Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: The best double a side? The last double a side?


Back To Boomtown

Status: Offline
Posts: 7207
Date:
The best double a side? The last double a side?
Permalink  
 


No one is innocent/my way - sex pistols

and I think  the last proper 7"  in the top 20 in the uk  was

franz ferdinand  - the fallen / l wells

 

 



__________________

 What is this bloke talking about? 


Loudmouth

Status: Offline
Posts: 2821
Date:
Permalink  
 

Memory is not what it used to be so have to do some googling. Nirana released All Apologies/Rape Me as a DAS in 1993. To be honest I never got the Pistols, but I did like Nirvana a lot back in the day.

Stones Lets Spend/Ruby Tuesday is way up there too a DAS from 1967 when I was 2.smile Remember it well.

Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields was a double A side as was  Bowie's Starman/Suffragette City. 

We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions was also a worthy DAS though Queen were never my cup of tea. Also Abba had a few DAS singles back in the day,



__________________


In the Long Grass

Status: Offline
Posts: 1902
Date:
Permalink  
 

Really wanted to say best is Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring but sadly the latter was officially a B side cry

 

 

 

 



__________________


Back To Boomtown

Status: Offline
Posts: 7207
Date:
Permalink  
 

suss wrote:

Really wanted to say best is Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring but sadly the latter was officially a B side cry


Surprised by that.   There are a few B-sides that were the actual hits, most notably Groove Is In the Heart (Dee-Lite).  Fcuk knows what the A-side was.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-surprise-bside-the-flipside-was-often-top-of-the-pops-6282711.html 



__________________

 What is this bloke talking about? 


In the Long Grass

Status: Offline
Posts: 1902
Date:
Permalink  
 

I was surprised too. Might have been one of those that got A/A on later pressing due to popularity I suppose, if that's possible. Haven't researched it. Contrary to popular belief I'm not that big a fan.

I think the best example of 'equality' for me is Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race, but on the whole agree with previous that one track is generally considered the natural A side.

 



-- Edited by suss on Wednesday 30th of April 2014 08:55:41 PM

__________________


Back To Boomtown

Status: Offline
Posts: 7207
Date:
Permalink  
 

I suppose The Beatles had a few late on to keep the peace between John, Paul and latterly George, but by and large one song does dominate.

I'd like to change my best to mis-shapes/sorted for Es & wizz by pulp. Far better than the pistols.



__________________

 What is this bloke talking about? 
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard