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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 1
| total_length = {{Duration|m=73|s=52}}
| extra_column = Original release
| all_writing = [[Mark Oliver Everett|E]] unless otherwise stated
| title1 = [[Novocaine for the Soul]]
| note1 = Live from Hell
| extra1 = "Rags to Rags" single (1997(
| writer1 = E and [[Mark Goldenberg]]
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Fucker
| note2 =
| extra2 = "Novocaine for the Soul" single (1996)
| writer2 =
| length2 = 2:17
| title3 = My Beloved Monster
| note3 = Live from Tennessee
| extra3 = "Novocaine for the Soul" single
| writer3 =
| length3 = 2:32
| title4 = Dog's Life
| note4 =
| extra4 = ''Welcome to Woop Woop'' soundtrack (1998)
| writer4 =
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Susan's Apartment
| note5 =
| extra5 = "Beautiful Freak" single (1997)
| writer5 = E, Jim Jacobsen, and [[Jim Weatherly]]
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Manchester Girl
| note6 = Live at the BBC
| extra6 = ''[[Beautiful Freak]]'' (1997) [Germany exclusive]
| writer6 =
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = Flower
| note7 = Live at the BBC
| extra7 = ''Beautiful Freak'' [Germany exclusive]
| writer7 =
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = My Beloved Mad Monster Party
| note8 = Live at the BBC
| extra8 = ''Beautiful Freak'' [Germany exclusive]
| writer8 =
| length8 = 2:33
| title9 = Animal
| note9 =
| extra9 = "Rags to Rags" single (1996)
| writer9 = E and Jim Lang
| length9 = 2:39
| title10 = Stepmother
| note10 =
| extra10 = "Susan's House" single (1997)
| writer10 =
| length10 = 2:51
| title11 = Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
| note11 =
| extra11 = "Cancer for the Cure" single (1998)
| writer11 =
| length11 = 2:51
| title12 = [[Your Lucky Day in Hell]]
| note12 = [[Michael Simpson (producer)|Michael Simpson]] remix
| extra12 = Promotional single (1998)
| writer12 = E and Goldenberg
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = [[Traffic from Paradise|Altar Boy]]
| note13 = [[Rickie Lee Jones]] cover
| extra13 = "Beautiful Freak" single
| writer13 = Jones
| length13 = 2:14
| title14 = [[Novocaine for the Soul]]
| note14 = [[The Moog Cookbook]] remix
| extra14 = "Last Stop: This Town" single (1998)
| writer14 = E and Goldenberg
| length14 = 3:10
| title15 = [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]
| note15 = Live; [[Prince (artist)|Prince]] cover
| extra15 = Previously unreleased
| writer15 = Prince
| length15 = 4:34
| title16 = Bad News
| note16 =
| extra16 = ''The End of Violence'' soundtrack (1997)
| writer16 = [[Sally Dworsky]] and E
| length16 = 2:56
| title17 = Funeral Parlor
| note17 =
| extra17 = "Last Stop: This Town" single
| writer17 =
| length17 = 2:12
| title18 = Hospital Food
| note18 = Live at the BBC
| extra18 = "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" single (2000)
| writer18 = [[Jonathan Norton|Butch]], E, and Lang
| length18 = 3:24
| title19 = [[Open the Door (Magnapop song)|Open the Door]]
| note19 = Live at the BBC; [[Magnapop]] cover
| extra19 = "Flyswatter" single (2000)
| writer19 = [[Linda Hopper]] and [[Ruthie Morris]]
| length19 = 3:04
| title20 = Birdgirl on a Cell Phone
| note20 = "Flyswatter" single (2000)
| extra20 = "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" single
| writer20 =
| length20 = 3:08
| title21 = Vice President Fruitley
| note21 =
| extra21 = "Flyswatter" single
| writer21 = Butch, E, and [[Lisa Germano]]
| length21 = 2:17
| title22 = My Beloved Monstrosity
| note22 =
| extra22 = "Souljacker part I" single (2001)
| writer22 = 2:13
| length22 =
| title23 = [[The Dark End of the Street]]
| note23 = Live; [[James Carr (singer)|James Carr]] cover
| extra23 = Previously unreleased
| writer23 = [[Dan Penn]] and [[Chips Moman]]
| length23 = 2:35
| title24 = The Cheater's Guide to Your Heart
| note24 = Live
| extra24 = Previously unreleased
| writer24 =
| length24 = 2:39
| title25 = Useless Trinkets
| note25 =
| extra25 = Previously unreleased
| writer25 =
| length25 = 2:22
}}


===CDs===
{{Track listing
All songs written by [[Mark Oliver Everett|E]], except where noted:
| headline = Disc 2
;CD 1
| total_length = {{Duration|m=76|s=19}}
#"[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" (Live from Hell) (E and [[Mark Goldenberg]]) – 3:18
| extra_column = Original release
#"Fucker" – 2:17
| title1 = [[Mr. E's Beautiful Blues|Mr. E's Beautiful Remix]]
#"My Beloved Monster" (Live from Tennessee) – 2:32
| note1 =
#"Dog's Life" – 3:59
| extra1 = ''[[Souljacker|22 Miles of Hard Road]]'' EP (2001)
#"[[Susan's House|Susan's Apartment]]" (E, Jim Jacobsen, and [[Jim Weatherly]]) – 3:29
| writer1 = E and Simpson
#"Manchester Girl" (Live on the BBC) – 3:21
| length1 = 3:54
#"Flower" (Live on the BBC) – 3:17
| title2 = [[Souljacker part I]]
#"My Beloved Mad Monster Party" (Live on the BBC) – 2:33
| note2 = Alternate version
#"Animal" (E and Jim Lang) – 2:39
| extra2 = Previously unreleased
#"Stepmother" – 2:51
| writer2 = Butch, E, and [[Adam Siegel]]
#"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" – 2:51
| length2 = 3:04
#"[[Your Lucky Day in Hell]]" ([[Michael Simpson (producer)|Michael Simpson]] remix) (E and Goldenberg) – 3:57
| title3 = Dog Faced Boy
#"[[Traffic from Paradise|Altar Boy]]" ([[Rickie Lee Jones]]) – 2:14
| note3 = Alternate version
#"[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" ([[The Moog Cookbook]] remix) (E and Goldenberg) – 3:10
| extra3 = Previously unreleased
#"[[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]" (Live) ([[Prince (artist)|Prince]]) – 4:34
| writer3 = E and [[John Parish]]
#"Bad News" ([[Sally Dworsky]] and E) – 2:56
| length3 = 2:54
#"Funeral Parlor" – 2:12
| title4 = [[Jennifer Eccles]]
#"Hospital Food" (Live on the BBC) ([[Jonathan Norton|Butch]], E, and Lang) – 3:24
| note4 = [[The Hollies]] cover
#"[[Open the Door (Magnapop song)|Open the Door]]" (BBC) ([[Linda Hopper]] and [[Ruthie Morris]]) – 3:04
| extra4 = ''Sing Hollies in Reverse'' tribute album (1995 – as E);"Souljacker part I" single (2001)
#"Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:08
| writer4 = [[Allan Clarke (singer)|Allan Clarke]] and [[Graham Nash]]
#"Vice President Fruitley" (Butch, E, and [[Lisa Germano]]) – 2:17
| length4 = 3:20
#"My Beloved Monstrosity" – 2:13
| title5 = Rotten World Blues
#"[[The Dark End of the Street]]" (Live) ([[Dan Penn]] and [[Chips Moman]]) – 2:35
| note5 =
#"The Cheater's Guide to Your Heart" (Live) – 2:39
| extra5 = ''[[Souljacker|Rotten World Blues]]'' EP (2001)
#"Useless Trinkets" – 2:22
| writer5 =
| length5 = 2:45
| title6 = [[Can't Help Falling in Love]]
| note6 = [[Elvis Presley]] cover
| extra6 = "Souljacker part I" single
| writer6 = [[Luigi Creatore]], [[Hugo Peretti]], and [[George David Weiss]]
| length6 = 2:08
| title7 = Christmas Is Going to the Dogs
| note7 =
| extra7 = [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)#Music|''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' soundtrack]] (2000)
| writer7 =
| length7 = 2:58
| title8 = Mighty Fine Blues
| note8 =
| extra8 = [[Holes (film)#Music|''Holes'' soundtrack]] (2003)
| writer8 =
| length8 = 3:26
| title9 = Eyes Down
| note9 =
| extra9 = ''Holes'' soundtrack
| writer9 =
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = Skywriting
| note10 =
| extra10 = [[Levity (film)#Soundtrack|''Levity'' soundtrack]] (2003)
| writer10 =
| length10 = 2:07
| title11 = Taking a Bath in Rust
| note11 =
| extra11 = ''Levity'' soundtrack
| writer11 =
| length11 = 2:28
| title12 = Estranged Friends
| note12 =
| extra12 = Previously unreleased
| writer12 = E and Koool G Murder
| length12 = 3:21
| title13 = Her
| note13 =
| extra13 = "Saturday Morning" single (2003)
| writer13 =
| length13 = 2:48
| title14 = Waltz of the Naked Clowns
| note14 =
| extra14 = "Saturday Morning" single
| writer14 =
| length14 = 2:47
| title15 = I Like Birds
| note15 = Live
| extra15 = Previously unreleased
| writer15 =
| length15 = 2:36
| title16 = Sad Foot Sign
| note16 =
| extra16 = "Saturday Morning" single
| writer16 =
| length16 = 2:19
| title17 = Living Life
| note17 = [[Daniel Johnston]] cover
| extra17 = ''[[The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered]]'' tribute (2004)
| writer17 = Daniel Johnston
| length17 = 2:49
| title18 = The Bright Side
| note18 =
| extra18 = "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" single (2005)
| writer18 = [[Peter Buck]] and E
| length18 = 3:42
| title19 = After the Operation
| note19 =
| extra19 = "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" single
| writer19 =
| length19 = 1:55
| title20 = Jelly Dancers
| note20 = [[Bruce Haack]] and [[Esther Nelson]] cover
| extra20 = ''Dimension Mix'' compilation (2005)
| writer20 = Haack and Nelson
| length20 = 4:38
| title21 = [[I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man]]
| note21 = Live at [[Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall|Town Hall]]; Prince cover
| extra21 = [[Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall]] (2006) [iTunes exclusive]
| writer21 = Prince
| length21 = 3:37
| title22 = Mr. E's Beautiful Blues
| note22 = Live at Town Hall
| extra22 = Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall (iTunes exclusive)
| writer22 = E and Simpson
| length22 = 3:04
| title23 = [[I Want to Protect You]]
| note23 =
| extra23 = Non-album single (2006)
| writer23 =
| length23 = 3:09
| title24 = [[I Put a Spell on You]]
| note24 = Live; [[Screamin' Jay Hawkins]] cover
| extra24 = Previously unreleased
| writer24 = Hawkins
| length24 = 2:21
| title25 = Saw a UFO
| note25 =
| extra25 = Previously unreleased
| writer25 =
| length25 = 4:37
}}


;CD 2
{{Track listing
#"[[Mr. E's Beautiful Blues|Mr. E's Beautiful Remix]]" (E and Simpson) – 3:54
| headline = DVD
#"[[Souljacker part I]]" (Alternate version) (Butch, E, and [[Adam Siegel]]) – 3:04
| title1 = Saturday Morning
#"Dog Faced Boy" (Alternate version) (E and [[John Parish]]) – 2:54
| title2 = Eyes Down
#"[[Jennifer Eccles]]" ([[Allan Clarke (singer)|Allan Clarke]] and [[Graham Nash]]) – 3:20
| title3 = My Beloved Monster
#"Rotten World Blues" – 2:45
| title4 = From Which I Came/A Magic World
#"[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]" ([[Luigi Creatore]], [[Hugo Peretti]], and [[George David Weiss]]) – 2:08
| title5 = Not Ready Yet
#"Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" – 2:58
| title6 = Souljacker, part I
#"Mighty Fine Blues" – 3:26
}}
#"Eyes Down" – 3:32
#"Skywriting" – 2:07
#"Taking a Bath in Rust" – 2:28
#"Estranged Friends" (E and [[Kelly Logsdon|Koool G Murder]]) – 3:21
#"Her" – 2:48
#"Waltz of the Naked Clowns" – 2:47
#"I Like Birds" (Live) – 2:36
#"Sad Foot Sign" – 2:19
#"Living Life" ([[Daniel Johnston]]) – 2:49
#"The Bright Side" ([[Peter Buck]] and E) – 3:42
#"After the Operation" – 1:55
#"Jelly Dancers" ([[Bruce Haack]] and [[Esther Nelson]]) – 4:38
#"[[I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man]]" (Live at [[Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall|Town Hall]]) (Prince) – 3:37
#"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Live at Town Hall) (E and Simpson) – 3:04
#"[[I Want to Protect You]]" – 3:09
#"[[I Put a Spell on You]]" (Live) ([[Screamin' Jay Hawkins]]) – 2:21
#"Saw a UFO" – 4:37

===DVD===
#"Saturday Morning"
#"Eyes Down"
#"My Beloved Monster"
#"From Which I Came/A Magic World"
#"Not Ready Yet"
#"Souljacker part I"

==Origin of tracks==
*1:1 – ''[[Beautiful Freak]]'' German edition [[Beautiful Freak#Track listing|bonus disc]] & French "[[Rags to Rags]]" EP/single (both 1997)
*1:2 and 1:3 – "[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" single (1996)
*1:4 – ''[[Welcome to Woop Woop]]'' soundtrack (1998)
*1:5 – "[[Your Lucky Day in Hell]]" single; "Beautiful Freak" single (1997)
*1:6, 1:7, and 1:8 – ''Beautiful Freak'' German edition bonus disc (1997)
*1:9 – "Rags to Rags" single (1996)
*1:10 – "[[Susan's House]]" single (1997)
*1:11 – "[[Cancer for the Cure]]" single (1998)
*1:12 – Promo singles (1997 & 1998)
*1:13 – "Your Lucky Day in Hell" single; "Beautiful Freak" single (1997)
*1:14 – "[[Last Stop: This Town]]" single (1998)
*1:15 – Previously unreleased
*1:16 – ''[[The End of Violence]]'' soundtrack (1997)
*1:17 – "Last Stop: This Town" single (1998)
*1:18 – "[[Mr. E's Beautiful Blues]]" single (2000)
*1:19 – "[[Flyswatter (song)|Flyswatter]]" single (2000)
*1:20 – "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" single (2000)
*1:21 – "Flyswatter" single (2000)
*1:22 – "[[Souljacker part I]]" single (2001)
*1:23, 1:24 and 1:25 – Previously unreleased
*2:1 – [[Souljacker#Track listing|''22 Miles of Hard Road'' EP]]
*2:2 and 2:3 – Previously unreleased
*2:4 – ''[[Sing Hollies in Reverse]]'' tribute album (1995 – as [[Mark Oliver Everett|E]]); "Souljacker part I" single (2001)
*2:5 – [[Souljacker#Track listing|''22 Miles of Hard Road''/''Rotten World Blues'' EP]]
*2:6 – "Souljacker part I" single (2001)
*2:7 – ''[[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' soundtrack (2000)
*2:8 and 2:9 – ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'' soundtrack (2003)
*2:10 and 2:11 – ''[[Levity (film)|Levity]]'' [[Levity (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] (2003)
*2:12 – Previously unreleased
*2:13 and 2:14 – "[[Shootenanny!|Saturday Morning]]" single (2003)
*2:15 – Previously unreleased
*2:16 – "Saturday Morning" single (2003)
*2:17 – ''[[The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered]]'' (2004)
*2:18 and 2:19 – "[[Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)]]" single (2005)
*2:20 – ''[[Dimension Mix]]'' (2005)
*2:21 and 2:22 – [[iTunes Store]]-edition of ''[[Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall]]'' (2006)
*2:23 – "[[I Want to Protect You]]" single (2006)
*2:24 and 2:25 – Previously unreleased


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Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006
Compilation album by
Eels
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)
Recorded1996–2006
GenreIndie rock
Length149:11
LabelDreamWorks/Universal
ProducerE
Eels chronology
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
(2005) 		Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006
(2008) 		Hombre Lobo
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Crawdaddy!favorable[2]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006 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 lead singer Mark Oliver Everett.[5] It was released on January 15, 2008 in the United States and on January 21, 2008 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted on the UK Album Chart at #69.[citation needed]

It was released in conjunction with the greatest hits collection Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006).

Track listing

CDs

All songs written by E, except where noted:

CD 1
  1. "Novocaine for the Soul" (Live from Hell) (E and Mark Goldenberg) – 3:18
  2. "Fucker" – 2:17
  3. "My Beloved Monster" (Live from Tennessee) – 2:32
  4. "Dog's Life" – 3:59
  5. "Susan's Apartment" (E, Jim Jacobsen, and Jim Weatherly) – 3:29
  6. "Manchester Girl" (Live on the BBC) – 3:21
  7. "Flower" (Live on the BBC) – 3:17
  8. "My Beloved Mad Monster Party" (Live on the BBC) – 2:33
  9. "Animal" (E and Jim Lang) – 2:39
  10. "Stepmother" – 2:51
  11. "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" – 2:51
  12. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (Michael Simpson remix) (E and Goldenberg) – 3:57
  13. "Altar Boy" (Rickie Lee Jones) – 2:14
  14. "Novocaine for the Soul" (The Moog Cookbook remix) (E and Goldenberg) – 3:10
  15. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (Live) (Prince) – 4:34
  16. "Bad News" (Sally Dworsky and E) – 2:56
  17. "Funeral Parlor" – 2:12
  18. "Hospital Food" (Live on the BBC) (Butch, E, and Lang) – 3:24
  19. "Open the Door" (BBC) (Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris) – 3:04
  20. "Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:08
  21. "Vice President Fruitley" (Butch, E, and Lisa Germano) – 2:17
  22. "My Beloved Monstrosity" – 2:13
  23. "The Dark End of the Street" (Live) (Dan Penn and Chips Moman) – 2:35
  24. "The Cheater's Guide to Your Heart" (Live) – 2:39
  25. "Useless Trinkets" – 2:22
CD 2
  1. "Mr. E's Beautiful Remix" (E and Simpson) – 3:54
  2. "Souljacker part I" (Alternate version) (Butch, E, and Adam Siegel) – 3:04
  3. "Dog Faced Boy" (Alternate version) (E and John Parish) – 2:54
  4. "Jennifer Eccles" (Allan Clarke and Graham Nash) – 3:20
  5. "Rotten World Blues" – 2:45
  6. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, and George David Weiss) – 2:08
  7. "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" – 2:58
  8. "Mighty Fine Blues" – 3:26
  9. "Eyes Down" – 3:32
  10. "Skywriting" – 2:07
  11. "Taking a Bath in Rust" – 2:28
  12. "Estranged Friends" (E and Koool G Murder) – 3:21
  13. "Her" – 2:48
  14. "Waltz of the Naked Clowns" – 2:47
  15. "I Like Birds" (Live) – 2:36
  16. "Sad Foot Sign" – 2:19
  17. "Living Life" (Daniel Johnston) – 2:49
  18. "The Bright Side" (Peter Buck and E) – 3:42
  19. "After the Operation" – 1:55
  20. "Jelly Dancers" (Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson) – 4:38
  21. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Live at Town Hall) (Prince) – 3:37
  22. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Live at Town Hall) (E and Simpson) – 3:04
  23. "I Want to Protect You" – 3:09
  24. "I Put a Spell on You" (Live) (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 2:21
  25. "Saw a UFO" – 4:37

DVD

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

Origin of tracks

Eels attempted to run a one-second edit[6] of their seven-second ad[7] during the television broadcast of the 2008 Super Bowl to promote Useless Trinkets, but were denied by the National Football League.[8]

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."[9]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Crawdaddy! review
  3. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  4. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  5. ^ Eels homepage
  6. ^ The one-second spot
  7. ^ The seven-second spot
  8. ^ Eels gatecrash Super Bowl
  9. ^ Eels' homepage accessed 2008-02-02
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