Album
“The Spaghetti Incident?”
"The Spaghetti Incident?" is Guns N' Roses' fifth studio album, a collection of covers rather than new songs. Most of the tracks are older punk rock and hard rock numbers, which makes it a loud, affectionate nod to the music the band grew up on. It came out on Geffen, released on 23 November 1993 in the US and a day earlier in the UK and Europe.
In the band's story it sits between the two Use Your Illusion albums and Chinese Democracy, and it is a record of last times. It is the only studio album with rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke, who took over from Izzy Stradlin, though some of Stradlin's parts remain. It is also the final one with Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and producer Mike Clink. It was the only Guns N' Roses album without a tour, and it sold less than the rest, but critics were generally kind to it.
“The Spaghetti Incident?”: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 46:08Tracklist
- 1Since I Don’t Have YouBeaumont, Lester, Martin, Rock, Taylor, Verscharen, Vogel, III, Martin4:19
- 2New RoseBrian James2:38
- 3Down on the FarmGarratt, Gibbs, Harper3:29
- 4Human BeingDavid Johansen and Johnny Thunders6:48
- 5Raw PowerIggy Pop and James Williamson3:12
- 6Ain’t It FunChrome, Laughner, O'Connor5:06
- 7Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)Chris Cornell and Marc Bolan2:40
- 8Hair of the DogAgnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet3:55
- 9AttitudeGlenn Danzig1:27
- 10Black LeatherPaul Cook and Steve Jones4:09
- 11You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a MemoryJohnny Thunders3:35
- 12I Don’t Care About You / Look at Your Game, GirlLee Ving and Charles Manson4:51
- Produced by
- Guns N’ Roses, Mike Clink, Duff McKagan, Jim Mitchell
- Recorded at
- A&M Studios, Record Plant Studios, Rumbo Recorders, Can-Am Recorders, Sound Techniques, Triad Studios, Conway Recording Studios, Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- 1990–1993
- Mixed by
- Bill Price
- Engineered by
- Jim Mitchell
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 46:08
Line-up
- Gilby Clarke · guitar
- Duff McKagan · bass, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, drums (drum set), background vocals
- Dizzy Reed · piano, keyboard, background vocals
- Slash · guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Matt Sorum · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
- Axl Rose · lead vocals, kazoo
- Mike Staggs · guitar · guest
- Mike Fasano · percussion · guest
- Carlos Booy · guitar · guest
- Richard Duguay · guitar · guest
- Eddie Huletz · background vocals · guest
- Riki Rachtman · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Ain't It Fun” · November 1993
- “Since I Don't Have You” · February 1994
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1993 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1993 | 4 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1993 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1993 | 2 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1993 | 2 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993 | 2 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1993 | 3 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1993 | 3 |
| Swiss Albums · 1993 | 3 |
| Austrian Albums · 1993 | 4 |
All 12 charts
| Dutch Albums · 1993 | 4 |
| German Albums · 1993 | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1993 | Platinum |
| Austria · 1993 | Gold |
| Brazil · 1997 | Platinum |
| Canada · 1993 | 3× Platinum |
| Finland · 1993 | Gold |
| France · 1997 | 2× Gold |
| Germany · 1994 | Gold |
| Italy · 2017 | Gold |
| Japan · 1993 | Platinum |
| Netherlands · 1994 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Norway · 1994 | Platinum |
| Spain · 1994 | Platinum |
| Sweden · 1994 | Platinum |
| Switzerland · 1993 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1993 | Gold |
| United States · 1994 | Platinum |
Awards
- SNEP double gold album
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76.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.8k
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188k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
34k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1993-11-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 November 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 November 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 23 November 1993 | |
| US release | 23 November 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 November 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AU | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| — | XE | Uzi Suicide | 720642461723 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| 1993 | US | Geffen | other | |
| 1993 | XE | Geffen | 351072 | other |
| 1993 | DE | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| 1993 | US | Geffen | other | |
| 1993 | XE | Geffen | 008811931728 | other |
| 21 November 1993 | JP | Geffen | 4988067013743 | original |
| 22 November 1993 | XE | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| 23 November 1993 | US | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| 23 November 1993 | US | Geffen | 720642461723 | other |
| 22 November 2008 | JP | Geffen | 4988005537478 | other |
| 19 August 2014 | DZ | Geffen | 00602537994533 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |