release date: Nov. 1989
format: digital (1992 reissue)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,48]
producer: John Leckie
label: Silvertone - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: 1. "Fools Gold 9.53" - 2. "What the World Is Waiting For" - 3. "Fools Gold 4.15"
Single release by The Stone Roses originally released in a 7'' vinyl version Fools Gold 4.15 and a 12'' titled Fools Gold 9.53, identical to the cd reissue. The 7'' had what is here track #3 as the first track - and in either case the lead single was partly titled with the running time in the name.
The single was released 8 months after the debut album, and it's without tracks from the album.
With a running time at almost 10 minutes, the title track is an unusual lengthy composition, but given the baggy / madchester style it's just a more dance-oriented / -friendly song that follows close to the style laid out on the debut album. The shorter version is the better.
The front cover artwork is a painting by guitarist and musical composer John Squire titled "Double Dorsal Dopplegänger".
