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

Released August 21, 1987
Guitar, Vocals: James Hetfield
Drums: Lars Ulrich
Guitar: Kirk Hammett
Bass: Jason Newsted
Band's EP made entirely from cover songs.
Band's first release to feature new bassist Jason Newsted (he was previously in Flotsam And Jetsam). Also band's first recording to be released in Europe by Vertigo Records (previously they were distributed by, and /).
Information about covers:
- Track A1 originally by Diamond Head (opens in a new tab)
- Track A2 originally by Holocaust (opens in a new tab)
- Track B1 originally by Killing Joke (some European releases of this EP omit this song)
- Track B2 originally by Budgie
- Track B3 originally by Misfits (contains hidden cover of Iron Maiden's opening section of "Run to the Hills")
The Paralex (opens in a new tab) song "White Lightning" was also to be recorded, but later dropped.
Long-out of print (as this EP is now part of Garage Inc.'s second disc).
Re-released as a remastered version in 2018.
In Australia and New Zealand, the EP was released with a hype sticker saying "CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: 'The $5.98 EP' is the actual title of this recording and has no bearing on the retail price in this country".