Great B Sides

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:57 pm

YES!..... no question in my mind that the Stones were at their best when Mick Taylor was in the band.... Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street.

After that the best album they put out was "Some Girls" which doesn't hold a candle to those with Taylor on them. Granted, there are other factors at play in the ups and downs of the Rolling Stones, but in my mind the Stones suffered bigtime when Taylor quit.

(oops... this thread is supposed to be about 50s 60s stuff)

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:42 pm

"Come on" is as I'm sure you know a Chuck Berry tune. Now he was something. there's a quote by John Lennon that goes something like this: "If you had to give rock n roll another name it would be Chuck Berry. He doesn't get his due either, must get some kind of royalties though huh? I wonder how many covers (and outright thefts) of his songs exist? The Stones did at least 5 probably more. I'm too tired to list them right now.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:44 pm

Kent

Reference your last point it is perfectly ok to discuss recordings from other decades provided it is relavant to the concept of the forum, I have no issues with that as primarily many sixties bands are still performing recording today

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:23 am

okee dokee.... I'm an old fart anyways and this newfangled 80s and 90s stuff just goes over my head.

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:41 am

As much as I love the Beach Boys' singles, I often like their introspective B-sides more:
Be True to Your School/In My Room (10/63)
Dance Dance Dance/Warmth of the Sun (11/64)
Do You Wanna Dance/Please Let Me Wonder (2/65)
Wouldn't it Be Nice/God Only Knows (8/66)
Cool Cool Water/Forever (3/71)
Long Promised Road/Til I Die (10/71)

A few more A's and B's that feature, in my opinion, preferrable B-sides:

Rolling Stones:
We Love You/Dandelion (8/67)

Van Morrison:
Come Running/Crazy Love (1970)
Redwood Tree/St. Dominic's Preview (1972)

The Kinks:
Drivin'/Mindless Child of Motherhood (6/69)

The Band:
Time to Kill/The Shape I'm In (1970)
(although The Shape I'm In was so popular it became an A-side about six months later)

Paul McCartney:
Uncle Albert / Too Many People (1971)
Junior's Farm / Sally G (1974)

And speaking of American Beatles singles:
Twist and Shout/There's a Place

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:44 am

I guess I went a little 'out of the scope' with some of my choices - no harm intended.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:00 pm

How about Girls School/Mull of Kintyre---

Girls School is one of the premier McCartney rockers, and Mull of Kintyre is simply breathtaking in every aspect. This release didn't fair too well in the U.S. when compared to other parts of the world, but I still I think it is one of the greatest singles ever released.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:40 pm

One of my personal faves is the "B" of Jan and Dean's "Dead Man's Curve".

"The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association"

They wear organdy dresses and high-button shoes
They read Playboy magazine and Hot Rod News...

(All of these places are suburbs of LA...two are rather distant, though...)

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:08 pm

They were great.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:12 pm

I just thought of another great B side this afternoon: "Got A Feeling" by The Mamas and Papas. I think that it was the B side of "I Saw Her Again" (which is what I heard on the radio that reminded me of it).