The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses (180g) Vinyl 2LP

Classic, influential self-titled debut by Mancunian neo-psych luminaries The Stone Roses. The Roses were lumped in with (or credited with creating) the Madchestersound after their Funky Drummer-sampling single Fools Gold became a club smash, but their self-titled debut album took a more straightforward 60s jangle-pop approach. Their highly-danceable rhythm section didnt do much to avert this association, nor did their hippie tendencies, live shows at The Haienda, or overall look (bucket hats, head to toe sportswear). Tracks like I Wanna Be Adored, Waterfall, Made Of Stone and I Am The Resurrection made perfect 7AM sing-along fodder for an entire generation cruising the M1 after a night of raving in a field. The Stone Roses is often considered a progenitor for the 90s Britpop sound,with the bands embrace of traditional British rock arrangement and instrumentation, catchy melodies, homegrown humor and Ian Browns unabashedly arrogant and narcissistic lyrics predatingModern Life Is Rubbish and Definitely Maybe by 4 whole years. The Stone Roses is classic, sure, but unlike many classics its timeless, with influence reverberating throughoutthe culture to this day (t-shirts emblazoned with the album cover are ubiquitous in the UK), and anthemic (Manchester United play This Is The One for their walk-on music). This definitive pressing of the album is remastered from the original tapes and cut on heavyweight 180g double vinyl, housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve with obi strip; this is the one.Recommended.

• 180g black doublevinyl pressing
• remastered from the original tapes
• deluxegatefold sleeve with obi strip
• music label: Modern Classics Recordings 2015

reviewed by peanut dust 06/2017

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