Barney Rubble Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) It's quiet round here these days, so for those of us of a certain age, I'll start you off with: Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (B-side of Go Your Own Way) The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (B-side of Get Back) Edited June 2, 2017 by Barney Rubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Oh that's hard. Gave all my 78s away. I do remember that my sister had some cool(?) singles before she got into David Cassidy. The B-side of Jeepster (which I liked) was Life's a Gas. In comparison then, not a single, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I wasnt cool enough to listen to B sides. Why would you want to listen to a B side when you could listen to the A side over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. The needle goes back to the stert of the song and we all sing along like before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 TD, did they still have vinyl then, or was that a nostalgic song? I've just found my old 78s after all My dad liked this side which was maybe (geddit?) B. Watermelon Weather was the mibees-A? They look like a couple of awkward youngsters who would be happier behind some guitar and drums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 27 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: I wasnt cool enough to listen to B sides. Why would you want to listen to a B side when you could listen to the A side over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. The needle goes back to the stert of the song and we all sing along like before. But if you do that nothing ever happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, fringo said: But if you do that nothing ever happens. A guy in a pub I drink in is crazy about Del Amitri. He swears that they are the Scaaaattish Eagles maaaan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ormond said: A guy in a pub I drink in is crazy about Del Amitri. He swears that they are the Scaaaattish Eagles maaaan! Damning with faint praise there - Justin Currie writes some excellent stuff (check out his first solo album). The Eagles are quite comfortably the worst live band I have ever seen (and that was in 1977). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just now, Barney Rubble said: Damning with faint praise there - Justin Currie writes some excellent stuff (check out his first solo album). The Eagles are quite comfortably the worst live band I have ever seen (and that was in 1977). Most juke boxes around me contain stuff by Del Amitri. They must've had a decent following here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ormond said: Most juke boxes around me contain stuff by Del Amitri. They must've had a decent following here. Then put another dime in the juke box and play Stone Cold Sober............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 13 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: Then put another dime in the juke box and play Stone Cold Sober............. They don't have Don't Come Home Too Soon thank feck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The Smiths put Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want and also How Soon Is Now as joint B-sides to William It Was Really Nothing - crazy to think about that now given their status in the Smiths' 'canon' of songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 A moody 70s B-side. From Tom Petty & co vs It's Only Rock 'n' Roll... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO8PFRvXoRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Wasted Life by SLF, b-side of Suspect Device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 19 minutes ago, neilser said: The Smiths put Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want and also How Soon Is Now as joint B-sides to William It Was Really Nothing - crazy to think about that now given their status in the Smiths' 'canon' of songs. First was too short and second was too long to be singles id imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Acquiesce and The Masterplan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, aaid said: Wasted Life by SLF, b-side of Suspect Device Good shout. Though confess it's not that I remember the songs. No punk, I was too happy/preoccupied then perhaps, but can at least appreciate the sentiment & sheer energy now. Think I've got pissd-off nostalgia of summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Some good ones here. http://www.smoothradio.com/best-music/most-amazing-songs-released-as-b-sides/#A66kVs6bQfBeZE6A.97 We Will Rock You - Queen, 1977B-Side to: We Are The Champions Gloria - Van Morrison, 1964Baby, Please Don’t Go Hound Dog - Elvis Presley, 1953Don’t Be Cruel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 41 minutes ago, neilser said: The Smiths put Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want and also How Soon Is Now as joint B-sides to William It Was Really Nothing - crazy to think about that now given their status in the Smiths' 'canon' of songs. The Smiths generally had fantastic B-sides throughout their career. What's more they often had completely different tracks on the B-sides of 12" and 7" versions. They also tended not to include singles on their albums as well. One of my favourite Smiths songs is Jeane which is the B-side of the 7" version of This Charming Man. However, I bought the 12" when it came out and so never had a copy until many years later I picked up a second hand copy of the 7". I think there's six different recordings of This Charming Man and I've got all of them in one form or another. I'm also one of a few hundred people to see the Smiths do a live instrumental version at Dundee Uni in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) Del Amitri have probably my favourite B-side of all time - Whiskey Remorse. And Tom Petty's Stories We Could Tell is incredible. Edited June 2, 2017 by Stapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Grim Jim said: TD, did they still have vinyl then, or was that a nostalgic song? I've just found my old 78s after all My dad liked this side which was maybe (geddit?) B. Watermelon Weather was the mibees-A? They look like a couple of awkward youngsters who would be happier behind some guitar and drums... No vinyl by then I imagine, just nostalgia and one of the few songs that actually made me think of something other than where my next cider and babycham was coming from ... This was the first record I ever bought, any B side by any artist would be an improvement. I ruined the single taking it to school one day at end of term when we were allowed to take our own records in. A bottle of limeade i bought from Galbraiths broke in my school bag and destroyed poor Jimmy ? Listen at your peril . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 B-side to Ally's Tartan Army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Mods!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 36 minutes ago, aaid said: I think there's six different recordings of This Charming Man and I've got all of them in one form or another. I'm also one of a few hundred people to see the Smiths do a live instrumental version at Dundee Uni in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: Mods!!!! Rockers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 On 02/06/2017 at 10:20 PM, dandydunn said: Acquiesce and The Masterplan You could also add Listen Up and Half the world away too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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