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1992 compilation album by the Stone Roses
Turns into Stone
Compilation album by the Stone Roses
Released20 July 1992
Recorded1988–1990
GenreMadchester
Length53:48
LabelSilvertone
ProducerJohn Leckie, Peter Hook
The Stone Roses chronology
The Stone Roses
(1989)
Turns into Stone
(1992)
Second Coming
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Uncut

Turns into Stone is a compilation album by English rock band the Stone Roses, released in 1992. It consists of early singles and B-sides that did not feature on their self-titled debut album. The compilation reached number 32 on the UK album chart.

The album's release was surrounded by controversy, as the Roses were in the middle of a legal battle with their then-record label, Silvertone. An injunction prevented the band from releasing any new material for several years afterward, during which Silvertone re-released many singles, including two separate versions of "Fools Gold", and releasing stand-alone singles from the first album that were not intended to be singles (such as the edited version of "I Am the Resurrection" featuring a drum machine instead of Reni's distinctive drumming).

Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collects the extended versions of many of their best-known non-album songs onto one CD, before a best-of compilation was even available.

The title of the album is taken from the final lines of "One Love": "What goes up must come down/Turns into dust or turns into stone".

In August 2009, the album's tracks were remastered by John Leckie and included as "The B-sides" on the 20th anniversary collectors edition re-release of the Stone Roses self-titled debut album and the remastered album went on to be released separately in September 2012 by Sony Music.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Elephant Stone" (12" version)4:53
2."The Hardest Thing in the World"2:39
3."Going Down"2:46
4."Mersey Paradise"2:44
5."Standing Here"5:05
6."Where Angels Play"4:15
7."Simone"4:24
8."Fools Gold" (12" version)9:53
9."What the World Is Waiting For"3:55
10."One Love" (12" version)7:45
11."Something's Burning"7:50
Catalogue numbers
  • LP: Silvertone ORE LP521
  • LP: Music On Vinyl MOVLP628 (180g Remaster)
  • LP: Modern Classics Recordings MCR 915 (2 × 180g Remaster)
  • CD: Silvertone ORE CD521
  • CD: Silvertone Records / Sony Music 88725467042 (2012 Remaster)
  • Cassette: Silvertone ORE C521

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 32

References

  1. "Explore: Madchester (Top Albums)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. Davies, Ben. "Turns into Stone Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). New York: Muze; Oxford University Press. p. 772. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. Bonner, Michael (February 1998). "Made of Stone: The Stone Roses Discography". Uncut. No. 9. p. 60.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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