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Garbage's success story has been a
remarkable one. Starting out as the brainchild of
renowned producer Butch Vig, Garbage at first was
only a small experiment, the search for a
"moody, industrial, alternative sound" he
had formed in his head during his various producing
and remixing work. He originally embarked on the
project with his studio partner Steve Marker and
long-time friend and sidekick Duke Erikson, but it
was only with the recruitment of Scottish singer
Shirley Manson, spotted performing with her then
band Angelfish on MTV, that Garbage became the band
we know today. Garbage's self-titled debut LP was
released towards the end of 1995 and after a slow
start has gone on to sell over 3 million copies
world-wide. This level of success came as a complete
surprise to the band members who, with the exception
of Vig, had found little fame in spite of many years
as musicians.
A string of singles (in the UK) were released,
reaching progressively higher chart positions. The
fourth and most popular, "Stupid Girl",
went top 5 and was accompanied by the entry of
"Garbage" into the top ten of the album
chart. For it's follow up Garbage collaborated with
British trip-hop artist Tricky on a remix of their
album track "Milk", on which he shared
lead vocals with Shirley. It was released on
November 11th 1996 and charted at number 10. Limited
editions of Milk have since been released, featuring
numerous remixes by Massive Attack, Rabbit in the
Moon and Goldie. This was the last output from the
band before sessions started for a second LP.
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