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What (who) is B-side - definition

THE TWO SIDES OF 78, 45, AND 33 1/3 RPM PHONOGRAPH RECORDS AND CASSETTE TAPES
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B-side         
2007 COMPILATION ALBUM BY MR. CHILDREN
B-SIDE
¦ noun the less important side of a pop single.
B-side         
2007 COMPILATION ALBUM BY MR. CHILDREN
B-SIDE
<b>(B-sides)b>
The B-side of a pop record has the less important or less popular song on it. Compare A-side
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...a compilation of the band's A and B-sides.
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A-side and B-side         
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay and hopefully become a hit record.

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A-side and B-side

The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay and hopefully become a hit record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that typically receives less attention, although some B-sides have been as successful as, or more so than, their A-sides.

Use of this language has largely declined in the 21st century as the music industry has transitioned away from analog recordings towards digital formats without physical sides, such as CDs, downloads and streaming. Nevertheless, some artists and labels continue to employ the terms A-side and B-side metaphorically to describe the type of content a particular release features, with B-side sometimes representing a "bonus" track or other material. The term B-side carries a more expansive definition in the K-pop industry, referring to all tracks on an album that are not marketed as title tracks.

Examples of use of B-side
1. The B–side is a cover of No More Heroes by the Stranglers.
2. It is a B–side sort of drama, neatly symmetrical, tightly spun but hardly an earth mover.
3. Tucked away on its B–side, the track Do You Come Here Often? attracted no attention, which was probably just as well.
4. Still, it is an uninspired, stale and even somewhat aging slate, a kind of Likud B–side – indeed, many of its members are former Likudniks who jumped ship.
5. The CD also contains a B–side–style recording of Radio 4‘s other theme "Sailing By" which is played each night ahead of the Shipping Forecast – the Holy Grail to many Radio 4 listeners.