The Stone Roses bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield died on 20 November at the age of 63.
The bassist joined the band in 1987 and formed part of its classic line-up alongside singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire and drummer Alan “Reni” Wren.
Mani played on both The Stone Roses’ eponymous debut album, released in 1989, and their 1995 follow-up, Second Coming.
The first record, featuring tracks such as I Wanna Be Adored and I am the Resurrection was a huge success and later named the second greatest album of all time in a “Music of the Millennium” poll – losing out only to The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers’Lonely Hearts Club Band.
When The Stone Roses split in 1996, he joined Primal Scream and played with the Scottish outfit until 2011, when he left to rejoin the reuniting Roses.
Mani’s death comes two years after that of his wife, Imelda Mounfield, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in November 2020.
The couple welcomed twin boys in 2012.