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     Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 745 Registered: 08-2004 |
You know those singles that have like B-sides that are better than like the A-side. Here's a few: New Order - 1963 Them - Gloria The Jam - Dreams Of Children Nick Cave - The Ballad Of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane Siouxsie & The Banshees - Love In A Void Rolling Stones - Child Of The Moon & Ruby Tuesday Morrissey - The Girl Least Likely To | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 374 Registered: 01-2006 |
Jesus Said - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, B-Side to My Bag. Girl Least Likely To is great Jerry, wasn't that about Lindy, Morrissey's old 'flame'...? Other B-Sides by him I like are The Loop and some from the very early solo singles like Oh Well I'll Never Learn and Disappointed. The Ghost Town 7" has two great B-Sides, Why and Friday Night, Sunday Morning. The Wedding Present have heaps of great B-sides from their 12"s, but my favourite is Crawl from the Corduroy EP. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 917 Registered: 01-2005 |
Beatles - Rain Although I like Paperback Writer, Rain beats the snot out of it and also has the first backwards part in a song. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1444 Registered: 03-2005 |
"Child of the Moon" beats "Jumpin' Jack Flash?" Hmmm. What was "Gloria" the b to? "Here Comes the Night" or "Baby, Please Don't Go?" (I used to know this trivia but well . . . let's just say it's buried underneath too much other stuff). "Baby, Please Don't Go" beats "Gloria" imo but "Gloria" certainly beats "Here Comes the Night." What was "Rock 'n Roll Friend" a b-side to? Whatever it was, the Forster song is better. Singles don't happen any more, do they? | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 121 Registered: 05-2005 |
"How soon is now" was a b-side (of "William..."?) before the song was released as a single, I think. The Smiths had some fantastic b-sides! And Morrissey does the same, with songs like "Disappointed", "Jack the Ripper" etc. | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 747 Registered: 08-2004 |
Hairdresser on fire too, TROU. Personally I don't actually like How Soon Is Now as much as William... HSIN is the only song from The Smiths that is a little bit long. Probably my own fault where I obsessed over it so much as a teenager & stuck it on every compilation tape I made. Randy, I love Child Of The Moon even more than JJF, imho that's a reflection of it's strength. Gloria was b-side to Baby, Please Don't Go, which as side A is a cover, I figure side B it's superior. A few more: New Order - Mesh Bunnymen - Angels & Devils The Who - Heaven & Hell | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1942 Registered: 05-2005 |
Trou, Smiths b sides were teriffic, so glad when Louder than Bombs and World won't listen were issued way back. Jerry, I used to adore NO's 1963, like Kraftwerk. There were some great b sides double AA sides weren't there!? The Clash - Mikey Dread's UK tour song (Bankrobber) XTC - Dear God (Grass) Bunnymen - B side of Never Stop was a classic. Forgot its title. XY adored the ghost town b sides too, when used to go home for lunch sometimes from school, i used to run home so i could play it continually on my sister's stereo whilst eating my cheese sandwiches!! Orange Juice - poor old Sould part 2 I always favoured over the a Bourgie Bourgie - Apres Ski | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1945 Registered: 05-2005 |
Spence, the b side to Never Stop was Heads Will Roll Always thought The Bunnymens Do It Clean was a superior song to its A Side - The Puppet | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 748 Registered: 08-2004 |
Yeah, Never Stop 12" had an inferior early version of The Cutter too. The Puppet was a carbuncle in The Bunnymen's early history.  | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1943 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev, nice one, Heads, what a great guitar break/riff (Jeff take a listen!) The Bunnymen had balls, and Defreitas, what a drummer. Do it clean on the b side of killing moon was effin awesome, unbelievable, a long version without the jim kerr pomp. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 376 Registered: 01-2006 |
In my haste to respond to this thread I mistook it for great B-Sides as opposed to ones that were better than the A-Sides, ah well. Strawberry Fileds Forever/Penny Lane, double A-side that it is, has to be mentioned here. Further to the chat about the Smiths, their last recorded original, I Keep Mine Hidden, B-Side to Girlfriend In A Coma is excellent and another glimpse of where they were heading musically during the Strangeways era...such a shame they split then... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1946 Registered: 05-2005 |
Oh, and me XY! On the Girlfriend bside, I hated nae detested that I keep mine hidden, felty it was so sub standard, however I adore Work is a 4 letter word cover, a perfect pop song (IMHO) | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 284 Registered: 05-2005 |
Rain - obvious brilliance, one of my all time favourite songs no less. Dreams of Children - more backwards bits...sounds like a trend... Angels and Devils - How groovy is that song! One of my fave Bunnymen songs. I agree with Spence about I keep mine hidden. Predictable, worn out and cliched. The Smiths should have stopped an album before. I'd much rather have Sweet and Tender Hooligan - at least that's funny. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 919 Registered: 01-2005 |
Spence, are you talking about the Echo ep with the "all night" version of killing moon that had the long of clean on the b side? That's a great ep, right up there with the Let's Active and Rain Parade ep's and almost up to Chronic Town. | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 750 Registered: 08-2004 |
Talking of Bunnymen. They're due to play the Albert Hall again next summer. Performing Ocean Rain with a full orchestra & possibly 'that' version of Do It Clean. This seems to be a policy for the old bands who are perhaps past their best. I still quite like their recent work but Mac can't sing like he used to. He's quite lazy with his voice these days. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 344 Registered: 07-2006 |
suede had some of the best bsides of the nineties....see in particular disc one of "sci fi lullabies". to the birds, my insatiable one, my dark star, the living dead, killing of a flashboy, europe is our playground, etc. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1948 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yeah Wipsnade too that was fan Michael, yep thats the one. Is it out there in an electronic fashion I wonder? | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 922 Registered: 01-2005 |
Spence, I wonder if it is? I should get my turntable running next month, and then I'll start making cd-r's. Is there some sofware that I need to eliminate clicks and pops from vinyl albums when I make cd-r's from them? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1949 Registered: 05-2005 |
Mate, if you buy a turntable called ION USB http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/pro ductpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/_TRUTURNTABL E Its fantastic and you get some great software with it. Most of the time though you don't really need to elimainate the carckles too much, i recorded a 40 year old piece of vinyl and it sounds great. The more cracks youhide the more the sound fluctuates from the original vinyl sound. the software is the best I have come across. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 377 Registered: 01-2006 |
That's the model I have as well Spence, super quality from it. Audacity is the software with it. even does 78s!!!...Can you connect up old tapes?? for some reason the jack (1/8") on mine won't fit...You could even use it as your standard turntable though I have another one in use, a Project. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 846 Registered: 10-2004 |
-Rock 'n Roll Friend + Mexican Postcard are both easily superior to their a-side, Was There Anything I Could Do. -When People are Dead -Karen Microdisney - Harmony Time, b-side to Birthday Girl And I agree - Smiths b-sides were awesome, but so were their a-sides. | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 118 Registered: 10-2006 |
I hardly ever bought singles, but, maybe my first GoBs buy in fact, I seem to remember picking up Right here, which always vaguely iritated me, and it had When people are dead on the b-side, which I thought was tremendous and convinced me I'd found an interesting group. Also loved that Sandie Shaw tribute to Morrissey that she bsided Heartbroken with. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 886 Registered: 10-2004 |
The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night (Killing an Arab) | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 291 Registered: 05-2005 |
....forgot "She don't care about Time" by the Byrds. | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 292 Registered: 05-2005 |
....and Ride had a couple of corkers too: "At the end of the Universe"(flipside to How does it feel to feel), "Don't let it Die"(flipside to Birdman), Howard Hughes & Stampede(flips to "Twisterella"). Always loved the mix of "Theme for Great Cities" on the flip of "Promised You a Miracle" by Simple Minds too. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 355 Registered: 07-2006 |
nice geoff! stampede is one my favourite ride tracks, which weirdly i've not heard or even thought about in years! the 82 mix of theme.... is great too. once i drag my hungover arse out of bed, i might have to dig out my PYAM 12". | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 755 Registered: 08-2004 |
10:15 Saturday Night is a good call, Killing An Arab is equally essential though. Bob Dylan - Rita May | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1987 Registered: 05-2005 |
Ringo Starr, Drumming is my madness, b side of Wrack my brain, ossibly the worst song of all time, but hey! all in the name of Ringo!!!!!!! | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 293 Registered: 05-2005 |
...and I thought I was the Beatles "fetishist" here! That takes the cake and blows my mind Spence to think that you have the Ringo single holed up, lost, in the realms of your music collection! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1991 Registered: 05-2005 |
Funny thing was Geoff, I think it is signed, I met him when I was young. I am going to give it to a guy who's a Beatles freak, he produce some music with me recently. A guy who played lap steel on my group's new album, supported them in mid 60's too, he always said Ringo was the nicest, though he said they were all nice to him and his band. | ||
| Wilson Davey Member Username: Wilson Post Number: 89 Registered: 05-2005 |
Mac sounds like Neil Diamond now ! Heads will roll when played live in 83 was awesome... the intro and the extended solo with Mac doing the "whipcrack away whipcrack away" vocal. I have a boot of the Albert Hall July 83 gig on tape and all the "new" songs blinded their final vinyl versions. They were the coolest band I ever saw, not the best, but definately the coolest and Mac knew that...hence the MASSIVE self belief.. |