The best b-sides band in the world --evah!

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Also, like, DUR, Disco Inferno. And Reserve Shot Gunman by Bark Psychosis.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 26 September 2005 08:44 (eighteen years ago) link

for this was always Madness. the fact that put them all together on their Business boxset made life a lot more simple.

they consistently dropped some great songs on the flips.

― mark e (mark e), Monday, 26 September 2005 09:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Radiohead B-sides? I pick 10 here.

"Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong" on "My Iron Lung" (not sure which CD it's on)
"Bishop's Robes" on "Street Spirit" CD1
"Talk Show Host" on the above
"A Reminder" on "Paranoid Android" CD2
"How I Made My Millions" on "No Surprises" CD1
"Trans-Atlantic Drawl" on "Pyramid Song" CD1

― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:06 (eighteen years ago) link

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― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Predictable answers ahoy...

Belle and Sebastian (not that they used to do singles, just EPs, but the non-album, non-lead tracks on those are, by and large, great).
The Beta Band (ditto)
Trash Can Sinatras

The Manics used to give good B-side back in the day as well.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:12 (eighteen years ago) link

...plus 4 makes 10 Radiohead B-sides.

"Meeting In The Aisle" on "Karma Police" CD1
"Fog" on "Knives Out" (not sure which format)
"Cut-tooth" on "Knives Out" (dunno which CD)
"Polyethylene (Parts 1 and 2)" on "Paranoid Android" CD1

Yeah, those'll do (with apologies to Melissa W lest I incur her wrath for having picked "Cut-tooth").

― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Suede seconded, thirded, whatever it is now. CD2 of Sci-Fi Lullabies is made up of the best B-sides from Coming Up, and considering five multi-formatted singles were taken from that album, they did a great job maintaining quality control.

― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:23 (eighteen years ago) link

i rate CD1 of sci-fi lullabies the best thing from suede, after the debut album.

― hub, Monday, 26 September 2005 10:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Spoonie Gee & Treacherous 3 "new rap language", flipside of the "love rap" 12".

Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick "la di da di", flipside of "the show" 12".

ATCQ, Kid Hood, Leaders Of The New School "scenario" remix, flipside of "scenario" 12".

NWA "real niggaz", flipside of "100 miles and runnin'" ep.

Ice Cube "dead homies", flipside of "kill at will" ep.

Dr Dre, Dogg Pound, Lady Of Rage "puffin' on blunts and drinkin' tanerquay", flipside of "dre day" 12".

Notorious B.I.G "who shot ya", flipside of "big poppa" remix 12".

Jay Z "in my lifetime" part 2, flipside of "in my lifetime"12".

Crime "baby you're so repulsive", flipside of "hotwire my heart" 7".

The Cramps "new kind of kick", flipside of "the crusher" 12".

Black Flag "wasted", flipside of "nervous breakdown" 7".

Misfits "hollywood babylon", flipside of "bullet".

Danzig "the violet fire", flipside of "thrall demonsweatlive" ep.

Moss Icon "i'm back sleeping or fucking or something", flipside of the first 7".

Unwound "understand and forget", flipside of "you bite my tongue". 7".

Girls Against Boys "sharkmeat", flipside of "bulletproof cupid".7".

― Ellis, Monday, 26 September 2005 12:05 (eighteen years ago) link

three months pass...

Some good proposals here, but you guys are forgetting about the very best b-sides band: Depeche Mode!

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 13:03 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone need all the boo's b-sides drop me a line.

― Wogan Lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Gbv and Fauves yah.

Like either camp would give a shit.

Hoodoo Gurus too.

― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 14:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Smashing Pumpkins, proven by Pisces Iscariot.

― cdwill, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 23:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Blur

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 23:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Adam (and the) Ant(s)
XTC
RFTC
Fad Gadget
Renegade Soundwave
Meat Beat Manifesto
Sweet(!)
Unwound
Unrest
Motorhead
Soft Cell
New Order
Cabaret Voltaire
Pavement

and I second:
Prince
The Cure
SFA

― Dom iNut (donut), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 23:35 (eighteen years ago) link

Art of Noise!

― Dom iNut (donut), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 23:36 (eighteen years ago) link

I second most bands named, and add Weezer.

― Stephen C (ihope), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 23:39 (eighteen years ago) link

nine months pass...

autonomy boy
appropriation
last night, northgate street
fulwood babylon
five ways to end it
christmas is cancelled

not all b-sides but let's just say as far as *non-album tracks* goes the long blondes are the team to beat at the minute. especially seeing as a) no one really bothers with decent extra tracks anymore and b) they're only just on their debut album.

― pisces (piscesx), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Inches (Les Savy Fav) is all b-sides isn't it? that should put them in contention. it is great.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Monday, 13 November 2006 17:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Swervedriver and Superchunk.

― Sir Echo (Sir Echo), Monday, 13 November 2006 22:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Swervedriver all-the-way seconded

― tk (tk), Monday, 13 November 2006 22:32 (seventeen years ago) link

all these years and nobody's mentioned OMD. philistines.

even when OMD went a bit dubious (post-1985) the B-sides still rocked.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 13 November 2006 22:34 (seventeen years ago) link

thirteen years pass...

Motorhead did this for a bit. Over The Top (b-side of Bomber) and Too Late, Too Late (b-side of Overkill) are 2 of my favourite Motorhead songs of all time

― CP Radio Gorgeous (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 13 September 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link

possible challop: most Blur b-sides are shit

― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Sunday, 13 September 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link

Jesus & Mary Chain's B-side comp Barbed Wire Kisses is as solid a listen as their best album.

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 13 September 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link

Nirvana

― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 September 2020 03:40 (three years ago) link

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