[derekbmn]

Any other vinyl spinner's who frequent yard/garage sales and/or buy a lot of used records notice just how often the b side tends to be in often much better condition than a ? Or am I just imagining this ?

 

[Gatticus]

I used to have the original 45 of Bowie's "John I'm Only Dancing" but I preferred the B side which was Velvet Goldmine. I liked the B side better so in that case, no.

 

[JadeEast]

My favorite B-side is on the flip side of "electric avenue" by Eddie Grant
the track is called "timewarp" and its "pro-house" elctro sounding
sci-fi with a killer hook. I just wonder how many people bought the
12 inch for the popular tune and flipped it over to find something
that is so different.

On my copy the b-side was minty fresh, never played probably.

The track really shows how creative Eddie Grant was / is, playing
all the instruments and creating a huge pop hit on one side and an
underground classic on the other.

Probably quite a few singles have songs on the B-side that were
"better" than the hits and never played in their day.

Here is " Timewarp" used as a music track for a movie promo about infamous DJ Larry Levan and his club.

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