Elephant Stone
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| "Elephant Stone" | |||||
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| Image:Elephant Stone.jpg | |||||
| Single by The Stone Roses from the album The Stone Roses (US version) & Turns Into Stone | |||||
| Released | October 1988 (UK)
Reissue: March 1990 | ||||
| Format | CD, cassette, vinyl record 7" and 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Madchester | ||||
| Length | 3:00 (7") 4:51 (12") | ||||
| Label | Silvertone | ||||
| Producer | Peter Hook, John Leckie | ||||
| The Stone Roses singles chronology | |||||
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"Elephant Stone" is the third single by The Stone Roses and their first release on Silvertone Records. Originally released in 1988 it showcased the group's growing confidence and incorporation of dance rhythms. It was produced by New Order bassist Peter Hook in his own studio.
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.
The b-side "Full Fathom Five" (named after a Jackson Pollock painting) is essentially "Elephant Stone" played in reverse.
[edit] Quotes
"It's about a girl… who I don't see anymore". (John Squire)
"It's our third single but we're all looking on it as a debut as it's the first one we all feel really behind". (Ian Brown)
[edit] Track listing
7": [Silvertone ORE 1]
- "Elephant Stone" (3:00)
- "The Hardest Thing In The World" (2:39)
12": [Silvertone ORE T 1]
- "Elephant Stone" (4:51)
- "Elephant Stone (7" Version) (3:00)
- "Full Fathom Five" (2:56)
- "The Hardest Thing In The World" (2.39)
CD: [Silvertone ORE CD 1]
- "Elephant Stone" (4:51)
- "Full Fathom Five" (2:56)
- "The Hardest Thing In The World" (2.39)
- "Elephant Stone (7" Version) (3:00)
CS: [Silvertone ORE C 1]
- "Elephant Stone" (4:51)
- "Full Fathom Five" (2:56)
- "The Hardest Thing In The World" (2.39)
- "Elephant Stone (7" Version) (3:00)
