The Stone Roses Document



The following are photos scanned from a rare Japanese book entitled The Stone Roses Document.


Through the Pollocked glass...  Close-up profile of Ian  Close-up profile of John  Reni and Mani fool about ! The hat Reni is wearing was thrown on stage to him by Roses fan Chris Copeland at a gig in Islington '89. He took a shine to it and wore it quite a lot after that gig ! The hat originates from the drama section of Hatfield Polytechnic. Chris discovered it in a costume chest !  Ian and John from the same photo shoot as previous pic  Roses lounging about beside the YMCA, London in 1989  Roses lounging about beside the YMCA, London in 1989  Roses lounging about beside the YMCA, London in 1989  John and Reni in front of a fence  Ian and Mani in front of a fence  Roses with Mitre Bridge Junction in the background  John smiling  Mani has been watching too many Hammer Horror movies !  Separate shots of each member forming one overall picture (Japan, October 1989)  Ian with Japanese kabuki mask  Ian and John in the Roses dressing room  John playing guitar on-stage (Japan, October 1989)  Ian strikes a monkey pose on-stage (Japan, October 1989)  Ian holding a bunch of flowers (Japan, October 1989)  Four snap-shots of the Roses in their dressing room  Four shots of Ian in mid-air, presumably bouncing on a trampoline ! (Japan, October 1989)  Ian enjoying some Coke  Ian surounded by lights (Japan, October 1989)  Six snap-shots of a Roses gig  Top - Ian signs some autographs; Bottom - The Roses and friends tuck in (Both shots - Japan, October 1989)  Top - The Roses on the road (John is two rows behind Ian, listening to music); Bottom - Roses mingle with the fans (Both shots - Japan, October 1989)  Ian on hunches  Ian in Messianic pose  Group shot with Reni replaced by a clown (London, January 1995)  Another group shot with Reni replaced by a clown (London, January 1995)  John with clapperboard. Love Spreads video shoot (Los Angeles, January 1995)  Reni is adamant he'll front his own band one day. Love Spreads video shoot (Los Angeles, January 1995)  While Reni's guitar gently sleeps...  Songlist taken from a rehearsal room (April 1995)  Ian on-stage  Squire on-stage  Robbie bangs the drums  Ian Brown, a man of many faces - April 1989  John and Ian beside the YMCA, London in 1989  The Roses standing on a road  Close-up of Ian; John facing the wall  Ian and John on-stage  Black and white photo from the famous NME Pollocked shoot  Ian outside court  Top: the press surround Ian and Mani; Bottom: John Squire arrives at Crown Court 05 / 10 / 90  Ian and Mani try to avoid the limelight  Black and white photo that was used on the So Young cover  Roses in the bath  The decoded message: See No (Mani's eyes have tape across them), Hear No (Ian's ears are closed by the heads of Mani and John), Speak No (Squire's mouth has tape across it)  Selection of shots from a Roses gig  Selection of shots from a Roses gig. Note Ian playing acoustic guitar in the bottom right shot  A replicated photo of John  Mani  John Squire, Wales, 1995  Robbie and Ian  Robbie and Mani  Close-up shot of Mani  Group shot used for front cover of Raw magazine in December 1995  Front cover of The Stone Roses Document, showing Ian on-stage (live in Japan, 1989) 


Thanks to Mick Knaggs for capturing the following double-page spreads from the book:


Ian Brown, Wales, 1995  John, Robbie, Mani and Ian  Ian leaning on Robbie and Mani  Ian and John on the grass  Robbie, Ian, John and Mani  John forgot to tell Ian there's no shortcut through the trees (b/w)  Colour shot of Ian in front of some trees  John, Ian and Mani onstage at Spike Island  Mani, Ian, John and the crowd at Spike Island  Ian and the crowd at Spike Island  The entrance to Spike Island  Radio broadcast - Mani, Ian and Reni (Los Angeles, January 1995)  Ian about to pick a fight with a tree (Hollywood, January 1995)  The Roses live in Japan, October 1989  Close-up of Ian onstage in Japan, October 1989  Reni drumming  Ian onstage at Glasgow Green  Ian sitting against a wall  John on hunches  Ian and John taking it easy (London, January 1995)  Ian and Reni  Mani, Ian, John and Reni outside court  Identical photos of the Roses at Spike Island press conference  The Roses and press at Spike Island press conference  Various photos of the Roses at a gig  Mani, Robbie, John (with very baggy jumper !) and Ian  Mani, John, Ian and Reni smiling (Seattle, January 1995)  Ian with police at Glasgow Green (the copper beside Ian doesn't look too amused !)  Stone Roses fans Rachael and Donna outside Wolverhampton Court  Group shot with a truck  Reni, Ian and Cressa onstage  Closeup of the Roses  Ian (and John in background) onstage in Japan, October 1989  Mani, Ian and John  Ian, Mani, John and Robbie  John and Ian backstage at Glasgow Green  Reni and Mani  Roses covered in paint  Ian and John  The Roses live on-stage in Japan (with closeup of Squire's pedals), October 1989 


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