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"B-Sides" redirects here. For the 2002 Marvel Comics limited series, see Craptacular B-Sides. The Craptacular B-Sides is a three issue Limited series published by Marvel Comics in 2002

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. A gramophone The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song (the one that the record producer hopes will receive radio airplay and become a "hit"), while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that often does not appear on a band's LP. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter

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The earliest 10-inch, 78 rpm, shellac records were single sided. Shellac is the commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes made from Lac, the secretion of the family of lac-producing insects though most commonly from the Double sided recordings, with one song on each side, were first introduced in Europe by Columbia Records and by the late 1910s they had become the norm in both Europe and the USA. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There were no record charts until the 1930s; A-sides and B-sides existed, but neither side was considered more important, and for the most part, radio stations would play the song on either side of the record. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The "side" did not convey anything about the content of the record.

In 1948, Columbia Records introduced the ten- and twelve-inch long-playing vinyl record for commercial sales, and its rival RCA-Victor responded the next year with the seven-inch 45 rpm vinyl record, which would come to replace the 78 as the home of the single. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The term "single" came into popular use with the advent of vinyl records in the early 1950s. At first, most record labels would randomly assign which song would be an A-side and which would be a B-side. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music (All phonograph records have specific identifiers for each side in addition to the catalog number for the record itself; the "A" side would typically be assigned a sequentially lower number. ) Under this random system, many artists had so-called "double-sided hits", where both songs on a record made one of the national sales charts (in Billboard, Cashbox, or other magazines), or would be featured on jukeboxes in public places. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device usually a Coin -operated machine that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media

As time wore on, however, the convention for assigning songs to sides of the record changed. Very early into the decade, the song on the A-side was the song that the record company wanted radio stations to play, as 45 records or '45s' dominated the market in terms of cash sales. It was not until 1968, for instance, that the total production of albums on a unit basis finally surpassed that of singles in the United Kingdom. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [1] By the early 1990s, double-sided hits had become rare. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Album sales had increased, and B-sides had become the side of the record where non-album, non-radio-friendly, instrumental versions or simply inferior recordings were placed.

With the advent of cassette and compact disc singles in the late 1980s, the A-side/B-side differentiation became much less meaningful. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. At first, cassette singles would often have one song on each side of the cassette, matching the arrangement of vinyl records, but eventually, cassette maxi-singles, containing more than two songs, became more popular. A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song With the decline of cassette singles in the 1990s, the A-side/B-side dichotomy became virtually extinct, as the remaining dominant medium, the compact disc, lacked an equivalent physical distinction. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 However, the term "B-side" is still used to refer to the "bonus" tracks or "coupling" tracks on a CD single.

With the advent of legal methods of downloading music via the Internet, sales of CD singles and other physical media have declined, and the term "B-side" is now less commonly used. Songs that were not part of an artist's collection of albums are made available through the same downloadable catalogs as tracks from their albums, and are usually referred to as "unreleased," "non-album," "rare," or "exclusive" tracks, the latter in the case of a song being available solely from a certain provider of music.

Significance

B-side songs are released on the same record as a single to provide extra "value for money". There are several types of material commonly released in this way:

As well, it was common in the 1960s and 1970s for longer songs by soul, funk or R&B acts to be broken into two parts for single release. Examples of this include the Isley Brothers "Shout" (Parts 1 and 2), and a number of records by James Brown, including (amongst many others) "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Parts 1 & 2); "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Parts 1 & 2); and "Mother Popcorn" (Parts 1 & 2). The Isley Brothers (ˈaɪzliː are a Grammy-winning American R&B / soul group James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The " Papa's Got a Brand New Bag " is a song written and recorded by James Brown. " Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud " is a Funk song written and recorded by James Brown in 1968 " Mother Popcorn " (sometimes subtitled " (You Got to Have a Mother for Me " is a Song recorded by James Brown and released "Part 1" would be the chart hit, while "Part 2" would be a continuation of the same recording. A major example of a non-soul hit with parts 1 & 2 was the single release of Don McLean's "American Pie". Donald McLean (born October 2 1945 in New Rochelle New York) is an American Singer-songwriter. " American Pie " is a Folk rock song by Singer-songwriter Don McLean.

With the advent of the 12" single in the late 1970s, the Part 1/Part 2 method of recording was largely abandoned. Since both sides of a single received equal royalties, some composers deliberately arranged for their songs to be used as the B-sides of singles by popular artists, thereby making a fortune literally off the back of the A-side. Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an This became known as the "flipside racket".

On a few occasions, the B-side became the more popular song. This was usually because a DJ preferred the B-side to its A-side and played it instead. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Then the B-side would in a sense become the A-side, by virtue of being the preferred side. One example is the Mason Williams single Long Time Blues, which became a hit on the strength of its B-side, Classical Gas. Mason Douglas Williams (b August 24, 1938) is an American Guitarist and Composer, best known for his popular guitar instrumental " Classical Gas " is an Instrumental piece written by Mason Williams. Even more rarely, both sides of the single would become hits. This feat was done repeatedly by some artists.

The song "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths started out as the extra track on the 12" of "William, It Was Really Nothing" but later gained a separate release as an A-side in its own right, as did Oasis's "Acquiesce", which originally appeared as a B-side to "Some Might Say" in 1995, but gained subsequent release in 2006 as part of an EP to promote their forthcoming best-of album, Stop the Clocks. " How Soon Is Now? " is a 1984 song written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr and first released by their band The Smiths. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 " William It Was Really Nothing " is a song by British band The Smiths. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 " Acquiesce " is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. " Some Might Say " is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular Stop the Clocks is a compilation album by British rock band Oasis, released on 20 November 2006. Feeder in 2001 and 2005 had the B-sides "Just a Day" from "Seven Days In The Sun", and "Shatter" from "Tumble and Fall" released as A-sides after fan petitions and official website and fansite message board hype, and both charted at #12 and #11 in the UK. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas

On some reissued singles the A- and B-sides are by completely different artists, or two songs from different albums that would not normally have been released together. These were sometimes made for jukebox, as one record with two popular songs on it would make more money, or to promote an artist to the fans of another. jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device usually a Coin -operated machine that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media For example, in 1981, Kraftwerk released their new single "Computer Love", with the B side of "The Model" from their previous album. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from After "The Model" found popularity, the single was re-released with the sides reversed, and "The Model" his the UK No1 spot, three years after its album release.

With the popularity of file sharing and mp3s it has now become common for fans to find all the released b-sides from album sessions to add them to the end of the album on mp3 players, largely expanding the album. Paramore are a good example for this as their recent album RIOT! has been arranged with 9 extra tracks of b-sides, live versions, covers and alternative versions. Paramore (ˈpærəmɔər is an American pop rock band that formed in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of Riot! is the second studio album from the Pop punk band Paramore, and was released in the United States on June 12, 2007

B-Sides have become a lot more important over the years because it gives the fans a little extra material to keep them satisfied until new material is to be released. It has also become common for fans to have high expectations for b-sides to be good and worthy album tracks; disappointment should not be an issue. In recent times it has become a lot more common for some album versions to include b-sides as bonus tracks, most commonly on digital releases (such as on iTunes) but also on some physical releases.

Reggaeton artists have been known to release special editions of their albums with a few b-side tracks on them. The term special edition ( deluxe edition and collector's edition are also used is a term generally used as a Marketing incentive for various kinds of products These tracks are usually tracks that have been previously released on a producer's compilation album. Hip hop production is the creation of Hip hop music. Modern hip hop production utilizes samplers, sequencers, Drum machines, Synthesizers

Other types of non-primary sound recording

B-sides are different from unreleased material, outtakes and demos.

"Unreleased material" is work that usually isn't released to the general public. On rare occasions, particularly for reissues, these songs are in fact placed on albums, often with that description after it. In an extreme case, singer Moby's DVD titled "18 B-Sides and DVD" featured 21 of them. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

"Outtakes" are songs recorded for an album but, either for technical or artistic purposes, not included in the released album. An outtake is a portion of a work (usually a Film or Music Recording) that is removed in the Editing process and not included in the work's final They occasionally appear on reissues of albums, billed as "bonus tracks". R.E.M.'s album Dead Letter Office, for example, is a collection of outtakes from previous albums that were later released as b-sides to various singles. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Dead Letter Office is a rarities and B-sides collection by RE

"Demos" are early versions of songs which, like "unreleased material", seldom see the light of day. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Demos of songs often have additional or alternative verses. Often more demos than full songs are recorded, as an artist goes back and retools what is already present. Singers Moby, Prince, and Billy Corgan of the group The Smashing Pumpkins are rumored to have large personal collections of demos. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988

On occasion, artists release albums of compiled B-sides and rare tracks, making it easier for fans to listen to new and unheard material from discontinued singles. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' B-Sides & Rarities, Ice Cube's Bootlegs and B-Sides, Nirvana's Incesticide, Oasis' The Masterplan, The Smashing Pumpkins' Pisces Iscariot, Less Than Jake's B Is for B-sides (and indeed Losers, Kings and Things We Don't Understand) and Green Day's Shenanigans are examples, as are the "Switched-On" series of compilations by Stereolab. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. B-Sides & Rarities was released in March 2005 by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Incesticide is a Compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 The Masterplan is a Compilation album by English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an Album The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Pisces Iscariot is a compilation album of B-sides, demos and outtakes released in 1994 by The Smashing Pumpkins through Virgin Records. Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. B Is for B-sides is a 12 track album by Less Than Jake. It is composed of songs recorded for the album Anthem that did not make the release Losers Kings and Things We Don't Understand is a compilation album by Less Than Jake, released on No Idea Records in 1995 Green Day is an American rock trio Shenanigans is a Compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002 Stereolab are an Alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England In 2004, Feeder released Picture Of Perfect Youth, a limited edition album which contained 36 b-sides across two CDs. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Picture of Perfect Youth is a limited CD and vinyl collection of approximately half of Feeder 's B-sides only available from the band's official website A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Double A-side

A "double A-side" is a single which has two featured songs. This practice was introduced by The Beatles in 1965 for their single released simultaneously with Rubber Soul, "Day Tripper" backed with (b/w) 'We Can Work It Out," as the band and their label, Parlophone Records, found both songs to be equally marketable, and decided not to relegate one to B-side status. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. " Day Tripper " is a Riff-driven rock song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a " " We Can Work It Out " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a " Double A-sided Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company.

Some singles have also been designated double A-sides in retrospect, such as Elvis Presley's 1956 "Don't Be Cruel" b/w "Hound Dog"; this was done in retrospect because both sides became chart hits independently. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Bobby Brown album see Don't Be Cruel (album. " Don't Be Cruel " is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded " Hound Dog " is a Twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton In fact, "Hound Dog" was the B-side of the single as originally released. During the late 1970s, Dolly Parton released a number of double A-sided singles, in which the A-side was released to pop radio, and the B side to country. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress

Nightmare was the first group to release a single with more than two A-sides, with their single "Akane"/"HATE"/"Over". is a Japanese rock band and involved in the Visual Kei scene History Nightmare began in January 2000 by Sakito and Hitsugi while most of the members Since then, popular artists in Japan, such as Ayumi Hamasaki, have released multiple A-sided singles, such as Hamasaki's "monochrome"/"too late"/"Trauma"/"End roll" and "independent"/"July 1st"/"HANABI" and "ourselves"/"Greatful Days"/"HanaBI ~episode II~"/"theme of a-nation '03". is a Japanese Singer-songwriter and former Actress. Also called Ayu by her fans Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" due to her " A " is Ayumi Hamasaki 's tenth single, released on August 11 1999 " H " is the 27th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on July 24, 2002.

Many artists continue to release double A-side singles outside of the USA where it is seen as more popular.

Double B-side

Double B-Sides are released to give further value for money in the hope of enticing a record buyer. On vinyl, a double A-Side single has one song on either side of the record, while Double B-Sides contain two songs on the same side (with the main song on the other side ie. the A-Side). These would not quite qualify as EP singles - as that is generally 4 songs on a single. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify

Examples include "Styrafoam" / "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Boogie" by The Tyla Gang (1976) and "Reasons To Be Miserable / "Marvin I Love You" by Marvin, the Paranoid Android (1981). Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

"Everybodys Jesus" was a double B-Side released by Australian hip hop group Butterfingers (2005). Everybodys Jesus is a "double b-side" released by Australian hip hop group Butterfingers. Butterfingers are an Australian hip hop group from Brisbane, Queensland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The CD single featured the songs "Jesus I Was Evil" and "Everybody's Ugly", the latter being included in the album The Deeper You Dig (2006). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

"Don't Cry Wolf" / "One Way Love" by The Damned (1977) was dubbed a "Double D-side". Don't Cry Wolf was a single by The Damned. Released in December 1977 the single was to be the group's last release for Stiff Records. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

Joke B-side

The 1988 single "Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime)" by parody band Morris Minor and the Majors featured a song on the B-side entitled "Another Boring 'B'-side". Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime is a Song by Morris Minor and the Majors, led by Tony Hawks. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Morris Minor and the Majors was a band led by the Comedian and Writer Tony Hawks (not to be confused with the skater Tony Hawk) The lyric describes how the band is in the studio simply to record three minutes of music to fill the B-side with as little effort as possible and then get back home.

Similarly, parody band Bad News recorded a video b-side to the VHS version of their single "Bohemian Rhapsody". Bad News are a spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 Television series The Comic Strip Presents is a Song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album ''A Night at the Opera''. The B-side "Every Mistake Imaginable" features the band discussing the fact that they have to record an extra three minutes of footage for the single to be chart eligible.

Comedienne and singer Tracey Ullman's hit "They Don't Know" was backed by a song entitled "The B Side" and featured Ullman in a variety of comic monologues - many of which bemoaned the uselessness of B-Sides. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Tracey Ullman (born December 30, 1959) is a British -born naturalized U " They Don't Know " is a song written by Kirsty MacColl.

The single "O. K. ?" based on the TV series "Rock Follies of '77" contained a song called "B-Side?". Rock Follies, and its sequel Rock Follies of '77, was an innovative and groundbreaking Comedy musical Drama shown on The song featured Charlotte Cornwell tunelessly singing about the fact that she is not considered good enough to sing an A-Side. Charlotte Cornwell (born c 1949 is an actress and sister of spy novelist John Le Carré (David Cornwell

The Fastest Group Alive's 1966 single "The Bears" was backed with a 35-second track called "Beside", whose lyric consisted of the repeated line "It's cotton picking time in the valley". Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

John Safran's 1997 single "(Not The) Sunscreen Song" featured two B-sides "Track Two" and "Track Three"; both were simply Safran "saying" the titles of the respective song. John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian documentarian and media personality well known for Pranks and indelicate handling Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

The Rakes used their CD format B-side to "22 Grand Job" to have a go at Apple; this song was called "iProblem" (or one problem). The Rakes are an English Indie rock band from London. History The Rakes formed in 2004 " 22 Grand Job " is a song by English Indie rock band The Rakes and is featured on their debut Album, Capture/Release They complained how their iPod was not working and naming the band he had on there (these included Babyshambles and Bloc Party). iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on This was staged as a one-man phone call to a help line.

The B-side of the single "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" by Napoleon XIV was called "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT" and the singer billed as "NOELOPAN VIX". "They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" is a hit 1966 Novelty song by Napoleon XIV (aka Jerry Samuels Napoleon XIV was the Pseudonym of American Songwriter and Record producer Jerry Samuels (born 1938 New York) who achieved It was the A-side played in reverse; in fact, most of the label affixed to that B-side was a mirror image of the front label (as opposed to being spelled backwards), including the letters in the "WB" shield logo. Inflatable Boy Clams copied this idea with a double single in 1981. Disc one had a track called "Skeletons," on the A-side, and the B-side was the same track backwards, labeled "Snoteleks," which is the word skeletons backwards.

Other

B.C. Comics, in "Wiley's Dictionary", defined the word "flip flop" as "the other side of a hit record. BC is an American newspaper Comic strip created in 1958 written and drawn by Johnny Hart until his death in 2007. "

British band Buzzcocks dispensed with the A/B side element altogether with the release of their Parts 1-3 singles in 1980. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Instead of an A or B side, the different sides were indicated with symbols from Zener cards, used in ESP, a triangle, wavy line, etc. Pete Shelley said that the listener could then decide for themselves which was the A, or more important, side to them. This musician is not to be confused with the 1970s singer Peter Shelley.

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