Prototypes and Painkillers

{{Infobox album

| name = Prototypes and Painkillers

| type = Compilation

| artist = Strung Out

| cover = Strung Out - Prototypes and Painkillers cover.jpg

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| released = March 31, 2009

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| genre = * Pop-punk

heavy metal

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| label = Fat Wreck Chords

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| prev_title = Blackhawks Over Los Angeles

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Agents of the Underground

| next_year = 2009

}}

Prototypes and Painkillers is a compilation album by the punk rock band Strung Out, released on March 31, 2009, by Fat Wreck Chords.{{Citation |title=Strung Out - Prototypes and Painkillers Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/prototypes-and-painkillers-mw0000813733 |access-date=2023-04-27 |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427170247/https://www.allmusic.com/album/prototypes-and-painkillers-mw0000813733 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Pelone |first=Joe |date=14 April 2009 |title=Strung Out - Prototypes and Painkillers |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/8219/strung-out-prototypes-and-painkillers |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427170247/https://www.punknews.org/review/8219/strung-out-prototypes-and-painkillers |url-status=live }} It consists of outtakes, demos, and compilation tracks taken from various recording sessions over the course of the band's career, including several previously unreleased tracks.

Track listing

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| total_length =

| all_writing = Strung Out except where noted

| title1 = Don't Look Back

| note1 = 2001; b-side from An American Paradox sessions, released on limited edition of album

| length1 = 2:41

| title2 = Novacain

| note2 = 2000; b-side from The Element of Sonic Defiance sessions; released on Live Fat, Die Young

| length2 = 2:53

| title3 = I'm Not a Loser

| note3 = 1992; written by Frank Navetta and originally performed by the Descendents; previously unreleased

| length3 = 1:28

| title4 = Novella

| note4 = 2007; b-side from Blackhawks Over Los Angeles sessions; released on iTunes version of album

| length4 = 3:00

| title5 = Lost Motel

| note5 = 2000; An American Paradox demo; released on Fat Club 7-inch single

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = Pleather

| note6 = 1999; An American Paradox demo; previously unreleased

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Klawsterfobia

| note7 = 1999; from Short Music for Short People

| length7 = 0:31

| title8 = Ghost Town

| note8 = 1997; b-side from Twisted by Design sessions; released on Crossroads and Illusions

| length8 = 2:07

| title9 = Bark at the Moon

| note9 = 2002; written and originally performed by Ozzy Osbourne; from Punk Goes Metal

| length9 = 3:32

| title10 = Sinner or Coward?

| note10 = 1992; previously unreleased

| length10 = 1:39

| title11 = Season of the Witch

| note11 = 1994; released on Strung Out / Jughead's Revenge split 7-inch single

| length11 = 2:49

| title12 = Your Worst Mistake

| note12 = 2001; b-side from An American Paradox sessions; released on Uncontrollable Fatulence

| length12 = 3:26

| title13 = Betrayal

| note13 = 2002; from Beyond Cyberpunk

| length13 = 2:50

| title14 = More Than Words

| note14 = 2007; b-side from Blackhawks Over Los Angeles sessions; released on limited edition of album

| length14 = 3:29

| title15 = Barfly

| note15 = 1997; b-side from Twisted by Design sessions; released on Crossroads and Illusions

| length15 = 3:11

| title16 = Night of the Necro

| note16 = 1999; previously unreleased

| length16 = 2:10

| title17 = American Lie

| note17 = 1994; released on As a Matter of Fact

| length17 = 2:34

| title18 = Dig

| note18 = 2000; demo version for An American Paradox; released on Fat Club 7-inch single

| length18 = 2:55

| title19 = Wrong Side of the Tracks

| note19 = 1996; demo version; released on Punk Bites; re-recorded for Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues

| length19 = 2:49

| title20 = Just Like Me

| note20 = 1997; demo version; released on Punk Bites 2; re-recorded for Twisted by Design

| length20 = 2:08

| title21 = Mad Mad World

| note21 = 1992; demo version; previously unreleased; re-recorded for Another Day in Paradise

| length21 = 2:16

| title22 = Jacqueline

| note22 = 1996; demo from Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues sessions; released on Fearless Flush Sampler; re-recorded for The Element of Sonic Defiance as "Jackie-O"

| length22 = 2:32

| title23 = Velvet Alley

| note23 = 2003; acoustic version; from Punk Goes Acoustic

| length23 = 4:19

| title24 = Ashes

| note24 = 1992; demo version; previously unreleased; re-recorded for Another Day in Paradise

| length24 = 2:42

| title25 = Forever Is Today

| note25 = 1992; previously unreleased

| length25 = 2:20

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