Use Your Illusion I

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Related Artists - Adler's Appetite, Candy, Duff McKagan, Duff McKagan's Loaded, Gilby Clarke, Izzy Stradlin, Kill For Thrills, London (US), Rocco Deluca And The Burden, Slash, Slash's Snakepit, Steven Adler, The Outpatience, Velvet Revolver. Four years in the making after ‘Appetite For Destruction’ smashed all sorts of American chart records, ‘Use Your Illusion I’ spawned the singles ‘Don’t Cry’, ‘Live And Let Die’ and ‘November Rain’. The album debuted in the States at No 2 and is now certified seven times platinum, kept off the top spot by companion album, Use Your Illusion II. CD2 features 13 unreleased live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Las Vegas on the UYI 1991/1992 tour all newly mixed.

Disc one features the original studio album Use Your Illusion I, fully remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes onto 44. We also specialise in Limited Edition coloured vinyl so if that’s your thing you have come to the right place. Use Your Illusion I found Axl Rose ranting on songs about being sued by a neighbour ("Right Next Door to Hell"), dysfunctional relationships ("Back off Bitch"), and a drug overdose ("Coma").

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The Illusion albums were GNR's third and fourth studio releases and they debuted in the top two slots on the Billboard 200 album chart, with II taking the top spot and I coming just bwehind as the pair sold nearly 1. All the more impressive given it’s era of release when there was very little love given to vinyl mastering and production.USE YOUR ILLUSION I remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases.

The Use Your Illusion vinyl and CD box sets – and the individual reissues – are out now, via UMe/Geffen. Remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes.

In addition to the epic 9-minute centerpiece, “November Rain,” Use Your Illusion I’s 16-tracks include the all-time classic “Don’t Cry,” “The Garden” featuring a guest appearance from Alice Cooper and a cover of Wings’ James Bond classic, “Live And Let Die. The band scored three top 40 hits with a Wings cover ("Live and Let Die"), a piano-driven, Elton Hohn-flavoured epic ("November Rain"), and a hard-edged ballad ("Don't Cry"). There was a time when the four years it took GNR to follow up their 1987 debut, Appetite For Destruction, was considered a little excessive. Disc two features 13 unreleased, newly mixed live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Las Vegas recorded during the Use Your Illusion 1991/1992 tour including the track “Always On The Run (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)” featuring Lenny Kravitz, complete with a 24-page booklet with expanded artwork and unreleased photos and images.