Facts

Formed: Manchester, England,

Members: Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary "Mani" Mounfield, Alan "Reni" Wren.

First single: So Young (September 1985)

Album discography: The Stone Roses (May 1989); The Second Coming (December 1994).

Ian Brown of The Stone Roses performing live in 2012 with "Lemon" jacket

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The Stone Roses at the time of their debut album: Reni, Mani, Ian Brown and John Squire

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John Squire and the cover of The Stone Roses' debut album

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Ian Brown with The Stone Roses in June 1989... and performing solo at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh, September 2022.

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Drummer Reni rehearsing with The Stone Roses in 1994

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