The Stone Roses

25 Years Ago THE STONE ROSES Released Their Second And Final Album ‘SECOND COMING’…

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5 December 2019

Today 25 years ago, on 5 December 1994, Manchester’s legends THE STONE ROSES released their second and final album titled biblically’ SECOND COMING‘. It came more than 5 years after their sensational self-titled debut LP, their magnum opus, all killers no fillers. The delay was due to a lengthy legal dispute with their first record label Silverstone Records, the fact that they were too busy spending the big advance money they got from their new, major label Geffen Records, but most of all there was the immense pressure
on the band to make another masterpiece.

Despite top tracks such as ‘Driving South’, ‘Ten Storey Love Song’, ‘Love Spreads’, ‘Your Star
Will Shine’ and ‘Begging You’ the longplayer failed to meet the high musical expectations and the critics weren’t impressed. Yet the record peaked at #4 on the UK Chart and sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

Here are the three singles…

– LOVE SPREADS –

– TEN STOREY LOVE SONG –

– BEGGING YOU –

Album in full…

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Back sleeve

HAPPY MONDAYS And THE STONE ROSES Performed Both On Same Edition Of TOP OF THE POPS 30 Years Ago…

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30 November 2019

It was the Madchester era. It seemed like all great bands at the time came out of that buzzing city up north, called Manchester, the town of 24 Hour Party People.

Two of the biggest bands on the scene, THE STONE ROSES and HAPPY MONDAYS even performed on the same edition of the legendary BBC music programme Top Of The Pops. It happened on 30 November 1989, 30 years ago.

The Stone Roses played their greatest single success, the awesome trippy ‘Fool’s Gold’
and Happy Mondays, with surprising special guest, the late great Kirsty MacColl played ‘Hallelujah’ from their Madchester Rave On EP. Time to watch some cool moves.

– ‘Hallelujah’ by HAPPY MONDAYS –

– ‘Fool’s Gold‘ by THE STONE ROSES –

THE STONE ROSES Released Their Trippy ‘FOOLS GOLD’ Single 30 Years Ago Today…

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Knockouts from the past…

13 November 2019

Band: The Stone Roses
Song: Fools Gold  / Although It wasn’t perceived
that way by the public this was a double A-side single
with What The World Is Waiting For as the second track
Released: 13 November 1989, 30 years ago today via
their first, independent, label Silverstone Records
Note 1: There were 2 versions available of ‘Fools Gold‘.
A 4.15-minute one and an extended version of 9.53
Note 2: It was a stand-alone single, but appeared on
certain non-UK versions of their self-titled debut LP
Note 3: ‘Fools Gold‘ stayed in the UK Singles Chart
for fourteen weeks, peaking at #8

The short version…

The extended one…

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THE STONES ROSES – Single ‘SHE BANGS THE DRUMS’ Released 30 Years Ago…

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Knockouts from the past…

16 July 2019

30 years ago today Madchester legends THE STONE ROSES released astounding song
SHE BANGS THE DRUMS from their classic self-titled debut longplayer as the second single. One of the many highlights of their troubled career. Here’s that stellar corker…

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FIVE INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 4…

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Weekly series of five rolling ripsnorters to go completely bananas to this summer…

Here we go again! Dance yourself dizzy! Bonkers time!…

1. ‘All For One’ by THE STONE ROSES
(2015 single)

2. ‘Feet’ by FAT WHITE FAMILY
(From new LP Serfs Up!)

3. ‘Paradox’ by SEXTILE
(From this year’s ‘3‘ EP)

4. ‘Motor City Steel’ by THE DANDY WARHOLS
(From this year’s Why You So Crazy album)

5. ‘Shake It’ by FERAL FIVE
(Newest single)

THE STONE ROSES Released Their Outstanding Self-Titled Debut 30 Years Ago…

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1 May 2019

Bold, innovative, cocky, tripped-out, ingenious, anthemic, huge and utterly cool. One of the best longplayers ever in Turn Up The Volume‘s book. Tons of Northern heart and soul from Manchester. No fillers, all killers. THE STONE ROSES nailed it big time.

The masterpiece was released 30 years ago, on 2 May 1989, via small label Silvertone Records. Guitarist John Squire developed the iconic artwork for the front sleeve. It was inspired by American painter and abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock and expressed references to the May 1968 riots in Paris. Here’s British mag NME‘s classic LP review.
The album sold over four million copies by now.

Three of Turn Up The Volume‘s fav cuts…

– I WANNA BE ADORED –

– SHE BANGS THE DRUMS –

– THIS IS THE ONE –

Album in full…

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THE STONE ROSES Released ‘MADE OF STONE’ Single 30 Years Ago Today…

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Sonic knockouts from the past…

6 March 2019

‘Made Of Stone‘ by THE STONE ROSES

The stellar lead single of their eponymous debut album – one of the best longplayers
ever to Turn Up The Volume‘s ears – ‘Made Of Stone‘ was released 30 years ago today,
on 6 March 1989, but didn’t chart. The lovely ‘Going Down‘, a tribute to expressionist painter Jackson Pollok was on the B-side. The single came out on their first, small,
record label Silvertone Records and became a Roses classic over the years.

Here we go…

Sometimes I fantasize
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars they burn below me
Don’t these times fill your eyes
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars, they burn below me
Are you all alone?
Is anybody home?

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