Amazing B sides

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Amazing B sides

Posted by Chris Cameron on October 12, 2011 at 7:50am in Faces

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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Gary D' July 10, 2017 at 9:07pm
- Chris Cameron > Gary D' July 10, 2017 at 9:50pm
  
  Great song there Gary. I had never heard of the track or the artist but even hearing it for the first time its really good.
Gary D' July 6, 2017 at 6:03pm

Some superb R&B and bluesy blues courtesy of 'Scat Man' Crothers, The Pelvis & Ms Kitty.

Nothing that I own, I just enjoyed tracking them down and love listening to them (a guilty pleasure of being a big Elvis fan since the age of awareness).
- Chris Cameron > Gary D' July 6, 2017 at 7:57pm
  
  Really like the Scatman one Gary and the first Elvis one sounds quite familiar, as in a total rip off of Little Eva's 'He is the Boy' ha ha. Due to that it sounds okay which to me is saying something as I am not exactly an Elvis fan. I do really like 'Suspicious Minds' but there are not many of his records that I would care to own.
- Gary D' > Chris Cameron July 6, 2017 at 9:05pm
  
  Lol. You wash your mouth out Elvis is King! ;0) Seriously, his music is not my cup of tea now but as a wee lad, I was mesmerised by his live shows on the TV. Any man that can get women (or men, so I've heard) to take their knickers off and throw them at you just by singing, deserves some form of respect... Rock&Roll or R&B baby, as the case may be.
  
  That Scat Man Crothers is an acquired taste perhaps but well worth investigating. I'm after one of his albums in particular at the mo, which is proving quite difficult to track down outside of the States. Glad you enjoyed at least one track anyway Chris. Elvis Lives! Ha, ha, ha.
- Chris Cameron > Gary D' July 6, 2017 at 9:52pm
  
  I remeber after Elvis had died one of his fans wrote the classic 'Elvis Lives' grafitti on a wall somewhere. Someone who had a sick sense of humour wrote under it 'Pity they buried the poor bastard then' ha ha
- Kai > Chris Cameron July 6, 2017 at 11:01pm
  
  Haha, hilarious!
- Gary D' > Chris Cameron July 6, 2017 at 10:01pm
  
  Sacrilege! ha, ha
rhythmone May 22, 2017 at 4:31pm

Some other nice ones are..I Dig Your Act[The O'Jays]...A Boy Named Tom[Carla Thomas]...I Need You[The Impressions]...No Girl[Billy Stewart].
Chris Cameron May 18, 2017 at 9:46am

Recently bought a copy of an Otis Redding ep on Sue called 'Early Otis Redding.' The A side featuring 'Shout Bamalama' and 'Fat Girl' is very good but the two tracks on the B side 'She's Alright' and 'Gettin Hip' are fantastic, especially the former which to me is a quite brilliant track that would grace any Mod club night.