Before The Roses, Ian Brown, John Squire and Andy Couzens were members of punk band, 'The Patrol' whilst still at South Trafford College, in Manchester.
Also released as an unofficial bootleg CD, 'The Second Coming Rehearsal Sessions 1993-1994', by Wild Museum in Bangladish.
All tracks were recorded at Rockfield studios in Wales in 1993 & 1994.
Tracklisting:
Your Star Will Shine:
1. Setting up
2. "Take it away John"
3. Run through - Ian mis-timing
4. "Take your coat off it's clicking"
5. "Nah nah"
6. "Losing the melody"
7. "Going backwards"
8. From 2nd verse - Lead Vocals From Jogn on last few lines
9. Excuses, excuses - Ian can't remember the melody
10. "This is hard work" - John begins to get annoyed
11. "Yeeeah" - Last run through proves successful
Good Times: 12. Setting up - Ian, Mani & Reni begin to play
13. Mani & Reni duscuss the song
14. Jan, Mani & Reni go through it again
15. John joins in
16. John, Ian and Reni from the chorus, then Mani joins in
17. "Any one got any smash?" Ian and John, then Reni joins, then Mani
18. Funky jam
19. "She's my heroin"
20. Pulling it together
21. Sounding great
Redemption Song:
22. First run through
23. Ian's learning
24. All the way through
25. Guitar goes wrong
26. All the way through again
27. Bass joins in
28. Final redemption
Dismissed by The Roses as nothing more than a bootleg, the release is still a vital piece in the band’s early history.
The Garage Flower release finally saw the majority of the Roses demos and out-takes see the light of day but there is still a few rarities to be issued commercially.
Including, “I Wanna Be Adored” Second demo version, “Elephant Stone” Demo version with different lyrics, “Going Down” Acoustic demo version, “Hardest Thing In The World” Early demo with different lyrics, “Just A Little Bit” Second demo, “Shoot You Down” Demo with drum machine, “Sugar Spun Sister” Demo, “The Sun Still Shines” Never released commercially, and “Waterfall” Demo version.
Garage Flower was originally a bootleg recording titled 'Misery Dictionary'. The tracks were rearranged and crisped up slightly for the newer release.
Tracklisting:
1. Getting Plenty 4:01
2. Here It Comes 2:35
3. Trust A Fox 3:00
4. Tradgic Roundabout 3:10
5. All I Want 3:34
6. Heart On The Staves 3:18
7. I Wanna Be Adored 3:25
8. This Is The One 3:42
9. Fall 2:46
10. So Young 3:18
11. Tell Me 3:52
12. Haddock 0:10
13. Just A Little Bit 3:04
14. Mission Impossible 3:42
Additional Track Information:
Tracks 1, 3 to 6, 9, 13 and 14 previously unreleased.
Track 2 re-recorded and re-released on single 'Sally Cinnamon'.
Tracks 7 and 8 re-recorded and re-released on album 'The Stone Roses'.
An unoffiicial release made up of different live recordings and demos ftom The Roses' mid to late 80s sessions.
Tracklisting:
1. So Young 3:16
2. Mission Impossible 3:20
3. Nowhere Fast 2:45
4. Trust A Fox 2:59
5. All I Want 3:31
6. Gettin' Plenty 3:57
7 Heart On The Staves 3:17
8. I Wanna Be Adored 3:21
9. Waterfall 4:32
10. Elephant Stone 2:50
11. Shoot You Down 2:12
12. This Is The One 3:32
13. Sugar Spun Sister 3:30
14. The Sun Still Shines 2:44
15. Going Down 2:46
16. Tell Me 3:41
17. Sally Cinnamon 4:05
18. Made Of Stone 4:35
19. She Bangs The Drums 3:46
20. I Am The Resurrection 10:37
Additional Track Information:
Tracks 1 to 6 taken from the Garage Flower sessions recorded at Strawberry Studios, February 1985.
Tracks 7, 8 and 16 taken from the Piccadilly Radio session 1985.
Tracks 9 to 15 various demos.
Tracks 17 to 20 recorded live at Walsall Junction 10 Club 3/6/1989.
Tracklist errors on the artwork:
Track 3 also Know as "Just A Little Beat".
Tracks 4 and 5 are mentioned twice, but only appear once each on the cd.
Track 1 listed as "Misery Dictionary AKA So Young".
Track 4 listed as "Trust A Fax".
Track 9 listed as "Heart On The Stares"
Track 10 listed as "Adored"
A concise collection of demos and live recordings from 1983-1989.
Including live recordings from the Piccadilly Radio Sessions, Strawberry Studios in Stockport, the Battery Studios in London, rehearsals in Chorlton, Acoustic sessions, demos in various studios throughout Manchester, and two very rare recording of the pre-Roses band, 'Waterfront' from 1983
Tracklisting:
1. I Wanna Be Adore
2. Heart On The Straves
3. Tell Me
4. This Is The One
5. Boy On A Pedestal
6. All Across The Sands
7. Hardest Thing In The World
8. Sun Still Shines
9. She Bangs The Drums
10. Waterfall
11. Hardest Thing In The World
12. Elephant Stone
13. Sun Still Shines
14. Sugar Spun Sister
15. Waterfall
16. Shoot You Down
17. She Bangs The Drums
18. Waterfall
19. Made Of Stone
20. This Is The One
21. Elizabeth My Dear
22. Normandy (On A Beach In)
23. When The Wind Blows
Track Information:
Tracks 1-3 at Piccadilly Radio Sessions, 24th March 1985
Track 4 Strawberry Studios, Stockport 1985, 3am (1st ever take)
Track 5-8 Rehearsal, Chorlton, Manchester, 18th March 1986
Tracks 9-10 Acoustic, 1986
Track 11 Demo, Bredbury, Manchester, 1986
Tracks 12-14 Demos, Chorlton, Manchester, 12th December 1986
Tracks 15-16 Demos, Manchester, Early 1988
Tracks 17-20 Demos, Suite-16 Studios, Manchester, May 1988
Track 21 Demo, Battery Studios, London, 1989
Tracks 22-23, Waterfront Demos 1983 (Pre-Roses band featuring Squire, Mani and Couzens)
