Appetite for Destruction (super deluxe)

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Annotation

Countries excluded (iTunes)

(As of 2026-01-23).

  • Eastern Europe: 🇧🇾 Belarus (by)
Annotation last modified on 2026-01-23 06:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▶Digital Media
3▶Digital Media
4▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Shadow of Your Love
engineer:
Mike Clink (on 1986-11-23) and Todd Wilson (engineer) (on 1986-11-23)
producer:
Mike Clink
assistant mixer:
Nik Karpen (in 2018-02)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge (in 2018-02)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-23)
mixed at:
Mix LA in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2018-02)
recording of:
Shadow of Your Love (on 1986-11-23)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
43:06
2Move to the City (1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
Move to the City
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
33:17
3Ain’t Goin' Down No More (instrumental version / 1986 Sound City session)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Goin' Down No More
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
33:31
4The Plague (1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
The Plague
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
30:54
5Nice Boys (1986 Sound City session)
cover recording of:
Nice Boys
writer:
Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas Royall and Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo guitarist)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty Limited
32:58
6Back Off Bitch (1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
Back Off Bitch
writer:
Paul Huge (guitar - member of Guns N' Roses), Axl Rose and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
34:40
7Reckless Life (1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
Reckless Life
writer:
Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
32:46
8Mama Kin (1986 Sound City session)
cover recording of:
Mama Kin
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music and Music of Stage Three
33:26
9New Work Tune (1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
New Work Tune
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
33:26
10November Rain (piano version / 1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
November Rain (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
310:18
11Move to the City (acoustic version / 1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
Move to the City
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
33:42
12You’re Crazy (acoustic version / 1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
You’re Crazy
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
34:06
13November Rain (acoustic version / 1986 Sound City session)
recording of:
November Rain (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
45:01
14Jumpin’ Jack Flash (acoustic version / 1986 Sound City session)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
written in:
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
33:53
15Move to the City (1988 acoustic version)
assistant engineer:
Ron DaSilva (on 1988-04-20)
engineer:
Mike Clink (on 1988-04-20)
producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Jeff Fura (in 2017-08)
recorded at:
Image Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1988-04-20)
mixed at:
Universal Music Enterprises in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2017-08)
recording of:
Move to the City (on 1988-04-20)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
2.53:27

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2018)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (ex‐“Mastered for iTunes”) (order: 1485)
purchase for download and streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1377826053 [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12285648 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Teresa Ensenat
Tom Zutaut
associated singles/EPs:It’s So Easy
Move to the City (1988 acoustic version)
Nightrain
Paradise City
Shadow of Your Love
Sweet Child o’ Mine
Sweet Child o’ Mine / Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle (1986 Sound City session)
covers:Appetite for Destruction by Ruby Isle
included in:2 for 1: Appetite for Destruction + G N’R Lies
3 Original CDs
Destruction, Lies: The Road to Illusion
part of:Loudwire: Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (number: 1) (order: 1)
SPIN: The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (SPIN magazine, 2002-09) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rye Coalition’s 10 Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1980s (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 27) (order: 27)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 52) (order: 52)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 61) (order: 61)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 61) (order: 61)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 62) (order: 62)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 62) (order: 62)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 62) (order: 62)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 76) (order: 76)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 86) (order: 86)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 598) (order: 599)
supporting tours:Appetite for Destruction Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/9467 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Guns-n-roses/Appetite-for-destruction [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8xjw [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/G/Guns_N'_Roses/Discography/Appetite_for_Destruction/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/guns_n_roses/appetite_for_destruction/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/10349/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Appetite_for_Destruction/8011 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000192878 [info]
Wikidata:Q270690 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Guns+N'+Roses/Appetite+for+Destruction [info]