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

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. 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.

It was released in conjunction with the greatest hits collection '.

1. "Mr. E's Beautiful Remix" (E and Simpson) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:54
2. * Originally from 22 Miles of Hard Road EP (2001)
3. "Souljacker part I" (Alternate version) (Butch, E, and Adam Siegel) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:04
4. * Previously unreleased
5. "Dog Faced Boy" (Alternate version) (E and John Parish) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:54
6. * Previously unreleased
7. "Jennifer Eccles" (Allan Clarke and Graham Nash) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:20
8. * Originally from Sing Hollies in Reverse tribute album (1995 – as E) and "Souljacker part I" single (2001)
9. "Rotten World Blues" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:45
10. * Originally from Rotten World Blues EP (2001)
11. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, and George David Weiss) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:08
12. * Originally from "Souljacker part I" single
13. "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:58
14. * Originally from How the Grinch Stole Christmas soundtrack (2000)
15. "Mighty Fine Blues" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:26
16. * Originally from Holes soundtrack (2003)
17. "Eyes Down" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:32
18. * Originally from Holes soundtrack
19. "Skywriting" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:07
20. * Originally from Levity soundtrack (2003)
21. "Taking a Bath in Rust" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:28
22. * Originally from Levity soundtrack
23. "Estranged Friends" (E and Koool G Murder) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:21
24. * Previously unreleased
25. "Her" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:48
26. * Originally from "Saturday Morning" single (2003)
27. "Waltz of the Naked Clowns" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:47
28. * Originally from "Saturday Morning" single
29. "I Like Birds" (Live) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:36
30. * Previously unreleased
31. "Sad Foot Sign" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:19
32. * Originally from "Saturday Morning" single
33. "Living Life" (Daniel Johnston) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:49
34. * Originally from ' tribute (2004)
35. "The Bright Side" (Peter Buck and E) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:42
36. * Originally from "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" single (2005)
37. "After the Operation" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:55
38. * Originally from "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" single
39. "Jelly Dancers" (Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:38
40. * Originally from Dimension Mix compilation (2005)
41. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Live at ) (Prince) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:37
42. * Originally from (2006) [iTunes exclusive]
43. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Live at Town Hall) (E and Simpson) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:04
44. * Originally from Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall (iTunes exclusive)
45. "I Want to Protect You" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:09
46. * Originally from "I Want to Protect You" single (2006)
47. "I Put a Spell on You" (Live) (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:21
48. * Previously unreleased
49. "Saw a UFO" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:37
50. * Previously unreleased

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"

Advertisement controversy

Eels attempted to run a one-second edit of their seven-second ad during the television broadcast of the 2008 Super Bowl 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."

References

External links

• Eels page on the compilations