The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited

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The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
File:Metallica - The $5.98 E.P.-Garage Days Re-Revisited cover.jpg
EP by Metallica
Released August 21, 1987 (1987-08-21)
Recorded July 1987 at A&M Studios, Santa Monica, California; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Thrash metal
Length 25:05
Label Elektra, Vertigo
Producer Metallica
Metallica extended plays chronology
Master of Puppets
(1986)Master of Puppets1986		 The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
(1987)		 ...And Justice for All
(1988)...And Justice for All1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune 2.5/4 stars[2]

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited is an extended play by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 21, 1987 by Elektra Records.

Recording

The $5.98 E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited was the group's first recording to feature its new bassist Jason Newsted (credited as "Master J. Newkid" in the liner notes).[3] It is also the band's first release following the death of second bassist Cliff Burton. The extended play consisted entirely of covers of late-'70s and early-'80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands and hardcore punk music rehearsed in Lars Ulrich's soundproofed garage and then recorded in Los Angeles over the course of six days.[3] The group included the dollar price in the title (which was printed on the cover) in an effort to ensure that fans were not overcharged for it, some retailers did ultimately charge more than the $5.98 price referenced in the title. The original cassette release included a sticker which read "If they try to charge more, STEAL IT!" The official United States CD release of the EP amended the title (and the price) to The $9.98 CD because the retail price of CDs was much higher than cassettes; other countries (such as Australia) still displayed The $5.98 E.P. with a sticker stating that this was the "title" and not the price. "The Wait" was omitted from the UK pressings in order to conform to local music-industry rules regarding the length of EPs.

Though The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited has been out of print for many years[clarify] and is considered a collector's item, all five tracks were later included on the 1998 double-album Garage Inc., along with a number of other covers Metallica had recorded throughout its career, as well as a collection of entirely new recordings. The cover of the CD also was used as a basis for the Garage Inc. back cover, which showed the original Garage Days cover with pictures of the member's faces, circa 1998, taped over the original faces, along with Garage Inc. covering the original album name.

The EP's sleevenotes are noteworthy as a nomination for the first use of the word "hella; James Hetfield is quoted as saying that the studios "hella sucked".

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
1. "Helpless"   Sean Harris, Brian Tatler Diamond Head 6:39
2. "The Small Hours"   John Mortimer Holocaust 6:43
3. "The Wait"   Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Martin Glover, Paul Ferguson Killing Joke 4:55
4. "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"   Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray Phillips Budgie 3:10
5. "Last Caress/Green Hell"   Glenn Danzig Misfits 3:30
Total length:
 25:05

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1987 Billboard 200 28
UK Singles Chart 27

Certification

Country Sales Certification
United States 1,000,000 Platinum[4]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited liner notes. Retrieved 2011-05-31
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