20th Anniversary news

The Stone Roses Collector's Edition
April 2009 marked the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Stone Roses début seminal album.

For the last two decades, the album’s impact has increased exponentially, inspiring musicians and winning accolades.

There has been a lot of activity to mark the occasion, so here’s a quick round-up of the highlights:

Hit the ‘stone roses 20‘ category for the full range of coverage.

The Roses Vaults Day 3

I just love the early press adds for the Silvertone singles. They really captured the Roses vibe and instantly set them apart from their contemporaries.

Here’s a half page one for Elephant Stone. Wish I could fit those full page ones I’ve got onto the scanner!

Elephant Stone

Manchester’s Young Guns Shoot To Kill

Another great historical music press feature, this time from 1989. A fantastic issue of Melody Maker that has a very striking front cover featuring Ian Brown.

Special thanks goes to Archived Music Press for scanning the issue. Please check out the AMP website where you can find this and many more classic music press articles.

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20 Years Of The Stone Roses Podcast

Xfm marks the 20th anniversary of The Stone Roses’ debut album with a special documentary featuring Mani, producer John Leckie and the Manic Street Preachers.