What does b-side mean?

Angel3010 · 05-14-2016, 11:08 AM

Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean
I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.

The Batlord · 05-14-2016, 11:13 AM

It means "next to".

**Janszoon** · 05-14-2016, 11:14 AM

When singles were released on vinyl, the single was on the A side and some other song would be on the B side. B sides tended to be things like quirky tracks that didn't make it onto the album or remixes or whatnot. So when people talk about liking B sides, they usually mean they like the artist's less well known material.

Paul Smeenus · 05-14-2016, 11:48 AM

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Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean
I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.

Thanks for making me feel old.

My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8)

(not my initials on the jacket or record)

Plainview · 05-14-2016, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Thanks for making me feel old.

My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8)

(not my initials on the jacket or record)

This is a Double A-side, though, right? Like those were both huge singles so I can't see Day Tripper being classed as a B-side.

bob_32_116 · 05-14-2016, 02:06 PM

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This is a Double A-side, though, right? Like those were both huge singles so I can't see Day Tripper being classed as a B-side.

Sometimes singles were classified as double-sided. Very often, they were released as an A-side and a B-side, but then reclassified as a double-sider after the event, when it became clear that both songs were popular and were getting airplay. The Beatles had a number of these: Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby, Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus, Ob La Di, Ob La Da/While my Guitar Gently Weeps, and others.

Neapolitan · 05-14-2016, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Angel3010

Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean
I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.

It's liking the road less traveled — music-wise.

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Thanks for making me feel old.

My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8)

(not my initials on the jacket or record)

The first 45 I bought was for the song on the b-side, Ruby Tuesday.

Paul Smeenus · 05-14-2016, 07:29 PM

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The first 45 I bought was for the song on the b-side, Ruby Tuesday.

I had this one when it first came out

Neapolitan · 05-14-2016, 09:14 PM

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I had this one when it first came out

I was more into albums even as a young kid, like my older brother's Led Zeppelin II album. I wasn't into 45s that much. I knew people who were into collecting 45s and searched out collectible 45s. The 45s I bought were reissues, or second pressings and was acquired years later after the release.

I did have few 45s hand-me-downs from my uncle. I remember going through two or three dozen 45s putting aside the better ones to show my younger brother. The only one I remember out of all those 45s was Rich Girl by was Hall & Oates.

Rich Girl-Hall & Oates - YouTube

Chula Vista · 05-14-2016, 07:40 PM

Always loved when the B-side was something that you couldn't get on the album. Like this one.

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