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Painful
1-1	Big Day Coming	7:04
1-2	From A Motel 6	4:08
1-3	Double Dare	3:28
1-4	Superstar-Watcher	1:42
1-5	Nowhere Near	6:01
1-6	Sudden Organ	4:42
1-7	A Worrying Thing	2:53
1-8	I Was The Fool Beside You For Too Long	5:04
1-9	The Whole Of The Law	2:19
1-10	Big Day Coming	4:14
1-11	I Heard You Looking	7:01
Extra Painful Bonus Disc (1992-1993)
2-1	Nowhere Near (Demo)	7:14
2-2	From A Motel 6 (Live Acoustic)	3:44
2-3	Tunnel Vision (Unreleased Instrumental Demo)	1:43
2-4	Sudden Organ (Demo)	7:24
2-5	Smart Window (Unreleased Painful Session)	3:16
2-6	Big Day Coming (Live Acoustic)	3:10
2-7	Slow Learner (Unreleased Demo)	6:48
2-8	Double Dare (Demo)	3:24
2-9	A Worrying Thing (Demo)	2:57
2-10	I Heard You Looking (Live) Recorded By – Aadam Jacobs	9:17

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Water Music
• Recorded At – Snack Time
• Recorded At – The Mercury Cafe
• Recorded At – Lounge AX
• Published By – Roshashauna Music
• Published By – Excellent Classical Songs
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Published By – Polygram International
• Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
• Mixed At – Skyline Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Matador Records Inc – 1993, 2014
• Copyright (c) – Matador Records Inc – 1993, 2014

Credits

• Artwork – Mark Ohe
• Engineer – Roger Moutenot
• Liner Notes – Gerard Cosloy
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Performer – Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
• Producer – Fred Brockman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-5), Roger Moutenot (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-5)
• Recorded By – Fred Brockman (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9)

Notes

[Sticker on shrinkwrap]
"Limited expanded 2-CD
21st-anniversary edition of the 1993 classic 'Painful'
Original album plus second disc with 10 unreleased tracks

Includes hugely different demos and live versions, as well as the completely unreleased studio songs "Smart Window," "Tunnel Vision," and "Slow Learner."

Plus download coupon with 17 more bonus songs, including the 7" tracks "Shaker" / "For Shame Of Doing Wrong," the other B-sides from the album's singles, and 12 more unreleased tracks

Booklet includes the original Painful artwork, plus photos, ephemera, and liner notes by Gerard Cosloy"

Tracks 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8, and 2-9: demos recorded at Snack Time in Hoboken in 1992
Tracks 2-2 and 2-6: recorded live at the Mercury Cafe in Denver, February 9, 1994
Track 2-5: recorded at Water Music in Hoboken
Track 2-10: recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago, November 14, 1993

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 744861106326
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OLE 069-2, 92298-2	Yo La Tengo	Painful ‎(CD, Album)	Matador, Atlantic	OLE 069-2, 92298-2	US	1993
OLE-1063-2	Yo La Tengo	Extra Painful ‎(17xFile, MP3, 320)	Matador	OLE-1063-2	US	2014
OLE 069, 92298-4	Yo La Tengo	Painful ‎(Cass, Album, Promo, Dol)	Matador, Atlantic	OLE 069, 92298-4	US	1993
OLE 069-2	Yo La Tengo	Painful ‎(CD, Album)	Matador	OLE 069-2	US	Unknown
OLE 069-1	Yo La Tengo	Painful ‎(LP, Album)	Matador	OLE 069-1	US	1993