Sunday, 15 July 2018

12 x 12 - Elepant Stone by The Stone Roses

Original pressing worth £13, My Version £3
Let's start with the positives and work backwards (much like Full Fathom Five, which we'll get too), the 7" version of this great track by The Roses produced by Hooky himself is amazing, Really like this gem since discovering it on an odd CD version of their debut I've got (maybe I can discuss another time?). The 12" mix has dated horribly with these really stiff drum machines opening it for reasons I don't understand, the guitars don't sound in time, a little washed out when layered over such a pounding drum machine and the main bit of the song sounds like a different band. Avoid.

Full Fathom Five, I assume is a test case for what would become a trick they use on Don't Stop on their S/T debut, doesn't stop it being awful and The Hardest Thing is the World is a really cool little track which is very much of the bands sound without being over dramatic.

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