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| The Stone Roses are preparing to release their third album – more than 20 years after their second, according to reports. | The Stone Roses are preparing to release their third album – more than 20 years after their second, according to reports. |
| The reformed band announced a set of live dates in Manchester and Scotland in November, having got back together in 2012. And there have been rumours of new studio material ever since. | The reformed band announced a set of live dates in Manchester and Scotland in November, having got back together in 2012. And there have been rumours of new studio material ever since. |
| According to the Mirror, a source said: “Ian Brown and the lads have been busy getting their next album ready. It will be album number three. | According to the Mirror, a source said: “Ian Brown and the lads have been busy getting their next album ready. It will be album number three. |
| “It’s a long time coming but they feel the time is right now. They’ve been back in the studio. Everyone is very excited about it.” | “It’s a long time coming but they feel the time is right now. They’ve been back in the studio. Everyone is very excited about it.” |
| Announcing the live dates last year, another unnamed source was quoted by the Sun as saying that fans hoping for a new album would soon be “getting their wish”. The source reportedly added: “When the band reunited in 2012 there was never any concrete plans. But now they feel everything is in place to record a new album”. | Announcing the live dates last year, another unnamed source was quoted by the Sun as saying that fans hoping for a new album would soon be “getting their wish”. The source reportedly added: “When the band reunited in 2012 there was never any concrete plans. But now they feel everything is in place to record a new album”. |
| A spokesman for the band did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. | A spokesman for the band did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. |
| Many Stone Roses fans will have hoped to have got their hands on a new album already – the band’s bassist, Mani, having promised a new release for 2015. Speaking two years earlier, he said the band had been “working on a few bits” and, asked when a release could be expected, he said: “2015 man, 2015.” | Many Stone Roses fans will have hoped to have got their hands on a new album already – the band’s bassist, Mani, having promised a new release for 2015. Speaking two years earlier, he said the band had been “working on a few bits” and, asked when a release could be expected, he said: “2015 man, 2015.” |
| However, earlier in 2013, Mani’s bandmate John Squire had predicted a new album would take “about five years” to finish. | However, earlier in 2013, Mani’s bandmate John Squire had predicted a new album would take “about five years” to finish. |
| After a successful first album in 1989, the band got into a legal fight with their record label and did not release any new material for five years. Two years after their follow-up album Second Coming, the band split up. | After a successful first album in 1989, the band got into a legal fight with their record label and did not release any new material for five years. Two years after their follow-up album Second Coming, the band split up. |