Part of the joy of vinyl singles is flipping the disc, on the off-chance that a gem is tucked away on the B-side. There's always the possibility that if you liked the A-side enough to buy the record, you may enjoy the flip side too. Mostly they're disappointing. But sometimes you end up liking the B-side better than the track you shelled out for in the first place.
I know, B-sides don't really exist in the age of downloads. But vinyl singles are still being manufactured, albeit to a niche market. And CD singles have extra tracks that are equivalent to B-sides. So I think we should accept those as legitimate nominations.
The best B-sides are often atypical of the artist, who may feel the medium offers a space to experiment, to stretch boundaries and confound expectations. Because they know many record-buyers won't bother listening. But you RR readers are made of sterner stuff, and you'll all have your favourite B-sides. Now's your chance to share them.
The toolbox: Archive, the Marconium, the Spill and the collaborative Spotify playlist.
DO:
* Post your nominations before midday on Tuesday if you wish them to be considered.
* Write a few lines attempting to justify your choices.
DO NOT:
* Post more than one third of the lyrics of any song.
* Dump lists of nominations. If you must post more than two or three at once, please attempt to justify your choices.
Here are the results of last week's Readers recommend: songs about mistaken identity.
