This section is dedicated to unofficial Sonic Youth releases. Typically, bootlegs range from somewhat impressive to downright atrocious, and these are no exception!
| title | year | format | label | content |
| 100% | 1993 | CD | Bundy | 09/24/92 San Francisco |
| 100% LIVE | ? | CD | Patty Boom | 12/14/92 London |
| 100% SONIC YOUTH | 1993 | CD | Living Legend | 12/14/92 London |
| 100% A KOOL THING | 1993 | CD | RTW | 10/24/92 NYC |
| 100% REBEL | 1994 | CD | Home | 01/24/93 Melbourne + studio tracks w/ fake crowd |
| ALL ABOUT VIBES | 1993 | CD | Is This Music? | 09/01/91 Rotterdam + various |
| ALL FALL DOWN | 1988 | 7" | ? | 3 Fall covers from 1988 Peel Session |
| ANARCHY AT ST MARY'S PLACE | 1991 | CD | Youth | 08/11/85 Chicago |
| BAD MOOD | 1991 | 2x7" | ? | 11/03/83 Biel |
| BE MY SISTER IN DEATH | 1993 | CD | Flashback | 09/15/87 Chapel Hill + 11/03/90 Irvine |
| BECOMING ECLECTIC | 2004? | CD | Alternative Edge | 06/10/04 KCRW radio + 01/24/93 Melbourne |
| BELFAST ROCKS | 1994 | CD | ? | Possibly 09/03/90 Belfast? Anybody know? |
| BLASTIC SCENE | 1995 | CD | Moneyland | 07/14/93 Lisbon |
| BOOM BOOM BABY | 1998 | CD | T. Rex | 06/20/98 Lorelei |
| BLOWJOB | 1991 | CD | Youth | Goo demos |
| BRIGHT | 1993 | CD | Spacematic | 11/05/88 Chicago |
| BROTHER JAMES | ? | 10" | Youth | Date unknown - 1988/89 |
| THE B-SIDES | 2001 | CD | ? | a collection of b-sides |
| BULL IN THE HEATHER | 1996 | CD | ? | 07/01/93 Roskilde? + various radio/live |
| CENTRAL PARK JULY 4, 1992 | 1993 | CD | Bullseye | 07/04/92 NYC |
| CHAPEL HILL | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| CHRONIC YOUTH: UNITE AND SLAM | 1994 | CD | Crucial Skate Rad | 09/15/87 Chapel Hill + 03/27/89 Dusseldorf |
| COMPILATION BLUES | 2001 | CD | ? | a collection of compilation tracks |
| THE COVERS | 2001 | CD | ? | a collection of cover songs |
| CROSS THE BREEZE | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| DEATH TO OUR FRIENDS | 1992 | CD | Flashback | 04/01/85 Deventer + 11/09/86 Baton Rouge + 06/10/87 VPRO |
| DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH | ? | CD | ? | various b-sides/compilation |
| DIRTY BOOTS | 1991 | CD | ? | 11/03/90 Irvine |
| DIRTY LIVE | 1992 | CD | NuNoize | 07/04/92 NYC |
| EARLY LIVE VERSIONS | ? | CD | ? | 08/26/99 NYC |
| EASTER | 1996 | CD | Moonraker | 04/07/96 Dusseldorf |
| ECOUTE CA COCO | 2002 | CD | Ganja | 06/15/02 Salzburg |
| ELECTRICITY | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| ENERGY | 1993 | CD | Teddy Bear | 08/04/90 Cincinnati |
| ERIC'S TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA | ? | CD | Hand Made | 06/28/03 Philadelphia |
| EUROPE '92 | 1993 | CD | Rarities & Few | 11/26/92 Rome |
| GHOSTS BURN TO SHINE | 2001 | CD | Sylph Records | 02/23/91 Osaka |
| GOO DEMOS | 1990 | CD | Goo/Vigotone | Goo demos |
| GOO IS YOU | 1992 | 7" | God Damn Crooks | Goo Interview Soundsheet + Nirvana track |
| GOOEY ON THE INSIDE | 1993 | 7" | Snack Cake Discs | 04/04/91 LA + Hole track |
| GRUNGE LIVE! | ? | CD | ? | Dirty tour - date unknown |
| HALLOWED BE THY NAME | 1990 | 7" | ? | 05/19/86 Peel session tracks |
| HALLUCINOGENIC PRESERVE | 1996 | CD | Oxygen | 04/07/96 Dusseldorf |
| HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN | 1992 | CD | Bad Fuck | various b-side + compilation tracks |
| HITS 1988-2002 | 2002 | CD | "Universal" | all the hits! |
| HOW CAN YOU WANT ME? | 1993? | CD | Rock Calendar | 10/05/92 Chicago |
| I WANNA BE YOUR DOG | 1987 | 7" | Raw | 06/04/87 London |
| INHUMAN | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| INHUMAN LIVE 9/14/90 | ? | 7" | ? | 09/14/90 Bielefeld |
| INTELLECTUAL DRAMA | 1996 | CD | ? | 04/07/96 Dusseldorf |
| JUNKIE'S PROMISE | 1996 | CD | Kiss the Stone | 04/07/96 Dusseldorf |
| KILLER KILLS ALL | 1989 | LP | ? | various compilation + solo tracks |
| KOOLER THING | 1990 | 7" | Dead Ethics | Goo demos |
| LAST GREAT SHOW | 1993 | 2xCD | ? | Content unknown! I wanna know what the last great show was! |
| LEE HARVEY OSWALD LOVES US | 1992 | CD | ? | compilation tracks |
| LET IT RUN | 1993 | CD | Fun Factory | mostly studio tracks w/ fake crowd noise |
| LISTEN! | ? | CD | CDM | Dirty tour - date unknown |
| LIVE AT LIBERTY LUNCH AUSTIN, TX. NOVEMBER 26, 1988 | 2015 | 12" | Radio Silence/DOL | 11/26/88 Austin |
| LIVE IN BREMEN | 1995? | 12" | ? | 08/27/91 Bremen |
| LIVE IN GERMANY | 1987 | LP/Cass | ? | 06/27/87 Nuremburg? |
| LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD | ? | 10" | ? | Mudhoney live boot w/ "Halloween" featuring Kim (rec. 11/88) |
| LIVE IN VIENNA | 1991 | CD | Oblivion | 03/29/89 Vienna |
| LIVE SAO PAULO 2000 | ? | CD | ? | 10/20/00 Sao Paulo |
| LIVE USA | 1993 | CD | LSD Records | 12/14/92 London |
| LORELEY FESTIVAL | 1998 | CD | Sounds of the Board | 06/20/98 Lorelei + 04/07/97 Dusseldorf |
| LOST TRACKS | 1994 | CD | ? | various b-sides + compilation tracks |
| MADONNA???!!! HERE???!!! WHERE???!!! | 1987? | LP | ? | 10/17/87 Syracuse |
| THE MIRA TAPES | 1992 | CD/LP | Wombat Tontraeger | 08/27/91 Bremen |
| MONSTER OUTLINE | 1995 | CD | 3D Reality | 10/20/95 NYC |
| MOO | 1990 | CD | Handmade | Goo demos |
| NOBODY BETTER LAY A FINGER ON MY BUTTAFUOCO | 1993 | 7" | Amy Fisher Price Playset Co. | 06/23/88 NYC |
| NOW AND THEN | 1993 | 7" | SY Appreciation Society | various live/studio |
| ONSOKU SEINEN | 1990? | 12" | Supernatural | 02/89 Tokyo |
| PANTY LIES | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| PEEL SESSIONS #2 | 1990 | 7" | ? | 03/12/89 Peel Session |
| PERSONALITY CRISIS | 1990 | 7" | FDI | studio/demo + 10/25/87 Philadelphia |
| PREHISTORIC HITS | 1990 | 7" | Romulus | 09/15/87 Chapel Hill + L7, Nirvana, STP tracks |
| PURR | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| SAUCER-LIKE | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 1993 | CD | Red Phantom | 11/23/92 Milan + 10/24/92 NYC |
| SHOOT! | 1994 | 2xCD | Last Bootleg | 11/03/90 Irvine + 12/14/92 London + 01/24/93 Melbourne |
| THE SOCIAL POWER PERFORMANCE | 1992 | CD | Blue Knights | 09/09/91 Paris (Lee solo performance) + live SY'83/'89 (unknown dates) |
| SONIC EUTHANASIA | ? | CD | ? | Unknown, please help! |
| SONIC JAZZ | ? | CD | ? | 07/12/00 Montreux + 07/01/98 London |
| SONIC MANIA OF BROTHER | 1988 | LP | Saban | 06/13/87 Amsterdam |
| SONIC STARPOWER | 1993 | CD | Cocomelos | 07/04/92 NYC |
| SONIC YOUTH (LIVE IN YUGOSLAVIA) | 1988 | Cassette | FV Založba | 10/05/85 + 06/24/87 Ljubljana |
| THE SONIC YOUTH SOUND EXPERIENCE (WALLS HAVE EARS) | ? | CD | Hulica | 04/28/85 + 10/30/85 London |
| SPEAK NO EVOL | 1989 | 7" | ? | 03/20/89 Peel Session |
| SPLITTING THE ATOM | 1993 | CD | Kiss the Stone | 12/14/92 London + 12/03/92 Jools Holland |
| SUGAR BABY | 1996 | CD | Moonraker | 03/18/96 Tilburg + 04/15/96 MTV |
| SUPERSTARS | ? | CD | Moon Face | b-sides and compilation tracks |
| TAKE OUT THE TRASH | 1994 | CD | KTS | 01/24/93 Melbourne + 07/01/93 Roskilde |
| TEXAS 1986 | 1992 | CD | Rarities & Few | 04/12/86 Austin |
| THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD | ? | 6" | BUDKON | Russian flexi containing title track |
| TIBETAN POWER | 1996 | CD | Blizzard | 06/16/96 San Francisco + 12/17/95 KROQ + b-sides |
| WALLS HAVE EARS | 1986 | 2xLP | Not Records | 04/28/85 + 10/30/85 London |
| WARPOWER | 1989 | 7" | Silver | 04/02/89 Hamburg + 11/09/86 Baton Rouge |
| WHO ATE ALL THE CRACKLIN' OAT BRAN | ? | CD | ? | 06/06/86 Den Haag + 06/14/87 Eindhoven |
| YOUTH AGAINST FASCISME | ? | Cass | Damage | various album tracks |
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