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The NME announces the death of the CD single - read Luke Lewis\'s goodbye and good riddance - yet recalls with some nostalgia the B Side . .remember those?

What are/were your fave B sides, Foxxy or otherwise? Which flip gave you a kick?

This Jungle was, for a long time, my favourite Foxx song. I never understood why it was on a B-side though.

same here, def my fav B side

I'm sure there's hundreds more but for the moment;

Air Miami - Warm Miami May
Danielle Dax - Whistling For His Love
ESG - Moody
John Foxx - A Kind of Wave
John Foxx - The Lifting Sky (A ‘C’ Side!)
Human League - Rock 'N' Roll / Nightclubbing
Human League - You Remind Me of Gold
Japan - A Foreign Place
Joy Division - These Days
Mantronix - King of the Beats
Gary Numan - On Broadway (Live)
Gary Numan - Trois Gymnopedies
Gary Numan - Down in the Park (Piano Version)
New Order - 1963
New Order - The Beach
New Order - Procession
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Gravity Never Failed
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Waiting For The Man
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Almost
Pet Shop Boys - One of the Crowd
Pet Shop Boys - Your Funny Uncle
Psychedelic Furs - Susan’s Strange
Psychedelic Furs - Mack The Knife
Psychedelic Furs - Mr. Jones
Psychedelic Furs - Aeroplane
Psychedelic Furs - I Don’t Want To Be Your Shadow
Saint Etienne - People Get Real
Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are?
Scritti Politti - Lions After Slumber
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Pulled To Bits
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Red Over White
Soft Cell - A Man Can Get Lost
Soft Cell - Where Did Our Love Go?
Soft Cell - Insecure Me
Soft Cell - You Only Live Twice
Dusty Springfield - Spooky
Suicide - I Remember
David Sylvian - Weathered Wall (instrumental)
David Sylvian - Forbidden Colours (version)
Ultravox! - Dislocation
Ultravox! - Crossfade
Ultravox - Face to Face
Ultravox - King’s Lead Hat
Ultravox - Keep Talking
Visage - Frequency 7
Visage - We Move
Kim Wilde - Lovers on a Beach
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Lager Woman From Hell

A Kind of Wave is easily my favourite Foxx b-side, just edging out The Lifting Sky

Lumme! . .have to have a crack at my list tonight!

Was RnR/Nightclubbin a B side??

Technically yes...and no! Marianne was the A-Side on some of the early editions
http://www.discogs.com/Human-League-Holiday-80/release/124193

but "as the song climbed the charts..." the order moved a bit and RnR/Nightclubbing became the a-side (on the 7" double-pack it's actually the D-Side)

On some copies, the 7" sleeve lists RnR/Nightclubbing but it's not even on the 7" itself

Me too. The best Foxx b-side imo.

And this is my favourite Visage b-side. Maryann bought a 'Tar' 7" recently, but has never heard 'Frequency 7'. Still cant in fact, due to no record player. :rolleyes: As much as i like the dance mix, the very vocal version is best.

There must be hundreds & I'll make a list when I have more time. For now.

David Sylvian - Blue of Noon.

Ok thanks for asking MemD

Fave Foxxy B sides - the No-One Driving triptych : Glimmer / This City / Mr No - can't decide between them.

Yes there are many others but here's a few that spring to mind:

Depeche Mode - Shout / Now, This is Fun / Work Hard / Fools
China Crisis - Performing Seals / Docklands / Forever I & I / This Occupation / African & White (live)
OMD - Annexe / 4-Neu / Gravity Never Failed / Navigation / Sacred Heart / Vox Humana
Heaven 17 - Are Everything
Abba - Medley : Pick A Bale Of Cotton - On Top Of Old Smokey - Midnight Special
ELO - Jungle
Japan - Life Without Buildings
Gary Numan - Trois Gymnopedies / Down in't Park (piano version) / I Sing Rain
Sparks - Beat the Clock (long version) / No. 1 Song in Heaven (long version) - early attempts at long 'disco' versions although still on 7"
Ultravox - Hiroshima Mon Amour (1981 re-issue of Slow Motion) / Alles Klar / White China (live)
Oasis - The Masterplan / Down Are Way / Carry Us All (I'm in CD single territory here)
New Order - Hurt / In a Lonely Place
The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Pet Shop Boys - I Want a Dog / Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
The Human League - Introducing / The World Tonight / Tom Baker / Hard Times
Mike Oldfield - Speak (Tho' You Only Say Farewell)

Bah! Can’t believe I left these out – tsk! Tsk!

So well worn and familiar are Glimmer / This City / Mr No to me now that I’d completely forgot that these were originally b-sides.