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One label who could see the potential of The Stone Roses was the American-owned Geffen imprint, who were rumoured to be offering the band a huge sum. The famous outro, which lasts four minutes and sees Mani, Reni and Squires close their landmark debut album is just as beloved as the rest of the song. On 26 September 2016, the band announced three stadium gigs in the UK for 2017 - The SSE Arena in Belfast (Odyssey Complex) on 13 June, Wembley Stadium in London on 17 June and Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24 June. In December 2016, two more dates were added at the Leeds First Direct Arena on 20 and 21 June 2017. Kaufman, Gil (31 January 1998). "Ex-Stone Roses Singer Not Just Monkeying Around on New LP". MTV. Viacom . Retrieved 23 October 2016.

Geslani, Michelle (9 June 2016). "The Stone Roses premiere new song "Beautiful Thing" — listen". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 10 June 2016. In those days, the band were signed to Thin Line Records. The Roses recorded some demos with the legendary producer Martin Hannett, the man behind the sound of Joy Division. Included in the sessions were versions of I Wanna Be Adored, Shoot You Down, Waterfall and Sugar Spun Sister. a b c "Ian Brown on the Stone Roses reunion: 'It's happening' ". NME. 17 October 2011 . Retrieved 17 October 2011. Sessions for what would become The Second Coming became prolonged and tortuous. John Squire told The Guardian in 2002:"When my daughter Janie came along, we had to go away to write, because we couldn't get enough time together on our own. We went to the Lakes, Scotland. But very little came from those trips. The partnership was drying up."Howard (Ginger) Jones, who had recently left his job as director and general manager of the Haçienda, producer Martin Hannett and Tim Chambers agreed to work with the band on an album, setting up Thin Line Records to release it. Jones took on management of the band, although they had already made a similar agreement with Caroline Reed in London. [27] The band got their first positive press in late December, with Johnson tipping them for success in 1985 in Sounds. A feature on the band followed in January. [28] Early tour and releases (1985–1988) [ edit ] The Stone Roses: Made of Stone premiere announcement - Channel 4 - Info - Press". Channel 4. 21 March 2013 . Retrieved 27 February 2014. New Musical Express 2009 "The Stone Roses blew me away, right from the very beginning. People used to hand around bootleg tapes of Roses gigs in Manchester even before the first record came out - so when it did, everyone already knew the words. Not many bands these days have that sort of enigma to them."

The earliest surviving recording of I Am The Resurrection hails from 30 May 1988, a year before the album came out. The Stone Roses appeared on a bill with fellow Mancunians James, who were performing a benefit at Manchester’s International venue to protest against Clause 28 - the Government’s law banning “promotion” of homosexuality in schools. Lawrence, Sara (14 July 1990). "The Ian Brown Interview, part one". Number One. p.9 . Retrieved 24 November 2011. The Stone Roses confirm reunion and two homecoming shows for 2012". NME. 18 October 2011 . Retrieved 18 October 2011. The band released their debut album, The Stone Roses, in 1989. The album was a breakthrough success for the band and received critical acclaim, and it is regarded by many as one of the greatest British albums ever recorded. [a] At this time the group decided to capitalise on their success by signing to a major label. Their record label at the time, Silvertone, would not let them out of their contract, which led to a long legal battle that culminated with the band signing with Geffen Records in 1991.

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Hann, Michael (27 June 2012). "Stone Roses reunion weekend sold-out". guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 4 September 2012. Steve said: “Our percussionist, Inder Goldfinger, comes from Punjab. The staff really went out of their way to look after us. After rehearsing and writing songs over the summer, they recorded their first demo in late August, making 100 cassettes, with artwork by Squire, and set about trying to get gigs. [24] They played their first gig as the Stone Roses on 23 October 1984, supporting Pete Townshend at an anti- heroin concert at the Moonlight Club in London. Brown had sent a demo with an accompanying letter: "I'm surrounded by skagheads, I wanna smash 'em. Can you give us a show?". [25] The show was seen by journalists including Sounds ' Garry Johnson, who arranged to interview the band a few weeks later. [26] The band received management offers and more gigs soon followed.

Glassman, Julie (30 November 2001). "The Beatles' musical footprints". news.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 4 September 2012. The Stone Roses announce Manchester shows at Etihad Stadium". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 14 March 2016.Brown said at the time: "It was only when we became successful in their terms that they wanted to sort out a decent contract. We were angry with the company because we considered them to be slow. They could not understand our potential." As Brown and Squire began collaborating more closely on songwriting, they decided that they should take a larger slice of the money than the other band members. Couzens and Wren left the band in protest, although they soon returned. Couzens played an ill-fated gig with the band at the end of May before being pushed out of the band by Evans after flying home alone while the rest of the band returned in their van. [39] Although they failed to achieve further success in 1986, their repertoire expanded to include songs such as "Sugar Spun Sister", taking on influences from bands such as The Jesus & Mary Chain and the indie-pop era Primal Scream (" Velocity Girl" being a major influence on "Made of Stone"), and they stopped playing the older songs. [40] Speaking to the EE in 2006, Steve gave his take: “Our bass player Frazer Clark and I were brought to the attention of Ian Brown two years ago by a mutual friend.