Metallica Vinyl Singles;


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"THE $5.98 E.P., GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED", 12" e.p.;
(Release date, vertigo, 10/08/87, elektra test; 21/07/87, elektra; 21/08/87, sony; 21/10/87), label variants

  1. Mercury/Polygram Australia 1987, with "5 track ep 45rpm" printed on the cover & sticker (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    The Australian 12" misspells `Garage Days Re-Visited` down the spine
    Sticker; `Customers Please Note; "The $5.98 E.P." is the title of this recording and has no bearing on the retail price in this country`

  2. Elektra Canada 1987, with gold promo stamp on back cover, some stickered (96 07571) 
  3. Elektra Canada 1987, with price warning sticker in English & French (96 07571)
  4. Elektra Canada 1987, with price warning sticker in English (96 07571)
    Notes;
    Very few promo copies known, promo stamp is in French & English
    First sticker has the warning about the price in Frenc & English
    Second sticker just has the info in English; `To all Metallica fans; "The $5.98 EP-Garage Days Re-Revisited" is the title of Metallica`s new record throughout the world. $5.98 is not the price. if you see this record listed in the stores for more than $5.98, it`s ok, you`re not being ripped off.` 
  5. Elektra Canada 1987, with logo sticker (96 07571)
    Notes;
    Different sticker, just has the logo and title on it
  6. Elektra Canada 1987, columbia record house edition (E1 60757)

  7. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1987, white label test press, four tracks only, no "The Wait" (METAL 112) 
    Notes;
    Two known copies;
    One copy located in England, owned by Hector w/ plain labels in a normal cover
    One copy located in England, owned by Andy P. w/ plain labels in a normal cover
  8. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1987, with four tracks only, no "The Wait", includes rare dealer info sheet (METAL 112)
  9. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1987, with four tracks only, no "The Wait", includes press release & promo photo (METAL 112) 
  10. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1987, with four tracks only, no "The Wait" (METAL 112)
  11. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1987, with four tracks only, no "The Wait", unlabelled on side one (METAL 112) 
    NOTES;
    One track was left off of this version so that it would qualify as a 12" single, has yellow labels, info sheets are for dealers to show to retailers and are very unusual!
    One copy of the mislabel known, located in England, owned by Hector
    A side label is correct but side two is completely blank, this was pressed like this and has not been altered

  12. Mercury/Polygram Greece 1987, first press (888 788-1)
  13. Mercury/Polygram Greece 1987, second press with fax number added on cover (888 788-1)

  14. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, in album sized sleeve, with spine (888 788-1)
  15. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, in single sized sleeve, no spine (888 788-1)
  16. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, in single sized sleeve, no spine, includes German promo insert (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    The Holland 12`s were pressed at different times, the gaps in the run-off grooves are different sizes, 2nd press run off grooves are smaller
    German promo info sheets are very rare, one copy located in Italy owned by Ivannika
  17. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, mispressed with side b labels both sides (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    One known copy, located in England, owned by Hector
  18. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, unlabelled on side two, no spine (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    Two known copies
    One located in England, owned by Hector
    One located in Germany, owned by Andreas
    A side label is correct but side two is completely blank, these were pressed like this and have not been altered
  19. Mercury/Phonogram Holland 1987, with badly offset b-side label (888-788-2)
    Notes;
    Label is offset about 5/6cm, one copy located in England, owned by Chris Harmer

  20. CBS/Sony Japan 1987, with lyrics insert, poster, quiz insert, promo labels & `sample` sticker on back (20AP 3391) 
  21. CBS/Sony Japan 1987, with lyrics insert, poster, quiz sheet & two stickers (20AP 3391)
    Notes;
    Originally shrink wrapped with stickers on the wrapping, hard to find with stickers, some promo copies have the quiz sheet as well, quiz sheet prize was an 8" x 10" plastic sheet with a band photo on it, very rare, see picture

  22. Mercury/Polygram Mexico 1987, no barcode on cover (MIX-3107)

  23. Mercury/Polygram Portugal 1987, (888 788-1)

  24. Mercury/Polygram Spain 1987, no text down spine (888 788-1)

  25. Mercury Uruguay 1987, with white `Mercury` labels & black & white back cover (888 788-1)

  26. Allied Records/Elektra USA 1987, white label test press with hand written label & regular cover, AR matrix (STE 60757)
    Notes;
    Two known copies exist;
    One copy located in England owned by Hector, this copy comes in the normal cover with `Metallica Garage Days STE 60757` hand written on the label
    One copies location currently unknown, this 2nd copy comes in a plain cover and has stickered white labels with; Metallica Garage Days ep, Test Pressing, STE 60757 A/B-1 on the stickers
  27. Elektra/Speciality USA 1987, white label test press with Speciality labels, SP matrix (STE 60757) 
    Notes;
    Four known copies;
    One copy located in England, owned by Chris Harmer
    One copy located in Usa, owned by Usa Collector, dated 21/07/1987
    One copy located in Spain, owned by Jordi, fully signed in 1989
    One copy located in Usa, owned by Kevin has a black & white photocopy of the back cover on it, see entry for picture
  28. Elektra USA 1987, white label promo, SP with gold stamp on cover, press release & sticker (9 60757-1)
  29. Elektra USA 1987, white label promo, AR with gold stamp on cover (9 60757-1)
    Notes;
    SP matrix versions have a Numbered gold stamp on the back cover and a sticker on the front (mine is signed by three members)
    AR matrix versions have an Un-Numbered gold stamp on the back cover, some copies are not stickered
    SP labels say; Promotional Copy Not For Sale on the left of the label
    AR labels say; For Promotion Use Only on the right side of the label
  30. Elektra USA 1987, with black & red Elektra labels & sticker (9 60757-1)
    Notes;
    One known copy has two b-side labels on side two, one of which is offset about 1cm
  31. Elektra USA 1987, with grey Elektra labels (9 60757-1) 
  32. Elektra USA 1987, "BMG Direct Marketing" edition, no barcode on cover (R 100580/9 60757-1)
  33. Elektra USA 1987, "Columbia House" edition, no barcode on cover (E1 60757)
    Notes;
    Sticker on non-record club editions; "$5.98 E.P.! Do Not Pay More!!"

  34. Mercury/Phonogram West Germany 1987, cover "Made In Holland", record "Made In W.Germany" (888 788-1)

  35. Mercury/Polygram Argentina 1988, with promo labels & Spanish text on cover (24303)
  36. Mercury/Polygram Argentina 1988, with Spanish text on back cover (24303)
    Notes;
    Track list on cover is in English for a change, all other text on cover is in Spanish
    The spine on this record reads across the bottom of the sleeve instead of down the left side

  37. Mercury/Phillips Colombia 1988, back cover is black & white, front cover has a white border around it (843 437-1)

  38. Mercury/Polygram Korea 1988, with four tracks only, no "Last Caress/Green Hell" (SEL-RP 1038)
    Notes;
    Text on back cover is in Korean on a yellow background, lp has blue labels

  39. Polygram/Vertigo Brazil 1991, no text on back cover, no text down spine (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    This Brazilian 12" is the same as the copy in the Brazil box set, they were available separately
    This is the only "Garage Days" 12" with the Vertigo spaceship labels

    Bootleg Copies;

  40. "Mercury/Phonogram" "Holland" unknown year, bootleg copy with "Mini LP" on cover (888 788-1)
    Notes;
    The pictures on the back cover have a GOLD border instead of the usual YELLOW, late `80`s release
    The sticker on the front is not a sticker (!), it is printed as part of the cover

  41. "Elektra" Korea unknown year, bootleg copy, back cover has similar photo as front (9 60757-1/HM 10)
    Notes;
    This lp was copied from the Elektra pressing and has `white` Elektra labels
  42. Fems label Korea unknown year, bootleg copy with orange & white labels (SP-55)
    Notes;
    This last lp has different coloration on the back cover (green & yellow) and was copied from the Japanese 12"
    Both these last two records are credited as being Korean but have no country of origin listed

  43. "Polygram/Vertigo" "Mexico" unknown year, bootleg 12" picture disc, made in Germany 1997/1998 (888 788p)
  44. "Phonogram/Vertigo" Germany 2002, bootleg picture disc with die cut cover (888 788-3) 
    Notes;
    This copy has the artwork for `Eye Of The Beholder` on the back cover & side two of the picture disc
  45. "Mercury/Phonogram" Germany 2002, different bootleg picture disc (888 788-3)
    Notes;
    Unlike the other bootleg picture discs, these last two Garage Days discs have no country of origin listed on them
  46. "EMI/Warner" Germany unknown year, bootleg copy on colored vinyl w/ stickered sleeve (EL 6075-1 TP)
    Notes;
    Available on several colors, i have clear pink, label & sticker both give title incorrectly

  47. "Mercury/Phonogram" "Holland" 2008, bootleg copy of Holland issue, colored vinyl (888 788-2)
    Notes;
    Bright green vinyl version first appeared May 2008, other colours to follow...

    ADDITIONAL;
    There is also a Garage Days 12" which was available in the `The Good, The Bad & The Live..` box set, this is different to any of the other releases and has no country of origin listed, the labels are yellow and are similar to the labels on the uk press (#5) but are a different shade of yellow
    Click here to see details of this version
    It appears that the pre-title; `The $5.98 E.P.` was a later addition to the title as neither of the known test pressings list that bit
    ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL;
    In an auction on eBay (05/2007) there was an old Samhain flyer from Glenn Danzig sold that had a message from Danzig on the back about Metallica asking for permission to cover `Green Hell` (no mention of `Last Caress`) Glenn also stated they wanted to do `London Dungeon` but he said no!, this was on a flyer from around March 1986 - this is a year and a half before they released `Garage Days` though



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