Turns Into Stone - The Stone Roses

The album does not contain any new material, being a collection of b-sides and singles. For some people it won't be worth buying, but if you don't have all the singles it is worth getting as it contains some quality stuff. The songs included are from early in the five year gap between the band's first and second albums. Many of the tracks are available on The Complete Stone Roses and one of the tracks that isn't (Simone) is just an instrumental and not the best. Other songs are extended versions of those on The Complete Stone Roses. If you like 'Elephant Stone' the version included here is in my opinion superior. The build up ...  Read the complete review

A collection of early singles, A's and B's, so if you already have them, this album is superfluous. "Elephant stone" is a different version from the one that appears on their debut album, the classic "Stone Roses", and the extended versions of "One love" and "Fool's gold" are also included. Not only the singles are addictive pop songs - this is a band who tucked brilliant songs on the B-sides. I especially like "The hardest thing in the world" and "Mersey Paradise", and am glad they gained a wider audience via this CD. It's not easy to pick my favourite track - it could be ...  Read the complete review