Back to Skull

Back to Skull is an EP released by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants in 1994. The EP was issued contemporaneously with the band's 1994 album John Henry, which featured similar artwork.^[1] Artwork for the EP was done by Mike Mills.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by They Might Be Giants.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Snail Shell"	3:21
2.	"Ondine"	2:31
3.	"She Was A Hotel Detective"	3:21
4.	"Mrs. Train"	3:00
5.	"Snail Dust"	3:38

Notes

"She Was A Hotel Detective" is a completely different song from "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" from the debut album, despite the nearly identical titles.
"Ondine" was omitted from the European release of the EP.^[3]
"Snail Dust" is a remix of "Snail Shell" by The Dust Brothers,^[2] with whom the band would later collaborate on their 2007 album, The Else.^[4]

Personnel

They Might Be Giants

John Linnell - lead vocals, accordion, keyboards, saxophone
John Flansburgh - lead vocals, guitar
Brian Doherty - drums
Tony Maimone - bass
Graham Maby - bass

Production

They Might Be Giants - producer
Pat Dillet - producer, engineer, mixing (tracks 2-4)
Paul Fox - producer (tracks 1 and 5)
Ed Thacker - engineer, mixing (track 2)
The Dust Brothers - engineers, mixing (track 5)

References

↑ tmbg.com information on Back to Skull artwork archived on archive.org. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
1 2 Back to Skull liner notes.
↑ Back to Skull European disc.
↑ The Else liner notes.

External links

Back to Skull on This Might Be A Wiki

They Might Be Giants

John Flansburgh John Linnell Dan Miller Danny Weinkauf Marty Beller Hal Cragin Brian Doherty Jonathan Feinberg Dan Hickey Kurt Hoffman Graham Maby Tony Maimone Eric Schermerhorn

Rock albums	They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) The Spine (2004) The Else (2007) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Phone Power (2016)

Children's albums	No! (2002) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Why? (2015)

EPs	Why Does the Sun Shine? Back to Skull Working Undercover for the Man They Might Be Giants in Holidayland Bed, Bed, Bed Indestructible Object The Spine Surfs Alone

Singles	"Don't Let's Start" "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" "They'll Need a Crane" "Ana Ng" "Purple Toupee" "Birdhouse in Your Soul" "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "The Statue Got Me High" "I Palindrome I" "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" "O Tannenbaum" "S-E-X-X-Y" "Doctor Worm" "Boss of Me" "Man, It's So Loud in Here" "Experimental Film" "Kids Go!" "I'm Impressed" "Can't Keep Johnny Down"

Other notable songs	"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" "Particle Man" "James K. Polk" "You're on Fire"

Live albums	Live!! New York City 10/14/94 Severe Tire Damage Live The Spine Hits the Road Almanac Venue Songs First Album Live Flood Live in Australia

Compilations	Don't Let's Start Miscellaneous T Then: The Earlier Years Best of the Early Years They Got Lost Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants Venue Songs DVD/CD Album Raises New and Troubling Questions Idlewild

Video releases	Direct from Brooklyn Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Here Come the ABCs Venue Songs DVD/CD Here Come the 123s Here Comes Science

Related articles	Discography Mono Puff State Songs The Brothers Chaps International Space Year

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