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They Might Be Giants
Severe Tire Damage
Album US 1998 on Restless Records label
Rock and Pop (Alternative Rock)
They Might Be Giants' first live album. Mastered as Sterling Sound NYC. "Recorded at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN for 'Live at Pachyderm' radio series, and from various stages in New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Toronto, Canada and Newark, DE. [Tracks] 1, 2, and 17 were not recorded live, but tracked like regular studio recordings. 'Meet James Ensor' was recorded sitting on the floor of the Paramount Hotel in NYC by Kevin Cole for REV 105. [Tracks] 18-24 were created spontaneously, live on stage." Tracks 18 to 24 are semi-hidden tracks. They are not listed on the back cover, and they begin after a few minutes of silence at the end of track 17. Collectively, the songs are sometimes referred to as "The Ape Cycle". The individual titles here are somewhat unofficial and assumed; all but track 24 match the titles of Planet of the Apes films or television shows. All songs published by TMBG Music BMI, admin. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. except "Doctor Worm", "Severe Tire Damage Theme", "They Got Lost", "First Kiss", and "About Me" published by TMBG Music BMI; and "Why Does The Sun Shine?" published by Argosy Music Corp. ASCAP; and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" published by Chappell & Co. ASCAP. ℗© 1998 TMB Productions, licensed exclusively to Restless Records Hub code: "72965-2"
Musicians
 | They Might Be Giants , *1982 US compiled by, written by, album by |
 | Graham Maby b, voc, 1952-1998 GB bass |
 | Hal Cragin b, US bass |
 | Tony Maimone b, *1952 US bass |
 | Megan Montague Cash design, consultant |
| Rolf Conant design, consultant |
 | Brian Doherty dr, US drums |
 | Dan Hickey dr, US drums |
 | Eric Schermerhorn g, eg, *1961 US guitar |
 | John Flansburgh voc, g, *1963 US guitar, vocals, photography by, accordion |
 | John Linnell voc, key, *1959 US keyboards, accordion, baritone saxophone, vocals, photography by, cover, car, refrigerator, door, bubble |
 | Chris Cush g, photography by, guitar |
| Catherine McGann photography by, marquee |
 | Kurt Hoffman ts, tenor saxophone |
 | Dan Levine tb, tu, US trombone |
 | Frank London tr, *1958 US trumpet |
 | Jim O'Conner tr, trumpet |
 | Randy Andos tb, US tuba, trombone |
 | Erik Sanko b, *1963 US bass |
 | Zachary Alford dr, US drums |
 | Mauro Refosco perc, BR percussion |
 | Mark Pender tr, voc, *1957 US trumpet |
 | Diana Harold , vibraphone |
Producers
| Mark Bowyer artwork, digital imaging |
| Frank Riley booking |
| Barbara Glauber design |
| Beverly Joel design |
| Heavy Meta design |
| Brent Sigmeth engineer |
| David Robbins engineer |
| Matt Gold engineer |
| Jamie Lincoln Kitman management |
| UE Nastasi mastered by |
| Patrick Dillett mixed by, producer |
| Tom Durack mixed by, producer |
| Ken Schles photography by, b&w liner |
| They Might Be Giants producer |
| Kevin Cole recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Doctor Worm | They Might Be Giants | 3:01 | |
| 2 | | Severe Tire Damage Theme | They Might Be Giants | 0:39 | |
| 3 | | They Got Lost | They Might Be Giants | 3:42 | |
| 4 | | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) | They Might Be Giants | Hy Zaret, Louis C. Singer | 2:16 |
| 5 | | Birdhouse In Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | 3:11 | |
| 6 | | She's An Angel | They Might Be Giants | 3:20 | |
| 7 | | XTC Vs. Adam Ant | They Might Be Giants | 3:39 | |
| 8 | | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | They Might Be Giants | Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon | 3:07 |
| 9 | | Ana Ng | They Might Be Giants | 3:00 | |
| 10 | | First Kiss | They Might Be Giants | 1:35 | |
| 11 | | Spider | They Might Be Giants | 0:52 | |
| 12 | | Particle Man | They Might Be Giants | 2:09 | |
| 13 | | She's Actual Size | They Might Be Giants | 2:16 | |
| 14 | | S-E-X-X-Y | They Might Be Giants | 3:06 | |
| 15 | | Meet James Ensor | They Might Be Giants | 1:30 | |
| 16 | | Till My Head Falls Off | They Might Be Giants | 2:51 | |
| 17 | About Me | They Might Be Giants | 3:01 | ||
| 18 | Ape Cycle: Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 2:35 | ||
| 19 | Ape Cycle: Return To The Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 2:45 | ||
| 20 | Ape Cycle: Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 1:40 | ||
| 21 | Ape Cycle: Escape From The Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 1:08 | ||
| 22 | Ape Cycle: Battle For The Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 1:56 | ||
| 23 | Ape Cycle: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes | They Might Be Giants | 2:00 | ||
| 24 | Ape Cycle: This Ape's For You | They Might Be Giants | 1:14 |
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