So Young (The Stone Roses song)

"So Young/Tell Me"
Single by The Stone Roses
Released September 1985 (UK)
Format 12" vinyl
Recorded 1985
Genre Post-punk
Length 3:30 (So Young)
3:50 (Tell Me)
Producer(s) Martin Hannett
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"So Young/Tell Me"
(1985)		 "Sally Cinnamon"
(1987)

"So Young/Tell Me" is the debut double A-side single by The Stone Roses. A doom-laden affair, it was largely unsuccessful and was later disowned by the band. At this point Brown had yet to develop his trademark delivery and had a shouty, in-your-face style, and the rest of the band had not yet found the groove that was to characterise what is considered by many to be their best material.

Both songs appear on a two-track CD as part of the Compact Disc Singles Collection, an 8 CD collection of the bands CD singles released by Silvertone in 1992. They also appear on the compilation albums The Complete Stone Roses and Garage Flower.

So Young was originally called "Misery Dictionary" but the band changed the name of the song to make it sound less morbid and because they did not want people to think that they were influenced by The Smiths who had a song with a similar name.

The front cover was achieved by John Squire smashing an old transistor radio and then glueing all the parts together.

Quotes

Ian: "Too much enthusiasm and not enough thought went into that record. They weren't really songs, just a sound. We've learned how to write now." "It sounds like four lads trying to get out of Manchester". "I wouldn't pay 20p for that single".

Tracklisting

1985 release

with So Young/Tell Me on the cover

12" vinyl (Thin Line THIN 001)
  1. So Young (3:30)
  2. Tell Me (3:50)

1992 issue

with just So Young on the cover

CD (Silvertone ORE CD 37)

only available as part of a box set

  1. So Young (3:30)
  2. Tell Me (3:50)

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