Yo La Tengo is Murdering the Classics

Yo La Tengo supported the fundraising efforts of New York's world-renowned independent radio outlet WFMU with annual studio visits. All listeners who pledged money during the band's appearances were offered the chance to request a favorite song that the band would then attempt to perform. This album compiles 30 WFMU highlights first broadcast between 1996 and 2003. Tracks recorded from 1997 to 2003. 1997 - tracks 2, 4, 8 and 26; 1998 - tracks 14, 19, 23 and 27; 1999 - tracks 9, 10, 11, 20 and 25; 2000 - tracks 3, 6, 13, 15, 16, 22 and 29; 2001 - tracks 1, 12 and 18; 2002 - tracks 7, 21, 28 and 30; 2003 - tracks 5, 17 and 24.