5 b-sides to die for

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Underated as they are on the "b-side" but sometimes treasures are hiding there
I didnt put any sisters stuff for the usual reason, they are all top.

1 Siouxsie and the banshees : something blue (the passenger 12")
how this ended up here is just a mystery, should be on the peepshow
lp just before "rapsody".
2. New model army : modern times(here comes the war ep)
totaly breathtaking... (but nma have so many fine b-sides)
3. Xymox : twisted (phoenix of my heart 7")
the a-side is absolutely crap but this a pop masterpiece.
4. Carter usm : rent (rubbish 12")
one of the best covers e v e r
5.Depeche mode : ice machine (new life 7")
better than anything else they did at that time, and theres a fine live
version on the 12" of blashemous rumours.
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Echo and the Bunnymen ~ Broke My Neck (long version) b-side of A Promise 12", the a-side is no slouch either
Suede ~ anything from their purple patch: The Drowners up to We are the Pigs
featuring: To the Birds; Where the Pigs don't Fly; Bentswood Boys; Whipsnade and the vital Killing of a Flashboy
Mansun ~ anything from their purple patch: Egg Shaped Fred up to Closed for Business
featuring: The Gods Of Not Very Much; Moronica; Railings (feat. Howard Devoto) and the vital Things Keep Falling Off Buildings
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Dead Souls was a B-side too. :notworthy:

Hypnotized by the Spacemen was almost a B side. Sonic wanted his track on the A side, but nobody else was having any of it. Now that would have been a killer B side if so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mi-Xsz1b5Y
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James Blast wrote: Suede ~ anything from their purple patch: The Drowners up to We are the Pigs
featuring: To the Birds; Where the Pigs don't Fly; Bentswood Boys; Whipsnade and the vital Killing of a Flashboy
can't argue with those, but i also love europe is our playground :)
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aye, that's a guid wan frae the sans BB days, Sam's pretty kewl too
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I just realised, this is going to turn into another YCBTO thread, isn't it?
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you say that like that's a bad thing Paul :(
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James Blast wrote:Mansun ~ anything from their purple patch: Egg Shaped Fred up to Closed for Business
featuring: The Gods Of Not Very Much; Moronica; Railings (feat. Howard Devoto) and the vital Things Keep Falling Off Buildings
http://www.pauldraper.info/thedeadflowersreject/ :innocent:

Always liked Ride's b-sides more than the albums tbh :oops:
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lazarus corporation wrote:I just realised, this is going to turn into another YCBTO thread, isn't it?
It's a war of nerves - who's gonna crack first. :lol:
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Chinese checkers.B-side of Green Onions -Booker T and the MGs
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James Blast wrote: Suede ~ anything from their purple patch: The Drowners up to We are the Pigs
featuring: To the Birds; Where the Pigs don't Fly; Bentswood Boys; Whipsnade and the vital Killing of a Flashboy
I couldn't make up my mind between dark star-europe-whipsnade-living dead and flash boy :innocent:
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Don't forget The Big Time (B side of Animal Nitrate?)

1963 - New Order
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The Smiths - almost everything on a b-side was great
Swans - No Cruel Angel
Half man Half Biscuit - dukla prague - though this might have been a double A side...
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Sex pistols - satellite (holidays in the sun) brilliant lyrics, brilliant tune

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHuLC2J8p4

New order - in a lonley place (ceremony). A fitting legacy for JD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z8GiHQB ... re=related

Pil - home is where the heart is (flowers of romance) superb dub lines and the lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8oHhIn ... re=related
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The B-side to Marillion's "Garden Party - The Great Cucumber Massacre" single (Margaret) is fun.
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New Order - 1963
Peter Gabriel - Across the River
Killing Joke - Ecstasy
Joy Division - These Days
The Smiths - Asleep
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  • Human League - 13
    Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - The End
    Suede - Dark Star
    FOTN - In Every Dream Home A Heartache
    The Mi$$ion - Tadeusz (1912-1988)
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AdrenaChris wrote:Killing Joke - Ecstasy
I'd forgotten about that one. Top choice! :notworthy: :D
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Not including anything from von & the boys....

The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Stone Roses - Standing Here
Southern Death Cult - Moya (possibly double A side?)
The Godfathers - I Want Everything (pretty sure that this was another double A side)
The Jam - The Butterfly Collector

Infact this is a crazy idea, I could come up with another 20 choices in the next 2 minutes!
Give me one good reason
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Mudhoney - Revolution (This Gift)
The Wedding Present - This Boy Can Wait (You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends)
Gaye Bikers On Acid - Don't Be Human Eric - Let's Be Frank (Nosedive Karma)
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1. Adam & the Ants - Press Darlings (Kings Of The Wild Frontier 7")
2. Marillion - Cinderella Search (Assassing 12")
3. Ultravox - I Never Wanted To Begin (The Thin Wall 7")
4. All About Eve - Candy Tree (Every Angel 12")
4 1/2. Big Country - Restless Natives (Look Away 7")
5. Danny Wilson - Monkey's Shiny Day (Mary's Prayer 7")

Is it bad form to mention The Mission's Wake?
Any more of that and we'll be round your front door with the quick-setting whitewash and the shaved monkey.
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stufarq wrote: Is it bad form to mention The Mission's Wake?
not at all. I was going to mention Like A Hurricane but was confused as to whether it was a B side or not.
weebleswobble wrote: FOTN - In Every Dream Home A Heartache
Haven't heard this one, or what I assume is the Roxy Music original (?) but Moose do a cracking cover in their Peel session:

http://burningworld.org.uk/Moose-Peel_S ... 6-1991.zip
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The Cure - Harold & Joe
The Cult - Zap City

Are two that were way too good to be hidden on the flipside of singles
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