Stone Roses - The Very Best Of The Stone Roses (Import) (Remastered, Gatefold) (2 LP)
Import LP pressing. Fully re-mastered by John Leckie, and compiled by the band themselves. The Very Best of The Stone Roses brings together for the first time tracks from the band's eponymous debut and their follow up album Second Coming. Charting their rise through the 'Madchester' scene of the early nineties with their distinct brand of 60's influened indie rock, the album also features the singles "Sally Cinnamon", "Fools Gold" and "One Love". Sony. A career-spanning retrospective, THE VERY BEST OF THE STONE ROSES includes the UK band's earliest singles ("Sally Cinnamon," "Elephant Stone") and the most revered tunes from their canonized 1989 eponymous debut ("She Bangs the Drums," "Fool's Gold," etc.). The collection also features a '90 single ("One Love") and the best tracks from their oft-maligned sophomore album, SECOND COMING ("Love Spreads," "Ten Storey Love Song"). Generally considered the progenitors of Manchester's late-'80s/early-'90s rock-meets-acid-house scene