The Stone Roses

Some albums hold the blueprint for something bigger than can be contained on twelve inches of vinyl; the self-titled debut album by The Stone Roses is one of them. Despite clocking in at less than fifty minutes long, it’s a record that shaped the next two-and-a-half decades of British rock music. Released in 1989, The Stone Roses was a fusion of rock music and the nascent rave scene in the group’s native Manchester.