On December 2nd, Yo La Tengo will release Extra Painful, a deluxe 2XLP/2XCD reissue of their classic 1993 Painful LP with a whopping 12 bonus tracks (plus many more via download coupon), in celebration of their 30th anniversary as a band.
Pre-orders via the Matador store that correctly answer a trivia question will be eligible to win tickets to the Town Hall shows and a copy of every in-print YLT vinyl album.
Formats:
1. DoubleLP + 7″ + download coupon with extra tracks
2. Double CD + download coupon with extra tracks
3. Digital release is regular and bonus disc tracks (does NOT include download coupon bonus tracks)
Vinyl:
Disc 1: The original Painful album (not remastered)
Disc 2: Extra Painful – the bonus tracks
7″: “Shaker” / “For Shame Of Doing Wrong” – exact reproduction of original single
Download coupon: all the album tracks + 15 extra bonus tracks
Packaging: Double LP + 7″ (in picture sleeve) with ephemera, photos, reproduction of original ‘band-aid’ sticker, the first ‘YLT Gazette’ in 14 years, liner notes by Gerard Cosloy and the band
CD:
Disc 1: As on vinyl
Disc 2: As on vinyl
Download coupon: includes the 2 tracks from the “Shaker” 7″ as well as the 15 extra bonus tracks
Packaging includes a booklet with all the artwork in the vinyl package
Track listings:
Painful:
1. Big Day Coming
2. From A Motel 6
3. Double Dare
4. Superstar-Watcher
5. Nowhere Near
6. Sudden Organ
7. A Worrying Thing
8. I Was A Fool Beside You For Too Long
9. The Whole Of The Law
10. Big Day Coming
11. I Heard You Looking
Extra Painful:
1. Nowhere Near (demo)
2. From A Motel 6 (live acoustic)
3. Tunnel Vision (unreleased instrumental demo)
4. Sudden Organ (demo)
5. Smart Window (unreleased Painful session)
6. Big Day Coming (live acoustic)
7. Slow Learner (unreleased demo)
8. Double Dare (demo)
9. A Worrying Thing (demo)
10. I Heard You Looking (live)
Shaker 7″:
A: Shaker
B: For Shame Of Doing Wrong [8-Track Version – the CD single contained a different version which is on the download coupon]