Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II *Sealed* (GEF-24420), NM/VG+

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Guns N' Roses 4th album, "Use Your Illusion II", released in 1991 on double vinyl. Unopened in original shrink wrap, no cut-outs. Features hype sticker. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. 
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Geffen Records ?– GEF-24420 Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Condition: Vinyl/NM, Sleeve/VG+ (A few breaks in shrink wrap, see photos)

Track listing:
Side A "Civil War" - 7:42 "14 Years" - 4:21 "Yesterdays" - 3:14 "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - 5:36
Side B "Get in the Ring" - 5:42 "Shotgun Blues" - 3:23 "Breakdown" - 7:04
Side C "Pretty Tied Up" - 4:48 "Locomotive" - 8:42 "So Fine" - 4:08
Side D "Estranged" - 9:23 "You Could Be Mine" - 5:43 "Don't Cry (alt. lyrics)" - 4:45 "My World" - 1:24
From Wikipedia:
"Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album was released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion I. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine," Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first-week sales of 685,000. As of 2010, Use Your Illusion II has sold 5,587,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Both albums have since been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was also No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for a single week.

It is the last Guns N' Roses album to feature rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin. It also included "Civil War", the last track to feature drummer Steven Adler in any capacity.

Use Your Illusion II received positive reviews, though some critics rated it lower than Use Your Illusion I. Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a 3 out of 5 review, stated "Use Your Illusion II is more serious and ambitious than I, but it's also considerably more pretentious." Erlewine criticized what he perceived as filler on the album, singling out the songs "So Fine," "Get in the Ring," "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," "My World" and the alternate version of "Don't Cry". Rolling Stone stated "the band rewards the loyal legions – with 14 songs, which range from ballad to battle, pretty to vulgar, worldly to incredibly naive." The Chicago Tribune (in a dual review with Use Your Illusion I), stated the albums "represent a staggering leap in ambition, musicianship, production and songwriting" and "rank with the best hard rock of the last decade.""