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Post by thesensationaljt on May 21, 2019 16:10:17 GMT 1
"Lamplight" - The Bee Gees. Lamplight was never released as an "A" side in Britain. It was a "B" side to "The Fust Of May". Lamplight was sung by Robin Gibb. When the other brothers wouldn't release it as an "A", Robin left the group. I believe it was only an "A" in Germany. For me, Lamplight was far superior to The Fust Of May. I remember us putting it on the jukebox in the local pub when I was in the army.
"The Hermit Of Misty Mountain" - Ben E King. Released as a "B" after very talented Ben left The Drifters in the early sixties. The "A" was Don't Play That Song. I always preferred The Hermit Of Misty Mountain personally.
Any of you vinyl lovers got a "B" favourite?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 16:18:07 GMT 1
We will rock you is an all time classic B side ๐
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 16:29:50 GMT 1
Precious! B Side of The Jams Town Called Malice
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Post by Mr Brightside on May 21, 2019 16:37:09 GMT 1
Can I count "The Masterplan" the Oasis album of B-Sides? It's better than any of their main albums!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 16:38:28 GMT 1
Whatโs the music streaming (Spotify, iTunes etc) equivalent of a b-side?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 16:49:05 GMT 1
Arnofio / Glo in the dark off the Super Furry Animals single Something for the weekend. Belting track, one of their best.
D'ya wanna be a spaceman? Off the Oasis single Shakermaker.
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Post by kuffdam72 on May 21, 2019 16:57:56 GMT 1
Happy Mondays The Egg, B-side to Freaky Dancing
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Post by venceremos on May 21, 2019 17:00:34 GMT 1
We will rock you is an all time classic B side ๐ As in second rate โฆ.. I'm with you there.
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Post by northwestman on May 21, 2019 19:14:06 GMT 1
Winner Takes It All, which is my all time favourite ABBA track, was a B side to Super Trouper.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 20:10:30 GMT 1
Winner Takes It All, which is my all time favourite ABBA track, was a B side to Super Trouper. Slightly off topic but to me Eagle by Abba was my favourite ever track, sadly never released as a single.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 20:12:17 GMT 1
We will rock you is an all time classic B side ๐ As in second rate โฆ.. I'm with you there. ย Sorry, have to disagree with you on that one ๐
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Post by cheggersdrinkspop on May 21, 2019 22:37:06 GMT 1
The Jam "A" Bomb in Wardour Street, think it was the b side to " down in the tube station" but happy to have my memory corrected if wrong.
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Post by Minormorris64 on May 22, 2019 8:28:46 GMT 1
Jasper Carrott, Funky Moped/ Magic Roundabout
The only reason it sold was because of the B side, Boingggggg said Zebedee, F*** OFF said Florence
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Post by northwestman on May 22, 2019 9:06:22 GMT 1
Another one that comes to mind. 3rd Finger Left Hand by Martha and the Vandellas. B side to Dancing In The Street.
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Post by davewill on May 22, 2019 10:28:55 GMT 1
OK not exactly "on topic" so forgive me, but a very interesting fact on probably the favourite Northern Soul record for many
Do i love you indeed i do - Frank Wilson
Taken from wiki
Approximately 250 demo 45s of the song were pressed in 1965 and scheduled for release on 23 December 1965. Owing to a combination of Wilson deciding that he would rather focus on producing, and Motown's Berry Gordy's lukewarm reception of the vocals and wish to prevent his producers from having a successful recording career, the demos were destroyed. At least two, and maybe as many as five copies survived, one of which fetched ยฃ25,742 in May 2009. One is rumoured to be owned by Berry Gordy. Due to its scarcity it remains one of the most collectable discs especially by followers of Northern soul.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 11:10:35 GMT 1
Very nearly every Everly Brothers B side of the 50s and 60s were as good as the A side. Surprisingly the B side of many Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich were very psychedelic !!!
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Post by shropshirelad42 on May 22, 2019 12:00:18 GMT 1
Not sure which was the A side and which was the B side when the single Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby was released. It gives no indication on my vinyl 45 so maybe it was a double A. But if Yellow Submarine was intended to be the A side then Eleanor Rigby has to be the best B side that the Beatles ever did.
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Post by thesensationaljt on May 22, 2019 12:12:30 GMT 1
Not sure which was the A side and which was the B side when the single Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby was released. It gives no indication on my vinyl 45 so maybe it was a double A. But if Yellow Submarine was intended to be the A side then Eleanor Rigby has to be the best B side that the Beatles ever did.
Not sure when Double "A" side started. Was it the mid sixties? Can't remember without looking. Because "B" sides could sometimes be preferred by radio stations, I believe Phil Spector used to put an instrumental on the "B" side of records he produced to make sure the "A" side got played and got him a hit.
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Post by venceremos on May 22, 2019 14:18:34 GMT 1
Not sure which was the A side and which was the B side when the single Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby was released. It gives no indication on my vinyl 45 so maybe it was a double A. But if Yellow Submarine was intended to be the A side then Eleanor Rigby has to be the best B side that the Beatles ever did. According to Ian MacDonald's definitive "Revolution In The Head", Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine was a double A side but it was Eleanor Rigby that was considered the UK number one single for 4 weeks in summer 1966. In the US, Yellow Submarine was preferred, perhaps because Eleanor Rigby dealt with the very un-American subject of death, and it failed to reach number one. In 1967, Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane was another double A side. In simple terms, Strawberry Fields Forever was Lennon's reflection on childhood and Penny Lane was McCartney's. If you either as the B side, I'd say there was a strong case for it to be the best ever, but the stronger case is that neither was a B side!
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Post by venceremos on May 22, 2019 14:56:57 GMT 1
The Doors unwittingly had a habit of releasing better B sides: For me, "End Of The Night" is better than "Break On Through", "Love Street" > "Hello, I Love You" and "The Crystal Ship" > "Light My Fire".
I prefer Marvin Gaye's "Wherever I Lay My Hat" to the A side - "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby".
I didn't know that Simon & Garfunkel's "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her" was the B side to "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" but, as it's one of the loveliest songs ever recorded, I have to prefer it.
"Pressure Drop" by The Clash is better than its A side, "English Civil War".
One of my all time favourite B sides is "These Days", by Joy Division, but its A side is "Love Will Tear Us Apart", which is just one of the best singles ever, so it can't win.
Incredibly, these classics were B sides: "God Only Knows" - Beach Boys "Be-Bop-A-Lula" - Gene Vincent "Gloria" - Them (Van Morrison) "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Rolling Stones "Revolution" - The Beatles "Groove Is In The Heart" - Deee-Lite "The Model" - Kraftwerk "Maggie May" - Rod Stewart "How Soon Is Now?" - The Smiths "Into The Groove" - Madonna "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor "Half The World Away" - Oasis "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets "Move It" - Cliff Richard & The Shadows "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers (having recorded it as a throwaway B side, apparently Phil Spector complained to radio stations when they played it) "Green Onions" - Booker T & The MGs
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 16:24:57 GMT 1
The Beatles We Can Work it Out / Day Tripper is Classed As a Double A side but there is no indication as such on the label with the former having the lower matrix number.
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