The Stone Roses - Turns Into Stone

Turns Into Stone is a compilation album by English rock band The Stone Roses, originally released in July 1992 via Silvertone Records.

The Stone Roses formed in Manchester in 1983 and were one of the pioneering groups of the “Madchester” movement – and indi rock phenomenon that fused guitar pop with drug-fueled rave and dance culture - that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's most prominent lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani, and drummer Reni.

The release of Turns Into Stone 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.

Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collected the extended versions of many of their best-known non-album songs, before a best-of compilation was 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".

This LP record is a 2012 reissue on 180 gram audiophile vinyl with remastered audio, pressed in Europe via Music On Vinyl.