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Hi

Just wandering if anyone has got a promo copy of Beautiful Disease. I bought one of e-bay and I have the feeling I've been ripped off :'(. The cd I received is a blank silver CD and the side which plays (contains the music) is black. Is this just a burned CD or does the promo copy actually looks like this.

Also is there artwork with the promo copy? I only got a few prints which are available at the internet aswell.

Thanks

I don't have the original promo but I've seen it.  It does have artwork.  It has a picture of Duff sitting in an empty apartment room.  He is leaning back in a chair and there is a guitar in the corner of the room opposite of him.

As far as the disc itself I don't recall how it looked but if you flip the disc over to the silver side and look at the disc you should see an inner circle that is around the "hole" and it will have information on it (it will be a brighter silver than the rest of the disc).  This is where any copyrighted discs (even though it's a promo it was copyrighted) have their information stored.  A CDR does not have this coded information.  Hope that helps.

One more thing, a real promo goes for 100-150 bucks or so on Ebay but a copy you would usually get for 20 bucks or so.  If you find this is a fake the guy sold you an illegal copy and you should demand your money (with shipping) back. 

Does anyone have Beautiful Disease cover please?

Only thing I have is this front:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/Angelika_/website/bdcover.jpg)

And this back:

(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8656/duffbimbackqm4.jpg)

For more BD info see http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=35979.0

EDIT: I see you've already seen that other BD topic :P

Thank you very much IzzyDuch.? : ok: I had only front cover, not back.

How much did you pay for it?  I'll have to dig up my copy.  I just remember it looked like a demo, not a finished CD.  It's possible it was blank.   It was a pretty early copy.

sounds like u got a bootleg

I just downloaded this cd, It fucking rocks! My understanding is that it was never properly released? Does anyone think that most of these songs were meant for the new GnR recording up until duff left in 97? Theres probably a chance that there are demos of some of these songs with Axl on vocals.

Nah, Duff speant a year writing and recording this album after he'd left GN'R. None of these songs as far as I know, were written when he was still in the band.

You're right though, it does fucking rock! : ok:

Yeah I agree, I think one song was meant to be about GNR break up and stuff I think it is Who's to blame, I dont knw, but in the Solo project of this board its a nice read you can have  : ok:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lobby/1117/duffsbeautif3.html

Duff talks about the background on BD, see the other 2 pages on that link too.

this is definitely my favorite ex-gunner solo album.  I was actually just playing it the other day. 

Very interesting read...... In a heartbeat huh......  :hihi:

If someone has these songs can you please tell me where i can download them! or email them to me!

i got who's to blame, superman, beautiful disease, and here comes the rain but thats it. ive always wanted to here all the songs.

also, why coudent Duff just release it on another lable? just cuz geffen wouldent do it dident mean other company's wouldent.

Most of the tracks from Beautiful Disease showed up on his band Loaded's CD "Dark Days."  : ok:

guess i gotta buy it then

yeah but aint as good imo
I prefer BD version of Seattle Head, more raw and the whole album isnt as good as BD.. shame he never released it... guess ill make do with a promo!

u can download this from loads of places, cant remember where i got mine from, but its a great album, worth finding  :peace:

yeah..

i remeber i got mine from gnrmp3warehouse.com when that site was alive.... they posted it for 24hours so they would NOT conflict the copyright and they asked everyone who downloaded it to delete it after 24hours....

dont think anyone did though!  :hihi:

is baz on vocals on any of these songs.. i thought i remember reading that he did something with Duffs solo project

Yeah, he sings one of Duff's solo songs, but not on this album. Baz appears on Believe In Me on a song called Trouble and it fucking rocks. I get the impression from that song that this is what VR might've sounded like if they chose Baz to front the band.

Thats what my copy looks like.? Same with everyone else who believes they have an original promo copy.
Along with the fact that I've never seen or heard of black-backed CD-R's and neither has anyone else I've asked I'm willing to believe they're genuine.

Even if he had started working on it before he quit Guns thats unlikely.? Apparently he approached several diffrent singers when he was making the record and they all said the same thing: the songs were all too personal and it'd be wrong to get anyone else to sing them.
Considering most of the album deals with his near-death experience and consequently getting sober thats understandable.

I've been looking into this for a while now, trying to find a loop-hole that could get it released..? As far as I can tell Geffen has control of the original recordings so although they're never going to release it Duff can't release it under another name or on another label.

He was in the process of re-recording it, first as a live album and later as a studio album.? The first turned into Loaded's Episode 1999: Live which contains Shinin' Down, Seattlehead, Superman, Missing You, Then And Now and Mezz.? The second turned into Dark Days (Loaded's studio album) which contains Seattlehead, Then And Now and Superman, plus 9 original songs.
IMO both are amazing albums but neither live up to Beautiful Disease, which is by far my favourite of anything any GNR member has done since leaving the band.
Importantly neither includes 2 of my favourite songs from BD: Rain and the title track.

I'm totally and completely obsessed with this album.  I'd say its the best thing I've heard since AFD, and thats saying a lot.

I've been trying to find a way to get it released for over a year now.  I did try sending a petition to both Duff (5 times) and Geffen (4 times) but that never went anywhere.  Since then I've been trying to think up more effective ways.
And until then I've been sending copies to everyone who shows any interest.

I have a hang-up on this album right now! Takes me back to 2000...

Guess it'll never be released for real and that's a shame.

I used to have a CD-R of it.  Paid $20.00 for it on ebay.  Other people paid $100.00 for it!  Bear in mind, this was pre-youtube.

Killer record - Love Mike Bordins Drumming

Slash rips it up on his parts
Izzy sounds good as well

Kick Ass Punk Record

Love the lyrics and attitude Duff has on this record