''Garbage Video'', also known as ''Home Video'', was a 1996 short-form VHS and

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release that included all of

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's promotional

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s filmed until that point. ''Garbage Video'' was directed by Karen Lamond and

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by Luke Copeland for Oil Factory Films."''Garbage Video'' sleeve credits" ''Garbage Video'' was the last major release to promote parent

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'' and was issued by Almo Sights & Sounds/ Geffen in North America and by

Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival M ...

worldwide. Unlike a number of other music video compilations, ''Garbage Video'' has never been re-issued on the

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format. It was superseded by the 2007 DVD release of ''

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''.

Track listing

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" – 4:30 #"

Only Happy When It Rains "Only Happy When It Rains" is an alternative rock song written and produced by American alternative rock band Garbage for their self-titled debut studio album (1995). It was recorded at the band's own studio, Smart Studios, in Madison, Wi ...

" (U.S. Version) – 3:56 #" Queer" – 4:36 #" Stupid Girl" – 4:18 #"Sleep" (Bonus track) #"

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" – 3:53

Video release

''Garbage Video'' includes footage shot at the band's March 21, 1996, headline concert at

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, and

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from the

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for the videos for "Only Happy When It Rains", "Queer" and "Stupid Girl" which are

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with a

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soundtrack by

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Danny Saber Danny Saber (born 1966) is a musician in Los Angeles. He is an audio engineer, record producer, and remixer as well. He is a former member of Black Grape and Agent Provocateur. He plays organ, and keyboards, and is a prominent Los Angeles DJ. ...

and

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. Karen Lamond was given hours of personal footage by the band to edit through""The Screens Are Full of Garbage", ''Melody Maker'', issue dated December 7, 1996" The video also includes a mini-clip for

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"Sleep" shot by Garbage in

Smart Studios Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad, and Nirvana. After ini ...

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. Garbage intended the video release to show their "very strong visual identity", while stressing that their definite film piece would follow the next year, pushing "very hard at the conventional barriers associated with band video/short film-making".

VCD release

The material from ''Garbage Video'' was also released in the form of

added as an extra to the Hong Kong version of the 2nd Garbage album

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Credits and personnel

;Music video directors *

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("Vow", "Only Happy When It Rains" and "Stupid Girl") *

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("Queer" and "Milk") *Karen Lamond ("Sleep") ;Remixes *"Queer":

and

*"Stupid Girl": Danny Saber and

Charts

References

External links

Garbage official website
* {{Authority control Garbage (band) video albums 1996 video albums 1996 compilation albums Music video compilation albums Garbage (band) compilation albums