When Guns N’ Roses simultaneously released two albums on the same day it changed the game entirely.

Use Your Illusion I and II were released on Sept. 17, 1991, each debuting at the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart after their first week of sales. Both albums have since been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. This was a major statement by Guns N’ Roses that they were going to be a major player into the 90s as Metallica was releasing the “Black” album (Enter Sandman), and Grunge was really taking off with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Nirvana all changing the sound of rock radio. Many bands that saw success in the 80s were starting to burn out and not seeing the kind of numbers they saw only a couple years earlier so this was a big leap of faith but Axl, Slash and crew.

Use Your Illusion II had a bit of a lead thanks in large part to the single “You Could Be Mine” which was used in Terminator 2 and had an amazing video to accompany the song. Use Your Illusion II also featured more tracks that were written during and shortly after the Appetite For Destruction sessions which put GN’R on the map.

In December 2021, Slash admitted a Use Your Illusion box set was in the works but had been delayed because of COVID, but we’ve finally got all the details on this massive box set which you can preorder now HERE.

You have your choice of an LP bundle, a CD bundle, coloured vinyl, and smaller bundles but here is the full meal deal …

USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II SUPER DELUXE 12LP + BLU-RAY

Use Your Illusion Super Deluxe 12-LP + Blu-Ray box showcasing both album covers in an anamorphic illusion.

97 total tracks – 63 unreleased audio & video tracks

100-page hardcover book with unreleased photos, memorabilia & archival documents

UYI I & II albums remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes.

UYI I features “November Rain” with a real 50-piece orchestra for the first-time ever – Newly recorded, conducted & arranged by Grammy® Award winner & Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.

LIVE IN NEW YORK & LIVE IN LAS VEGAS albums are the first-ever-released complete concerts for UYI-era band newly mixed from original multi-track tapes.

LIVE IN NEW YORK concert film was newly transferred from 35mm film prints to 4K UHD. Edited in 4K UHD and brought to Blu-ray as 1080p 24fps HD along with audio in Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround and PCM 48kHz 24-bit stereo.

6 premium tip-on gatefold jackets

12x 180-gram heavy-weight audiophile black vinyl

 

EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLES for boxset:

Conspiracy Inc replica fan club folder with membership card

4 Conspiracy Inc 1991/1992 UYI-era replica fan club newsletters

10 Double-design lithos that reveal 1 of 2 unique images when inserted into the supplied red & blue reveal sleeves

7 Band 8” x 10” photo prints

4 UYI tour replica cloth sticky backstage passes

Ritz Theatre 5/16/1991 replica concert ticket (with misprinted date of 5/15/1991)

24” x 36” Brand new band poster

LP 1 & 2

USE YOUR ILLUSION I – Original Album Remastered

Side 1

  1. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL
  2. DUST N’ BONES
  3. LIVE AND LET DIE
  4. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)
  5. PERFECT CRIME

Side 2

  1. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST
  2. BAD OBSESSION
  3. BACK OFF BITCH
  4. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE

Side 3

  1. NOVEMBER RAIN*
  2. THE GARDEN
  3. GARDEN OF EDEN
  4. DON’T DAMN ME

Side 4

  1. BAD APPLES
  2. DEAD HORSE
  3. COMA

LP 3 & 4

USE YOUR ILLUSION II – Original Album Remastered

Side 1

  1. CIVIL WAR
  2. 14 YEARS
  3. YESTERDAYS
  4. KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

Side 2

  1. GET IN THE RING
  2. SHOTGUN BLUES
  3. BREAKDOWN

Side 3

  1. PRETTY TIED UP
  2. LOCOMOTIVE
  3. SO FINE

Side 4

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

LP 5-8

LIVE IN NEW YORK – Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991

Side 1

  1. PRETTY TIED UP*
  2. BAD OBSESSION*
  3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL*

Side 2

  1. MR. BROWNSTONE*
  2. DUST N’ BONES
  3. LIVE AND LET DIE*

Side 3

  1. PARADISE CITY*
  2. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR*

Side 4

  1. DRUM SOLO*
  2. SLASH SOLO*
  3. YOU COULD BE MINE*

Side 5

  1. I WAS ONLY JOKING / PATIENCE*
  2. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR*

Side 6

  1. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
  2. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
  3. MY MICHELLE*

Side 7

  1. ESTRANGED*
  2. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE*

Side 8

  1. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE*
  2. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*

LP 9-12

LIVE IN LAS VEGAS – Thomas & Mack Center – January 25, 1992

Side 1

  1. NIGHTRAIN
  2. MR. BROWNSTONE*
  3. LIVE AND LET DIE*
  4. ATTITUDE*
  5. IT’S SO EASY*

Side 2

  1. BAD OBSESSION*
  2. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*
  3. DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE*

Side 3

  1. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR / VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN)*
  2. DON’T CRY (ORIGINAL)*
  3. WILD HORSES*
  4. PATIENCE*

Side 4

  1. YOU COULD BE MINE*
  2. SO FINE*
  3. NOVEMBER RAIN*

Side 5

  1. BAND INTROS / DRUM SOLO*
  2. SLASH SOLO*
  3. SPEAK SOFTLY, LOVE (LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER)*
  4. ROCKET QUEEN

Side 6

  1. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER*
  2. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE*
  3. MOVE TO THE CITY*

Side 7

  1. HOTEL CALIFORNIA / ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR*
  2. YESTERDAYS
  3. MY MICHELLE*

Side 8

  1. ESTRANGED*
  2. MOTHER* / PARADISE CITY

 

BLU-RAY VIDEO

LIVE IN NEW YORK – Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991

Concert: 1.44:1 Pillarbox / 1080p / 24fps

Audio: Dolby Atmos 48kHz 24-bit / Dolby TrueHD 5.1 96kHz 24-bit / PCM Stereo 48kHz 24-bit

Regions: All

Run Time: 2hr 6min

  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

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