Long Tall Weekend

[edit ] Loading... If loading fails, click here . See Discography Glossary for definition of various terms. eMusic advertised the album as including "songs already considered classics among TMBG fans".[[1]]( Indeed, some of the songs on Long Tall Weekend had already been in rotation in the band's live show for years (including "Maybe I Know ", one of the earliest songs in the band's live repertoire), and many others were originally demoed or produced around the John Henry or Factory Showroom sessions in the mid-90s, and had been previously featured on Dial-A-Song . Flansburgh spoke about the album's assembly in a 2024 Tumblr post:[[2]]( Illustrator Michael Kupperman was enlisted to provide the album artwork, which was distributed as a PDF by eMusic, as well as a drawing for each song . Kupperman also provided new illustrations for the album's 2023 vinyl debut and digital reissue. The band marked the release of the album with a release party show at Irving Plaza . After the show, eMusic representatives tossed goodie bags filled with eMusic T-shirts and Long Tall Weekend CDs, which were packaged in makeshift paper sleeves. Only a limited number of CDs were produced. In addition to the CDs from the release party, a special edition of the CD was packaged with the program for Wired magazine's 1999 "Reader's Raves Awards" ceremony. The CD was limited to around 500 copies with the Wired magazine logo just above the track listing on the front of the CD, and "for promotional use only" in the fine print at the bottom of the CD. The album received its vinyl debut on May 24, 2023. For the release, artist Michael Kupperman offered to illustrate new versions of the cover art and liner notes, stating that he had improved as an artist in the multiple decades since the album's original release. This is TMBG's first studio album from which some of the songs have yet to be performed live, namely "Dark And Metric " and "On Earth My Nina ". The first vinyl pressing of this album from 2023 features a misprint on the back cover where the illustration for "Drinkin' " is used both for that song and "The Edison Museum." A press release for Long Tall Weekend can be found here .