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.

..must try harder!

Gary Numan - We Are So Fragile

He played a fantastic version of this song as part of the Replicas tour.

??? Isn't that an Eno song?
Ah, yes, The Lifting Sky isn't another fav JF B-side. Powerful voice and great guitar work.

??? Isn't that an Eno song?
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Yep - and it's also covered by Ultravox on the b-side of 'Sleepwalk' or 'Passing Strangers' (can't remember which)

I like Film One a lot. The first time I heard it I found it strange but later I liked it. Today I love it. It was great to hear it live as the opener to the Metamatic Tour. Great we have it on A.N.K.O.M. My favourite track on this live CD.

PLAY IT LOUD!!!!

A Woman On A Stairway. period.

Not just a great B-side - probably the best track in the entire catalogue... :p

Just thought of this track while thinking of a track for the sax thread. Gary Numan - 'The Image Is' has to be one of his best post machine music b-sides.