
doesn't matter).mp3

the #### part is what tells it which file you want. For the other
albums, they seemed to average out to a difference of 3, but sometimes
4, 5, or 6, so its a bit of trial and error work.

URL for Older:
http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9100/They_Might_Be_Giants-Long_Tall_Weekend-6-Older-Demo.mp3

URL for Operators:
http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9103/They_Might_Be_Giants-Long_Tall_Weekend-7-Operators_Are_Standing_By-Demo.mp3

"Operators" sounds like its just a higher quality recording of the DAS
Online one to me, so the others are probably the same thing. I'm gonna
try to get the rest now. When I finish, I'll post the complete list.

-scratch

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All the URLs:

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Richard Dub

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Wow, that's fantastic! How the heck did you figure this out?

http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9121/DrinkingDemo.mp3

is Drinking, I suppose... what a great sounding song!

http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9124/NinaDemo.mp3

is a little... um.. different than I expected, though. Most of the other
tracks are *exactly* the same as the Dial-a-Song ones... I was hoping they'd
be revamped at least a little. And the quality definitely isn't up to CD
album standards. But it still makes me very very happy, and I'll still buy
all the full versions of the tracks when released.

-Richard

Richard Dub

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Jun 5, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/5/99

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My mistake... what I thought was Drinking is Lullaby to Nightmares, I
believe. Drinking is:

http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9185/DrinkingDemo.mp3

and it's still cool!

-Richard

Richard Dub

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> http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9185/DrinkingDemo.mp3
>
That should be
http://www.emusic.com/c1589b85aec99011/demo/9085/DrinkingDemo.mp3 , with a 0
instead of a 1... oops <:)

Does anyone else think that On Earth My Nina sounds like it could be
something if played backwards? theymightbegiants.com does mention that
there's something unusual about it....

-Richard

Chadd VanZanten

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ALeigh992 wrote:

>>-Token_Back_To_Brooklyn-Demo.mp3

>Okay, at least the first 30 seconds of this sounds exactly the same as on
>Factory Showroom? Is the point of this to distribute the song to the poor saps
>who don't know about it, or bought the tape version? Seems a little redundant.
>Oh well.

The blurb for this song at theymightbegiants.com doesn't mention the fact that it's
a FS hidden track. Just calls it a "DAS favorite" or something like that. Do they
even KNOW it's a hidden track? J/k.

I was a little disappointed to hear it's at least very similar, if not identical,
to the FS track, too.

Okay then,
Chadd

ALeigh992

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Jun 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/6/99

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>All the URLs:

ohh...thank you for taking the time to do that! I really want this thing to be
released! What on earth is taking them so long? Gah!
Aleigh
http://i.am/not_your_broom ...your reliable source for everything

"Or was the thermostat engulfed in flames, or is it just me? " ~Linnell

ALeigh992

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>-Token_Back_To_Brooklyn-Demo.mp3

Okay, at least the first 30 seconds of this sounds exactly the same as on
Factory Showroom? Is the point of this to distribute the song to the poor saps
who don't know about it, or bought the tape version? Seems a little redundant.
Oh well.

Kevin Sullivan

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Jun 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/6/99

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Hopefully this means they are preparing to release the full album....

ProphetM

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In article <19990605222747...@ng-fo1.aol.com>,
alei...@aol.comBROCCOLI (ALeigh992) writes:

>>All the URLs:

>ohh...thank you for taking the time to do that!

Yes! A great big round of applause to you!

I really want this thing to
>be
>released! What on earth is taking them so long? Gah!

I have no idea.
But i think I know why the URL directories are in threes. One is for the MP3
demo, the number after it is for the Real Audio demo (which apparently they
don't have for TMBG's tracks), and the one before it is for the FULL SONG. Give
it a try. Just add 1 to each of the listed directory numbers - 9086 for the
first one for instance, and your Real Player will start up and give you a 'not
found' error. If you try the number before the MP3 demo (9084 for example),
you'll get an 'access denied' message from the server - the full track.

So, they have the tracks. Why oh why won't they release them?!!
If they don't get moving, the publicity of being the 'first major artist to
release an MP3 only album' is going to go to someone else.

Mike

"Unencumbered by reality..."

Mike May's Mostly Queen Page, featuring rare Queen in MP3
http://members.aol.com/prophetm
Mike's Lighthouse Pages
http://members.aol.com/fairyfellr

MDJSK

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>If they don't get moving, the publicity of being the 'first major artist to
>release an MP3 only album' is going to go to someone else.

It already did.

-Jake
YourEv...@tmbg.org
http://www.angelfire.com/va/loserboi (Now with s-e-x-x-y full color action
pics!)

"let the moonlight
take the lid
off your dreams."
-benfoldsfive, "lullabye"

ProphetM

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In article <19990606002406...@ng-bd1.aol.com>, md...@aol.com
(MDJSK) writes:

>>If they don't get moving, the publicity of being the 'first major artist to
>>release an MP3 only album' is going to go to someone else.
>
>It already did.

Did it? Who, praytell?

MDJSK

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>Did it? Who, praytell?

Public Enemy.
I posted this a few threads back:
"Public Enemy started selling its new album over the Internet last week to
fight what the hip-hop group says is the stifling power of big music companies.
With the release of "There's a Poison Goin On" through music Web site Atomic
Pop (http://www.atomicpop.com), Public Enemy is the first major music act to
offer an entire album for download."

-The Washington Post Style section, Page C5, June 2, 1999

ProphetM

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In article <19990606005230...@ng-bd1.aol.com>, md...@aol.com

(MDJSK) writes:
>>>If they don't get moving, the publicity of being the 'first major artist to
>>release an MP3 only album' is going to go to someone else.
>
>It already did.

>Did it? Who, praytell?

>
>Public Enemy.
>I posted this a few threads back:
>"Public Enemy started selling its new album over the Internet last week to
>fight what the hip-hop group says is the stifling power of big music
>companies.
>With the release of "There's a Poison Goin On" through music Web site Atomic
>Pop (http://www.atomicpop.com), Public Enemy is the first major music act to
>offer an entire album for download."

Ah, I was wondering if that's who you were going to say. TMBG still has a
chance, then. Public Enemy's album is *not* MP3 only - they're offering it in
the standard CD and tape formats, as well as another type of audio file that I
haven't heard of.

The title of 'first MP3-only album by a major artist' is still up for grabs.

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Richard Dub wrote:
>
> Wow, that's fantastic! How the heck did you figure this out?

Just a lucky guess. If you look at my reply to my original post, it has
them all, with the proper filenames.

-scratch

The Great Quux

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Chadd VanZanten wrote:
> The blurb for this song at theymightbegiants.com doesn't mention the fact that > it's a FS hidden track. Just calls it a "DAS favorite" or something like that. > Do they even KNOW it's a hidden track? J/k.

absolutely -- i heard an interview with Them talking about the song, and
Flans mentioned that it was a hidden track on FS. Incidentally he
mentioned that some fan had come up to them and asked why they changed
the lyrics from "kill our parents" to "tell our parents" and Linnell
said, "uh, cos my mom's going to listen to it?" funny funny ;)

-- Mike Russo, www.walrus.com/~stardate, Brooklyn, NY --

"It's kind of silly when [fans are] making pie graphs about
set list openers. But then, I always liked a good graph."
--Mike Gordon, interview with Detroit Free Press 12/5/97

ProphetM

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Is there anyone out here who's willing to lend a guy some rare singles?
No, really!

I'm making my own Giants compilation, an unofficial Superfueled Freaksicle.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to track down a couple of things I need. One
thing I'm really after is the Sampla-Delic Remix of Your Racist Friend. Ideally
I want to buy or borrow a copy of the Don't Let's Start CD that has it. I think
it's a UK issue, and it has a robot on the cover.
That's all I need for disc 1 of this comp.
I'm a little more short of what I need for disc 2, which is:

Istanbul 12"

The Guitar UK CD single - I already have the domestic CD; I need the UK one for
an edit and the Williamsburg Extended Mix(which may be on the domestic, but I
won't know until I compare!)

Sleeping In The Flowers promo - for an edit

S-E-X-X-Y promos - more specifically, any CD with Tee's Radio Mix and/or Tee's
Freeze Mix

I'd prefer to buy or borrow the original, not download an MP3 or get a tape
copy. I'm going for the highest quality possible, and I also need to scan each
cover to make a booklet.

Is anyone able and willing to help me out?

Jay G.

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ProphetM <prop...@aol.commiepinko> wrote in message
news:19990606220626...@ngol07.aol.com...

>
> Is there anyone out here who's willing to lend a guy some rare singles?
> No, really!

You might have better luck asking for a NG's spare kidney than for
one of their rare TMBG CD's. Ebay auctions these for outrageous
prices. www.gemm.com might have some of this stuff at not-so-
outrageous prices. The TMBG Visual Discography is at:
http://members.xoom.com/theymightbe/index.html
It has most of all the TMBG covers, maybe this guy has higher quality
scans than what's on his page.

As an aside, I own what I believe to be most all of the Elektra bsides,
including all the SEXXY remixes and Istanbul remixes. Some of
these are from mp3s, but what the hell, it's better than paying $20
for that single w/ the ultra-rare remix of one song.

-Jay

Jay G.

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BTW, I wanna ask, what do people think is the best
way to compile the Elektra bside album? I was
planning on chronological order, by placing the
bsides and remixes in the order of release,
approximately.
It seems ProphetM is going for bsides on
one CD, remixes on the other. I also
thought about this option, but I wondered
if I could bear to listen to 74 straight
minutes of just remixes.
What are other people's opinions?

(Either way, I'm gonna end up w/ a sh**load of
SEXXY remixes on one CD)

-Jay

ProphetM

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In article <7jl0kl$2b4e$1...@ussenterprise.ufp.org>, "Jay G." <J...@tmbg.org>
writes:

>> Is there anyone out here who's willing to lend a guy some rare singles?
>> No, really!
>
>You might have better luck asking for a NG's spare kidney than for
>one of their rare TMBG CD's. Ebay auctions these for outrageous
>prices. www.gemm.com might have some of this stuff at not-so-
>outrageous prices.

Oh, I know. I've been scanning through lots of web sites in the past few days,
and i actually managed to find a couple things I had asked about.

The TMBG Visual Discography is at:
>http://members.xoom.com/theymightbe/index.html
>It has most of all the TMBG covers, maybe this guy has higher quality
>scans than what's on his page.

I'm going for a complete control kind of thing I guess, that's why I want to
scann them myself. It makes me feel like I've accomplished more at the end of
things if I've done it all myself. I've been scanning all my stuff at 200 dpi,
which is not incredibly high, but when you consider that they'll be shrunk down
to an inch and a quarter in the final product, it makes for a pretty darn hefty
layout file - I think it's up to MB.

>As an aside, I own what I believe to be most all of the Elektra bsides,
>including all the SEXXY remixes and Istanbul remixes. Some of
>these are from mp3s, but what the hell, it's better than paying $20
>for that single w/ the ultra-rare remix of one song.

That's another goal, actually. Owning the real thing is preferable from a
collector standpoint, and I hope to do that eventually, but who knows when. I
don't mind paying the money for the collectors item.

Nothing on this comp will be coming from an MP3. It's all going to be digitally
ripped to wav from CD, or recorded to wav from the turntable if a particular
track doesn't exist on CD.

ProphetM

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In article <7jl17k$2bs5$1...@ussenterprise.ufp.org>, "Jay G." <J...@tmbg.org>
writes:

>BTW, I wanna ask, what do people think is the best

>way to compile the Elektra bside album? I was
>planning on chronological order, by placing the
>bsides and remixes in the order of release,
>approximately.
> It seems ProphetM is going for bsides on
>one CD, remixes on the other.

Yup, that's right, with each CD in its own chronological order.

I also
>thought about this option, but I wondered
>if I could bear to listen to 74 straight
>minutes of just remixes.

I look at it this way:
I could have two CD's with intermingled b-sides and remixes, both of which
could be somewhat tedious. I would be able to go for occassional listenings of
both.

Or, I could have one absolutely killer CD that I could listen to just as much
as any regular album, and one not-as-fabulous CD that I would pull out only
when I felt like it, or for background music.

I decided that I would most easily be able to live with option #2.

>(Either way, I'm gonna end up w/ a sh**load of
> SEXXY remixes on one CD)

Well, yeah, but them's the breaks!

ProphetM

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In article <7jl0kl$2b4e$1...@ussenterprise.ufp.org>, "Jay G." <J...@tmbg.org>
writes:

>> Is there anyone out here who's willing to lend a guy some rare singles?

Mike

Panic

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#>BTW, I wanna ask, what do people think is the best
#>way to compile the Elektra bside album? I was
#>planning on chronological order, by placing the
#>bsides and remixes in the order of release,
#>approximately.
#> It seems ProphetM is going for bsides on
#>one CD, remixes on the other. I also
#>thought about this option, but I wondered
#>if I could bear to listen to 74 straight
#>minutes of just remixes.
#> What are other people's opinions?

Well now, here's where I get to say something that actually isn't
mindless bullshit. Whenever I'm making a tmbg tape (for whatever
reason), I put on the songs in alphabetical order. This makes it
a long and stupidly complicated process, but I don't mind. Oh
yeah, I have to swap CDs every three minutes, but hey. It works
out well, because you end up with very cool jumps between styles
and eras without even having to think aboot it! It's great!!

Try it sometime.

Panic

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