Garage Inc.

Garage Inc.
Compilation album by Metallica
Released November 24, 1998
Recorded New cover songs recorded & mixed from September–October 1998 at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California. Other songs recorded at various locations from 1984-1995.
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal
Length 2:16:09
Label Elektra, Sony Music, Vertigo
Producer Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Mark Whitaker
Metallica chronology
ReLoad
(1997)		 Garage Inc.
(1998)		 S&M
(1999)
Singles from Garage Inc.
  1. "Turn the Page"
    Released: November 16, 1998[1]
  2. "Whiskey in the Jar"
    Released: February 1, 1999[2]
  3. "Die, Die My Darling"
    Released: June 7, 1999[3]

Garage Inc. is a cover/compilation album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 24, 1998 through Elektra Records. Over 2.5 million copies have been sold in the US as certified by the RIAA. It includes cover songs, B-side covers, and the The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987. The title is a combination of Garage Days Re-Revisited and their song "Damage, Inc." The album features artists that have influenced Metallica, including many bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
Q issue 253, August 2007
Rolling Stone [5]
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Track listing

Disc one

These tracks were recorded in September–October 1998 for the Garage Inc. album.

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist (date) Length
1. "Free Speech for the Dumb"   Garry Maloney, Kevin "Cal" Morris, Tony "Bones" Roberts, Roy "Rainy" Wainwright Discharge (1982) 2:36
2. "It's Electric"   Sean Harris, Brian Tatler Diamond Head (1980) 3:34
3. "Sabbra Cadabra" (also covers part of the Black Sabbath song "A National Acrobat") Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward Black Sabbath (1973) 6:20
4. "Turn the Page"   Bob Seger Bob Seger (1973) 6:06
5. "Die, Die, My Darling"   Glenn Danzig Misfits (1984) 2:29
6. "Loverman"   Nick Cave Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1994) 7:53
7. "Mercyful Fate" (a medley of the songs "Satan's Fall", "Curse of the Pharaohs", "A Corpse Without Soul", "Into the Coven", and "Evil") King Diamond, Hank Shermann Mercyful Fate (1982, 1983) 11:11
8. "Astronomy"   Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman Blue Öyster Cult (1974) 6:38
9. "Whiskey in the Jar"   Traditional arr. Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott Traditional, inspired by Thin Lizzy's version (1973) 5:05
10. "Tuesday's Gone" (feat. Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, "Big" Jim Martin, John Popper, Gary Rossington, & Les Claypool) Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973) 9:06
11. "The More I See" (contains a short segment of the Robin Trower song "Bridge of Sighs", from the album of the same name) Maloney, Morris, Peter "Pooch" Purtill, Wainwright Discharge (1984) 4:49

Disc two

These tracks are a collection of B-sides from artists Metallica were inspired by, throughout the early years of the band.

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)
No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
1. "Helpless"   Harris, Tatler Diamond Head (1980) 6:38
2. "The Small Hours"   John Mortimer, John McCullim, Bryan Bartley, Ron Levine Holocaust (1983) 6:43
3. "The Wait"   Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson Killing Joke (1980) 4:55
4. "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"   Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray Phillips Budgie (1971) 3:10
5. "Last Caress/Green Hell" (contains a parody of Iron Maiden's song "Run to the Hills" at the end. Iron Maiden responded to this on a B-side cover of the Montrose song titled "Space Station No. 5") Glenn Danzig Misfits (1978/1983) 3:30
Garage Days Revisited ("Creeping Death" B-Sides) (1984)
No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
6. "Am I Evil?"   Harris, Tatler Diamond Head (1980) 7:50
7. "Blitzkrieg"   Ian Jones, Jim Sirotto, Brian Ross Blitzkrieg (1981) 3:37
B-Sides & One-Offs (1988–1991)
No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
8. "Breadfan" (from the "Eye of the Beholder" single) Bourge, Phillips, Shelley Budgie (1973) 5:41
9. "The Prince" (from the "Harvester of Sorrow" single) Harris, Tatler Diamond Head (1980) 4:26
10. "Stone Cold Crazy" (From the "Enter Sandman" single) Mercury, May, Taylor, Deacon Queen (1974) 2:19
11. "So What?"   Nick "Animal" Kulmer, Chris "Magoo" Exall, Clive "Winston" Blake Anti-Nowhere League (1981) 3:09
12. "Killing Time" ("So What" and "Killing Time" from "The Unforgiven" single) Vivian Campbell, Trevor Fleming, Raymond Haller, Davy Bates Sweet Savage (1981) 3:04
Motörheadache (Hero of the Day B-Sides) (1995)
No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
13. "Overkill"   Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor Motörhead (1979) 4:05
14. "Damage Case"   Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor, Mick Farren Motörhead (1979) 3:40
15. "Stone Dead Forever"   Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor Motörhead (1979) 4:52
16. "Too Late Too Late"   Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor Motörhead (1979) 3:12

Personnel

Guest artists on "Tuesday's Gone"

Production

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1998 Billboard 200 2
1998 Top Canadian Albums 3
2009 Mexico Album Chart 97

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "Turn the Page" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1999 "Die, Die My Darling" Mainstream Rock Tracks 26
1999 "Turn the Page" Modern Rock Tracks 39
1999 "Whiskey in the Jar" Mainstream Rock Tracks 4

Sales and Certification

Garage Inc. sold 426,500 units in the first week of release[6] and thus entering the charts on the peak position of 2. As of 2003 the album has sold over 2.5 million copies and has been certified 5x Platinum.

Country Certification
United States 5x Platinum[7]
Finland Gold[8]

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2000 "Whiskey in the Jar" Best Hard Rock Performance

References

  1. ^ Turn the Page release date
  2. ^ Whiskey in the Jar release date
  3. ^ Die, Die My Darling release date
  4. ^ Allmusic Review
  5. ^ "Metallica: Album Guide Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/metallica/albumguide. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  6. ^ Billboard 21 Jun 2003
  7. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Garage Inc. by Metallica. RIAA.com.
  8. ^ IFPI Kulta- ja platinalevyt

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