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Appetite for Destruction album cover, Guns N’ Roses

Added by Team 12 Archive 55 on Mar 17th, 2026

Date

circa July 1987

Credits

Format

Original cover for this album was a painting by an underground artist named Robert Williams.  This painting depicted a robot rapist about to be punished by a metal avenger. 

Updated design was created by Billy White Jr, based on a tattoo design. 

Back cover/Liner notes photography: Robert John, Marc Canter, Jack Lue, Leonart McCardie and Greg Freeman. 

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Album cover for Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses, designed by Billy White Jr. based on a tattoo illustration, with original artwork by Robert Williams, 1987.
Source: loudwire.com
Album cover for Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses, designed by Billy White Jr. based on a tattoo illustration, with original artwork by Robert Williams, 1987.