The discography of Butch Vig, an American musician and record producer, consists of a mix of albums, extended plays and singles released by bands he was a performer in and records on which he produced, mixed, remixed, engineered or a combination of those roles.
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in film studies, Vig became a core member of cult Mid-West band Spooner, and an offshoot group Fire Town, as well as co-founding recording studio Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in the Eighties. Vig is now best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling albums Nevermind by Nirvana and Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins.
Vig's production, Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and atop the album charts of 23 further countries.
Performer
YearAlbumArtistProducer1982Every Corner Dance (1982)SpoonerGary Klebe and Spooner1982Every Corner Dance (1982)SpoonerGary Klebe and Spooner1984Go Back to Chicago/The Undergrad Pickup Rag (1984)A.L. Kammen and Bachelor Pad/Butch Vig, drums (uncredited)1987In the Heart of the Heart Country (1987)Fire TownFire Town1988The Good Life (1989)Michael Frondelli1990The Fugitive Dance (1991)SpoonerDoug Erikson and Butch Vig1994Garbage (1995)GarbageGarbage1997Version 2.0 (1998)2000Beautiful Garbage (2001)2004Bleed Like Me (2005)Garbage (Mixed by Butch Vig)2007Absolute Garbage (2007)Garbage2012Emperors of Wyoming (2012)Emperors of WyomingEmperors of Wyoming2012Not Your Kind of People (2012)GarbageGarbage2016Strange Little Birds (2016)20175 Billion In Diamonds (2017)5 Billion In Diamonds5 Billion In Diamonds2021No Gods No Masters (2021)GarbageGarbage; Shirley Manson Duke Erikson Steve Marker Vig
Vig also wrote and recorded the theme tune for the Green Bay Packers, "Go Pack Go!", under the band name The 6 Packers.
Music production
Production
The following studio albums were produced, or co-produced by Vig, many at his own recording studio:
YearAlbumArtist1983Hollywood Autopsy (1983)Hollywood AutopsyAcceptance (1983)Mecht MenschFace the Music (1983)Tar Babies1984Intellectuals Are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite (1984)Killdozerno enemy (1984)Juvenile Truth1985Snake Boy (1985)Killdozer1st E.P. (1985)Ivory LibraryLiving in the Mirror (1986)The Other Kids1986Burl (1986)KilldozerHappy Home (1987)The Other Kids1987Little Baby Buntin' (1987)KilldozerCome Down to the Merry Go Round (1987)Laughing Hyenas1988Century Days (1988)Die Kreuzen1989Suction (1989)feedtimeTwelve Point Buck (1989)KilldozerFor Ladies Only (1989)KilldozerYou Can't Pray a Lie (1989)Laughing HyenasGone Away (1989)Die Kreuzen1990Life of Crime (1990)Laughing HyenasGround Into The Dirt (1990)King Snake Roost1991Gish (1991)The Smashing PumpkinsNevermind (1991)NirvanaCement (1991)Die Kreuzen8-Way Santa (1991)TadFlipped Out In Singapore (1992)Chainsaw KittensPick Up Heaven (1992)Drain1992Bricks are Heavy (1992)L7Overwhelming Colorfast (1992)Overwhelming ColorfastDirty (1992)Sonic Youth1993Siamese Dream (1993)The Smashing Pumpkins1994Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (1994)Sonic YouthThis Perfect World (1994)Freedy Johnston1995Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995)Soul Asylum2003Sing the Sorrow (2003)AFI2006New Wave (2006)Against Me!2007Chase This Light (2007)Jimmy Eat WorldAll or Nothing (2008)The SubwaysHeart Burns (2008)Laura Jane Grace200821st Century Breakdown (2009)Green Day2009White Crosses (2010)Against Me!2010Harmony (2010)Never Shout NeverWasting Light (2011)Foo Fighters2013Sound City: Real to Reel (2013)Various2014Sonic Highways (2014)Foo Fighters2019Widow’s Weeds (2019)Silversun Pickups2022Physical Thrills (2022)Silversun Pickups
A Co-produced by Butch Vig and Steve Marker. B Co-produced by Butch Vig and Corey Rusk. C Co-produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan. D Co-produced by Butch Vig and Jerry Finn. E Co-produced by Butch Vig and Steve Watson.
The following individual tracks were produced by Vig for various projects:
YearTrackArtistAppears on2000"Totalimmortal"The OffspringMe, Myself and Irene O.S.T. (2000)"Bloodstains"Ready to Rumble O.S.T. (2000)2002"Telling You Now"Jessy MossStreet Knuckles (2003)"Pick a Card""I'll Manage"2003"Rabbits are Roadkill on Rt. 37"AFIDecemberunderground (2006)2009"Wheels"Foo FightersGreatest Hits (2009)"Word Forward"2010"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"MuseThe Twilight Saga – Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)
Mixing
YearAlbumArtist2004Bleed Like Me (2005)Garbage
YearTrackArtistAppears on1999"Jesus Says"AshNu-Clear Sounds (U.S. Version) (1999) and Intergalactic Sonic 7″s (2002)"Wild Surf""Folk Song"Nu-Clear Sounds (U.S Version) (1999)2007"Tell Me Where It Hurts"GarbageAbsolute Garbage (2007)"Betcha""Tell Me Where It Hurts" (2007)"All the Good in this Life"Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace (2008)2008"Witness to Your Love"Give Listen Help: Volume 5 (2008)
A Mixed credited to Vig, independent of Garbage.
Remixes YearTrackArtistAppears on1992"Throw This Away"Nine Inch NailsFixed (1992)"Last" (Butch Vig remix)"Unreleased (available from remix.nin.com)"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Butch Vig remix)"House of PainHouse of Pain (1992)"It's You (Crash and Burn mix)"EMF"It's You" (1992)1993"She Sells Sanctuary (Sundance)"The CultSanctuary MCMXCIII: Volume Two (1993)"In Your Room (Zephyr mix)"Depeche Mode"In Your Room" (1994) and The Singles 86>98 (1998)1997"Jack-Ass (Butch Vig mix)" Beck"Jack-Ass" (1997)"Jack-Ass (Lowrider mix)""Staring at the Sun (Monster Truck mix)"U2"Staring at the Sun" (1997)"Staring at the Sun (Lab Rat mix)""Dirty Day (Junk Day)" "Please" (1997) and The Best of 1990–2000 (2000)"Dirty Day (Bitter Kiss)" "Please" (1997)1998"Freak on a Leash (Freakin' Bitch mix)"Korn"Freak on a Leash" (1999)1999"Make Me Bad (Sickness in Salvation mix)""Make Me Bad" (2000)"So Pure (Pure Ecstacy mix)"Alanis Morissette"So Pure" (1999)2000"How About Some Hardcore (GrungeIsDead.com remix)"Butch Vig & M.O.P.Loud Rocks (2000)2001"Nookie (Androids vs. Las Putas Remix)"Limp BizkitNew Old Songs (2001)2007"Bad Boyfriend (Sting Like a Bee remix)"Garbage"Tell Me Where It Hurts" and Absolute Garbage (2007)
Notes: All remixes are credited to Butch Vig, except A credited to Butch Vig and Danny Saber and B credited to Butch Vig and Doug Erikson. C remixed by Butch Vig, independent of Garbage. D This remix has never been commercially released, however elements from the remix were incorporated into "Throw This Away". It was found in the early '90s on an FTP server as an 8-bit/22,050 Hz AIFF file, and then circulated on P2P until Trent Reznor hosted a WAV file of the remix online.
References
External links Official Website Garbage