The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited is an EP released by the American heavy metal band Metallica in August 1987. It is to be considered an official release , as opposed to Garage Inc., a compilation.
It was the first recording the band made with Jason Newsted (referred to as "Jason Newkid" in the liner notes) playing bass. The EP consisted entirely of covers of late-'70s and early-'80s NWOBHM and hardcore music rehearsed in Lars Ulrich's gar...
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The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited is an EP released by the American heavy metal band Metallica in August 1987. It is to be considered an official release , as opposed to Garage Inc., a compilation.
It was the first recording the band made with Jason Newsted (referred to as "Jason Newkid" in the liner notes) playing bass. The EP consisted entirely of covers of late-'70s and early-'80s NWOBHM and hardcore music rehearsed in Lars Ulrich's garage and later recorded in a studio. The band included the dollar price in the title (which was printed on the cover) in an effort to ensure that fans weren't overcharged for it. The official CD release of the album amended the title (and the price) to The $9.98 CD...
Though the EP 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 numerous other covers the band had recorded over the years). The cover of this CD also was used as a basis...
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