Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006

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Useless Trinkets
Useless Trinkets cover
Compilation album by Eels
Released January 15, 2008 (US)
January 21, 2008 (UK)
Recorded 1996–2006
Label DreamWorks/Universal Records
Professional reviews
Eels chronology
Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
(2006)		 Useless Trinkets / Meet the Eels
(2008)		 Live and in Person! London 2006
(2008)

Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 (or Useless Trinkets for short) is a rarities compilation to celebrate the tenth anniversary of rock band Eels, featuring a live performance DVD from Lollapalooza 2006, behind-the-scenes photos, and commentary by Mark Oliver Everett.[1] It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #69

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD 1

  1. "Novocaine for the Soul" (Live from Hell)
  2. "Fucker"
  3. "My Beloved Monster" (Live from Tennessee)
  4. "Dog's Life"
  5. "Susan's Apartment"
  6. "Manchester Girl" (Live on the BBC)
  7. "Flower" (Live on the BBC)
  8. "My Beloved Mad Monster Party" (Live on the BBC)
  9. "Animal"
  10. "Stepmother"
  11. "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"
  12. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (Michael Simpson remix)
  13. "Altar Boy"
  14. "Novocaine for the Soul" (Moog Cookbook remix)
  15. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (Live)
  16. "Bad News"
  17. "Funeral Parlor"
  18. "Hospital Food" (Live on the BBC)
  19. "Open the Door" (BBC)
  20. "Birdgirl on a Cell Phone"
  21. "Vice President Fruitley"
  22. "My Beloved Monstrosity"
  23. "The Dark End of the Street" (Live) (previously unreleased)
  24. "The Cheater's Guide to Your Heart" (Live) (previously unreleased)
  25. "Useless Trinkets" (previously unreleased)

[edit] CD 2

  1. "Mr. E's Beautiful Remix"
  2. "Souljacker part I" (Alternate version) (previously unreleased)
  3. "Dog Faced Boy" (Alternate version) (previously unreleased)
  4. "Jennifer Eccles"
  5. "Rotten World Blues"
  6. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  7. "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs"
  8. "Mighty Fine Blues"
  9. "Eyes Down"
  10. "Skywriting"
  11. "Taking a Bath in Rust"
  12. "Estranged Friends" (previously unreleased)
  13. "Her"
  14. "Waltz of the Naked Clowns"
  15. "I Like Birds" (Live) (previously unreleased)
  16. "Sad Foot Sign"
  17. "Living Life"
  18. "The Bright Side"
  19. "After the Operation"
  20. "Jelly Dancers"
  21. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Live at Town Hall)
  22. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Live at Town Hall)
  23. "I Want to Protect You"
  24. "I Put a Spell on You" (Live) (previously unreleased)
  25. "Saw a UFO" (previously unreleased)

[edit] DVD

  1. "Saturday Morning"
  2. "Eyes Down"
  3. "My Beloved Monster"
  4. "A Magic World"
  5. "Not Ready Yet"
  6. "Souljacker part I"

[edit] Advertisement controversy

Eels attempted to run[2] a one-second edit[3] of their seven-second ad[4] to promote Useless Trinkets, but were denied by the National Football League. Lead singer E reported:

In the end we were told that the NFL would have to find 29 other advertisers to buy 1 second spots to fill a standard 30 second advertising slot and that they do not sell advertising time by the second. They also noted that a rapid fire 30 second segment of thirty 1 second commercials could cause people with certain medical conditions to have seizures and that it was against network regulations.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eels homepage
  2. ^ Eels gatecrash Super Bowl
  3. ^ The one-second spot
  4. ^ The seven-second spot
  5. ^ Eels' homepage accessed 2008-02-02
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