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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 25, 2006 6:08:54 GMT -5
Long before the death of 45s, occasionally both sides of a single would get the attention of Billboard and Top 40 radio stations. In fact when it happened during the 60s, Billboard typically listed each separately on their Hot 100. But during the chart run of the Beatles' "Come Together"/"Something" in 1969, the two were brought together to share the same chart position.
It didn't happen too often but when it did, AT40 listeners during the early-mid 70s got to hear a 'B' song that may have been played nowhere else. As noted in a different thread, Carole King's "You Light Up My Life," the flipside to "Corazon," was played once in September 1973.
There were a few 45s, however, that had apparently strong flipsides that never made it to AT40's turntable. One of those -- Chicago's "Color My World" (the flipside of "Beginnings") -- received a great deal of AM and FM airplay during the summer of 1971. But it never got played on AT40. Another example was Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Free Wheelin'." It was the 'B' side for "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," and supposedly, triggered a significant chart climb (#34-#8) long after its #1 peak. It's interesting to note "Free Wheelin'" because even though it never got played on AT40, Casey pointed out that the flipside was the reason for the record's resurrection into the Top 10. But AT40 listeners didn't get to hear it.
Are there any other "missing" flipsides?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2006 6:47:00 GMT -5
Was "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" an A/B side 45? I was really young when 45's were the rage and don't know.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 25, 2006 7:26:55 GMT -5
Paul,
Another great example! Queen's "We Will Rock You," the flipside to "We Are The Champions," never got played during the 45's original chart run on AT40. And I'm not sure if it ever got played. If it was heard in a later AT40 program, perhaps someone else can provide details.
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Post by Matt Cameron on Feb 25, 2006 13:51:48 GMT -5
Long before the death of 45s, occasionally both sides of a single would get the attention of Billboard and Top 40 radio stations. In fact when it happened during the 60s, Billboard typically listed each separately on their Hot 100. But during the chart run of the Beatles' "Come Together"/"Something" in 1969, the two were brought together to share the same chart position. It didn't happen too often but when it did, AT40 listeners during the early-mid 70s got to hear a 'B' song that may have been played nowhere else. As noted in a different thread, Carole King's "You Light Up My Life," the flipside to "Corazon," was played once in September 1973. Actually, "You Light Up My Life" was the b-side of her Top 40 hit, "Believe in Humanity". Where's my autograph, Pete? ;D |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 25, 2006 14:24:06 GMT -5
Ohmygosh........well, I could say that I was testing you, liberaljag, but that wouldn't be honest!
YOU ARE RIGHT!
Carole King's "You Light Up My Life" was the flipside to "Believe In Humanity," NOT "Corazon." Thanks for keeping the record straight!
Signed,
Pete Battistini (there's your autograph! ;D)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2006 17:29:49 GMT -5
Theres also one other I can remember but I cant remember what the "A" side which is REALLY sad! In 1975, wasn't there a #1 by John Denver who's flipside was "Calypso."
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Post by Matt Cameron on Feb 25, 2006 18:13:27 GMT -5
Theres also one other I can remember but I cant remember what the "A" side which is REALLY sad! In 1975, wasn't there a #1 by John Denver who's flipside was "Calypso." Right you are, Cowford! The A-side was "I'm Sorry" and both got airtime on AT40. |
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Post by mstgator on Feb 25, 2006 19:18:45 GMT -5
There were a few 45s, however, that had apparently strong flipsides that never made it to AT40's turntable. One of those -- Chicago's "Color My World" (the flipside of "Beginnings") -- received a great deal of AM and FM airplay during the summer of 1971. But it never got played on AT40. Yeah, I found it strange that that particular B-side never got played on the countdown. Fortunately, it did eventually get played as an LDD (several times, in fact). (Hmm, sounds like the genesis of another thread... LDD songs that were never previously heard on AT40.)  |
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Post by bandit73 on Feb 25, 2006 22:17:41 GMT -5
"Hell Is For Children" by Pat Benatar was an LDD once. Casey kept making a big deal about how they were playing "part of the album cut", but I know this song was a B-side of one of Pat's earlier hits.
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Post by Matt Cameron on Feb 25, 2006 23:07:47 GMT -5
"Hell Is For Children" by Pat Benatar was an LDD once. Casey kept making a big deal about how they were playing "part of the album cut", but I know this song was a B-side of one of Pat's earlier hits. Actually, it wasn't. The album cut that was a big Rock Radio hit was not released as an A or B side of any of Pat Benatar's hit singles. A "live" version of the song was on the B-side of her 1983 hit "Love is a Battlefield". Big joke back then was that "Hell is for Children", a song about child abuse, was on the same LP as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". |
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Post by Indycolt on Feb 25, 2006 23:33:22 GMT -5
Several come to mind for me off the Top of my head.
Ringo Starr's "No No Song" was backed with "Snookeroo" which actually got the #40 debut upon its release in early 1975. But more stations began playing "No No Song" and that became the Major hit.
How about the Doobie Brothers and their double sided hit "Another Park,Another Sunday" in 1974,and then "Black Water" hitting the Top 40 in 1975? Elvis Presley did it often too. In 1976 his "Hurt/For The Heart" was one example of a double sided single. A year later,"Moody blue/She still thinks I care" was another one. Paul McCartney's "Juniors Farm" was backed by "Sally G" and both made the 40 in 1974-75.
Elton John's "Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A bullet" were both airing in 1976. Those are just several additional examples..... ;D
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Post by mstgator on Feb 26, 2006 12:46:09 GMT -5
Besides Elvis, another repeat offender was Donny Osmond... he charted four double-sided hits in the early '70s, all of which (I believe) had both sides aired on AT40.
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Post by cdman71031 on Feb 26, 2006 17:27:17 GMT -5
i seem to remember that on the 1970 year end show 2 double suded hits were played
1 Creedance Clearwater Revival 1 side I can't remember but the other was "Run Through The Jungle"
2 Both sides of The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue by the Beatles were player. Strangly even though For You Bluer was listed as the flip sid eof a double sided #1 On The BB Hot 100 it wasn't imncluded on the Beatles #1's even though both sides pf Copme Together/Something were!
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Post by Indycolt on Feb 28, 2006 8:50:08 GMT -5
A couple of other examples of double-sided hits: I recall hearing "Heat Wave" and "Love Is A Rose" by Linda Ronstadt both getting airplay on AT40 in the later part of 1975. It seems that by 1980,there weren't too many double-sided hits charting. But Eric Clapton did it with "Tulsa Time/Cocaine." Ironically,"Cocaine" became a more popular song. I doubt too many people would recall "Tulsa Time" as much as they would "Cocaine."
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Post by TomBest on Mar 20, 2006 10:36:44 GMT -5
Casey played "My Sweet Lord" and "Isn't it a Pity" by George Harrison as the "dual sided" #1 on the 12/19/70 show. But I think that was the only time "It's it a pity" got played or mentioned.
Another in the both sides charting double sided hit is "Give It What You Got" and "Peace Pipe" by BT Express in Fall 1975.
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