Vingt ans après la parution de Painful, notoirement considéré comme le premier classique de Yo la Tengo, le trio culte du New Jersey va rééditer son album paru chez Matador en version Deluxe. L’objet s’intitule Extra Painful et sortira le 2 décembre chez Matador, et sera disponible aux formats double LPs et double CDs. Demos, versions studios inédites, live acoustique et autres raretés sont au programme (voir tracklisting ci-dessous).

Tracklisting 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”³:
A: Shaker
B: For Shame Of Doing Wrong [8-Track Version – the CD single contained a different
version which is on the download coupon]

Formats:

1. Double LP + 7”³ + 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