The Complete Stone Roses

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The Complete Stone Roses
Greatest hits album by
Released15 May 1995
Recorded1985–1990
GenreAlternative rock, Madchester
Length73:53
LabelSilvertone
ProducerJohn Leckie, Peter Hook, Martin Hannett
The Stone Roses chronology
Second Coming
(1994)
The Complete Stone Roses
(1995)
Garage Flower
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Complete Stone Roses is a compilation of singles and B-sides by English rock band The Stone Roses. It was released in 1995 without the band's input by their record company Silvertone, with whom they were embroiled in a protracted legal battle to terminate their five-year contract.

The album features a complete collection of the band's singles and B-sides before their second studio album for the label, as well as earlier releases for other labels.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Ian Brown and John Squire

No.TitleLength
1."So Young" (Double A-side single with Tell Me, 1985)3:30
2."Tell Me" (Double A-side single with So Young, 1985)3:50
3."Sally Cinnamon" (Single, single mix, recorded 1987, this version released 1989)2:50
4."Here It Comes" (B-side from original Sally Cinnamon single, 1987)2:40
5."All Across the Sand" (B-side from original Sally Cinnamon single, 1987, incorrectly listed as All Across The Sands)2:40
6."Elephant Stone" (Single, 7" version, 1988)3:00
7."Full Fathom Five" (B-side from Elephant Stone, 1988)3:18
8."The Hardest Thing in the World" (B-side from Elephant Stone, 1988)2:39
9."Made of Stone" (Single, 1989)4:11
10."Going Down" (B-side from Made of Stone, 1989)2:46
11."She Bangs the Drums" (Single, 1989)3:42
12."Mersey Paradise" (B-side from She Bangs the Drums, 1989)2:44
13."Standing Here" (B-side from She Bangs the Drums, 1989)5:05
14."I Wanna Be Adored" (US single, edit, 1989)3:28
15."Waterfall" (Single, 7" version (remix), 1991)3:36
16."I Am the Resurrection" (Single, pan and scan radio version (remix), 1992)3:41
17."Where Angels Play" (B-side from I Wanna Be Adored UK single, recorded 1989, released 1991)4:15
18."Fools Gold" (Double A-side single with What The World Is Waiting For, 7" version (Fools Gold 4.15), 1989)4:15
19."What The World Is Waiting For" (Double A-side single with Fools Gold, 1989)3:55
20."Something's Burning" (B-side from One Love, edit, 1990, incorrectly listed as Something Burning)3:37
21."One Love" (Single, 7" version, 1990)3:40

Catalogue Numbers

  • 2LP: Silvertone ORE LP 535
  • Cassette: Silvertone ORE C 535
  • CD: Silvertone ORE CD 535

Bonus CD tracks[edit]

The first 60,000 copies of the CD came with a bonus disc featuring:

No.TitleLength
1."I Am Without Shoes"1:23
2."Groove (Black Magic Devil Woman)"3:26

Catalogue Number

  • 2CD: Silvertone ORE Z CD 535

Personnel[edit]

The Stone Roses
  • Ian Brown – vocals
  • John Squire – guitar
  • Andy Couzens – guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • Pete Garner – bass (tracks 1 - 5)
  • Mani – bass (tracks 6 - 21)
  • Reni – drums, backing vocals
Production
  • Martin Hannett - producer (1, 2)
  • Chris Nagle, John Hurst - engineering (1, 2)
  • The Stone Roses - producer (3 - 5)
  • Peter Hook - producer (6 - 8)
  • John Leckie - producer (9, 11 - 21)
  • The Garage Flowers - producer (10, bonus disc)
  • Paul Schroeder - producer (10)
  • John Squire - painting
  • David Saunders - design
  • Paul Slattery - photography
  • John Harris - liner notes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.