US
August 20, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Elektra 60757-1Elektra 9 60757-1
- Format
- 12", EP · AR Allied pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-E-60757-A-ARSide A, label
ST-E-60757-B-ARSide B, label
Vinyl pressings
The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited
by Metallica · 1987
54 pressings18 countriesSpeed MetalHeavy MetalRock
The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited
20 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 12 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
US
August 20, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Elektra 60757-1Elektra 9 60757-1
- Format
- 12", EP, Stereo · Speciality Pressing
- Runout / matrix
STE 60757 A-1 1-1 TML-XRunout A - variant 1
STE 60757 B-1 1-1 TML-XRunout B - variant 1
ST E 60757 A-1 1-1 SRC TML-XRunout A - variant 2
ST E 60757 B-1 1-1 SRC TML-XRunout B - variant 2
US
August 20, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Elektra 9 60757-1Elektra 60757-1
- Format
- 12", EP, Stereo · Allied Pressing
- Runout / matrix
STE 60757 A-1 TML-X [SRC logo] B-28522-1 1-2 SP AR △ 17587 o-Variant 1, Runout side A
STE 60757 B-1 TML-X [SRC logo] B-28523-1 1-2 SP AR △ 17587-X o-Variant 1, Runout side B
[SRC logo] ST E 60757 A-1 1-2 SP-AR TML-X B-28522-1 △17587 o-Variant 2, Runout side A
[SRC logo] ST E 60757 B-1 1-2 SP-AR B-28523-1 △17587 -X o- TML-XVariant 2, Runout side B
US
August 20, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Elektra 60757-1
- Format
- 12", EP, Promo · SP Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-E-60757-A-SPLabel Side One
ST-E-60757-B-SPLabel Side Two
STE 60757 A-1 (etched) TML-X (stamped) SRC (stamped logo)Side One
STE 60757 B-1 (etched) TML-X (stamped) SRC (stamped logo)Side Two
US
August 20, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Elektra 9 60757-1Elektra 60757-1
- Format
- 12", EP, Promo, Stereo · Allied Pressing
- Runout / matrix
STE 60757 A-1 TML-X [SRC logo] B-28522-1 1-2 SP AR △ 17587 o-Side A, runout
STE 60757 B-1 TML-X [SRC logo] B-28523-1 1-2 SP AR △ 17587-X o-Side B, runout
ST-E-60757-A-ARSide A, label
ST-E-60757-B-ARSide B, label
UK
August 10, 1987- Label and catalog number
- Vertigo METAL 112Vertigo 888 829-1
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
JA METAL-112-A-1 *Etched Side 1, variant 1
JA METAL-112-B-2Etched Side 2, variant 1
JA METAL-112-A- * MT.Etched Side 1, variant 2
* JA METAL-112-B-1 * MT.Etched Side 2, variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 54 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1980s34 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 07571First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra E1-6075712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 888 788-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 888 788-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Europe | Phonogram 888 788-1 / Vertigo 888 788-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 888 788-1 / Polygram 888 788-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 888 788-1 / PolyGram 888 788-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Mexico | Mercury MIX-3107 / PolyGram 888 788-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Mercury 888 788-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | Portugal | Mercury 888 788-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | South Korea | Mercury 888 788-1 / Polygram 888 788-1First year12", EP, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | Mercury 888 788-1 / Polygram 888 788-1First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Elektra E1 60757 / Asylum Records E1 6075712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Uruguay | Mercury 888 788-1First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1987 | UK | Vertigo METAL 112 / Vertigo 888 829-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
1990s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Vertigo 888 788-1 / Acervo Discos 888 788-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1993 | Brazil | Vertigo 888 788-1 / Acervo Discos 888 788-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1997 | Germany | Vertigo 888 788P12", EP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 12", EP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
2000s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | Vertigo 888 788-3 / Phonogram PG 90112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
2010s8 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Mercury 888 788-112", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Not On Label (Metallica) Metal 112 A / B12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND036R-1C / Blackened 0060256729295112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND036R-1 / Blackened 0060256727200712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Blackened BLCKND036R-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Blackened BLCKND036R-1P / Blackened BLCKND036R-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Blackened BLCKND036R-1C12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Blackened BLCKND036R-1 / Blackened BLCKND036R-1P12", EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
Year unknown8 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mercury 888 788-112", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Mercury 888 788-112", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 888 788-3 / Phonogram 888 788-312", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc |
| ? | Germany | EMI EL 6075-1 TP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | EMI EL 6075-1 TP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 888 788-112", EP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 12", EP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Greece | Mercury 888 788-1 / Polygram 888 788-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Elektra 9 60757-112", EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
Tracklist
- A1Helpless6:36
- A2The Small Hours6:39
- B1The Wait4:55
- B2Crash Course In Brain Surgery3:10
- B3Last Caress/Green Hell3:28
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited are there?
54 vinyl pressings of The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
When was The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 60757-1, released August 20, 1987.
How do I tell if my copy of The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60757-1, 9 60757-1, METAL 112, 20AP 3391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60757-A-AR and ST-E-60757-B-AR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited on vinyl worth?
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
