Stone Roses reunion: three baggy playlists

Quite apart from the quality of their music, the Stone Roses had a huge impact in 1989 because they embodied the moment. Much club and rock culture in the mid to late 80s was inward-looking (C86) or tight-arsed (Rare Groove). Photogenic, savvy and coming off a sequence of great singles that climaxed with Fools Gold , the Stone Roses caught a new mood in pop: an expansive, inclusive neo-psychedelic fusion of rock and dance that sounded like freedom – an open window after all that stuffiness. The three playlists below are nothing more than a personal attempt to distil the best of that era – roughly 1988 to 91 – into an enjoyable sequence. Omissions may be accidental, or in the case of early Blur, deliberate. If you don't like them, compile your own. There are some forgotten heroes – Shack, Baby Ford – as well as familiar hits. There's a lot of Andy Weatherall, as there should be, and two cuts by A Guy Called Gerald, whose Voodoo Ray remains as astonishing and futuristic as the day it was released. Jon Savage's baggy playlist: part one The World According To … – Sly and Lovechild Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald W.F.L. (Think About the Future Mix) – Happy Mondays I Know You Well – Shack Box Set Go – The High Full Fathom Five – The Stone Roses Slip Inside This House – Primal Scream So Hard (Red Zone mix) – Pet Shop Boys Soon – My Bloody Valentine Regret (Fast n Throb) – New Order What Is Love? – Dee-Lite Listen on Spotify Jon Savage's baggy playlist: part two Place of Dreams and Magic – Baby Ford Get The Message (DNA mix) – Electronic Pacific State – 808 State Blow Your House Down – A Guy Called Gerald Hallelujah (Club Mix) – Happy Mondays Soon (Weatherall Mix) – My Bloody Valentine A Desert Storm – Joi She's a Rainbow – World of Twist Shall We Take a Trip – Northside The Only One I Know – The Charlatans This Is the One – The Stone Roses Like the Swallow – Saint Etienne Glowing Trees – Meek Listen on Spotify Jon Savage's baggy playlist: part three Rockin' Over the Beat – Technotronic Take 5 – Northside Hippy Chick – Soho Filthy – St Etienne Groovy Train – The Farm Regret (Slo and lo) – New Order The Sound of the Atom Splitting – Pet Shop Boys Number 9 Bad Acid – Dimensional Holofonic Sound Let Yourself Go (D50 mix) – 808 State Begging You – The Stone Roses Clock Factory – Sabres of Paradise Higher Than the Sun – Primal Scream Listen on Spotify