10 B-sides that almost became more famous than the A-Sides - XFM 104.9

10 B-sides that almost became more famous than the A-Sides - XFM

What happens when the "flip side" of your single overshadows the track it's meant to be supporting? XFM looks at ten great examples of the B-side.

6. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis thought "How Soon Is Now" was "unrepresentative" of The Smiths' sound, so this classic tune was relegated to the B-side of William It Was Really Nothing in August 1981. It finally got its chance to shine as an A-side in January 1985.
 
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Never knew this fact. Thanks for posting Belligerent Ghoul. How Soon is Now was such a strange video on MTV . Couldn't wait for it to come on in my town
 
1984. I bought 'William' as a seven incher when it dropped out of the chart and landed in the discount box, as I did with pretty much all the subsequent Smiths singles. I was so very poor. It was still exciting to buy them though. I think I bought Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley in the same purchase. Smiths fans had already recorded 'How Soon is Now' off of the Peel show by that time.
 
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