Garage Inc.

Garage Inc.
Compilation album of cover songs by
Metallica
ReleasedNovember 24, 1998
RecordedSeptember 14 – October 1, 1998 (disc 1)
StudioThe Plant (Sausalito, California) – disc 1
Genre
Length136:38
LabelElektra
Producer
Metallica chronology
Reload
(1997)		 Garage Inc.
(1998)		 St. Anger
(2003)
Singles from Garage Inc.
  1. "Turn the Page"
    Released: November 16, 1998
  2. "Whiskey in the Jar"
    Released: February 1, 1999
  3. "Die, Die My Darling"
    Released: June 7, 1999

Garage Inc. is a cover album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1998.

It includes recorded cover versions of other artists' songs, all of their b-side covers released up to that point, and the entire 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. Over 5 million copies have been sold in the US as certified by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional reviews:

Track listing

Disc one

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
1."Free Speech for the Dumb"Garry Maloney, Kevin "Cal" Morris, Tony "Bones" Roberts, Roy "Rainy" WainwrightDischarge (1982)2:36
2."It's Electric"Sean Harris, Brian TatlerDiamond Head (1980)3:34
3."Sabbra Cadabra"Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill WardBlack Sabbath (1973)6:20
4."Turn the Page"Bob SegerBob Seger (1973)6:06
5."Die, Die My Darling"Glenn DanzigMisfits (1984)2:29
6."Loverman"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1994)7:53
7."Mercyful Fate (medley)"King Diamond, Hank ShermannMercyful Fate (1982, 1983)11:11
8."Astronomy"Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard, Sandy PearlmanBlue Öyster Cult (1974)6:37
9."Whiskey in the Jar"Traditional (arr. Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott)Traditional (inspired by Thin Lizzy's version in 1972)5:05
10."Tuesday's Gone"Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen CollinsLynyrd Skynyrd (1973)9:06
11."The More I See"Maloney, Morris, Peter "Pooch" Purtill, WainwrightDischarge (1984)4:49
Total length:65:42


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.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Helpless"Harris, TatlerDiamond Head (1980)6:38
2."The Small Hours"John Mortimer, John McCullim, Bryan Bartley, Ron LevineHolocaust (1983)6:43
3."The Wait"Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul FergusonKilling Joke (1980)4:55
4."Crash Course in Brain Surgery"Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray PhillipsBudgie (1974)3:10
5."Last Caress/Green Hell"Glenn DanzigMisfits (1980/1983)3:30
"Creeping Death" B-sides (1984)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
6."Am I Evil?"Harris, TatlerDiamond Head (1980)7:50
7."Blitzkrieg"Ian Jones, Jim Sirotto, Brian RossBlitzkrieg (1981)3:37
B-sides and one-offs (1988–1993)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
8."Breadfan"Bourge, Phillips, ShelleyBudgie (1973)5:41
9."The Prince"Harris, TatlerDiamond Head (1980)4:26
10."Stone Cold Crazy"Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John DeaconQueen (1974)2:19
11."So What"Nick "Animal" Kulmer, Chris "Magoo" Exall, Clive "Winston" BlakeAnti-Nowhere League (1981)3:09
12."Killing Time"Vivian Campbell, Trevor Fleming, Raymond Haller, Davy BatesSweet Savage (1981)3:04
Motörheadache ("Hero of the Day" limited edition CD single B-sides) (1996)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
13."Overkill"Eddie Clarke, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, Phil "Philthy Animal" TaylorMotörhead (1979)4:05
14."Damage Case"Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor, Mick FarrenMotörhead (1979)3:40
15."Stone Dead Forever"Clarke, Kilmister, TaylorMotörhead (1979)4:52
16."Too Late Too Late"Clarke, Kilmister, TaylorMotörhead (1979)3:12
Total length:70:51

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Turn the Page". Metallica. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Whiskey in the Jar". Metallica. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Die Die my Darling". Metallica. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2011.

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