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GUNS N' ROSES

At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys: nice boys don't play rock & roll. They were ugly, misogynistic, and violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive, as their breakthrough hit, "Sweet Child O' Mine," showed. While Slash and Izzy Stradlin ferociously spit out dueling guitar riffs worthy of Aerosmith or the Stones, Axl Rose screeched out his tales of sex, drugs, and apathy in the big city. Meanwhile, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler were a limber rhythm section who kept the music loose and powerful. Guns N' Roses' music was basic and gritty, with a solid, hard, bluesy base; they were dark, sleazy, dirty, and honest -- everything that good hard rock and heavy metal should be.

"APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION"

1987        LP     GEFFEN RECORDS     GHS 24148

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   2ND PRESSING   CENSORED COVER

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE + STICKER

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: Released with a sticker of the cross motive and a printed inner sleeve using the original "Rape Scene" cover image. Rear of inner sleeve has lyrics.

Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.

©?1987 The David Geffen Company. Made in the U.S.A.

Label Variation: "GHS" is farther apart than "24148" than any other release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7599-24148-1 4

Pressing Plant ID (Side R Embossed Around Center Hole): E A S T [not clearly legible]

Label: GEFFEN  - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER TEXT 

Catalog on cover: (spine) GHS 24148    

Catalog on labels: GHS 24148

Matrix / Runout (Side G, Etched): G?H?S?-?2?-?4?1?4?8?-?A?-?S?R?1?-?D?M?M?  GHS?-S?2?4?2?1?1?-?A?-SR1- DMM Sterling SP3-1 24148-A

Matrix / Runout (Side R, Etched): G?H?S???2?4?2?1?1?-?B?-SR5?DMM  SP1-3  Sterling  GHS-24148-B

On labels: Produced by Mike Clink

Mixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero

All songs written by Guns N' Roses......

All songs published by Guns N' Roses Music BMI

? 1987 The David Geffen Company

On Inner Sleeve: Artwork + Credits + Lyrics

On Back Cover: Tracklist & Credits

Geffen.......Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.

©?1987 The David Geffen Company. Made in the U.S.A.

All Rights..........applicable laws.

Side G: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - IT'S SO EASY - NIGHTRAIN

OUT TA GET ME - MR. BROWNSTONE - PARADISE CITY

Side R: MY MICHELLE - THINK ABOUT YOU - SWEET CHILD O' MINE

YOU'RE CRAZY - ANYTHING GOES - ROCKET QUEEN

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Guns N' Roses' debut, Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s -- it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time. On the surface, Guns N' Roses may appear to celebrate the same things as their peers -- namely, sex, liquor, drugs, and rock & roll -- but there is a nasty edge to their songs, since Axl Rose doesn't see much fun in the urban sprawl of L.A. and its parade of heavy metal thugs, cheap women, booze, and crime. The music is as nasty as the lyrics, wallowing in a bluesy, metallic hard rock borrowed from Aerosmith, AC/DC, and countless faceless hard rock bands of the early '80s. It's a primal, sleazy sound that adds grit to already grim tales. It also makes Rose's misogyny, fear, and anger hard to dismiss as merely an artistic statement; this is music that sounds lived-in. And that's exactly why Appetite for Destruction is such a powerful record -- not only does Rose have fears, but he also is vulnerable, particularly on the power ballad "Sweet Child O' Mine." He also has a talent for conveying the fears and horrors of the decaying inner city, whether it's on the charging "Welcome to the Jungle," the heroin ode "Mr. Brownstone," or "Paradise City," which simply wants out. But as good as Rose's lyrics and screeching vocals are, they wouldn't be nearly as effective without the twin-guitar interplay of Slash and Izzy Stradlin, who spit out riffs and solos better than any band since the Rolling Stones, and that's what makes Appetite for Destruction the best metal record of the late '80s...(AllMusic)