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Post by powerman on Feb 23, 2008 13:10:33 GMT -5
I've always felt that you can tell a lot about a band's depth of tallent by the quality of their B sides. Many bands are content to stick a track from their latest album, or some sub-standard twaddle, on the flip side; but others (most notably The Kinks and The Beatles) put out B sides that would easily chart in their own right, and are frequently better than the A sides of other groups. With this in mind (and my love of lists) here are my top 5 Kinks B sides. 1. I Need You 2. Berkley Mews 3. I'm Not Like Everybody Else 4. Polly 5. Big Black Smoke (Breaks my heart that there's no place for King Kong - this week anyway) I'd love to know everyone else's favourites  |
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Post by Iñakink on Feb 23, 2008 14:10:48 GMT -5
Great topic Powerman! I guess we are talking mostly of 60s singles, maybe having a list would help:
I Took My Baby Home
You Do Something To Me
It's Alright
I Gotta Move
Come On Now
Who'll Be The Next In Line
I Need You
Never Met A Girl Like You Before
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
Sittin' On My Sofa
I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Big Black Smoke
Act Nice And Gentle
Mister Pleasant
Polly
She's Got Everything
King Kong
Mindless Child Of Motherhood
This Man He Weeps Tonight
Mr Churchill Says
Berkeley Mews
Rats
My top 5:
1. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
2. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
3. Mr Churchill Says
4. Berkeley Mews
5. Mister Pleasant
I feel specially sorry for leaving It's Alright and This Man He Weeps Tonight.
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Post by Situation Vacant on Feb 23, 2008 15:00:29 GMT -5
Note - see discussion of US vs. UK versions of records. In the US, we don't release singles that don't appear on albums. That's why we such differences in albums for UK and US releases. B-sides, I'm not so sure of, though.
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Post by HollyH on Feb 23, 2008 15:59:12 GMT -5
1. Who'll Be the Next in Line
2. She's Got Everything
3. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
4. Mr. Pleasant
5. Sitting In My Hotel (was B-side of Sweet Lady Genevieve in the UK)
Honestly, I don't think of Who'll Be the Next in Line as a B-side; as I recall it got plenty of radio play when it was released.
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Post by Iñakink on Feb 23, 2008 16:12:10 GMT -5
I think it was an A-side in the US, as Where Have All The Good Times Gone and probably others. Of course if we count the 70s Sitting In My Hotel would be my number 1 or 2, and probably others would be in the list but I don't even know what most B-sides were.
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Post by luis on Feb 23, 2008 18:45:54 GMT -5
As a matter of fact Mr Pleasant came out as B side of Autumn Almanac in Autmn 1967, but in Spring it had been the A side, and This is where I belong it's B side.
Sticking to the 60's, this is my list of 5:
Mr Pleasant
This is where I belong
King kong
I need you
She's got everything
L
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Post by Smiley on Feb 24, 2008 0:05:22 GMT -5
Big Black Smoke
Mr Pleasant
David Watts
Rats
The Way love Used to Be
Sitting in my Hotel
He's Evil
Jack, the Idiot Dunce
Misfits
Art Lover
Sorry 10 is the NEW FIVE!
5. Sitting In My Hotel (was B-side of Sweet Lady Genevieve in the UK)
The US too ;D
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Post by uncleson on Feb 24, 2008 15:09:15 GMT -5
David Watts
Im Not Like Everybody Else
Mindless Child Of Motherhood
This Is Where I Belong
Misfits
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