Guns N' Roses G N' R Lies Original Vinyl LP 1988 RARE

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The disc, cover and inner sleeve are in good condition for age - minimal marks that do not effect playing of the disc - You can see condition in the pictures
Apologies if the photographs make the cover look like it is not square (It was the camera angle) - The cover is Square

G N' R Lies (also known as Lies) is the second studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 29, 1988 by Geffen Records. It is also the band's shortest studio album. According to the RIAA, the album has shipped over five million copies in the United States. "Patience" was the only single released from Lies, and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

The last four songs were recorded with acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in only a few studio sessions (with the exception of "You're Crazy", which appeared in an alternative version on Appetite for Destruction), which producer Mike Clink called "one of those magical rock and roll history moments."

In later interviews, Axl Rose stated that while he loved how the band sounded on the last four songs, he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was husky and scratchy from the band's lengthy touring at the time, and if he could he would have re-recorded his vocal tracks in a separate session.

A significantly faster version of "You're Crazy" with electric guitars had previously been released on the band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction, and was now recorded as originally intended.[4] "Used to Love Her" was written as a joke after Izzy Stradlin disliked a song he heard on the radio featuring "some guy whining about a broad who was treating him bad". Slash stated that "People think it's about one of our old girlfriends, but it's actually about Axl's dog."[5]

Three of the four songs from the G N' R Lies EP are included on the 2018 remastered release of the album Appetite for Destruction, with the exception of the controversial "One in a Million".[6]

Track listing[edit]

Songwriting credits via ASCAP.

1986 (Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide: Faux-live songs) No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Reckless Life" (Hollywood Rose cover) Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Chris Weber 3:23 2. "Nice Boys" (Rose Tattoo cover) Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells 3:01 3. "Move to the City" Stradlin, Weber, Del James 3:42 4. "Mama Kin" (Aerosmith cover) Steven Tyler 3:57 1988 (Acoustic songs) No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Patience" Guns N' Roses 5:56 6. "Used to Love Her" Guns N' Roses 3:13 7. "You're Crazy" Guns N' Roses 4:10 8. "One in a Million" Guns N' Roses 6:09 Total length: 33:41