Over the past few years I have started to collect some fantastic vinyl 45s again. Some have been bought from car boot sales for next to nothing and others I have paid a few quid for, although to be honest I have not paid more than £12 yet. I already had quite a few great Soul and R&B singles from my early Mod days and have often been amazed at just how good some of the B sides are on these tracks. I will start off with the B side to a record I have had since 1982. 'Mockingbird' by Inez Foxx was the first record released on the British Sue label in 1963 (as far as I am aware), as well as the main track being superb the B side called 'He's the one You Love' is fantastic too. So what are your own favourite B sides to these crackin records.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22FnsuOtWY
'Sunny Honey Girl' by The Direct Hits, the B-side to their 1982 single 'Modesty Blaise'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeBDxLLC2xs
'Christopher Cooper' by The Direct Hits, B-side to their 1985 single 'She Really Didn't Care'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdGH_wIzPvs
'Tales From The Riverbank', the B-side to The Jam's 1981 single 'Absolute Beginners'
My favourite Jam single Down In The Tube Station At Midnight has this superb Who song on the back (along with the Night)
Time to "bump" this thread, I think...
The B-side to Dave Clark Fvie's Bits n Pieces...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6UoXsH5gOU
Earlier today I took advantage of the decent weather and took a trip into Glasgow city centre. As I always do on such trips I went into a second hand record shop to try my luck. Amongst the haul was a copy of the Elgins classic Motown track 'Heaven Must Have sent You' a record that I already have but found it hard not to buy again for £1. The one with the great b side is by a great soul singer called Joe Simon. I have to admit ignorance on all matters Joe Simon although I may have heard his name mentioned somewhere thus the splashing out of 50p on the 1973 track 'Step by Step.' When I got the record home and played it, it was a record I had heard before, no doubt at a northern soul night in the past. It is a brilliant record and is easily available for under a tenner, so no great money. The b side 'Talk Don't Bother Me' is really good too so it must come out as one of the best half a quids I have ever spent.
Received my latest 45 purchase this morning. 'Black Night' by Arthur Alexander is a fantastic R&B record from 1964 that I have been looking to buy for a while now but had not seen it at a decent price. I managed to get a copy in great condition for less than twenty quid so I am over the moon at that. Even better news was when I played the b side called 'Ole John Amos.' It is totally different to the a side but is really good and well worth looking out.
A great find Chris. That A side is spot on! The harmonica is blazing mate... Not 100% on the b-side but will give it another go, on another day. That a-side is a hard act to follow ;0)
Yeah the A side is truly fantastic Gary. I really like the b too but realise it may not be everyones cuppa.
Sydney's own The Allusions with Fever (Burns in my Brain)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ1qwwRNOmQ
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