tracks 1.04, 1.05, 1.12, 1.18, 1.21, 2.07, 2.12, 2.16 bass Danny Weinkauf
tracks 1.16, 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 2.08, 2.15 bass Graham Maby
tracks 1.19, 2.04, 2.10, 2.20 bass Tony Maimone
compilation producer Gary Stewart
compiled by Analise Dubner
compiled by Jeff White
compiled by Jim Hughes
compiled by John Flansburgh
compiled by John Linnell
compiled by Mark Leviton
coordinator [a&r liner notes] Tim Scanlin
design Barbara Glauber
design Beverly Joel
tracks 1.16, 1.19, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.06, 2.08, 2.10, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20 drums Brian Doherty
tracks 1.04, 1.05, 1.12, 1.18, 1.21, 2.07, 2.12, 2.16 drums Dan Hickey
tracks 1.04, 1.05, 1.12, 1.14, 1.18, 1.21, 2.07, 2.12, 2.16 guitar Dan Miller
tracks 1.19, 2.04, 2.10, 2.20 horns Kurt Hoffman
tracks 2.02, 2.06, 2.18 lead guitar Eric Schermerhorn
liner notes Sarah Vowell
liner notes [discography annotation] Steve Woolard
management Jamie Lincoln Kitman
tracks 1.14, 1.21, producer Adam Schlesinger
tracks 1.02, 1.03, 1.15, 1.22, 1.24, 1.25, 2,01, 2.17, 2.19, 2.23 to 2.26 producer Bill Krauss
tracks 1.01, 1.06, 1.12, 1.17, 1.18 producer Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
tracks 1,04, 1,05, 1.07, 1.09, 1.16, 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 2.15, 2.18, producer Patrick Dillett
tracks 1.19, 2.04, 2.10, 2.20 producer Paul Fox
tracks 1.04, 1.05, 1.07 to 1.14, 1.16, 1.18 to 1.21, 1.23, 1.26, 2.02 to 2.07, 2.09 to 2.16, 2.18, 2.20 to 2.22 producer They Might Be Giants
tracks 1.07 producer Tom Durack
production manager Marc Salata
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
supervised by [editorial supervision] Sheryl Farber
vocals, accordion, saxophone, keyboards John Linnell
vocals, guitar, keyboards John Flansburgh
tracks 1.01 to 1.05, 1.07, 1.09, 1.11 to 1.15, 1.17 to 2.02, 2.04 to 2.09, 2.11 to 2.17, 2.19 to 2.26 written-by They Might Be Giants
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Two digipak CDs and a 48-page booklet inside a cardboard slipcase.

Tracks 1.01, 1.06, 1.11, 1.13, 1.17, 1.20 and 2.21 from Flood (January 1990).
Tracks 1.02, 1.22, 2.24 to 2.26 from Lincoln and recorded in (November 1988).
Tracks 1.03 and 1.15 from Don't Let's Start EP (November 1987).
Track 1.04 from Music From Malcolm In The Middle (January 2001).
Track 1.05 from Long Tall Weekend (July 1999)
Tracks 1.07 and 1.16 from Severe Tire Damage (August 1998).
Tracks 1.08, 1.23, 1.26, 2.05, 2.09, 2.11 from Apollo 18 (March 1992).
Track 1.09 from More Music From The Motion Picture Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (October 1999).
Tracks 1.10, 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 2.08, 2.15 and 2.18 from Factory Showroom (October 1996).
Tracks 1.12, 1.14, 1.18, and 1.21 from Mink Car (September 2001).
Tracks 1.19, 2.04, 2.10 and 2.20 from John Henry (September 1994).
Track 1.24 from (She Was A) Hotel Detective EP (June 1988).
Tracks 1.25, 2.01, 2.17, 2.19 from They Might Be Giants (November 1986).
Track 2.07 from No! (June 2002).
Tracks 2.12 (July 16, 2002), and 2.14 (March 10, 1989) are previously unreleased.
Track 2.13 from Why Does The Sun Shine? EP (September 1993) (incorrectly listed as being previously unreleased).
Track 2.16 from Working Undercover For The Man EP (May 2000) (incorrectly listed as being from No!)
Track 2.22 from unreleased Purple Toupee EP (1989).
Track 2.23 from They'll Need A Crane EP (March 1989).

Barcode: 0 8122-78139-2 5
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Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902 (Disc 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U8F (Disc 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U8E (Disc 2)