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

The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited
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. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited
(1987)		 ...And Justice for All
(1988)...And Justice for All1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]

The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited is an extended play by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 21, 1987 by Elektra Records. 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. It was the group's first recording to feature its new bassist Jason Newsted, and also the band's first release following the death of second bassist Cliff Burton.

Recording

With Metallica scheduled to play the 1987 Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, the band's UK label Vertigo Records suggested them to release an extended play for the situation. With songwriting attempts with new bassist Jason Newsted only resulting in a demo for "Blackened" and frontman James Hetfield breaking his arm skateboarding, Metallica resorted to recording covers, just like the European "Creeping Death" single led to two B-sides labeled "Garage Days Revisited". Newsted used his construction experience to install soundproofing on Lars Ulrich's garage in El Cerrito, California, where the band would rehearse. While rehearsing "White Lightning" by New wave of British heavy metal band Paralex, Kirk Hammett instead started playing "The Wait" by post-punk group Killing Joke, making Metallica choose that song. Other tracks considered but dropped included "Signal Fire" by Japanese band Bow Wow, and another NWOBHM song, Gaskin's "I'm No Fool". The title had The $5.98 E.P. included in an effort to ensure that fans were not overcharged for it.[3] 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 since 1989 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.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Helpless"Sean Harris, Brian TatlerDiamond Head6:39
2."The Small Hours"John MortimerHolocaust6:43
3."The Wait"Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Martin Glover, Paul FergusonKilling Joke4:55
4."Crash Course in Brain Surgery"Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray PhillipsBudgie3:10
5."Last Caress/Green Hell"Glenn DanzigMisfits3:30
Total length:25:05

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1987 Billboard 200 28
UK Singles Chart 27
2018
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 10
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8] 22
US Billboard 200[9] 18

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[11] Gold 6,000[11]

*sales figures based on certification alone

See also

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. ↑ Garage Inc. liner notes. Retrieved 2011-05-31
  4. ↑ No Rest for Metallica as It Prepares for Covers Album
  5. ↑ 42. METALLICA Part Three – ‘Re–Re-Re-Re-Re Visiting Inc.’
  6. ↑ The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited liner notes. Retrieved 2011-05-31
  7. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 16. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Metallica Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Metallica". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  11. 1 2 "Metallica" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
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