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From RollingStone.com:

“Chinese Democracy” Rumors: Release Date, Best Buy Exclusive
9/26/08, 10:48 am EST

The latest rumors regarding the release of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy have been swirling around message boards this week. The first rumor is that the long-awaited album will be released exclusively through Best Buy on November 25th. The source of the multi-tiered rumors is a supposed “vendor convention” that Best Buy had on Wednesday in Dallas, Texas. Reportedly, Guns manager Andy Gould told the 900 employees the news about Chinese Democracy before previewing three songs from the album. Cellphone recordings of the event were later distributed through GNR fan forums. Gould also reportdly alerted the crowd that “If The World” would also be featured in the closing credits for the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio/Russell Crowe film Body of Lies, which was confirmed by message boarders on movie websites (like IMDB) who happened to catch a press screening of the film yesterday. The number of witness accounts, evidence and message boards involved makes it hard to believe this is all just a hoax, but this is Axl Rose we’re talking about, so we’ll believe it when the press release reaches our inbox. Still, we’re cautiously looking forward to Chinese Democracy and free Dr. Pepper on November 25th.

From Billboard.com

Best Buy Snags Guns N' Roses Album Exclusive

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Best Buy is set to be the exclusive retailer for Guns N' Roses decade-plus-in-the-making new album "Chinese Democracy" before year's end, sources close to the situation tell Billboard. Some details of the deal are still being worked out, including the release date.

The news brings a semblance of closure to the bizarre history of "Democracy," which Guns N' Roses has been working on since the mid-1990s. Since then, every original member of the once mighty group has left besides vocalist Axl Rose, and millions of dollars have been spent working on the new material.

"Democracy" was most recently on the Interscope release schedule in March 2007. The endless delays encountered by the project reached comic levels this spring, when soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper offered to send a free can of the beverage to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GNR members Slash and Buckethead) if "Chinese Democracy" were to arrive anytime during the calendar year 2008.

In June, nine purported "mastered, finished" tracks from the album were leaked online, prompting an FBI investigation into their source. A sign "Chinese Democracy" was perhaps finally nearing release came in July, when the band agreed to debut new track "Shackler's Revenge" in the video game "Rock Band 2," which hit stores earlier this month.

Guns N' Roses is now managed by Irving Azoff's Front Line Management, and Azoff is a well-known proponent of issuing albums exclusively through retailers. He released the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" through Wal-Mart in 2007, much to the chagrin of other merchants, but the album was a runaway hit, having sold 3.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

I'll wait till GN'R themselves say something about this to get excited.

Holy crap, this all just got VERY interesting. If they're closing distribution deals, then this could really happen.

Yeah, but they haven't said anything on their site yet. I'm not going to get my hopes up until they post something confirming it.

It definitely isn't time to crack open the champagne, but still with all the news breaking today it's finally starting to look hopeful.

Yeah, it definitely is a time to be a bit happier. I've been a lot happier lately than I have been.

more false fucken hope.. its too sad

Well, I wouldn't say that just yet. Let's just wait to see what actually happens before we judge.

Latest rumour is there will be an announcement on the GNR website on monday.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I really doubt it...

what time does best buy open that day lol.im first in line '

Me too! I'm gonna get there right away! Unless there's a way to pre-order...

I got the recordings of the Andy Gould meeting with best Buy and THEY'RE REAL. Within two minutes into the tape it becomes obvious that these are new versions of the songs that have never leaked before.

I'm a total believer now.

Really?? So you think there´s gonna be an announcement today?  

heard those too. Let's see waht happens next. i still dont like "if the world"" tho