On a recent thread, this was posted ...

Talmadge Armstrong And The Escotts - Spindletop .... Talmadge Armstrong got to be the best double sides ever. 

It got me thinking about which other singles have both great A & B sides ... Off the top of my head, here's what I came up with ...

Bud Harper -- Mr. Soul / Let Me Love You

Robert Parker -- Barefootin' / Let's Go Baby (Where The Action Is)

the Emotions -- So I Can Love You / Got To Be The Man

Otis Redding -- Respect / I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

Don Covay -- Seesaw / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love

Wilson Pickett -- Mustang Sally / Three Time Loser

The Drifters -- Up In The Streets Of Harlem / You Can't Love Them All

The Dells – Wear It On Our Face / Please Don't Change Me Now

Billy Stewart – Because I Love You / Mountain of Love

Four Tops -- Standing In The Shadows Of Love / Since You've Been Gone

The Contours -- Determination / Just A Little Misunderstanding

The Temptations -- My Baby / Don't Look Back

Major Lance -- Ain't No Soul / You'll Want Me Back

Soul Children -- Give Me One Good Reason Why / Bring It Here

The Soul Children – Hearsay / Don't Take My Sunshine

Sam And Dave -- Hold On I'm A Comin' / I Got Everything I Need

Sam Dees -- Worn Out Broken Heart / Come Back Strong

Helena Ferguson – Where Is The Party / My Terms

Homer Banks – A Lot Of Love / I'm Fighting To Win

East Wind Band -- Read The Fine Print / Talk To Me

Prince George – I Love Too Hard / Wrong Crowd

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Ruby -feminine ingenuity/decieved

Magnetics-lady in green/heart made of stone

Cashmeres-showstopper/dont let the door hit you

I always view 45s like these that your getting two for the price of one! Or even buying 2 separate records

Lorraine Chandler: I can’t hold on/ she don’t want you.

Tell me your mine/ What can I do

Most of Pied Piper Productions, Detroit’s finest.

Think the list is endless. Few that spring to mind -

Rose Battiste - I miss my baby / Hit and Run

Jimmy Mack - My world is on fire / Go On

Bobby Hill - Tell me love you me / To the bitter end

Donald Lee Richardson - I’ve learned my lesson / You got me in the palm of your hand

Ralph Graham - She just sits there / You had to hurt someone

Sharon Scott - Could it be you / I’d like to know

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Lonnie Russ – Say Girl / Something For My Love

A side a popular oldie everywhere

The flip side popular at Oddfellows (Gary Rushbrooke)

Has to be the top of the pile ...

And a close second ... ❤️

And in the bronze medal position is this beauty ...

One I forgot to list ...

The Steinways – My Heart's Not In It Anymore (Babe, Babe, Babe) / You've Been Leadin' Me On

. . . . aka The Laddins

And I guess this masterpiece qualifies ... ?

"She Said Goodbye"/"I Found True Love"- Billy Hambric - Drum

"Potion Of Love"/"Another Love"- Ambers - Smash

"Dearly Beloved / "Do You Believe It" - Jack Montgomery - Scepter

"I Don't Want To Lose You"- "Just Be Sincere"- Jackie Wilson -Brunswick

Plus lots more!

At the very top of my personal tree going back to Keb and "Thrice" would be this piece of R&B magnificence.

Sadly my "Session #1-Take #1" eight-inch acetate doesn't have "I'll be waiting" on t'other side but I can live with that ... 😏

No mention yet of the best ever

Darrell Banks- Open The Door To Your Heart / Our Love Is In The Pocket

Couple of others

Jimmy Beaumont- You Got Too Much Going For You/ I Never Loved Her Anyway

James Barnett- Keep On Talking/ Take A Good Look

Worthy of a mention….

Essex IV - My heart just can’t take it / My reaction to you

Willie Hutch - The Duck / Love runs out

My all time favourite record The Young Brothers - What’s Your Game / Baby. There’s two different cuts of Baby and both are just class.

Precisions - " If This Is Love " coupled with "You'll Soon Be Gone"

Perfection both sides .

56 minutes ago, Mick Boyle said:

My all time favourite record The Young Brothers - What’s Your Game / Baby. There’s two different cuts of Baby and both are just class.

Personally, the “baby” with no intro is the far superior version for me,apparently there is no way of telling which disc has which version on it,until you play it?

Best ever is this one 😊:

4 Tops Where did you go Ask the lonely

Cheers

Four more from me ...

Martha And The Vandellas -- Heat Wave / A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)

Edwin Starr -- Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) / I Have Faith In You

J. J. Barnes -- Baby Please Come Back Home / Chains Of Love

Edwin Starr -- I Am The Man For You Baby / My Weakness Is You

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While Mr Starr is front and centre this one needs a mention.

Fabulous 45, if truth be known, I never much went for ‘your my mellow’ but the other side is totally solid Detroit soul track at its very best

Jackie beavers “I need my baby / a love that never grows cold”

Sublime both sides, the intro to a love and then that vocal just drops so powerful .

Ralph Graham - she just sits there / you had to hurt someone/ Up Front

She just sits there is my pick, but what an awesome 45….

The Tears - good luck my love /what your doin to me / Smash, ‘Good luck’ is in my top 20 Northern tracks… both sides are the business

Off the top of my head and without really thinking about things .. as I will be here all day 😂

The Accents - who do you love / You better think again

Patty Stokes - Good Girl / Is it true

Lollipops - Loving good feeling / Step aside baby

The Falcons - Good Good Feeling / Love you like you never been loved

Magnetics - Count the days / When I'm with my baby

Bobbie smith - Walk on into my heart / Miss strong hearted

The Admirations - You left me / I want to be free

Dena Barnes - If you ever walked out of my life / Who am I

The Commands - Hey it's love/ No time for you

2 hours ago, Dylan said:

Jackie beavers “I need my baby / a love that never grows cold”

Sublime both sides, the intro to a love and then that vocal just drops so powerful .

Is love grow cold the same backing as Friday night?

24 minutes ago, Dobber said:

Is love grow cold the same backing as Friday night?

Yes the same backing track, also the same on the Groovesville flip of "Friday Night, "Monday Through Thursday" which is really good!

Edited yesterday at 09:011 day by Solidsoul

two of my favs

Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind to Pieces // girl you're my kind of wonderful

The Steinways - You've Been Leadin' Me On // My Heart's Not In It Anymore

51 minutes ago, Mickjay33 said:

my favs

The Steinways - You've Been Leadin' Me On // My Heart's Not In It Anymore

The Laddins had been popular since 1958 and it had become an annual event for them to go down to Miami to perform each winter. This earnt them money but also got them away from the awful weather in New York. They built up a strong following down in Florida and so their shows there were always popular. Even when their doo-wop sound was out of fashion, they still got plenty of bookings in Miami. But they knew they'd have to change with the times & so by 1964 they were doing soul styled covers of old standards such as DREAM BABY. Most of their live act was covers of recent soul hits though, so they stayed relevant with their audiences. But to re-energise their recording career, they need a new identity, so they became the Steinways.

HOWEVER, down in Miami, folk knew who the Laddins were but not the Steinways. So they continued to be advertised as the Laddins on live shows as late as 1966. Luckily for them, some of the Steinways 45's managed to get playlisted on Florida / Miami radio stns. "My Heart's Not In It Anymore" made WLOF's chart in Orlando and then "Call Me" spent 5 weeks on WMBM's (Miami) chart.

So, they felt brave enough to accept some bookings under the Steinways name.

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 Willie Kendrick            Change your ways/What’s that on your finger

Fantastic Johnny C      Don’t depend on me/Waiting for the rain

The Exits                      Under the street lamp/You gotta have money

Ty Karim                       You really made it good to me/All at once

One more from me

Bobby Wilburn “I’m a lonely man / I’m a dreamer” soul perfection outstanding.

SY HIGHTOWER I wonder why/Go back baby.

KAREN PREE Can't help loving (the one who's loving me)/You've gotten to me.

TONY HESTER Come out of your thing/Nothing can stop mefrom loving you.

DEON JACKSON Pain in my heart/I've got so much love.

JIMMY DELPHS Where there is love/Our last goodbye.

SHARON McMAHAN I have no choice/Life ain't worth living.

TONY HESTER Keep a hold on me/PERFECTIONS Just can't leave you.

BOBBY SHEPPARD Surely/GILFORD& SCRUGGS Don't let me lose it.

CAROLYN FRANKLIN Turn me loose/JIMMY GILFORD All over and done.

INEZ FOXX Because I love him/DRAMATICS I've got to find myself (a new love)

GROOVESVILLE PLAYERS Don't hurt me/AL KENT ORCHESTRA The way you've been acting lately.

CAPITOLS Don't say maybe baby (Rehearsal take) / Up on top now.

Sandy Golden - Your Love Is Everything/ When We’re All Alone Tonight.

Larry Aitkens on highland