Sessions 1987 - 1991

~ Release by Guns N’ Roses (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Box Set, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release
The CDs are 24kt gold plated. The packaging claims the tracks are "computer enhanced" and "digitally remastered". It must have been created at some point in 1992 or afterward because the latest recording featured in this set was recorded on June 6th, 1992.

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-28 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Vol. 1 (Demos)
2▼CD: Vol. 2 (Demos)
#TitleRatingLength
1Shadow of Your Love (version 1)
recording of:
Shadow of Your Love
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:34
2Shadow of Your Love (version 2)
recording of:
Shadow of Your Love
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
3:06
3Reckless Life (version 1)
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)
2:41
4Reckless Life (version 2)
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)
3:17
5Think About You
recording of:
Think About You
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
3:53
6Welcome to the Jungle (version 1)
recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle
lyricist:
Axl Rose
composer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
5:01
7Welcome to the Jungle (version 2)
recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle
lyricist:
Axl Rose
composer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
5:09
8Welcome to the Jungle (version 3)
recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle
lyricist:
Axl Rose
composer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
5:00
9Don't Cry (version 1)
recording of:
Don’t Cry (original)
writer:
Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music France, 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)
5:19
10Don't Cry (version 2) (acoustic)
recording of:
Don’t Cry (original)
writer:
Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music France, 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)
4:42
11Nice Boys
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
2:57
12Jumping Jack Flash (version 1)
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.
3:38
13Jumping Jack Flash (version 2)
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.
3:24
14Jumping Jack Flash (version 3)
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.
3:59
15Heartbreak Hotel (version 1)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 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)
4:24
16Heartbreak Hotel (version 2)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 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)
4:34
3▶CD: Vol. 3 (Demos)
4▶CD: Vol. 4 (Rare Cover Versions with Special Guest Stars)