What is the name of the live album released by Guns N' Roses in 1999?

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Guns N' Roses released the live album Live Era: '87–'93 in 1999. The double album arrived on November 30 and compiled performances recorded between 1987 and 1993.

The title summarizes the period covered, from the band's early club and arena years through the massive Use Your Illusion Tour. Although presented as a live document, the album's tracks came from multiple performances rather than one concert. The liner notes describe the recordings broadly as taking place “across the universe” between 1987 and 1993.

Live Era was compiled by band associate Del James and became the band's first official release after The Spaghetti Incident? in 1993. Some performances received studio overdubs or fixes, a detail that has led to debate among fans about how “live” the final product sounds. The album was later certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies.

The title can be confused with Use Your Illusion World Tour, which was the concert tour, or Live at the Ritz, a concert video and recording associated with the band's earlier period. Neither is the name of the 1999 double live album.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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