Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003

Track listing

1. "Shaker" (from the Shaker EP, 1993) - 3:20
2. "Sugarcube" (from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, 1997) - 3:22
3. "Barnaby, Hardly Working" (from President Yo La Tengo, 1989) - 4:36
4. "Little Eyes" (from Summer Sun, 2003) - 4:22
5. "Stockholm Syndrome" (from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, 1997) - 2:53
6. "Our Way to Fall" (from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, 2000) - 4:20
7. "From a Motel 6" (from Painful, 1993) - 4:11
8. "Swing For Life" (from May I Sing With Me, 1992) - 5:16
9. "Tom Courtenay" (from Electr-O-Pura, 1995) - 3:32
10. "Lewis" (from New Wave Hot Dogs, 1987) - 2:30
11. "I Heard You Looking" (from Painful, 1993) - 7:02
12. "You Can Have It All" (from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, 2000) - 4:37
13. "Did I Tell You" (from Fakebook, 1990) - 3:28

1. "The River of Water" (from The River of Water/A House Is Not a Motel - 7", 1985) - 2:31
2. "Autumn Sweater" (from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, 1997) - 5:19
3. "Big Day Coming" (from Painful, 1993) - 4:14
4. "Pablo and Andrea" (from Electr-O-Pura, 1995) - 4:17
5. "Drug Test" (from President Yo La Tengo, 1989) - 4:08
6. "Season of the Shark" (from Summer Sun, 2003) - 4:29
7. "Upside-Down" (from May I Sing With Me, 1992) - 2:41
8. "The Summer" (from Fakebook, 1990) - 2:39
9. "Tears Are in Your Eyes" (from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, 2000) - 4:35
10. "Blue Line Swinger" (from Electr-O-Pura, 1995) - 9:30
11. "The Story of Jazz" (from New Wave Hot Dogs, 1987) - 3:35
12. "Nuclear War" (version 1) (from the Nuclear War EP, 2002) - 7:35
13. "By the Time It Gets Dark" (from the Little Honda EP, 1997) - 3:02

As indicated by its title, these songs are outtakes and rarities. Some tracks were previously released as indicated.

1. "Stay Away From Heaven" - the film The Invisible Circus
2. "Pencil Test"* - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One session track
3. "Almost True"* - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out session track
4. "Tom Courtenay" (acoustic version) - Camp Yo La Tengo - EP
5. "Big Day Coming" (demo)*
6. "Dreaming" (The Cosmic Rays cover)
7. "Bad Politics" - Tom Courtenay single
8. "Blue-Green Arrow" - from Earworm 7"
9. "Decora" (acoustic)* - KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session, circa '95
10. "Out the Window" (original version) - That is Yo La Tengo - EP
11. "Weather Shy" from the film The Invisible Circus
12. "Dreams" (Fleetwood Mac cover) - Chemical Imbalance cover mount 7"
13. "Autumn Sweater" (Kevin Shields remix) - Autumn Sweater EP
14. "Ashes on the Ground" - From A Motel 6 EP
15. "Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger" - Camp Yo La Tengo EP
16. "Magnet" - the NRBQ tribute album The Q People