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WHAT'S UP GUNS 'N' ROSES FANS, MY NAME'S JEFF FURA
I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
AT UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
I'M THE PRODUCER OF THE GUNS N' ROSES 'APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION'
LOCKED AND LOADED BOXSET
INCLUDED WITH THIS BOXSET IS SEVENTY-THREE TRACKS
FORTY-NINE OF WHICH ARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
ALL OF THE AUDIO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BOXSET
IS DIRECTLY FROM FIRST GENERATION ANALOG MASTERS
WHERE WE'VE TRANSFERRED EVERYTHING TO 192 KHZ
HIGH DEFINITION 24 BIT AUDIO
AND MASTERED DIRECTLY FROM THOSE DIGITAL FILES
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE
AND FREE OF ANY TICS, POPS, OR BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER
THAT ANALOG TAPE CAN SOMETIMES OFFER
WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A 12 INCH BY 12 INCH SOLID WOOD...
CABINET
THAT'S ALL WRAPPED IN FAUX LEATHER
THE FAUX LEATHER IS ALL INTRICATELY EMBOSSED WITH
UNIQUE DESIGN ELEMENTS
ALL STEMMING FROM THE ORIGINAL ALBUM DESIGN
EACH PANEL, THE TOP TWO SIDES AND THE BACK
IN THE CENTER CIRCLE HAVE UNIQUE GRAPHICS
EMBOSSED INTO THE LEATHER
ALL COMING FROM THE...
VARIOUS FORMS OF THE ALBUM ART
ON THE SIDES YOU HAVE THE NIGHT TRAIN ROBOT
AND YOU HAVE THE METAL AVENGER
AND ON THE BACK SIDE IT SAYS "GUNS N' ROSES WAS HERE"
ON THE FRONT OF THE BOX, WHAT WE HAVE IS A 3D CROSS
THIS WAS HAND SCULPTED OUT OF CLAY
EACH ONE IS POLYRESIN CAST AND HAND PAINTED
TO GIVE YOU THIS IMMACULATE, REALLY AMAZING DESIGN WORK
UM, THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SHOW-- SHOW THE FANS ABOUT
EVERY LITTLE DETAIL FROM THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
TO FROM THE CIGARETTES TO DUFF'S PERSONAL EARRING
IS ALL PURPOSEFULLY INCLUDED INTO THE CROSS
TO OPEN UP THE BOX
YOU OPEN THE DOORS AS SUCH
JUST TO REVEAL THE INSIDE OF THE BOX
THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOWCASE FOR YOU TODAY
IS THE FAUX LEATHER WRAPPED SLIPCASE
THE IMAGERY THAT YOU SEE
IS ALL EMBOSSED INTO THE LEATHER ITSELF
WHICH SHOWCASES THE CLASSIC CROSS LOGO
ALONG WITH THE FIVE SKULL FACES OF THE BAND MEMBERS
ON THE BACK SIDE
AS YOU'LL SEE, A CLASS-- THE CLASSIC GUNS N' ROSES LOGO
INCLUDED INSIDE THE SLIP CASE
IS A 96 PAGE BOOK,
WRAPPED IN THE FAUX LEATHER TREATMENT
EMBOSSED WITH GUNS N' ROSES "APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION"
AS WELL AS THE CLASSIC GUNS N' ROSES LOGO
SO OPENING THE 96 PAGE BOOK, YOU'RE GONNA DISCOVER
A WEALTH OF IMAGERY
PHOTOS FROM AXL ROSE'S PERSONAL ARCHIVE
PROFESSIONALLY SHOT PHOTOS BY ROSS HALFIN
AND AL SIBE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
YOU'RE GONNA SEE INCREDIBLE LETTERHEAD DOCUMENTS
FROM GEFFEN RECORDS
AS WELL AS VINTAGE PINS, BUTTONS, AND STICKERS
FLYERS THAT THE BAND USED TO HANG UP ON SUNSET BOULEVARD
TO ADVERTISE THEIR UPCOMING SHOWS
WE'VE EVEN GOT THE FIRST FOUR FAN CLUB LETTERS
THAT WERE SENT OUT TO-- TO THE FANS
WHICH INCLUDED TICKETS TO THEIR SHOWS AT THE TROUBADOUR
AND IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE WEALTH OF THE HISTORY OF THIS ALBUM
AND-- AND HOW THIS BAND BASICALLY CAME FROM THE SUNSET STRIP
AND THEN EVENTUALLY DOMINATED THE WORLD'S MUSIC SCENE
TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE BOOK IS WHERE YOU'RE GONNA DISCOVER
THE FOUR CD'S AND ONE BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC
CD ONE IS THE ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ALBUM
CD TWO IS A COMPILATION OF ALL THE VARIOUS B-SIDES
AND E.P.'S THAT WERE RELEASED BEFORE AND AFTER THE ALBUM
CD'S THREE AND FOUR ARE THE REAL GEMS OF THIS PARTICULAR COLLECTION
THIS INCLUDES 25 UNRELEASED RECORDINGS
FROM THEIR SOUND CITY SESSION THAT THEY DID WITH MANNY CHARLTON
WHEN THEY WERE TRYING HIM OUT AS A POTENTIAL PRODUCER FOR THE PROJECT
IT ALSO INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONAL BONUS TRACKS
THAT WERE RECORDED BY MIKE CLINK
THE FIRST ONE BEING "SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE"
WHICH IS OUT THERE AS A SINGLE RIGHT NOW
AND THE LAST ONE IS "MOVE TO THIS CITY"
THE 1988 ACOUSTIC VERSION
WHICH WAS RECORDED DURING THE TIME
THAT THE BAND WAS RECORDING "G N' R LIES"
AND IT'S AN OUTTAKE UPON WHICH THAT NO ONE EVEN KNEW WAS-- WAS RECORDED
AND IT'S INCLUDED HERE FOR IT'S FIRST TIME EVER
ON THIS LAST DISC IS THE BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKEN THE ENTIRE ALBUM
ALL OF THE MULTI-TRACKS AND REMIXED THE ALBUM IN DISCRETE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND
AS WELL AS SEVERAL BONUS TRACKS
AND THOSE SONGS THAT HAD MUSIC VIDEOS WITH THEM,
WE'VE TAKEN THE 5.1 SURROUND MIX AND RESYNCED IT TO THE MUSIC VIDEOS
SO YOU CAN ENJOY A WEALTH OF CONTENT
THAT MAKES UP THE BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC
THE NEXT ITEM IN THE SLIP CASE
IS THIS ENVELOPE FILLED WITH A BUNCH OF BONUS MATERIAL
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS WE'VE CAPTURED
A-- AN L.A.P.D CASE FILE AND-- AND MOCKED IT UP AS IF
THE BAND WAS ARRESTED AT SOME POINT IN TIME
OPENING UP THE ENVELOPE...
YOU'RE GONNA DISCOVER THREE VINTAGE
CLASSIC REPLICA TICKET STUBS
A REPLICA FLIER THAT SLASH
PERSONALLY DREW
WHICH WAS AN INVITATION TO THE FANS
FOR THEM TO ATTEND THEIR VERY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT
FOR "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE"
WE HAVE SIX TEMPORARY TATTOOS
REPLICAS OF THE BAND MEMBERS' ACTUAL TATTOOS
WE HAVE FIVE INCREDIBLE HEAD SHOTS
OF EACH BAND MEMBER SHOT BY ROSS HALFIN
AND THEN WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A POSTCARD
WITH A BRIEF RE-CAP
AS TO HOW THE BAND MET ROBERT WILLIAMS
AND CAME TO AN AGREEMENT
TO FEATURE HIS PAINTING,
WHICH WAS TITLED "APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION"
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL COVER
WHICH MANY OF YOU KNOW WAS THEN PULLED
DUE TO THE FACT THAT RETAIL WOULDN'T CARRY IT
ONE OF THE BONUS ELEMENTS HERE
IS A LITHOGRAPH OF THIS PAINTING
SO THEN THE LAST ELEMENT...
IN THIS ENVELOPE, IS AN INCREDIBLE WALL POSTER
SHOT BY ROSS HALFIN
SO WHEN THE ALBUM ORIGINALLY CAME OUT ON VINYL
IT WAS ON ONE LP
THE SIDES,
INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC INDUSTRY SIDE'S A AND B
OR SIDE'S ONE AND TWO
WERE COINED AS SIDE'S G AND R
THE FIRST SIX SONGS
WHICH WERE ON THE "G SIDE"
WHICH WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED THE "GUNS" SIDE
WERE SONGS ABOUT DRUGS, DRINKING, AND HARD LIFE IN THE CITY
THE LAST SIX SONGS
WHICH WERE ON THE "R SIDE"
KNOWN AS THE "ROSES" SIDE
WERE SONGS ABOUT SEX, LOVE, AND RELATIONSHIPS
SO WITH THE ORIGINAL ALBUM, THE RUN TIMES
WERE RIGHT AROUND TWENTY SIX AND TWENTY SEVEN MINUTES LONG
WHICH DOESN'T MAKE FOR AN AUDIO FILE...
FRIENDLY PLAYBACK
SO WE TALKED TO THE BAND
ABOUT THE IDEA OF EXPANDING IT TO TWO LP'S
AND THEY WERE OPEN TO THE IDEA
SO IN DOING SO, WE KIND OF ELIMINATE
THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF THE SIDES G AND R
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE HIRED AN ILLUSTRATOR
TO CREATE A UNIQUE ILLUSTRATION
FOR EACH SONG ON THE ALBUM
IN ORDER TO BRING US BACK TO THE G N' R CONCEPT
WE'VE INCLUDED TWO ENVELOPES
ONE IS THE GUNS ENVELOPE
AND THE SECOND IS THE ROSES ENVELOPE
THE "GUNS" ENVELOPE
INCLUDES THE FIRST SIX LITHOS
THESE LITHOGRAPHS INCLUDE "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE,"
"IT'S SO EASY,"
"NIGHTRAIN,"
"OUT TO GET ME,"
"MR. BROWNSTONE,"
AND "PARADISE CITY,"
IN THE "ROSES" ENVELOPE
INCLUDES THE FINAL SIX SONGS ON THE ALBUM
WHICH FEATURES...
"THINK ABOUT YOU,"
"MY MICHELLE,"
"SWEET CHILD O' MINE,"
"YOU'RE CRAZY,"
"ANYTHING GOES,"
AND "ROCKET QUEEN"
THE THIRD ENVELOPE IN THE BOX
CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE ITEMS
THAT YOU CAN ONLY RECEIVE WHEN YOU GET THE BOX
FIRST BEING THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
WHICH INCLUDES YOUR PERSONAL NUMBER BOX
THAT YOU GET OUT OF THE TEN THOUSAND WORLDWIDE THAT ARE BEING SOLD
THE NEXT ITEMS ARE REPLICA FLIERS
THAT THE BAND USED TO HANG ON TELEPHONE POLES AROUND TOWN
TO TRY AND DRAW FANS INTO SEEING THEIR SHOWS
THE NEXT ITEM IS A CUSTOM TURNTABLE CLOTH
FEATURING THE METAL AVENGER
FROM THE ROBERT WILLIAMS PAINTING
AND THE LAST ITEM IS A--
IS THE SECOND WALL POSTER FEATURED IN THE SET
THIS IS A--
THE IMAGE BY AL SIBE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
SO THE NEXT THING I WANT TO SHOW YOU IN THE BOX
ARE THE SEVEN 7 INCHES
THAT ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BOX
EACH 7 INCH IS PRESSED
ON YELLOW VINYL
TO MIMIC THE BULLET LOGO
WHICH COMES FROM THE DESIGN OF THE CENTER LABEL
WHAT WE HAVE HERE ARE SIX REPLICA SINGLES
THAT WERE ORIGINALLY RELEASED
THE FIRST BEING "IT'S SO EASY"
SECOND BEING "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE"
THE THIRD BEING "SWEET CHILD O' MINE"
THE FOURTH BEING "PARADISE CITY"
THE FIFTH, FROM THE "G N' R LIES" EP
FOR "PATIENCE"
AND THE SIXTH REPLICA SINGLE IS FOR "NIGHTRAIN"
THE SEVENTH SINGLE
IS A BRAND NEW 7 INCH
FOR THE BAND'S NEW SINGLE "SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE"
WITH THE B-SIDE "MOVE TO THE CITY" 1988 ACOUSTIC VERSION
SO NEXT IN THE BOX, I WANT TO DISCUSS...
THE 12 INCH VINYL
SO HERE WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
AS WE NOTED EARLIER, REMASTERED FOR VINYL
EXPANDED TO TWO LP'S
WHAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE WITH THE PACKAGING HERE
IS THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION SLIP CASE
IT'S A PLASTIC SLIP CASE THAT USES A--
A FAIRLY NEW FOIL BACKED PRINTING PROCESS
THAT ALLOWS US TO GET THIS INCREDIBLE GLIMMER
FROM THE ORIGINAL ALBUM ART
THE OTHER GREAT ASPECT TO THIS SLIP CASE
IS THAT IT ALLOWED US TO USE
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM ART
THAT RETAILERS LIKE
SO THEN WHEN YOU SLIDE THAT OFF...
WE THEN GOT TO TAKE THE GATE FOLD JACKET
AND BRING IT BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL ROBERT WILLIAMS PAINTING
HERE WE HAVE ON THE INNER GATE FOLD
IS THE THIRD AL SIBE PHOTO FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
AND I THINK A REALLY IMPORTANT...
ELEMENT TO NOTE ABOUT THIS COLLECTION
IS THAT THEY WERE CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE 192 KHZ
24-BIT HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO
TO OFFER FANS THE ABSOLUTE MOST OPTIMUM
AUDIO FILE VINYL PLAYBACK EXPERIENCE
THE OTHER ELEMENTS INCLUDED
WITH THE ORIGINAL ALBUM VINYL
ARE TWO INSERTS
WHICH FEATURE UNIQUE PHOTOS FROM
ROSS HALFIN
COMPLETE WITH LYRICS INCLUDED ON THE BACK SIDE OF EACH ONE
WE EXPANDED THE ALBUM TO TWO LP'S
AND IN DOING SO
IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOMETHING FAIRLY NEW
AND FAIRLY UNIQUE
AND THAT IS...
A PROCESS THAT'S CALLED HOLOGROOVE HOLOGRAM
SO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, BY HAVING AN ENTIRE BLANK SIDE OF MUSIC
WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE A HOLOGRAM
THAT IN ESSENCE, WITH THE RIGHT LIGHT
ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CREATE A HOLOGRAM OF THE BAND'S LOGO
THE HOLOGROOVE HOLOGRAM
IS IN ESSENCE, A SERIES OF SCRATCHES
THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED
SO THAT WHEN A CONCENTRATED LIGHT FORM
LIKE THAT OF THE LIGHT FROM YOUR L.E.D. OF YOUR SMART PHONE
REFRACTS OFF OF THE SCRATCHES
AND IT CREATES THIS HOLOGRAM
OF THE BAND'S LOGO
THE REMAINING 12 INCHES ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BOX
THIS FIRST 12 INCH IS A REISSUE
OF THE "LIVE LIKE A SUICIDE" EP
WHILE WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH THE TAPES, WE DISCOVERED
THAT AN EVEN EARLIER VERSION OF "SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE"
WAS RECORDED
AND ON THE ACTUAL TAPE WITH THE REST OF THE SONGS
ON THIS EP
THAT VERSION OF "SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE" WAS RELEASED AS A B-SIDE
FOR THE "LIVE AND LET DIE" SINGLE
BUT TO BE COMPLETIST, WE DECIDED TO INCLUDE IT HERE
IN ADDITION TO THE REST OF THE SONGS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE EP
THE NEXT 12 INCH VINYL DISK
IS THE REMAINING TRACKS THAT MAKE UP THE B-SIDES N' EP'S
AND THE LAST 12 INCH VINYL
IS A THREE LP SET THAT BASICALLY ENCOMPASSES
ALL OF THE MANNY CHARLTON SONGS
AS WELL AS THE TWO MIKE CLINK OUTTAKES
THE ALBUM ART THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE
IS ALL IMAGERY FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES
THAT WE DISCOVERED IN OUR VAULT
SO ONE OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT DEVELOPING THIS BOX
IS ONCE WE CONCEPTUALIZED THIS PARTICULAR--
THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN
WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD ALL THESE DRAWERS HERE THAT WE NEEDED TO FILL
WITH A BUNCH OF FUN STUFF
SO UPON SEARCHING AROUND
WE WANTED TO FIND SOME UNIQUE ITEMS
THAT AREN'T TYPICALLY OFFERED IN BOX SETS OF THIS NATURE
IN THIS TOP DRAWER
WHAT WE WENT OUT AND FOUND WAS AN ARTISAN
WHO SPECIALIZES IN CREATING CUSTOM RINGS
AND SO WHAT WE HAD HIM DO
WAS CREATE A UNIQUE RING FOR EACH BAND MEMBER'S
SKULL FACE
THEN THIS BOTTOM ITEM
IS A TWO INCH METAL STAMPED COLLECTABLE COIN
THAT'S BEEN CHROMED OUT
ON THE FRONT SIDE IS THE CLASSIC CROSS LOGO
AND ON THE BACK SIDE IS THE NIGHTRAIN ROBOT
IN THE SECOND DRAWER
THIS FEATURES THE USB
THIS USB IS A METAL--
IS A HANDCRAFTED METAL USB
THAT ON THE USB
INCLUDES THE 192 KHZ 24-BIT DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
OF ALL AUDIO TRACKS ON THE ALBUM
THE 96 KHZ 24-BIT DIGITAL AUDIO FILES
IN CD QUALITY AUDIO FILES
THIS LAST ITEM IN THE BOX
IS A 7 INCH ADAPTER
ALL 7 INCHES FEATURE THE LARGE CENTER HOLE
THIS ADAPTER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY IT ON ANY TURNTABLE
IN THIS NEXT DRAWER
WE'VE INCLUDED FIVE LAPEL PINS
WHICH WERE ESSENTIALLY TAKEN FROM THE RINGS
WHERE WE'VE CUT THE RING PORTION OFF AND REMOLDED THEM
TO INCLUDE THE PIN PORTION
IN THE FOURTH DRAWER
THIS DRAWER FEATURES SOME METAL CUSTOM GUITAR PICKS
EACH MEMBERS' SKULL FACE HAS BEEN STAMPED ON ONE SIDE
AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
THEIR RESPECTIVE SIGNATURE
IN THIS NEXT DRAWER
WHAT WE'VE INCLUDED ARE SOME...
OLD SCHOOL IRON ON PATCHES
AND SOME CLASSIC LOGO BUTTONS
THIS ONE PARTICULAR BUTTON
IS THE FIRST BUTTON THAT THE BAND EVER MADE FOR THE FANS
A BUTTON OF THE CLASSIC CROSS COVER
THE NIGHTRAIN ROBOT
THE CLASSIC BULLET LOGO
AND JUST A GOOD OLD FASHIONED GUNS N' ROSES LOGO
THE IRON ON PATCHES
FEATURE THE OLD SCHOOL LOGO
THE ORIGINAL LOGO
JUST THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED GUNS N' ROSES CALL OUT
THE BULLET LOGO
DIE CUT
THE NIGHTRAIN PATCH
AND A NICE BIG CROSS LOGO
IN THIS FINAL DRAWER
WHAT WE'VE INCLUDED ARE THREE REALLY COOL ITEMS
THIS FIRST ITEM, IS A MICROFIBER
VINYL CLEANING CLOTH
WHICH FEATURES THE MR. MINI-MITE
THIS IS THE LITTLE TOY ROBOT
THAT THE LADY IN THE ROBERT WILLIAMS PAINTING IS SELLING
THIS NEXT ITEM IS AN EXCLUSIVE BANDANA
COMPLETE WITH SILVER METALIC INK
AND THIS LAST ITEM IS A REPLICA
OF THE BANNER THAT THE BAND ORIGINALLY HUNG BEHIND THEM
IN THEIR '85, '86 CLUB DAYS
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT
THE ULTIMATE F'N BOX
GUNS N' ROSES "APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION"
LOCKED AND LOADED
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY ♪
♪ WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY ♪
♪ (TAKE...ME...HOME) OH WON'T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME ♪