T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits)

After four studio albums and a live album for A&M Records, the band were working on the Suffer for Sound album when they were dropped by the label.^[1] They subsequently signed a deal with Capitol Records in 1981, but to fulfil their contract, A&M released this collection of recordings in November that year, including tracks from their early singles and unreleased material.^[1][2][3][4] One track from the shelved Suffer for Sound album, "Drivin' All Night", was included as the album's opener.^[5]

T.R.A.S.H. has been described as the band's best album.^[2] A review from Billboard picked out the live version of Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" as a highlight.^[4]

1. "Drivin' All Night" (Bill Spooner, Steen, Prairie Prince, Vince Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Fee Waybill, Styles, Kesse)

• from the unreleased album Suffer for Sound, referred to as the "Black" album in the sleeve notes

2. "What Do You Want from Life?" (Spooner, Evans)

• from The Tubes

3. "Turn Me On" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)

• from Remote Control

4. "Slipped My Disco" (Spooner, Steen)

• from Young and Rich

5. "Don't Touch Me There" (Ron Nagle, Jane Dornacker) (sic)

• from Young and Rich

6. "Mondo Bondage" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)

• live version from What Do You Want from Live

1. "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield)

• unreleased live recording from 1976

2. "White Punks on Dope (W.P.O.D.)" Parts A&B (Evans, Spooner, Steen)

• Part A is an unreleased live "country rock" version from 1979
• Part B is a promo single edit of the track from The Tubes

3. "Prime Time" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)

• alternate version of the Remote Control track featuring Re Styles on solo vocals

4. "I'm Just a Mess" (Steen, Spooner)

• from Now

5. "Only the Strong Survive" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)

• from Remote Control^[6]