B-side

In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song (the one that the record producer hopes will receive radio airplay and become a "hit"), while the B-side, or "flipside," is secondary.

Albums featuring extensive b-sides

• New Order - Substance (1987)
• The Smiths - The World Won't Listen (1987)
• The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs (1987)
• Prince - The Hits/The B-Sides (1993)
• Sarah McLachlan - Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff (1996)
• U2 - The Singles 1980-1990: Limited Edition (1998)
• Cowboy Junkies - Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes (1999)
• U2 - The Singles 1990-2000: Limited Edition (2002)
• Ash - Intergalactic Sonic 7s (incl Bonus CD Cosmic Debris) (2002)
• Mansun - Kleptomania (2004)
• Morrissey - You Are the Quarry: Deluxe Edition (2004)
• Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition (2004)
• Weezer - Weezer Deluxe Edition
• Korn - "See You On The Other Side (Special Edition)" (2005)
• Slipknot - "Slipknot (Digipak)" (2000)