Metallica - small Hours

METALLICA - Small Hours

The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited is an extended play by 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.

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".

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Newsted used his construction experience to install soundproofing on Lars Ulrich's garage in El Cerrito, California, where the band would rehearse.

The title had The $5.98 E.P. included in an effort to ensure that fans were not overcharged for it.

The original cassette release included a sticker which read "If they try to charge more, STEAL IT!"

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.

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.

Track listing

1."Helpless" Diamond Head 6:39

2."The Small Hours" Holocaust 6:43

3."The Wait" Killing Joke 4:55

4."Crash Course in Brain Surgery" Budgie 3:10

5."Last Caress/Green Hell" Misfits 3:30

Total length: 25:05