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Re: chinese democracy related stuff you own
The release of Chinese Democracy is another riddle wrapped in an enigma.
The album's artwork was done by Ryan Corey under a harsh deadline because the record company wanted to get the album out the door. This artwork has heavy pseudo-pop art influences, mixing vector modified versions of George Chin's tour photography with Asian and Arabic ornate patterns to create an interesting and unique look.
If you believe Team Axl, supposedly the artwork later seen in the abandoned 2010 re-release was ready to go in 2008 but for whatever reason was not used. The rear artwork of the vinyl would later appear on the disc cover of the 2010 re-release which was cancelled. According to Tommy, there would've been a ~2 week wait to use the proper artwork but the record company had enough and wasn't going to wait around for Axl.
Who knows what actually happened but considering Ryan never met with Axl, I'll file this under general Team Brazil incompetence.
