Guns N’ Roses’ and their label UME/Geffen will cvelebrate 31 years of history of their landmark Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II albums in a massive boxed set over many different formats, for release on November 11, 2022. The super deluxe set of collections feature a total of 97 tracks, 63 are previously unreleased. Available in multiple configurations including a Super Deluxe Seven-CD + Blu-ray, a Super Deluxe Twelve-LP + Blu-ray, Two-CD Deluxe Editions of Use Your Illusion I & II separately, standard 1CD and 2LP versions of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II separately. In all formats, the original studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II have been fully remastered for the first-time ever, from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog masters. All versions will be available to stream and as digital downloads, with all configurations available to pre-order and pre-save, at the link below. The band also just shared a brand new version of “November Rain” performed with a string orchestra!
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“November Rain 2022” credits
Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer: Mike Clink
Producer: Guns N’ Roses
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Bill Price
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Jim Mitchell
Associated Performer, Violin: Alyssa Park
Associated Performer, Violin: Neli Nikolaeva
Associated Performer, Violin: Songa Lee
Associated Performer, Violin: Yu-Tong Sharp
Associated Performer, Violin: Cheryl Kim
Associated Performer, Violin: Daphne Chen
Associated Performer, Violin: Armen Anassian
Associated Performer, Violin: Eun-Mee Ahn
Associated Performer, Violin: Jackie Brand
Associated Performer, Violin: Roger Wilkie
Associated Performer, Violin: Maia Jasper
Associated Performer, Violin: Susan Rishik
Associated Performer, Violin: Sharon Jackson
Associated Performer, Violin: Eugenia Choi
Associated Performer, Violin: Tammy Hatwan
Associated Performer, Violin: Charlie Bisharat
Associated Performer, Violin: Radu Pieptea
Associated Performer, Violin: Cheryl Norman-Brick
Associated Performer, Violin: Akiko Tarumoto
Associated Performer, Viola: Andrew Duckles
Associated Performer, Viola: Luke Maurer
Associated Performer, Viola: Stefan Smith
Associated Performer, Viola: Corinne Sobolewski
Associated Performer, Viola: Benn Ullery
Associated Performer, Viola: Alma Fernandez
Associated Performer, Viola: Aaron Otlman
Associated Performer, Viola: Diana Wade
Associated Performer, Cello, Orchestra Contractor: David Low
Associated Performer, Cello: Cameron Stone
Associated Performer, Cello: Tim Loo
Associated Performer, Cello: Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Associated Performer, Cello: Charlie Tyler
Associated Performer, Cello: Chris Ahn
Associated Performer, Flute: Amy Tatum
Associated Performer, Flute: Gina Luciani
Associated Performer, Contrabass Recorder: Frank Harte
Associated Performer, Contrabass Recorder: Eric Shetzen
Unknown, Other: Mark Robertson
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Stuart Bailey
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Reta Shaw
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Jeff Vaughn
Unknown, Other: Dan Diprima
Unknown, Other: Alex Karukas
Programmer: Michael Wilson
Unknown, Other: Nick Fevola
Unknown, Other: Andrew Kinney
Composer Lyricist: W. Axl Rose
Composer Lyricist: Jeffrey Isbell
Composer Lyricist: Saul Hudson
Composer Lyricist: Duff McKagan
Guns N’ Roses’ highly anticipated third and fourth studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were originally released simultaneously on September 17, 1991. With the massive success of GN’R Lies and Appetite For Destruction, the band had the daunting task of a follow up album. Not only did the band deliver, Guns N’ Roses surprised the world by releasing not one but two new, full length studio albums. Upon release, Use Your Illusion I reached No. 2 and Use Your Illusion II took the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 chart concurrently, selling over 500k in the first two hours of release, with an estimated sales of over 685k and 770k respectively within the first week of release.
Use Your Illusion I features the band’s bombastic cover of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” the Top Ten hit “Don’t Cry,” and what NPR described as “one of the ultimate hard-rock power ballads,” the band’s ‘90s anthem and MTV staple “November Rain,” which hit No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100, spending a total of 30 weeks on the chart, and holds the title of the first video from the ‘90s to hit the 1 billion views mark on YouTube – now nearing 2 billion views. “November Rain” will now include a real 50-piece orchestra for the first-time ever newly recorded, conducted & arranged in 2021 by Grammy® Award winning & Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.
Use Your Illusion II features the band’s Top 50 single “You Could Be Mine,” “Civil War,” which reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Bob Dylan’s “Knocking On Heaven’s Door,” plus an alternate version of “Don’t Cry” featuring different lyrics.
Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I & Ii Super Deluxes Seven-CD + Blu-ray and Super Deluxe Twelve-LP + Blu-ray box sets feature a whopping 97 songs, 63 of which are unreleased audio and video tracks. The original studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II are both remastered for the first-time from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. The box set features an impressive, anamorphic illusion showcasing each of the two covers at different angles. The Twelve-LP box is pressed on 180-gram heavy weight audiophile black vinyl with six premium tip-on gatefold jackets. Both Super Deluxe Editions also include the complete live audio recording Live In New York, taped at the Ritz Theatre on May 16, 1991, with sound newly mixed from original multi-track tapes. This legendary show is one of three warmup shows for the Use Your Illusion Tour and features Izzy Stradlin on guitar, the original version of “Don’t Cry” and a special performance of “You Ain’t The First” both of which features the late Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon on guest vocals. Also included is the complete audio recording of Live In Las Vegas taped at Thomas & Mack Center on January 25, 1992, newly mixed from the original multi-track tapes and features the band’s new guitarist Gilby Clarke. The bonus disc is a Blu-ray Video of the complete Live In New York concert film, newly transferred from 35mm film prints to 4K UHD and presented in 1080p 24fps HD, in its entirety, along with audio mixed in Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, and PCM 48kHz 24-bit stereo. The Blu-ray menu features the brand-new live music video “You Could Be Mine.” This is the first-time release of any complete audio and video concerts from the Use Your Illusion era GN’R.
The Super Deluxe box sets are housed with a 100-page hardcover book with unreleased photos, memorabilia & archival documents, Conspiracy Inc. replica fan club folder with membership card, four Conspiracy Inc. 1991/1992 Use Your Illusion era replica fan club newsletters, 10 Double-design lithos that reveals 1 of 2 unique images when inserted into the supplied red & blue reveal sleeves, seven band 8”x10” photo prints, four Use Your Illusion tour replica cloth sticky backstage passes, a Ritz Theatre 5/16/1991 replica concert ticket (with the original misprinted date of 5/15/1991) and a brand new 24”x36” band poster.
Use Your Illusion I & II: Limited Edition 4LP Color Vinyl + Zoetrope Turntable Mat
Both Use Your Illusion I & II are packaged together in a limited edition 4LP set, each housed in a premium tip-on gatefold jacket with a 12″x12″ insert and feature both original studio albums fully remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Use Your Illusion I includes the debut of the newly recorded “November Rain (2022 Version)” with a first-ever real 50-piece orchestra conducted and arranged by Grammy® Award winner and Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz. Both albums are housed in an exclusive foil-art slipcase showcasing both Use Your Illusion I & II covers. Use Your Illusion I LP 1 is pressed on yellow vinyl and LP 2 is pressed on red vinyl, Use Your Illusion II LP 1 is pressed on blue vinyl and LP 2 is pressed on purple vinyl. As an added bonus, exclusive to this set is a zoetrope turntable mat that when combined with a strobing light effect animates the mat’s artwork while spinning on a turntable.
Use Your Illusion I: 2CD Deluxe Edition
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 44.1kHz 16-bit CD, and now includes the debut of the newly recorded “November Rain (2022 Version)” featuring a real 50-piece orchestra for the first-time conducted and arranged by Grammy® Award winner and Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.
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.
Use Your Illusion II: 2CD Deluxe Edition
Disc one is the original studio album Use Your Illusion II 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 44.1kHz 16-bit CD. Disc two features 13 newly mixed, unreleased live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York & Las Vegas recorded during the Use Your Illusion 1991/1992 tour including special guest appearances by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith for live renditions of “Mama Kin & Train Kept A Rollin’ (Live in Paris – 6/6/92).” Included is a 24-page booklet with expanded artwork and unreleased photos and images.
Use Your Illusion I: 2LP 180g Vinyl / Use Your Illusion II: 2LP 180g Vinyl
Each pressed on 180g heavy-weight audiophile black vinyl as a 2LP set, both Use Your Illusion I & II are available separately and each housed in a gatefold jacket with a 12″x12″ insert and feature the original studio album fully remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Use Your Illusion I includes the debut of the newly recorded “November Rain (2022 Version)” with a first-ever real 50-piece orchestra conducted and arranged by Grammy® Award winner and Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.
Use Your Illusion I: 1CD & Digital / Use Your Illusion II: 1CD & Digital
For the first-time ever, the 1CD versions of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, both available separately, have been remastered from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes onto 44.1kHz 16-bit CD. Use Your Illusion I includes the newly recorded “November Rain (2022 Version)” with a first-ever real 50-piece orchestra conducted and arranged by Grammy® Award winner and Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz and each housed in a jewel case with 16-page booklet.
Tracklistings:
Super Deluxe 7cd + Blu-Ray:
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion I
(Original Album Remastered)
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion Ii
(Original Album Remastered)
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
Cd 3
Live In New York
(Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
Pretty Tied Up*
Bad Obsession*
Right Next Door To Hell*
Mr. Brownstone*
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die*
Paradise City*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War*
Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
You Could Be Mine*
Cd 4
Live In New York* (Cont’d)
I Was Only Joking / Patience*
Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Don’t Cry (Original)* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
You Ain’t The First* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
My Michelle*
Estranged*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Welcome To The Jungle*
Cd 5
Live In Las Vegas
(Thomas & Mack Center – January 25, 1992)
Nightrain
Mr. Brownstone*
Live And Let Die*
Attitude*
It’s So Easy*
Bad Obsession*
Welcome To The Jungle*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (Slight Return)*
Cd 6
Live In Las Vegas (Cont’d)
Don’t Cry (Original)*
Wild Horses*
Patience*
You Could Be Mine*
So Fine*
November Rain*
Intros / Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme From The Godfather)*
Rocket Queen
Cd 7
Live In Las Vegas (Cont’d)
Sail Away Sweet Sister*
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Move To The City*
Hotel California / Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Yesterdays
My Michelle*
Estranged*
Mother* / Paradise City
Disc 8 – Blu-Ray Video
Live In New York
(Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
Pretty Tied Up*
Bad Obsession*
Right Next Door To Hell*
Mr. Brownstone*
Dust N’ Bones*
Live And Let Die*
Paradise City*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War*
Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
You Could Be Mine*
I Was Only Joking / Patience*
Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Don’t Cry (Original)* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
You Ain’t The First* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
My Michelle*
Estranged*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Welcome To The Jungle*
* Previously Unreleased
Super Deluxe 12lp + Blu-Ray:
Lp 1 & 2
Use Your Illusion I
(Original Album Remastered)
Side 1
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
Side 2
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
Lp 3 & 4
Use Your Illusion Ii
Original Album Remastered
Side 1
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Side 3
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Side 4
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
Lp 5-8
Live In New York
Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991
Side 1
Pretty Tied Up*
Bad Obsession*
Right Next Door To Hell*
Side 2
Mr. Brownstone*
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die*
Side 3
Paradise City*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War*
Side 4
Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
You Could Be Mine*
Side 5
I Was Only Joking / Patience*
Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Side 6
Don’t Cry (Original)* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
You Ain’t The First* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
My Michelle*
Side 7
Estranged*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Side 8
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Welcome To The Jungle*
Lp 9-12
Live In Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center – January 25, 1992
Side 1
Nightrain
Mr. Brownstone*
Live And Let Die*
Attitude*
It’s So Easy*
Side 2
Bad Obsession*
Welcome To The Jungle*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Side 3
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (Slight Return)*
Don’t Cry (Original)*
Wild Horses*
Patience*
Side 4
You Could Be Mine*
So Fine*
November Rain*
Side 5
Band Intros / Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme From The Godfather)*
Rocket Queen
Side 6
Sail Away Sweet Sister*
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Move To The City*
Side 7
Hotel California / Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Yesterdays
My Michelle*
Side 8
Estranged*
Mother* / Paradise City
Blu-Ray Video
Live In New York
Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991
Pretty Tied Up*
Bad Obsession*
Right Next Door To Hell*
Mr. Brownstone*
Dust N’ Bones*
Live And Let Die*
Paradise City*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War*
Drum Solo*
Slash Solo*
You Could Be Mine*
I Was Only Joking / Patience*
Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Don’t Cry (Original)* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
You Ain’t The First* [Features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
My Michelle*
Estranged*
Double Talkin’ Jive*
Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Welcome To The Jungle*
* Previously Unreleased
Use Your Illusion I & Ii: Limited Edition 4lp Color Vinyl + Zoetrope Turntable Mat:
Use Your Illusion I
Lp 1 (Yellow Vinyl) & Lp 2 (Red Vinyl)
(Original Album Remastered)
Side 1
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
Side 2
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
Use Your Illusion Ii
Lp 3 (Blue Vinyl) & Lp 4 (Purple Vinyl)
(Original Album Remastered)
Side 1
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Side 3
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Side 4
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
* Previously Unreleased
Use Your Illusion I – Deluxe Edition – 2cd / Digital:
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion I
(Original Album Remastered)
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion 1991 / 1992 Tour
Perfect Crime (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
Bad Obsession (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
Right Next Door To Hell (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
Always On The Run (With Lenny Kravitz) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Dust N’ Bones (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
Live And Let Die (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
Attitude (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Double Talkin’ Jive (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
Don’t Cry (Original) (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
You Ain’t The First (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
It’s Alright / November Rain (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Bad Apples (Live In Rio De Janeiro – 1/23/91)*
Wild Horses (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
* Previously Unreleased
Use Your Illusion Ii – Deluxe Edition – 2cd / Digital:
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion Ii
(Original Album Remastered)
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion 1991 / 1992 Tour
Pretty Tied Up (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
14 Years (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
You Could Be Mine (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
Drum Solo (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Slash Solo (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme From The Godfather) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Sail Away Sweet Sister (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
So Fine (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Live In Rio De Janeiro – 1/20/91)*
Mama Kin (Featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Train Kept A Rollin’ (Featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Estranged (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
* Previously Unreleased
Use Your Illusion I – Remastered 2lp 180-Gram – Black Vinyl:
Side 1
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
Side 2
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
* Previously Unreleased
Use Your Illusion Ii – Remastered 2lp 180-Gram – Black Vinyl:
Side 1
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Side 3
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Side 4
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
Use Your Illusion I – Remastered 1cd / Digital:
Right Next Door To Hell
Dust N’ Bones
Live And Let Die
Don’t Cry (Original)
Perfect Crime
You Ain’t The First
Bad Obsession
Back Off Bitch
Double Talkin’ Jive
November Rain*
The Garden
Garden Of Eden
Don’t Damn Me
Bad Apples
Dead Horse
Coma
Use Your Illusion Ii – Remastered 1cd / Digital:
Civil War
14 Years
Yesterdays
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Get In The Ring
Shotgun Blues
Breakdown
Pretty Tied Up
Locomotive
So Fine
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
My World
Super Deluxe Digital:
Disc 1
Use Your Illusion I
Original Album Remastered
Right Next Door To Hell (2022 Remaster)
Dust N’ Bones (2022 Remaster)
Live And Let Die (2022 Remaster)
Don’t Cry (Original) (2022 Remaster)
Perfect Crime (2022 Remaster)
You Ain’t The First (2022 Remaster)
Bad Obsession (2022 Remaster)
Back Off Bitch (2022 Remaster)
Double Talkin’ Jive (2022 Remaster)
November Rain (2022 Version)*
The Garden (2022 Remaster)
Garden Of Eden (2022 Remaster)
Don’t Damn Me (2022 Remaster)
Bad Apples (2022 Remaster)
Dead Horse (2022 Remaster)
Coma (2022 Remaster)
Disc 2
Use Your Illusion Ii
Original Album Remastered
Civil War (2022 Remaster)
14 Years (2022 Remaster)
Yesterdays (2022 Remaster)
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (2022 Remaster)
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