Steve Vai: Passion & Warfare signed Blue Vinyl

I went to the office earlier today and saw a package from Steve Vai Official Merchandise Store. It is the “Passion & Warfare” blue Vinyls signed by Steve Vai.

Steve Vai: Passion & Warfare signed Blue Vinyl

It was and is still one of my favorite records. Buying this record direct is a way to support the artist.

Earlier today I visited John Livzey, who was the go-to photographer of the late and great Frank Zappa. We talked about some of the photos he took including Frank Zappa, Randy Rhoads, and Eddie Van Halen.

Livzey told me some brilliant moments of Steve Vai working with Frank Zappa. He showed me a few photos from Vai sessions. One of the photos can be viewed at Livzey website.

Metallica: The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered)

Metallica: The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is officially released as of Friday, April 13, 2018.

For a brief moment, the Vinyl Picture Disc was back in stock  at Metallica.com Store.

This EP went out of print sometimes in 1989.

All the songs from The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited was made available in Garage Inc. which was released on November 24, 1998.

The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is available in the follwing formats:

  • Digital Download
  • Vinyl / Colored Vinyl / Picture Disc
  • CD / CD Longbox
  • Cassette

UPDATE: Friday, April 13, 2018 16:48
Regular Vinyl is in stock.

What is this and what can I do with it?

Something just arrived in the mail and we’re not really sure what it is. Sure it has “Metallica” name on it, but it doesn’t fit in any devices in the office and in the house.

Upon further inspections, we have a 1987 German pressing of Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” CD in our collections. Now to think of it, we also had the Vinyl, but we couldn’t find it.

Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” Remastered is slated for release on April 13, 2018.

The Remastered EP is coming in Vinyl, CD and Cassette Tape. Yeah, sadly we know what Cassette and 8-Track Tapes are; that’s because we used to work at a radio station in the Mid-90’s.

The Cassette Tape and the Vinyls pre-orders were sold out at Metallica.com. They might have some of them on the release day, Friday, April 13, 2018.

From Metallica.com:
Tracklisting:

  1. Helpless
    Originally released by Diamond Head
  2. The Small Hours
    Originally released by Holocaust
  3. The Wait
    Originally released by Killing Joke
  4. Crash Course in Brain Surgery
    Originally released by Budgie
  5. Last Caress / Green Hell
    Originally released by The Misfits

Remastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited will be available in the following formats:

  • CD
  • Limited Edition CD with a Lenticular Longbox
  • LP (180g black vinyl)
  • Limited Edition Colored LP (180g red-orange vinyl – only available at Metallica.com and at Indie Retail)
  • Limited Edition LP Picture Disc (Metallica.com Exclusive)
  • Limited Edition Cassette (with the entire EP on both sides, just like the original)
  • Streaming & Download