Alt-rock heroes Garbage are going "20 Years Queer" with a multi-tiered reissue of their 1995 debut album and an accompanying tour.
Formed by Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson, guitarists Steve Marker and Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig (the latter also a producer best known for Nirvana's Nevermind), Garbage fused grunge, industrial and electronic influences for a sound that stood out on mid-'90s radio. Manson's distinctive vocals propelled "Only Happy When It Rains," "Queer" and "Stupid Girl" towards the top of the U.S. modern rock charts as well as the U.K. charts proper. The quartet continued to kick ass through the '90s and '00s--even recording a James Bond tune for 1999's The World is Not Enough--but took an indefinite hiatus in 2005 that ended with the album Not Your Kind of People in 2012.
In celebration of their breakthrough self-titled debut, Garbage will be released in a variety of formats:
- Physical releases include a 2CD expanded edition featuring nine "G-sides" from various singles, and two vinyl formats: a 2LP straight reissue of the original album and a 3LP 180-gram vinyl box including the G-sides and an exclusive fan zine.
- Digital versions of the standard and expanded albums will be available, along with a digital super deluxe edition that adds more than 40 additional tracks, including a trove of remixes and 12 unreleased tracks
Only the 2CD edition is currently available for pre-order at Amazon; watch this space for more links as soon as they become active! In the meantime, you can visit Garbage's own store and peruse the track listing below!
Garbage: 20th Anniversary Edition (Almo Sounds, 2015)
2CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD
2 LP Original Album Reissue: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD
3 LP Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD
Super Deluxe Digital Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD
Disc 1: remastered original LP (Almo Sounds AM52-80004, 1995)
- Supervixen
- Queer
- Only Happy When It Rains
- As Heaven is Wide
- Not My Idea
- A Stroke of Luck
- Vow
- Stupid Girl
- Dog New Tricks
- My Lover's Box
- Fix Me Now
- Milk
Disc 2: "G-Sides" (deluxe edition only)
- Subhuman (U.K. B-side to "Vow" - Mushroom TRASH02, 1995)
- Girl Don't Come (B-side to "Only Happy When It Rains" - Almo Sounds 89002, 1996)
- Sleep Come (B-side to "Only Happy When It Rains" - Almo Sounds 89002, 1996)
- Driving Lesson (B-side to "Stupid Girl" - Almo Sounds 89004, 1996)
- Trip My Wire (U.K. B-side to "Queer" - Mushroom D1237, 1995)
- #1 Crush (Nellee Hooper Mix) (from William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture - Capitol CDP 72438 37715 0 9, 1996)
- Butterfly Collector (U.K. B-side to "Queer" - Mushroom DX1237, 1995)
- Alien Sex Fiend (U.K. B-side to "Stupid Girl" - Mushroom DX1271, 1996)
- Kick My Ass (from Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation - The Songs of Vic Chesnutt - Columbia CK 67573, 1996)
Discs 3-4: Remixes (super deluxe edition only)
- Stupid Girl (Danny Saber Remix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8002, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Rabbit in the Moon - Future Retro Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8002, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Jason Bentley & Bruno Guez Shoegazer Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8002, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Dreadzone Vocal Mix) (from Mushroom DX1271, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Dreadzone Dub) (from Mushroom DX1271, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Red Snapper Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH09, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Tee's Radio Mix) (from Almo Sounds 89004, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Tee's Freeze Club Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8002, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Tee's In-House Dub) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8002, 1996)
- Stupid Girl (Tee's Bonus Beats) (from Mushroom TRASH13, 1997)
- Queer (Danny Saber Alt Vox Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH12, 1997)
- Queer (Rabbit in the Moon Heftybag Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-4827, 1997)
- Queer (Rabbit in the Moon F.T.F.O.I. Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-4827, 1997)
- Queer (Adrian Sherwood The Very Queer Dub Bin) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-4827, 1997)
- Queer (Martin Gore & Paul Freegard The Most Beautiful Woman in Town Mix) (from Mushroom D1237, 1995)
- Milk (Siren Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8012, 1996)
- Milk (The Wicked Mix feat. Tricky) (from Almo Sounds AMSDS-89007, 1996)
- Milk (Goldie Completely Trashed Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH15, 1997)
- Milk (Rabbit in the Moon Tricky Mix) (from Mushroom SX1494, 1996)
- Milk (Rabbit in the Moon Got It Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8012, 1996)
- Milk (Rabbit in the Moon Butchered Vegas Mix) (from Almo Sounds PRO-A-8012, 1996)
- Milk (Rabbit in the Moon Udder Edit) (from Almo Sounds AMSDS-89007, 1996)
- Milk (Goldie VIP Rufige Trash Your Shit) (from Mushroom TRASH15, 1997)
- Milk (Massive Attack Trance Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH14, 1997)
- Milk (Massive Atttack Classic Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH14, 1997)
- Milk (Massive Attack Primal Mix)
- Milk (Massive Attack Ultra Classic Mix)
- Milk (Massive Attack D Mix) (from Mushroom TRASH14, 1997)
- Dog New Tricks (The Pal Mix) (from Mushroom 74321 40355-2, 1995)
- #1 Crush (U.K. B-side to "Subhuman" - Mushroom SX1138, 1995)
Disc 5: Unreleased tracks (super deluxe edition only)
- Vow (Joan of Ark Mix)
- Vow (Stripped Down Mix)
- Vow (Tuesday Night Club Mix)
- Fix Me Now (Alternate Subbass Mix)
- Subhuman (Supersize Mix)
- #1 Crush (Early Demo)
- A Stroke of Luck (Early Demo)
- My Lover's Box (Early Demo)
- Not My Idea (Early Demo)
- Only Happy When It Rains (Early Demo)
- Supervixen (Early Demo)
Anth says
Would buy a physical release of the super deluxe in a heartbeat but I have all the old CD singles so the 2-disc version has nothing for me. Really baffling that all the unreleased tracks are digital only.
Julian says
Amazon has cancelled my pre-order for the download:
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