Cover of Appetite For Destruction

Guns N’ Roses

Appetite For Destruction

1987 Hard Rock Heavy Metal
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Tracklist

  1. Side G
  2. A1 Welcome To The Jungle 4:31
  3. A2 It’s So EasyArkeen 3:21
  4. A3 Nightrain 4:26
  5. A4 Out Ta Get Me 4:20
  6. A5 Mr. Brownstone 3:46
  7. A6 Paradise City 6:46
  8. Side R
  9. B1 My Michelle 3:39
  10. B2 Think About You 3:50
  11. B3 Sweet Child O’ Mine 5:55
  12. B4 You’re Crazy 3:25
  13. B5 Anything GoesWeber 3:25
  14. B6 Rocket Queen 6:13

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Written-By (Co-Written With): West Arkeen, Chris Weber. A&R (Coordination): Teresa Ensenat, Tom Zutaut. Art Direction: Michael Hodgson. Design: Michael Hodgson. Engineer (2nd): Andy Udoff, David Reitzas, Jeff Poe, Julian Stoll, Micajah Ryan, Victor Deyglio. Management (Business Affairs): Boulevard Management. Management (Career Affairs): Alan Niven, Stravinski Brothers. Mastered By (Album & Cassette): George Marino. Mastered By (CD): Barry Diament. Mixed By: Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero. Painting (Front Cover): Robert Williams. Photography By (Back Cover Photograph): Robert John.

Release notes

Original pressing with uncensored Robert Williams cover painting.

Pressed by per ‘B-27798 / B-27799’ etched in runouts, ‘XXXG 24148’ catalog number on inner sleeve, does not have an embossed ‘A’ on both Side labels.

There are two other pressings with the uncensored cover; one version is identical to this pressing except the catalog number on the inner sleeve is ‘GHS 24148’ here:; the other version has an embossed ‘A’ on both Side labels here:.

There is a pressing with the uncensored cover, and ‘EAST’ embossed on the R side label here:.

Released with a printed color paper inner sleeve with band photos, liner notes and lyrics, and a ‘tattoo’ sticker insert.

Some copies included an oval sticker on the front cover stating ‘Contains Language Which May Be Unsuitable For Some Listeners GHS 24148’.

Promotional copies have a gold foil stamped ‘Lent For Promotional Use Only...’ stamp on the front cover, but are otherwise a retail release.

First catalog number on jacket spine and inner sleeve. Second catalog number on labels, sticker insert, and front cover sticker (if present).

Rear cover includes Geffen Records and Uzi Suicide logos.

Front cover painting:
RoBT. Williams © ‘78

From rear cover:
Produced by Mike Clink
Geffen Records, 9130 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles,
Calif. 90069. Manufactured exclusively by
Warner Bros. Records. Inc.
a Warner Communications Company
© ℗ 1987 The David Geffen Company. Made In U.S.A.

From inner sleeve:
All songs written, arranged and performed by Guns N’ Roses except “It’s So Easy” co-written with West Arkeen and “Anything Goes” with Chris Weber.
Produced and engineered by Mike Clink
Recorded at: Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA. Take One Studio, Burbank, CA. Can Am Studio, Tarzana, CA
Mixed At: Media Sound, NYC
Album and Cassette Originally Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
CD Mastered by Barry Diament, NYC
All songs © 1987 Guns N’ Roses Music BMI.
© 1987 The David Geffen Company. Made In U.S.A.

From labels:
Produced by Mike Clink
℗ 1987 The David Geffen Company

Some copies with promotional foil stamp on jacket may have translucent vinyl, when viewed with a strong backlight.

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