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

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
EP by Metallica
Released	August 21, 1987
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) The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987) ...And Justice for All (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[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 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

• James Hetfield — Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett — Lead guitar
• Jason Newsted — Bass, backing vocals
• Lars Ulrich — Drums

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

• Garage Inc.
• A Garage Dayz Nite

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Metallica The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
2. Kot, Greg (December 1, 1991). "A Guide to Metallica's Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
3. The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited liner notes. Retrieved 2011-05-31
4. "Gold & Platinum - April 23, 2010". RIAA. 1990-07-23. Retrieved 2010-04-24.