Part 3 of our Roses retro postcard roundup brings us onto the later single releases from their debut album. Todays postcards are I Wanna Be Adored, Waterfall and I Am The Resurrection.
It’s time for part 2 of the retro postcard series – recreations of historical Roses promotional materials in handy (and printable) 6×4 postcard format. She Bangs The Drums Released on 17th July 1989, the She Bangs The Drums single had a variety of advert styles. From the simple black and white text based option, to the [...]
This is the first in an occasional series where I present something a little different. I have produced a series of postcards that recreate the classic Roses’ adverts from 1989. These were created to promote the Stone Roses’ debut album and associated singles. If you haven’t seen them, they were particularly iconic and helped to [...]
Here’s a couple more adverts promoting the 20th Anniversary editions of The Stone Roses. HMV has taken a different approach with their advert featuring a classic Ian Tilton photograph and lyrics from She Bangs The Drums. Quite effective I feel, but possibly would appeal more to an existing fan rather than the casual buyer. The [...]
Here’s a couple examples of the adverts appearing to promote the 20th Anniversary release. The first is a quarter page colour advert from a tabloid newspaper and the second a full page colour advert that is appearing on the back cover of several major music magazines.