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

UMC/Polydor

£19.57

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4511721 / GNR3 / GNR0003
Barcode: 0602445117215
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Genre: Rock

USE YOUR ILLUSION II 2CD Deluxe Edition presents the album remastered for first-time ever on CD1. CD2 features 13 unreleased live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York & Las Vegas on the UYI 1991/1992 tour all newly mixed. Special guest appearances by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry on two tracks. Expanded artwork with unreleased photos & images.

TRACKLISTING
CD1 – 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

UYI I - 2LP (180G) // Approved Product Description & Tracklisting

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.