Stone Roses So Young / Tell Me 12" Thin 001 1985 Rare

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Mar 11, 2006 Sold Date

Mar 4, 2006 Start Date

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Stone Roses

So Young / Tell Me 12"

Rare Debut Single 1200 made on Thin Line Records (Thin 001)

Vocal: Ian

Lead Guitar: John

Rythm Guitar: Andy

Bass: Pete

Drums: Reni

Produced by the late great Martin Hannett

Engineered by Chris Nagle / John Hurst

Cover Design: John Squire

Sleeve & vinyl in Excellent condition

This record has been in a record box unplayed for 20 years

The Stone Roses were formed in Manchester during the early-1980s by guitarist John Squire and vocalist Ian Brown. Childhood friends, Squire and Brown had both played in bands before, although Brown had previously played bass. They recruited a talented drummer, Reni (real name Alan Wren), with bassist Pete Garner and rhythm guitarist Andy Couzens completing the original line up.

In their early days the Roses had an aggressive, punky sound, and their influences ranged from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to Manchester band Slaughter and the Dogs. They had a dedicated following in Manchester, but they were considered unfashionable and somewhat uncouth by the local music scene at the time, a scene dominated by Factory Records and Tony Wilson. (Publicity shots from around that time feature Squire in a bandana and Brown wearing leather trousers.)

In 1985 the Roses released their first single, the Martin Hannett produced double a-side "So Young/Tell Me". A doom-laden affair, it was largely unsuccessful and was later disowned by the band. At this point Brown had yet to develop his trademark cool delivery and had a shouty, in-your-face style, and the rest of the band had not yet found the groove that was to characterise their best material.

By the time of their next single, "Sally Cinnamon", the Roses' sound had changed considerably. Released in 1987 on FM Revolver records, "Sally Cinnamon" contained chiming guitar hooks and a strong melody, and sounded more like The Byrds than the Pistols. Brown had developed a new, softer singing style and Squire and Reni were becoming more confident and streamlined, and much less noisy.

By 1988 Pete Garner and Andy Couzens had left the band, and the Roses brought in bassist Mani (Gary Mounfield), thus completing the definitive Roses line up. The band quickly became much tighter as musicians, and developed a trademark visual style - baggy clothes and Jackson Pollock shirts/guitars/drums. A single, the psychedelia tinged "Elephant Stone", followed, along with an album deal with Jive/Zomba offshoot Silvertone Records.

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