Appetite for Destruction (Reversed Cover)

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Annotation

The front and back cover of the booklet for this release have been swapped.

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-24 02:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Welcome to the Jungle
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987)
music videos:
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses (American hard rock band from Los Angeles)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 1), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 467) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 491)
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
4.454:34
2It’s So Easy
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
music videos:
It’s So Easy by Guns N’ Roses (American hard rock band from Los Angeles)
recording of:
It’s So Easy
writer:
Steven Adler, West Arkeen, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, BMG Gold Songs, Guns N’ Roses Music and West Arkeen Music
3.43:23
3Nightrain
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Nightrain (Guns N’ Roses)
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
3.754:28
4Out Ta Get Me
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Out ta Get Me
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
3.054:24
5Mr. Brownstone
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Mr. Brownstone
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
3.853:49
6Paradise City
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 453)
recording of:
Paradise City
writer:
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
4.36:46
7My Michelle
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
My Michelle
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
3.653:40
8Think About You
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
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
3.153:52
9Sweet Child O’ Mine
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987) and The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1987)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 88), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 196) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 212)
recording of:
Sweet Child o’ Mine
writer:
Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
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)
4.55:56
10You’re Crazy
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
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
3.453:17
11Anything Goes
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Anything Goes
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)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
3.353:26
12Rocket Queen
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Rocket Queen
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
3.656:13

Credits

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: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 Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1980s) (number: 11) (order: 12)
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)
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]