The news of this came too late last Friday for me to post this then, but Mani, the bassist for The Stone Roses, died last week.

The late 80s were a musical era I kind of missed as my children were infants then and time for listening to music was limited. There is no doubt, though, that The Stone Roses were an important influence on later bands – not least Oasis.

Mani’s playing is the propulsive force behind this track, a no 8 in 1989.

The Stone Roses: Fool’s Gold

Gary (Mani) Mounfield: 16/11/1962 – 20/11/2025. So it goes.