The Complete Stone Roses is a 1995

1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

 compilation of singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 and B-sides

A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

 by British indie band The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...

. It was released without the band's input by their record company Silvertone

Silvertone Records

Silvertone Records has been the name for at least three record companies:* Silvertone Records , a United States based company.* Silvertone Records , a United Kingdom based company that existed in the 1930s...

, with whom they were embroiled in a protracted legal battle to terminate their five year contract.

The album features an almost complete collection of the band's Madchester

Madchester

Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music...

 heyday recordings for the label, as well as prior releases for other labels. However, many tracks are substantially different in quality from their original release, having been re-engineered by Silvertone, with the results garnering criticism from music journalists and fans alike.

Track listing

1. "So Young" – 3:30
2. "Tell Me" – 3:50
3. "Sally Cinnamon
   Sally Cinnamon
   Sally Cinnamon is a non-album single released by the band the Stone Roses in 1987.The song is the second single to be released by The Stone Roses, and was released before Mani joined the band. It is the first single by the Stone Roses to feature their classic sound...
   
   " (7" remix version) – 2:50
4. "Here It Comes" – 2:40
5. "All Across the Sands" – 2:40
6. "Elephant Stone
   Elephant Stone
   "Elephant Stone" is the third single by The Stone Roses and their first release on Silvertone Records. Originally released in October 1988, it showcased the group's growing confidence and incorporation of dance rhythms...
   
   " (7" version) – 3:00
7. "Full Fathom Five" – 3:18
8. "The Hardest Thing in the World" – 2:39
9. "Made of Stone
   Made Of Stone
   "Made of Stone" is a single from The Stone Roses' eponymous début album. Jackson Pollock is referenced in the B-side "Going Down" in the line "Yeah, she looks like a painting, Jackson Pollock's No...
   
   " – 4:11
10. "Going Down" – 2:46
11. "She Bangs the Drums
    She Bangs The Drums
    "She Bangs the Drums" was the second single from The Stone Roses' debut album. It was released in the UK, Japan, and Germany. The single was their first Top 40 hit, peaking at #36 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1989. A reissue in March 1990 improved by two places.The single used a noticeably...
    
    " (7" edit version) – 3:42
12. "Mersey Paradise" – 2:44
13. "Standing Here" – 5:05
14. "I Wanna Be Adored
    I Wanna Be Adored
    "I Wanna Be Adored" is a song by the British rock group The Stone Roses. It was released as the third single from the band's debut album The Stone Roses in the UK, US, Germany, Japan and Canada...
    
    " (7" edit version) – 3:28
15. "Waterfall
    Waterfall (The Stone Roses song)
    "Waterfall" is the 9th single from The Stone Roses. It was the fourth single taken from their debut album The Stone Roses. It was released on 30 December 1991 and reached #27 in the UK.-Track listing:7": [Silvertone ORE 35]...
    
    " (7" remix version) – 3:36
16. "I Am the Resurrection
    I Am the Resurrection
    I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey is a tribute album to guitarist John Fahey released in 2006. The album's title is taken from the title of the third track of his album The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death.-History:...
    
    " (7" remix version) – 3:41
17. "Where Angels Play" – 4:15
18. "Fools Gold
    Fools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For
    "Fools Gold"/"What the World Is Waiting For" is a non-album double A-side by The Stone Roses. It was released in the UK, U.S., Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Spain. "Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are also available on the compilation Turns Into Stone...
    
    " (7" version) – 4:15
19. "What The World Is Waiting For
    Fools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For
    "Fools Gold"/"What the World Is Waiting For" is a non-album double A-side by The Stone Roses. It was released in the UK, U.S., Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Spain. "Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are also available on the compilation Turns Into Stone...
    
    " – 3:55
20. "Something Burning" (7" version) – 3:37
21. "One Love
    One Love (The Stone Roses song)
    "One Love" is a non-album single by The Stone Roses. The single was released in the UK, U.S., Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain, and France, peaking at #4 in the Roses' home country of the UK, their highest charting single up until that time...
    
    " (7" version) – 3:40

Catalogue Numbers

• 2LP: Silvertone ORE LP 535

• Cassette: Silvertone ORE C 535

• CD: Silvertone ORE CD 535

Bonus CD tracks

The first 60,000 copies of the CD came with a bonus disc featuring:

1. "I Am Without Shoes" – 1:23
2. "Groove (Black Magic Devil Woman)" – 3:26

Catalogue Number

• 2CD: Silvertone ORE Z CD 535

External links

• The Stone Roses' discography