UPDATE TO MY GNR COLLECTION

[troccoli]

Well it's been a while, but I finally got my lazy ass around to updating my website.  Here are some highlights:

Don't Cry Costa Rica White Label Promo 12": http://www.troccolitm.com/12DontCostaPro.html?1294113183032

November Rain Costa Rica White Lavel Promo 12": http://www.troccolitm.com/12NovCostaPro.html?1295073760356

Appetite Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDAppJapMiniPro.html?1295076846789

Lies Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDLiesJapMiniPro.html?1295819059336

Use Your Illusion 1 Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDUYI1JapMiniPro.html?1295753019996

Use Your Illusion 2 Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDUYI2JapMiniPro.html?1295752317880

The Spaghetti Incident Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDSpagJapMiniPro.html?1295752612399

Live Era Japan Mini LP Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDLiveEraJapMiniPro.html?1295754984131

The Spaghetti Incident Australia CD w/ poster: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDSpagAustPost.html?1295749797604

Guns N Roses Jean Jacket: http://www.troccolitm.com/GNRJacket.html?1295975475139

1988 Tour Itinerary: http://www.troccolitm.com/GNRTourItin.html?1295977405575

Top Hat Volume 2: http://www.troccolitm.com/tophatvol2.html?1295980527813

1991 New Year's Eve Concert Shirt: http://www.troccolitm.com/ShirtNYESound.html?1295978644370

Since I Don't Have You Mexico Compilation Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDSiniceMex.html?1296339310820

Chinese Democracy US Acetate Promo Watermaked CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDChiDemSingUSAceAlt.html?1296341093252

Alternate Oh My God Canada Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDOMGCanProAlt.html?1296444271578


NOW for the real treasures:

Use Your Illusion 1 Japan Advance Promo Tape: http://www.troccolitm.com/TapeUYI1JapPro.html?1296339073438

Live From the Jungle Cassette w/ only 5 songs listed: http://www.troccolitm.com/TapeLive5Jung.html?1295979255392 (2nd one I've ever seen)

Appetite For Destruction Japan 1st Issue Promo CD (no obi sadly): http://www.troccolitm.com/CDAppJapPro.html?1295151299959 (only one I know of)

Live From The Jungle Promo CD: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDLiveJungPro.html?1295483735323 (only one I know of with obi; know of one other without obi)

Lies Germany Original Cover Promo LP w/ Press Booklet: http://www.troccolitm.com/12LiesGermPro.html?1294115431056

Well that's all for now.  Of course check the website for other new additions (in green) and be sure to check the updated wanted page for things you may have never even knew existed.  If you have them and want to sell them let me know!

[spookeend]

Nice addition to the collection indeed

Those Japanese things, mini LP, those are just inlay cards? Not actual vinyl i guess?

[serp616]

for real? a promo?
looks exactly like mine, minus the sticker on the back with numbers 4535.....
no OBI on mine though

but does it need that sticker to be a promo or?

[spookeend]

mine has the obi strip too, but not the sticker though, i was wondering the same too....

[troccoli]

for real? a promo?
looks exactly like mine, minus the sticker on the back with numbers 4535.....
no OBI on mine though

but does it need that sticker to be a promo or?

mine has the obi strip too, but not the sticker though, i was wondering the same too....

Which items are you guys referring to exactly (so I can better address your questions)?

[spookeend]

i was, and i think Serp too, about the Live From The Jungle Promo.....

And, i was also asking about those mini lp's, but looking at the images closer, they must all be just paper. How big are they? CD case size?

[troccoli]

i was, and i think Serp too, about the Live From The Jungle Promo.....

And, i was also asking about those mini lp's, but looking at the images closer, they must all be just paper. How big are they? CD case size?

It does not need the obi strip to be a promo.  A great example of this would be the black and white GNR EP released in Japan.  There never was an obi strip with this release.  However, every other Guns N Roses Japanese release that I know of (for cds and 12" records anyway) had an obi strip originally.  But even if the obi strip was lost/destroyed it doesn't mean it's not a promo anymore.  It's just more valuable from a collecting standpoint if it still has the original obi strip.

It also does not need the sticker to be a promo.  Most promo items from Japan that I know of do/did have the sticker.  But it could have been taken off by someone or it could have rubbed off over time.  But no matter what, the cd and/or record should be marked in some way to indicate that it's a promo item.  Now in the case of my cd take a look at the center of the cd (near the hole).  Those characters you see there are the Kana/Hiragana (a version of Japanese) characters for the word sample.  Now look at the sticker.  The 3 characters on the left are the Kanji/Romaji (another version of Japanese) characters for the word sample.  The 3 characters below the numbers are the Kanji/Romaji characters for the phrase "not for sale". 

Yeah the mini LPs are really cool because they have all the same stuff from the original releases just in cd size.  The inserts are on medium stock cardboard and are cd size yes.  As you can see from the photos they even have the stickers from the original releases and the same obi strips as the original releases.  Most of the nes you see on eBay are the regular releases and not the promo cds - once again, look at the center of the cds (for most of them, some are just stamped).