Turns into Stone
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| Turns into Stone | ||||
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| Released | 20 July 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1990 | |||
| Genre | Madchester[1] | |||
| Length | 53:48 | |||
| Label | Silvertone | |||
| Producer | John Leckie, Peter Hook | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Turns into Stone is a compilation album by English rock band The Stone Roses, released in 1992. It consists of early singles and B-sides that did not feature on their self-titled debut album. The compilation reached number 32 on the UK album chart.
The album's release was surrounded by controversy[citation needed], as the Roses were in the middle of a legal battle with their then-record label, Silvertone. An injunction prevented the band from releasing any new material for several years afterward, during which Silvertone re-released many singles, including two separate versions of "Fools Gold", and releasing stand-alone singles from the first album that were not intended to be singles (such as the edited version of "I Am the Resurrection" featuring a drum machine instead of Reni's distinctive drumming).
Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collects the extended versions of many of their best-known non-album songs onto one CD, before a best-of compilation was even available.
The title of the album is taken from the final lines of One Love: "What goes up must come down/Turns into dust or turns into stone".
In August 2009 the album's tracks were remastered by John Leckie and included as "The B-sides" on the 20th anniversary collectors edition re-release of The Stone Roses self-titled debut album and the remastered album went on to be released separately in September 2012 by Sony Music.
Track listing
- "Elephant Stone" (12" version) – 4:53
- "The Hardest Thing in the World" – 2:39
- "Going Down" – 2:46
- "Mersey Paradise" – 2:44
- "Standing Here" – 5:05
- "Where Angels Play" – 4:15
- "Simone" – 4:24
- "Fools Gold" (12" version) – 9:53
- "What the World Is Waiting For" – 3:55
- "One Love" (12" version) – 7:45
- "Something's Burning" – 7:50
Catalogue Numbers
- LP: Silvertone ORE LP521
- LP: Music On Vinyl MOVLP628 (180g Remaster)
- LP: Modern Classics Recordings MCR 915 (2 x 180g Remaster)
- CD: Silvertone ORE CD521
- CD: Silvertone Records / Sony Music 88725467042 (2012 Remaster)
- Cassette: Silvertone ORE C521
References
- ^ "Explore: Madchester (Top Albums)". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
External links
- Turns into Stone at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
