Coming on November 11th is Guns N’ Roses‘ massive super deluxe box set for Use Your Illusion I & II. In addition to the two 1991 albums, the new collection features a whopping 97 tracks, 63 of which are previously unreleased.
The Use Your Illusion set will be 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 single-CD and double-LP 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.
Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were released simultaneously on September 17th, 1991. Illusion II debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 and sold 770,000 copies its first week. Illusion I, which came in at Number Two, fell short only selling 685,000 units.
According to the press release:
Super Deluxe Editions 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.
For the first-time ever, the single-CD 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.
SOURCE: Press release
SIDE NOTES
USE YOUR ILLUSION – SUPER DELUXE 7CD + BLU-RAY:
CD 1
USE YOUR ILLUSION I (Original Album Remastered)
1. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL
2. DUST N’ BONES
3. LIVE AND LET DIE
4. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)
5. PERFECT CRIME
6. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST
7. BAD OBSESSION
8. BACK OFF BITCH
9. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE
10. NOVEMBER RAIN*
11. THE GARDEN
12. GARDEN OF EDEN
13. DON’T DAMN ME
14. BAD APPLES
15. DEAD HORSE
16. COMA
CD 2
USE YOUR ILLUSION II – (Original Album Remastered)
1. CIVIL WAR
2. 14 YEARS
3. YESTERDAYS
4. KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
5. GET IN THE RING
6. SHOTGUN BLUES
7. BREAKDOWN
8. PRETTY TIED UP
9. LOCOMOTIVE
10. SO FINE
11. ESTRANGED
12. YOU COULD BE MINE
13. DON’T CRY (ALT. LYRICS)
14. MY WORLD
CD 3 – LIVE IN NEW YORK (Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
1. PRETTY TIED UP*
2. BAD OBSESSION*
3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL*
4. MR. BROWNSTONE*
5. DUST N’ BONES
6. LIVE AND LET DIE*
7. PARADISE CITY*
8. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR*
9. DRUM SOLO*
10. SLASH SOLO*
11. YOU COULD BE MINE*
CD 4 – LIVE IN NEW YORK* (cont’d)
1. I WAS ONLY JOKING / PATIENCE*
2. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR*
3. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
4. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
5. MY MICHELLE*
6. ESTRANGED*
7. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE*
8. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE*
9. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*
CD 5 – LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (Thomas & Mack Center – January 25, 1992)
1. NIGHTRAIN
2. MR. BROWNSTONE*
3. LIVE AND LET DIE*
4. ATTITUDE*
5. IT’S SO EASY*
6. BAD OBSESSION*
7. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*
8. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE*
9. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR / VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN)*
CD 6 – LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (cont’d)
1. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)*
2. WILD HORSES*
3. PATIENCE*
4. YOU COULD BE MINE*
5. SO FINE*
6. NOVEMBER RAIN*
7. INTROS / DRUM SOLO*
8. SLASH SOLO*
9. SPEAK SOFTLY, LOVE (LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER)*
10. ROCKET QUEEN
CD 7 – LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (cont’d)
1. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER*
2. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE*
3. MOVE TO THE CITY*
4. HOTEL CALIFORNIA / ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR*
5. YESTERDAYS
6. MY MICHELLE*
7. ESTRANGED*
8. MOTHER* / PARADISE CITY
DISC 8 – BLU-RAY VIDEO – LIVE IN NEW YORK (Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
1. PRETTY TIED UP*
2. BAD OBSESSION*
3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL*
4. MR. BROWNSTONE*
5. DUST N’ BONES*
6. LIVE AND LET DIE*
7. PARADISE CITY*
8. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR*
9. DRUM SOLO*
10. SLASH SOLO*
11. YOU COULD BE MINE*
12. I WAS ONLY JOKING / PATIENCE*
13. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR*
14. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
15. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
16. MY MICHELLE*
17. ESTRANGED*
18. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE*
19. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE*
20. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*
* Previously unreleased. The box set features “an impressive, anamorphic illusion showcasing each of the two covers at different angles. The 12-LP box is pressed on 180-gram heavy weight audiophile black vinyl with six premium tip-on gatefold jackets.”
CHECK IT OUT: The pack shot for the Use Your Illusion box set:
CHECK IT OUT: Gun N’ Roses’ “You Could Be Mine” from Live In New York, Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991: