Then: The Earlier Years é a terceira compilação da banda They Might Be Giants, lançada a 25 de março de 1997.
O álbum contém os discos Lincoln de 1988, They Might Be Giants de 1986 e Miscellaneous T de 1991. Contém ainda algumas faixas da demo tape de 1985 e faixas nunca editadas.
Faixas Todas as faixas por They Might Be Giants, exceto onde anotado. Disco 1 "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 "For Science" – 1:19 "The Biggest One" – 1:22 "Kiss Me, Son of God" (Versão Alternativa) – 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" (Versão Original) – 1:12 "I'm Def" – 1:08 "Don't Let's Start" (Versão Demo) – 1:14 "'85 Radio Special Thank You" – 1:25 Disco 2 "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 "Dorris Cunningham" – 0:12 "Counterfeit Fake" – 0:39 "Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"" – 2:05 Notas Faixas 1-3 e 5-19: They Might Be Giants Faixas 1-18: Lincoln Faixa 4, o single mix de "Don't Let's Start," do álbum Miscellaneous T Faixas 20-27 do disco 1 e faixas 19-26 do disco 2: Miscellaneous T Faixas 34 e 35 do disco 1 e faixas 31 e 32 da Demo Tape de 1985 Faixas 28-33 e 36 do disco 1 e faixas 27-30 e 33-36 do disco 2 nunca foram editadas
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