Box set includes 6 180 gram LPs

Garage Inc. is a cover/compilation album originally released on November 24, 1998. It includes recorded cover 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.

For many years, Metallica's 1987 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited was the most sought-after item in their catalog; it was constantly bootlegged in the '90s, and often supplemented by a host of covers Metallica had released on singles and compilations throughout the years. By 1998, the band had understandably grown frustrated with this situation and decided to confront the problem head-on by reissuing all these rarities. Savvy businessmen that they are, they also realized they needed to give hardcore fans who already owned all the covers a reason to purchase the new set -- hence, the expansion of the Garage Days EP to the double-disc blowout Garage, Inc. The second disc's rarities are balanced by the first disc's new covers, the bulk of which were recorded following the Reload tour. It shouldn't come as a surprise that these covers recall the blooze 'n' boogie heavy rock of the Loads, but what is a surprise is that Metallica seems to have found their footing in this style through other people's songs. Whether it's Bob Seger, Blue Öyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, Nick Cave, or the all-star jam on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone," the band effortlessly makes the songs seem like their own, through a bizarre mix of respect and ballsy irreverence. At one time, it might have seemed a little odd that Metallica would cover Budgie, Diamond Head, the Misfits and Queen, but if Garage, Inc. proves anything, it's that the group's musical instincts, risks, and sense of humor have made them the greatest metal band of the '80s and '90s.
- All Music

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Track Listing

Vinyl 1
 
Free Speech For The Dumb
It's Electric
Sabbra Cadabra
Turn The Page
Die Die My Darling
Loverman
 
Vinyl 2
 
Mercyful Fate
Astronomy
Whiskey In The Jar
 
Vinyl 3
 
Tuesday's Gone
The More I See    
Am I Evil?
Blitzkrieg
 
Vinyl 4
 
Helpless
The Small Hours    
The Wait
Crash Course In Brain Surgery
Last Caress/Green Hell
 
Vinyl 5
 
Breadfan
The Prince
Stone Cold Crazy
So What
Killing Time
 
Vinyl 6

Overkill
Damage Case    
Stone Dead Forever
Too Late Too Late