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 .

Track listing

CDs

All songs written by E, except where noted:
;CD 1
  1. "Novocaine for the Soul" – 3:18
  2. "Fucker" – 2:17
  3. "My Beloved Monster" – 2:32
  4. "Dog's Life" – 3:59
  5. "Susan's Apartment" – 3:29
  6. "Manchester Girl" – 3:21
  7. "Flower" – 3:17
  8. "My Beloved Mad Monster Party" – 2:33
  9. "Animal" – 2:39
  10. "Stepmother" – 2:51
  11. "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" – 2:51
  12. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" – 3:57
  13. "Altar Boy" – 2:14
  14. "Novocaine for the Soul" – 3:10
  15. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" – 4:34
  16. "Bad News" – 2:56
  17. "Funeral Parlor" – 2:12
  18. "Hospital Food" – 3:24
  19. "Open the Door" – 3:04
  20. "Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:08
  21. "Vice President Fruitley" – 2:17
  22. "My Beloved Monstrosity" – 2:13
  23. "The Dark End of the Street" – 2:35
  24. "The Cheater's Guide to Your Heart" – 2:39
  25. "Useless Trinkets" – 2:22
;CD 2
  1. "Mr. E's Beautiful Remix" – 3:54
  2. "Souljacker part I" – 3:04
  3. "Dog Faced Boy" – 2:54
  4. "Jennifer Eccles" – 3:20
  5. "Rotten World Blues" – 2:45
  6. "Can't Help Falling in Love" – 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" – 3:21
  13. "Her" – 2:48
  14. "Waltz of the Naked Clowns" – 2:47
  15. "I Like Birds" – 2:36
  16. "Sad Foot Sign" – 2:19
  17. "Living Life" – 2:49
  18. "The Bright Side" – 3:42
  19. "After the Operation" – 1:55
  20. "Jelly Dancers" – 4:38
  21. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 3:37
  22. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:04
  23. "I Want to Protect You" – 3:09
  24. "I Put a Spell on You" – 2:21
  25. "Saw a UFO" – 4:37

    DVD

  26. "Saturday Morning"
  27. "Eyes Down"
  28. "My Beloved Monster"
  29. "From Which I Came/A Magic World"
  30. "Not Ready Yet"
  31. "Souljacker part I"

    Origin of tracks

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."