Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion II [2LP]

UMC/Polydor

£28.80
~~£34.43~~

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: GNR5 / 4511731 / GNR0005
Barcode: 0602445117314
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Genre: Rock

USE YOUR ILLUSION II remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Includes 2x 180-gram heavy-weight audiophile black vinyl in gatefold jacket with a 12″x12″ insert.

TRACKLISTING
USE YOUR ILLUSION II – LP1
Side 1
CIVIL WAR
14 YEARS
YESTERDAYS
KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

Side 2
GET IN THE RING
SHOTGUN BLUES
BREAKDOWN

USE YOUR ILLUSION II – LP2
Side 3
PRETTY TIED UP
LOCOMOTIVE
SO FINE

Side 4
ESTRANGED
YOU COULD BE MINE
DON’T CRY (ALT. LYRICS)
MY WORLD

ORIGINAL ALBUMS FACTS:
Original street date Sept 17, 1991 – UYI 2 debuted #1 (770K units first week), UYI 1 debuted #2 (685K units first week) on Billboard Top 200
Original estimates during the first 2 hours of sales was 500K units for both albums
Each album is certified 7x Platinum by RIAA as of 1997
UYI 1 is certified platinum in 19 countries and diamond in Canada
UYI 2 is certified platinum in 18 countries and gold in 3 countries
“November Rain” music video was the first ‘90s video to hit the 1 billion views mark at YouTube in 2018

REISSUE FACTS:
97 total tracks – 63 unreleased tracks
“November Rain (2022 Version)” was conducted & arranged by Grammy® Award winner & Emmy nominated composer Christopher Lennertz – Content team have footage from recording session
First-ever remaster for both UYI I & II albums from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original stereo analog master tapes
Both live albums are the first-ever full-length concert albums for Use Your Illusion-era GN’R.
LIVE IN NEW YORK is 1 of 3 surprise warm-up shows before the UYI Tour & features Izzy Stradlin, founding member of GN’R, who quit the band in November 1991 – with his final show being August 31, 1991 at Wembley Stadium.
LIVE IN LAS VEGAS features Gilby Clarke whose first show with GN’R was December 5, 1991.
LIVE IN NEW YORK concert film was originally shot on 35mm to capture performance footage for the music video “You Could Be Mine” that was combined with movie footage from Terminator 2.
“You Could Be Mine” music video has never been commercially released or made available at DSPs due to the movie footage. The new music video is newly transferred & edited in 4K UHD featuring footage from throughout the entire concert film.