British B Sides From The 60's

For me it was a time when buying a single was special, and while not expensive, was still a bit of money for a schoolkid.

So I made sure I played both sides a lot and got to know the B Side well.

What are some of your favourite B Sides from that time?

And it doesn't matter if the B Side was on an album. I wasn't buying albums back then.

Here's one to start. B side to The Zombies Tell Her No.

Leave Me Be - The Zombies (1964)



Crackling at the start and not a perfect copy. Sounds great and just right for a 9 year old kid.

 

Kinks - Who'll Be The Next In Line
Kinks - Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Manfred Mann - John Hardy
Kinks - Act Nice And Gentle
Hollies - Nobody

 

I used to have John Hardy. Behind Sha La La.

 

Behind Yes I Will? The youtube video says otherwise.

 

Sir Douglas Quintet. B-side to "Mendocino." Some cool effects that are different than the stereo album version.

 

One of my favourites by the Zombies, although not a B-side in the UK, where it was released as an A-side between 'She's Not There' and 'Tell Her No'. I also love the Sonny & Cher version (the B-side to 'Have I Stayed Too Long')

 

'(Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom) Everybody Fall Down' - the Applejacks' B-side to 'Like Dreamers Do'


song by Pete Dello & Ray Cane, later of the Honeybus

 

Kinks - Harry Rag
Donovan - The Trip
Beatles - Revolution

 

Not British but that's OK.

 

I'll check out the Sonny & Cher version. B Side for The Zombies in New Zealand.

 

One of my childhood favourites, B Side of 'With A Girl Like You'.
I used to like playing it on 33 1⁄3.

 

I think it’s just edited - definitely the flip of Yes I Will.

Where was Harry Rag on a B-Side? Amazing track though!

My vote goes to the following:

The Searchers - I Pretend I’m With You (Flip of Don’t Throw Your Love a Away)
The Hollies - I’ve Got a Way of My Own (flip of If I Needed Someone)
Lulu - Without Him (Flip of I’m a Tiger).

I remember when I played the Lulu tune, it was my first experience of Nilsson’s songwriting outside the Monkees - and I was utterly floored.

 

Jigsaw Puzzle Blues (1968) B-side of Albatross

 

Beatles had the greatest B sides of course.
Rain
This Boy
I’m Down
Yes It Is
She’s A Woman

 

'Leave Me Be' wasn't a hit as a UK single, which I imagine is why it was not an A-side in most other countries. 'Woman' was the UK B-side for LMB -

 

Harry Rag was the B-side to Mister Pleasant in America.

 

There are many that I like but I think this wonderful silly thing is my favorite.

 

Sandie Shaw - "I've Heard About Him", B-side of "Love Live Love"...

 

The Equals - "The Guy Who Made Her A Star", B-side of "Laurel and Hardy"...

The Equals - The Guy Who Made Her A Star

 

DC5- Hurting Inside

Was a B side to I Like it Like That.

 

Jethro Tull - Driving Song, B-side of "Living In The Past"...

 

This is Where I Belong (flip side to Mr. Pleasant in Europe outside of the UK) - I have the French single.

 

"***** Willow Dragon" - Pasha



[I prefer this title! Damn auto-censor - ****!!]

 

Oooh, reminds me that the great Girl Don’t Come was a B-Side too!