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Blazin' B Side

Posted at 8:24 PM on April 16, 2009 by Mark Wheat (1 Comments)

Another thing that I always loved about vinyl 7" singles was...the B-Side! It was a space where a band could try something that didn't fit anywhere else in their discography, a cover, a demo take of one of their hits or a freaky one off song.

Dead Weather (Jack White's new band) keep this tradition alive on the flip side of the 7" version of their first single. It's a cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric". In '79 I bought this single when the band name Tubeway Army meant nothing to me, but in the early days of electro pop the title intrigued me. Now filtered through Jack's love of gritty blues and Alison's guttural slurs, it turns your intestines inside out, in a good way!

This is one of the singles that has been specially released to stores to be sold ONLY on Saturday. Pitchfork did a great job of detailing the vinyl being issued for this new annual holiday! International Record Store Day!! Enjoy.

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It is a great a cover version of Are Friends Electric...I was mightily impressed with it. Speaking of Numan, I remember one of his B Sides during the Telekon era was "Trois Gymnopedies" by Erik Satie. I thought that a rather interesting choice for him to make.

I think one of my favorite B Sides is "Beat My Guest" by Adam & the Ants. B side to Stand and Deliver...

Posted by Frick | April 17, 2009 3:05 PM

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