Turns into Stone

Turns into Stone is a compilation album by English rock band The Stone Roses, released in 1992. It consists of early singles and B-sides that did not feature on their self-titled debut album. The compilation reached number 32 on the UK album chart.

The album's release was surrounded by controversy, as the Roses were in the middle of a legal battle with their then-record label, Silvertone. An injunction prevented the band from releasing any new material for several years afterward, during which Silvertone re-released many singles, including two separate versions of "Fools Gold", and releasing stand-alone singles from the first album that were not intended to be singles (such as the edited version of "I Am the Resurrection" featuring a drum machine instead of Reni's distinctive drumming).

Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collects the extended versions of many of their best-known non-album songs onto one CD, before a best-of compilation was even available.

The title of the album is taken from the final lines of One Love: "What goes up must come down/Turns into dust or turns into stone".

In August 2009 the album's tracks were remastered by John Leckie and included as "The B-sides" on the 20th anniversary collectors edition re-release of The Stone Roses self-titled debut album and the remastered album went on to be released separately in September 2012 by Sony Music.

Track listing

 * 1) "Elephant Stone" (12" version) – 4:53
 * 2) "The Hardest Thing in the World"  – 2:39
 * 3) "Going Down"  – 2:46
 * 4) "Mersey Paradise"  – 2:44
 * 5) "Standing Here"  – 5:05
 * 6) "Where Angels Play"  – 4:15
 * 7) "Simone"  – 4:24
 * 8) "Fools Gold"  (12" version) – 9:53
 * 9) "What the World Is Waiting For"  – 3:55
 * 10) "One Love" (12" version) – 7:45
 * 11) "Something's Burning" – 7:50

Catalogue Numbers
 * LP: Silvertone ORE LP521
 * LP: Music On Vinyl MOVLP628 (180g Remaster)
 * LP: Modern Classics Recordings MCR 915 (2 x 180g Remaster)
 * CD: Silvertone ORE CD521
 * CD: Silvertone Records / Sony Music 88725467042 (2012 Remaster)
 * Cassette: Silvertone ORE C521