Guns N’ Roses celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction, one of the best-selling records of all time. Now, one year later–appropriately, for a band that is notorious for playing fast and loose with schedules–the band will release a massive deluxe reissue of the LP.
Earlier this week, the band launched a new website featuring a countdown clock (pointing to 12:00 am Friday) with the message “Destruction is Coming.” Yesterday, however, an unboxing video surfaced on Guns N’ Roses News which gave fans some early insight into the extensive “surprise” belated birthday compilation to which the band is still (officially) counting down.
The box set, dubbed “Locked N’ Loaded”, features a version of Appetite For Destruction remastered from the original analog tapes spread across 2 vinyl LPs. However, Appetite For Destruction: Locked N’ Loaded will include more than just a remastered version of the seminal Guns N’ Roses album. As Consequence of Sound notes, the compilation will contain a total of 73 tracks, 49 of which are previously unreleased. The wealth of music will be spread across four (4) CDs and seven (7) 180-gram vinyl LPs. The set will also include a vinyl pressing of 1986’s Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide EP, a second EP containing B-sides from that era, 25 never-before-released recordings from the band’s 1986 Sound City sessions, and two additional unreleased tracks from their sessions with producer Mike Clink.
The “super deluxe” version of the box set also features a hand-bound book featuring unearthed photos from Axl Rose‘s personal collection (over 96 pages), replica Guns N’ Roses memorabilia from the early years, and a dozen new lithographic print illustrations that visualize each of the tracks on Appetite For Destruction. You can watch the unboxing video for Appetite For Destruction: Locked N’ Loaded below via Guns N’ Roses News:
Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction: Locked N’ Loaded – Deluxe Anniversary Box Set Unboxing Video
[H/T Consequence of Sound]