THE STONE ROSES - ELEPHANT STONE 12" SINGLE VINYL EXCELLENT CONDITION

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Great example of this very collectable 12" by The Stone Roses.
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.
The album was produced by New Order bassist Peter Hook in his own studio. It was initially scheduled for release on Rough Trade Records and remixed by John Leckie following a deal with Silvertone Records.
Elephant Stone was released in two alternate versions; the original ran for nearly five minutes and featured an extended drum intro, while the later, shorter cut ran for three minutes and included layers of wah-wah guitar. On its original release it failed to make the chart, but reached #8 on re-release in March 1990.
The b-side "Full Fathom Five" (named after a Jackson Pollock painting) is essentially an alternate single mix of "Elephant Stone" played in reverse.
Irish musician Rob Smith released an acoustic version of the song on his Live In New York & Dublin live EP in 2011.
John Squire on the hidden meaning of "Elephant Stone", "What is about? Love and Death... War and Peace... Morecambe and Wise..." Squire also said about "Elephant Stone", "It's about a girl... Who I don't see any more...."
Although released as a non-album single, the track did appear on the US release of the band's debut album The Stone Roses and also on some post 1989 reissued UK editions of the album. It has also appeared on the compilation albums Turns Into Stone, The Complete Stone Roses and The Very Best Of The Stone Roses.
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(Stock No. 10406)