The Story, Vol. I: From Beginning to the Years of Destruction (Templar label; Italian bootleg; PtSL 'Scene' rip; includes 27 scans.)

~ Release by Guns N’ Roses (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This entry documents the verified PtSL (Play this Shit Loud) digital archive (2003-12-09).

Label History:
This is a high-quality 4-CD box set from the Italian label Templar. It features the characteristic Templar Knight logo and official S.I.A.E. stamps, marking it as a professional retail bootleg from the early 90s.

Content Analysis:
A comprehensive chronological collection (Vol. 1) covering the band's rise, including Sound City rehearsals, acoustic demos, and soundboard live captures.

Visual Record:
Includes the complete 27-item scan set from the PtSL distribution, covering the outer box, individual jewel case inserts, and disc faces (TCD 41A–D).

Technical Verification:
Confirmed 1:1 match with original PtSL .NFO and .SFV artifacts.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-13 00:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Anything Goes (alternate Lyrics - 1987 demo)
recording of:
Anything Goes (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
4:33
2Back Off Bitch (1987 demo)
recording of:
Back Off Bitch (in 1987)
writer:
Paul Huge (guitar - member of Guns N' Roses), Axl Rose and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
4:40
3Bad Obsession (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
recording of:
Bad Obsession (from 1989 until 1990)
writer:
West Arkeen and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
5:03
4Bring It Back Home (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
5:40
5Blues Jam (live at Perkins Palace Pasadena, CA 12-26-87)
7:39
6Crash Diet (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
4:52
7Don't Cry (1987 demo)
recording of:
Don’t Cry (original) (in 1987)
writer:
Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:20
8Heartbreak Hotel (1986 demo)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (in 1986)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:24
9Heartbreak Hotel (1987 demo)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (in 1987)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:36
10It's So Easy (live at the Marquee London, England 6-27-87)
live recording of:
It’s So Easy (on 1987-06-27)
writer:
Steven Adler, West Arkeen, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, BMG Gold Songs, Guns N’ Roses Music and West Arkeen Music
3:25
11Used to Love Her (live at Perkins Palace Pasadena, CA 12-26-87)
live recording of:
Used to Love Her (on 1987-12-26)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
3:54
12Used to Love Her (live at CBGB's NYC 10-27-87)
live recording of:
Used to Love Her (on 1987-10-27)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:36
13Instrumental Jam (1986-1987 demo Sessions)
3:34
14Jumping Jack Flash (1987 demo)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (in 1987)
written in:
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:21
15Jumping Jack Flash (acoustic version - 1986 demo)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (in 1986)
written in:
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:55
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just Another Sunday (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
Guns N’ Roses4:36
2Yesterdays (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
recording of:
Yesterdays (from 1989 until 1990)
writer:
West Arkeen, Del James, Billy McCloud and Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music, EMI April Music Inc., Guns N’ Roses Music, Mamaroneck Music, McLoud McMusic, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and West Arkeen Music
Guns N’ Roses3:42
3You're Crazy (1986 demo)
recording of:
You’re Crazy (in 1986)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses3:44
4You're Crazy (live)
live recording of:
You’re Crazy
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses3:39
5Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live at the Ritz NYC 3-7-88)
live cover recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (on 1988-03-07)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Guns N’ Roses6:57
6Mr. Brownstone (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Mr. Brownstone (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses4:22
7Mr. Brownstone (acoustic live at CBGB's NYC 10-27-87)
live recording of:
Mr. Brownstone (from 1987-10-27 to present)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses4:42
8Move to the City
recording of:
Move to the City
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
Guns N’ Roses3:40
9Move to the City (acoustic live at the Whiskey LA, CA 1988)
live recording of:
Move to the City (in 1988)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
Guns N’ Roses3:46
10Move to the City (1986 demo)
recording of:
Move to the City (in 1986)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
Guns N’ Roses3:32
11My Michelle (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
My Michelle (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses4:23
12My Michelle (1987 demo)
recording of:
My Michelle (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses4:25
13Mama Kin (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
performer:
Steven Tyler
live recording of:
Mama Kin (on 1988-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music and Music of Stage Three
Guns N’ Roses feat. Steven Tyler3:54
14Mama Kin (1986 demo)
recording of:
Mama Kin (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music and Music of Stage Three
Guns N’ Roses3:49
15Nice Boys (1987 demo)
recording of:
Nice Boys (in 1987)
writer:
Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas Royall (Digger) and Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo guitarist)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty Limited
Guns N’ Roses2:56
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1November Rain (1987 Guitar and Vocals demo)
recording of:
November Rain (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:46
2November Rain (1987 piano and Vocals demo)
recording of:
November Rain (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
9:49
3Nightrain (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Nightrain (Guns N’ Roses) (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
5:05
4Nightrain (1987 demo)
recording of:
Nightrain (Guns N’ Roses) (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
4:58
5Out Ta Get Me (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Out ta Get Me (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
4:41
6Out Ta Get Me (1987 demo)
recording of:
Out ta Get Me (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
4:01
7One in a Million (live at CBGB's NYC 10-27-87)
live recording of:
One in a Million (on 1987-10-27)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music, Guns N’ Roses Music, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
6:16
8Paradise City (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Paradise City (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
6:51
9Paradise City (1987 demo)
recording of:
Paradise City (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
5:42
10Patience (live at CBGB's NYC 10-27-87)
live recording of:
Patience (on 1987-10-27)
writer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Guns N’ Roses Music and Intersong Music Ltd.
7:04
11Patience (live at Perkins Palace Pasadena, CA 12-26-87)
live recording of:
Patience (on 1987-12-26)
writer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Guns N’ Roses Music and Intersong Music Ltd.
6:53
12Perfect Crime (instrumental Jam - 1986 demo)
recording of:
Perfect Crime (in 1986)
writer:
Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
3:34
13Reckless Life (1986 demo)
recording of:
Reckless Life (in 1986)
writer:
Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose)
3:13
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rocket Queen (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Rocket Queen (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses6:44
2Rocket Queen (1987 demo)
recording of:
Rocket Queen (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses6:06
3Sweet Child O' Mine (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Sweet Child o’ Mine (on 1988-02-02)
writer:
Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Guns N’ Roses6:34
4Sweet Child O' Mine
engineer and producer:
Mike Clink
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
drums (drum set):
Steven Adler
electric bass guitar:
Duff McKagan
electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Axl Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987) and The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1987)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 88), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 196) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 212)
recording of:
Sweet Child o’ Mine
writer:
Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Guns N’ Roses4.55:54
5Salt of the Earth (live in Atlantic City, NJ 12-19-89)
performer:
The Rolling Stones
live recording of:
Salt of the Earth (on 1989-12-19)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
Guns N’ Roses feat. The Rolling Stones5:34
6Shadow of Your Love (1986 demo)
recording of:
Shadow of Your Love (in 1986)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
Guns N’ Roses3:03
7Shadow of Your Love (live)
live recording of:
Shadow of Your Love
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
Guns N’ Roses3:05
8Sentimental Movie (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
Guns N’ Roses4:44
9Too Much Too Soon (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
Guns N’ Roses6:30
10Think About You (1987 demo)
recording of:
Think About You (in 1987)
writer:
Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) and Izzy Stradlin (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses3:54
11The Garden (Use Your Illusion Sessions 1989-1990)
recording of:
The Garden (from 1989 until 1990)
writer:
West Arkeen, Del James and Axl Rose
Guns N’ Roses5:07
12Welcome to the Jungle (1986 demo)
recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle (in 1986)
lyricist:
Axl Rose
composer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses5:07
13Welcome to the Jungle (live at the Ritz NYC 2-2-88)
live recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle (on 1988-02-02)
lyricist:
Axl Rose
composer:
Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell (US guitarist, singer & songwriter), Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Saul Hudson (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
Guns N’ Roses4:55
14Whole Lotta Rosie (live at the Marquee London, England 6-27-87)
live recording of:
Whole Lotta Rosie (on 1987-06-27)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Dirty Eyes
Guns N’ Roses4:13