The Complete Stone Roses | ||||
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Released | 15 May 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1990 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Madchester | |||
Length | 73:53 | |||
Label | Silvertone | |||
Producer | John Leckie, Peter Hook, Martin Hannett | |||
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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.
All tracks are written by Ian Brown and John Squire
No. | Title | Length |
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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
The first 60,000 copies of the CD came with a bonus disc featuring:
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Am Without Shoes" | 1:23 |
2. | "Groove (Black Magic Devil Woman)" | 3:26 |
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