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Title: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Matinee Idyll on December 31, 2005, 04:43:21 PM Alright!
What is your favourite 'double sided' single of the 60's everyone? I want you to only put up one. Mine would be, at this moment "Look Through Any Window"/"So Lonely" by The Hollies... Awesome uptempo rocker with a great guitar riff on Side 1, Haunting ballad on the flip side... Those verses are so incredible.... "everytime I see you walking down the street with my girl"... that's a great melody right there. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Boxer Monkey on December 31, 2005, 04:46:07 PM Do you maybe mean "best double A-side of the '60s"?
I think most singles of the '60s and in other eras were "double-sided." Correct me if I'm wrong on that point. Many, many singles had both an A and a B side. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: I. Spaceman on December 31, 2005, 04:47:13 PM I Get Around/Don't Worry Baby
His Latest Flame/Little Sister SFF/Penny Lane Ruby Tuesday/Let's Spend The Night Together Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Title: Re: Best "double A-side" single of the 60's... Or both songs were good. Post by: Matinee Idyll on December 31, 2005, 04:49:13 PM Ahh yes, I wasn't sure what all this A/B stuff meant...
What made something a "double A-side"? If both songs were good, or if they were both hits? Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: I. Spaceman on December 31, 2005, 04:50:03 PM If they were both hits, and wonderful.
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Boxer Monkey on December 31, 2005, 04:54:44 PM This is a pretty narrow field, but put me down for:
"God only Knows"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice" Love the Sneetches' cover of "So Lonely" from the Hollies tribute album of a few years ago. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: the captain on December 31, 2005, 04:54:52 PM I don't collect old singles, and wasn't around at the time, so I really dont know (generally speaking) what songs were backed by what others.
I do know the Beatles Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane were together, and therefore really, really among the best. I Get Around and Don't Worry Baby would have to be right up there, too. After that I don't know. Somebody please compile a list of my favorite 150 singles from the 60s, and their B-sides. Give me a few minutes to review the list and I'll get back to you. OK, I'll wait here, then... Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Wizard_Glick on December 31, 2005, 08:53:25 PM "Pleasant Valley Sunday"/"Words"
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Old Rake on December 31, 2005, 10:41:43 PM Agree with Pleasant Valley / Words and SFF / Penny Lane, and would like to add Jumpin Jack Flash / Child of the Moon.
I know the latter wasn't a hit or anything, but that's still a killer a/b! Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: JRauch on January 01, 2006, 04:05:36 AM Definately "God Only Knows/Wouldn´t It Be Nice".
But I think "Good Vibrations/Surf´s Up" would have been THE killer-single. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: I. Spaceman on January 01, 2006, 04:13:24 AM Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For A While is pretty nice, too.
As is Surfin' Safari/409. Not to mention Surfin' USA/Shut Down. But wait a minute, Surfer Girl/Little Deuce Coupe MUST be the best. Then again, you can't beat Be True To Your School/In My Room! But, DAMN!, Dance Dance Dance/The Warmth Of The Sun. Help Me Rhonda/Kiss Me Baby? California Girls/Let Him Run Wild? Do It Again/Wake The World? Yes sir, I think we have the champion. The BEACH BOYS were the all-time double-sided kings. Period. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: JRauch on January 01, 2006, 04:16:43 AM Agreed.
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: HighOnLife on January 01, 2006, 07:13:43 AM I'd say that Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane was the greatest of the 60's if I had a gun to my head.
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: SurferGirl7 on January 01, 2006, 12:15:22 PM When I Grow Up/She Knows Me Too Well
Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For A While Paperback Writer/Rain I Feel Fine/She's A Woman Help Me Rhonda/Kiss Me Baby Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: dude ll doo on January 01, 2006, 01:56:03 PM Walk Away, Re'nee/Pretty Ballerina
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: the captain on January 01, 2006, 01:57:46 PM Walk Away, Re'nee/Pretty Ballerina I didn't realize they were released together. That is a great double-sided single. Eels did Pretty Ballerina as a part of their sets this past year on their "Eels With Strings" tour. It was great. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Wizard_Glick on January 01, 2006, 03:03:09 PM My copy of Walk Away Renee isn't backed with Pretty Ballerina. Mine has I Haven't Got The Nerve on the flip side.
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: I. Spaceman on January 01, 2006, 03:10:55 PM Just as great a single.
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: forgetemarie on January 01, 2006, 04:27:00 PM What, no "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out"? For non-hit Beatles B-sides, I'd pick "I'm Down," the flip of "Help."
I'd second the vote for the Boys having the most numerous excellent B-sides. For best version of "So Lonely," I'll go with the Everly Bros. Though I believe they were backed by the Hollies on their version. If you have a version of "Walk Away, Renee" backed with "Pretty Ballerina," you probably don't have an original. Back in the olden days when they still sold 45's, they'd often reissue oldies hits together. If a band had a couple of hits, they'd put one hit on one side, the other hit on the other side. If a band were truly a one-hit wonder, you'd sometimes get hit songs by two different acts on the A and B sides. I have a few of these singles with some odd combinations, but can't think of them offhand. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: monkee knutz on January 01, 2006, 07:57:07 PM Someday Man / Listen To The Band- both of those should have charted MUCH higher!
Surfin' Bird / King Of The Surf by the Trashmen is a MOTHER as well. PVS & Words- Nice choice Glick! I'm A Believer/ Steppin Stone ain't too shabby either. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: dogbreath on January 02, 2006, 03:35:15 AM Every choice so far is pretty much on the money, but I'd have to go with PL/SFF. Plus, it had the Added Integrity of not being on any album (at the time ...) And that, my friends, would not be an option today. The Marketing Department, the Accounts Department ... *sigh* ... and they used to say that home taping was killing music ...
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Wizard_Glick on January 02, 2006, 07:42:58 AM You're right monkee knutz, Someday Man/ Listen To The Band should've charted much higher....I remember when it came out way back when, I went out and bought it, always favored Listen To The Band, but the radio stations in my area ONLY played Someday Man. Wasn't until much later I'd learned Listen To The Band was the higher charting side, should've gone top 20 though, instead of 63.
Another great double-sided single, "Laughing"/"Undun" by the Guess Who Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: trumpet sounds on January 02, 2006, 07:49:56 AM (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/RollStones-Single1965_Satisfaction%28US%29.jpg)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction/The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/RollStones-Single1965_GetOffofMyCloud.jpg) Get Off Of My Cloud/The Singer Not The Song (http://members.aol.com/lfohrn/dl25222g.jpg) 19th Nervous Breakdown/As Tears Go By (http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:9y5dXzEtFpcJ:geosound.org/morestones/ladyjane45stones.jpg) Mother's Little Helper/Lady Jane (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/RollStones-Single1967_LetsSpend.jpg) Let's Spend The Night Together/Ruby Tuesday (http://www.moneymusic.com/images/Rolling_Stones_Street_fighting_man_10000.jpg) Street Fighting Man/No Expectations (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/RollStones-Single1969_HonkyTonkWomen.jpg) Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Jason on January 02, 2006, 10:16:50 AM Get Back/Don't Let Me Down
Surfin' USA/Shut Down Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Aum Bop Diddit on January 02, 2006, 10:03:10 PM Time to play B-sides....
Wow, you all are taking me back! I owned a lot of those great singles by the BBs, Beatles, Stones, Monkees, CCR....or certainly remember them being played on the local Top 40 station(WQAM -- Tiger Team! -- Miami Fla!). Anyway -- I guess the implication is two sided "hits" but I kinda go for the less played, off beat or very cool B sides like "Wake the World" or "Child of the Moon". So I add, simply as pleasant memories of the greatest era of Rock and Roll: The Turtles -- "Eleanore"/"Surfer Dan" BBs -- "Heroes and Villains"/You're Welcome" Thee Who -- "I Can See For Miles"/"Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands" Cream -- "Sunshine of Your Love"/"SWABLR" The Kinks -- "Sunny Afternoon"/"Dead End Street" A nonhit in: Buffalo Springfield -- "Bluebird'/"Mr. Soul" And whichever Byrds' single had "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" on it. Strangest BB single -- "Bluebirds over the Mountain"/"Never Learn Not to Love"! Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: I. Spaceman on January 02, 2006, 10:08:02 PM Great choices.
One of my favorite discoveries in my parents' closet as a kid was the Alone Again Or/A House Is Not A Motel single, as well as the strangest Doors single ever: Tell All The People/Easy Ride! Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: donald on January 03, 2006, 07:19:23 AM some of my favorite a/b sides of my childhood.......where I felt I'd discovered something special that only the purchaser of the hit single would know about
Freddy Cannon: Palisades Park/ June, July, August Beach Boys: Fun Fun Fun/Why Do Fools Fall ion Love (before I'd heard the Frankie Lymon version!) Cadets: Stranded in The Jungle/ I Want You there were many more but these are the ones that are apparently burned into my memory of course the BeachBoys, Stones, and Beatles must "hold the record" for the most good a/b/ sides :) Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: JanBerryFarm on June 22, 2012, 08:43:44 AM 409 / Surfin' Safari
Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: MyGlove on June 22, 2012, 09:17:12 AM Holy crap. The person who started this thread hasn't been on for 6 years.
anyway. i'll limit it to one per artist Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son Wouldn't it be nice/God only Knows Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Dead Parrot on June 22, 2012, 12:26:51 PM The Beatles - Hey Jude/Revolution
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play/Scarecrow The Byrds - Eight Miles High/Why The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse/Everything Is Sunshine The Rolling Stones - We Love You/Dandelion Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Ovi on June 22, 2012, 01:33:27 PM The Beatles - Paperback Writer/Rain
The Beatles - Hello Goodbye/I Am The Walrus The Beach Boys - Break Away/Celebrate The News The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For Awhile The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning/Femme Fatale Pink Floyd - See Emily Play/Scarecrow Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Rocker on June 22, 2012, 05:42:31 PM I get around /Don't worry baby
Wouldn't it be nice/God only knows His latest flame/Little sister Not unlike Blue suede shoes/Honey don't Hound dog/Don't be cruel from the 50s. Title: Re: Best A/B side single of the 60's... Post by: Newguy562 on June 22, 2012, 08:44:05 PM The Zombies - Care of Cell 44 / Maybe After He's Gone ;D
The Rolling Stones - Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere / Daddy Rolling Stone Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne / Candy and a Currant Bun Beach Boys - Do You Wanna Dance / Please Let Me Wonder The Beatles - All My Loving / This Boy Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation / Almost In Love The Monkees - I'm A Believer / Steppin' Stone |