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.
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Single (music)
Type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album.
Historically, when mainstream music was purchased via vinyl records, singles would be released double-sided, i.e. there was an A-side and a B-side, on which two songs would appear, one on each side.
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.
Remix
Piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item.
to provide additional versions of a song for use as bonus tracks or for a B-side, for example, in times when a CD single might carry a total of 4 tracks
Greatest hits album
Type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band.
The album collected eight of Mathis's charting singles, as well as three non-charting B-sides and an altogether new track.
Gloria Gaynor
American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), "I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1974).
Originally, "I Will Survive" was a B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978.
Eleanor Rigby
Song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.
It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine".
Strawberry Fields Forever
Song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with "Penny Lane".
Vanilla Ice
American rapper, actor, and television host.
"Play That Funky Music" was released as the album's first single, with "Ice Ice Baby" appearing as the B-side.
Something (Beatles song)
Song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road.
Two weeks after the album's release, the song was issued on a double A-side single, coupled with "Come Together", making it the first Harrison composition to become a Beatles A-side.
Album
Collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc , vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution.
Albums have been issued that are compilations of older tracks not originally released together, such as singles not originally found on albums, b-sides of singles, or unfinished "demo" recordings.