B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cowan, Andy, contribution by.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.) ill

Place of Publication:

SCB Distributors 2023

Summary:

Pop music would be a different beast without the B-Side. Music history is riven with songs deemed throwaway that revolted against their lowly status and refused to be denied. Be it rocknroll s national anthem (Rock Around The Clock), discos enduring game-changer (I Feel Love) or hip-hops most notorious dis track (Hit Em Up), all three started life as the so-called lesser track on releases primed for maximum chart impact. But the B-side has done much more than make stars of Bill Haley, Donna Summer, and 2Pac. Here is a quickfire A-Z of 500+ flipsides.

ISBN:

9781915316141