The Eels will release their first retrospective, Meet The EELS: Essential Eels Vol. 1, 1996-2006, which contains both a CD and DVD on January 15. What's more, the band will drop a double CD/DVD EELS Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks and Unreleased 1996-2006 that same day. The former spans the EELS' first decade with 24 tracks and a dozen promotional videos on the DVD. The latter has a whopping 50 tracks with gems like an unreleased cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" and Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" among many others. The DVD contains six performances from the EELS' Lollapalooza 2006 appearance.

Here's the complete track list:
MEET THE EELS: Essential Eels Vol. I, 1996-2006 (CD+DVD)
01 novocaine for the soul
02 susan's house
03 my beloved monster
04 your lucky day in hell
05 3 speed
06 last stop: this town
07 climbing to the moon (jon
brion remix)*
08 flyswatter
09 i like birds
10 mr. E's beautiful blues
11 it's a motherfucker
12 souljacker part 1
13 that's not really funny
14 fresh feeling
15 get ur freak on*
16 saturday morning
17 love of the loveless
18 dirty girl (live at town
hall)
19 i need some sleep
20 hey man (now you're really
living)
21 i'm going to stop pretending
that i didn't break your heart
22 trouble with dreams
23 railroad man
24 losing streak
EELS VIDEO COLLECTION DVD:
01 novocaine for the soul
02 susan's house
03 rags to rags
04 your lucky day in hell
05 last stop: this town
06 cancer for the cure
07 flyswatter
08 souljacker part I
09 saturday morning
10 hey man (now you're really
living)
11 trouble with dreams
12 dirty girl (live at town
hall)
*previously unreleased
EELS USELESS TRINKETS: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and
Unreleased 1996-2006 (2CD+DVD)
DISC 1:
01 novocaine for the soul (live
from hell)
02 fucker
03 my beloved monster (live from
tennessee)
04 dog's life
05 susan's apartment
06 manchester girl (BBC)
07 flower (BBC)
08 my beloved mad monster party
(BBC)
09 animal
10 stepmother
11 everything's gonna be cool
this christmas
12 your lucky day in hell
(michael simpson remix)*
13 altar boy
14 novocaine for the soul (moog
cookbook remix)
15 if i was your girlfriend
(live)*
16 bad news
17 funeral parlor
18 hospital food (BBC)
19 open the door (BBC)
20 birdgirl on a cell phone
21 vice president fruitley
22 my beloved monstrosity
23 dark end of the street
(live)*
24 the cheater's guide to your
heart (live)*
25 useless trinkets*
DISC 2:
01 mr. E's beautiful remix
02 souljacker part I
(alternate version)*
03 dog faced boy (alternate
version)*
04 jennifer eccles
05 rotten world blues
06 can't help falling in love
07 christmas is going to the dogs
08 mighty fine blues
09 eyes down
10 skywriting
11 taking a bath in rust
12 estranged friends*
13 her
14 waltz of the naked clowns
15 i like birds (live)*
16 sad foot sign
17 living life
18 the bright side
19 after the operation
20 jelly dancers
21 i could never take the place of your man (live at Town Hall)
22 mr. E's beautiful blues (live at Town Hall)
23 i want to protect you*
24 i put a spell on you (live)*
25 saw a ufo*
EELS LOLLAPALOOZA 2006 DVD:
01 saturday morning
02 eyes down
03 my beloved monster
04 a magic world
05 not ready yet
06 souljacker part I
*previously unreleased