Factory Showroom
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Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 1996 with Elektra Records. It was the band's first album to be produced by Pat Dillett, who would go on to work with the band on all subsequent albums, as well as their first album to feature a second guitarist, Eric Schermerhorn.[1]
Two years after Factory Showroom's release, John Flansburgh cited the album as his favorite by the duo. Feeling that Elektra did not do enough to promote the album, among other disputes, They Might Be Giants left the label after its release.[2]
Song notes
"I Can Hear You" was recorded at the Edison Laboratory on a wax cylinder phonograph without the use of electricity,[1] on April 27, 1996.[3]
Track listing
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- "Token Back to Brooklyn" is a hidden track placed within the pregap of track 1.
- "James K. Polk" is a song about James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. A sparser, drum machine driven version of James K. Polk had previously appeared on the Istanbul (Not Constantinople) EP (1990).
- "New York City" is a cover of the song by the band cub.
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes,[4] except where noted.
They Might Be Giants
- John Linnell – vocal, keyboards, horns, etc.
- John Flansburgh – vocal, guitar, etc.
- Brian Doherty – drums
- Graham Maby – bass guitar
- Eric Schermerhorn – lead guitar
Additional musicians
- Yuval Gabay – drums (0)[5]
- Krystof Witek – violin (1, 8)
- Gregor Kitzis – violin (1)
- Ron Lawrence – viola (1)
- Garo Yellin – cello (1, 4, 7–8)
- Tim Newman – trombone (1)
- Jim O'Connor – trumpet (1)
- Hal Cragin – bass guitar (1, 6, 8)
- Sue Hadjopoulos – congas (1, 11), percussion (1, 11)
- Mo' Funky Element – drum break sample (1)
- Jay Sherman-Godfrey – acoustic guitar (3), electric slide guitar (3)
- Steve Calhoon – drums (6)
- Lyle Workman – lead guitar (6)
- Ralph Farris – viola (8)
- Amy Allison – vocal (8)
- Steve Light – vibraphone (9)
- Julian Koster – singing saw (10)
- Ron Caswell – tuba (12)
- Amanda Homi – vocals (13)
Technical
- Pat Dillett – producer
- They Might Be Giants – producers
- Kurt Hoffman – string and horn arranger (1)
- Tom Durack – mixing (1–3, 5–6)
- Artie Smith – drum production
- Tony Gillis – engineer
- Greg Thompson – engineer
- David Goodermuth – engineer
- Albert Caiati – engineer
- Peter Dilg – producer (12)
- UE Nastasi – mastering
- Barbara Glauber (Heavy Meta) – design
- Beverly Joel – design assistant
- James Wojcik – photography
- Jonathan Hoefler – They Might Be Giants typeface
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 116 |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Factory Showroom — They Might Be Giants". They Might Be Giants. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Springer, Matt; Bender, Brian (October 1998). "Pop-Culture-Corn: Music Q and A with They Might Be Giants". popculturecorn.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shows/1996-04-27". TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.They Might Be Giants (1996). Factory Showroom (CD liner notes). Elektra Records. 61862-2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schulte, Tom. "They Might Be Giants - Long Tall Weekend Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."They Might Be Giants ARIA Chart history (albums) 1988 to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
External links
- Factory Showroom at This Might Be A Wiki
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