40th Anniversary release of the debut single by Mancunian icons The Stone Roses.
This is the first time this single has had an official re-issue and is a collaboration between Vinyl Revival and the original label Thin Line.
So Young and Tell Me were originally recorded and released in 1985 and produced by Martin Hannett. The original Stone Roses line up was Ian Brown, Andy Couzens, John Squire, Pete Garner and Alan Wren.
Re-issued by kind permission from Thin Line to raise money for Young Lives Versus cancer and other charities and both parties will be donating 100% of the profit.
Thin Line (their original label) have teamed up with Vinyl Revival (fantastic record shop and label based in Manchester) to re-release the lads debut single for the first official release since ’85.
‘So Young’ and ‘Tell Me’ were produced by Martin Hannett (another Mancunian legend who helped to create that early Factory Records vibe) and have a much rawer style than their later material, made during their punkier phase 4 years before the polished sound we all know and love.
The band were also a five piece at the time, the original line up being Ian Brown, John Squire, Andy Couzens, Pete Garner (R.I.P.) and Alan ‘Reni’ Wren.
To top it off and most importantly, 100% of all proceedings of the sales of the limited edition run of 1,500 copies raspberry vinyl will be going to Young Lives vs Cancer (and various other charities).
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