From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Factory Showroom
Factory Showroom
Factory Showroom They Might Be Giants recordings in some ways. Factory
Showroom was their first album to feature a second gui-
tarist, Eric Schermerhorn. Factory Showroom also had the
fewest tracks of any They Might Be Giants album up until
the release of The Else.
John Flansburgh (founding member, guitarist and
songwriter) has publicly declared Factory Showroom to be
his favorite of the duo’s many recordings.[2] Feeling that
Elektra Records did not do enough to promote the album,
among other disputes, They Might Be Giants left the label
after its release.
Song notes
• "I Can Hear You" was recorded at the Edison
Studio album by They Might Be Giants Laboratory on a wax cylinder phonograph without
the use of electricity.
Released October 8, 1996 • "New York City" is a cover of a song by the band Cub.
Recorded 1995–1996 • "James K. Polk" is a song about James Knox Polk, the
11th President of the United States. A sparser, drum
Genre Alternative rock
machine driven version had previously popped up
Length 42:41 on the Istanbul (Not Constantinople) EP (1990). It
features singing saw by Julian Koster.
Label Elektra
• The hidden track (Track 0) on the CD entitled "Token
Producer Pat Dillett Back to Brooklyn" is accessible by rewinding from
Professional reviews the beginning of Track 1 ("S-E-X-X-Y"), and is not
playable on all CD players. It can, however, also be
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. heard on the rarities compilation They Got Lost along
Please move reviews into the “Reception” section with the Internet-only album Long Tall Weekend.
of the article. See Moving reviews into article • Much to the disdain of the Johns, a cassette version
space.
of the album that claimed to be a "promotional item"
• Allmusic link from Elektra was leaked by an unknown source.
• Alternative Press [1]
Along with every song from the standard release
• Robert Christgau link
(including "Token Back To Brooklyn"), this version
They Might Be Giants chronology also included versions of "On The Drag" and "Older"
that have not reappeared on an official release, as
Live!! New York City 10/14/ Factory S-E-X-X-
well as "SenSurround" (the single version),
94 Showroom Y
(1994) (1996) (1996) "Counterfeit Faker", "Certain People I Could Name",
"Unforgotten", "Reprehensible", "They Got Lost",
and "Rat Patrol". All of these tracks were rejects
TMBG studio album chronology
from the Factory Showroom sessions, and were
either released on the S-E-X-X-Y EP or the 2002
John Henry Factory Showroom Long Tall Weekend
(1994) (1996) (1999) compilation They Got Lost.
Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the band Track listing
They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 (see 1996 in
All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise not-
music) through Elektra Records.
ed.
The album reclaims the more diverse and electronic
0. Token Back To Brooklyn 0:52 (hidden track)
sound of their early work, but differed from previous
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Factory Showroom
1. "S-E-X-X-Y" (They Might Be Giants, Hal Cragin) – 11. "Pet Name" – 4:04
3:52 12. "I Can Hear You" – 1:57
2. "Till My Head Falls Off" – 2:53 13. "The Bells Are Ringing" – 3:31
3. "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?" – 4:32
4. "Exquisite Dead Guy" – 2:02
5. "Metal Detector" – 3:50
External links
6. "New York City" (Robynn Iwata, Lisa Marr, Lisa • Factory Showroom at This Might Be A Wiki
Nielsen of the band Cub) – 3:02
7. "Your Own Worst Enemy" – 1:45
8. "XTC vs. Adam Ant" – 3:36
References
9. "Spiraling Shape" – 4:24 [1] Ho, Catherine (January 1997). "Reviews / Editing
10. "James K. Polk" (Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants) Factory Showroom". Alternative Press 11 (102): 84.
– 3:05 [2] popculturecorn.com
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