February 13, 201411 yr On the subject of double a sides, on the radio this morning they said Queen's Tie Your Mother Down from 1977 was a double a side, but all chart books, chart listings only list it as just an a sided single, can anyone clarify what is correct?
February 13, 201411 yr The advantage of having double A sides is that the record company can con people into buying a record twice. The most obvious example being Boney M's tracks. Another advantage is Christmas records, after the day is over. The Radio stations can play the other side and the record picks up sales. However in practice sales didn't pick up with most singles released with a none Christmas other side. I don't think Demis would have got that number one in 1976 without it being in the chart Dave. Even the Real Chart has only recorded one record that was top without making the other charts and that was down to a load of collectors and some dodgy sellers pulling a fast one on Madonna fans in 1992 with the Shine A Light record. The disadvantage is that record companies and acts have to make TWO videos which increases costs, very bad if the records don't sell. I have seen in Chart Books that this or that record was listed in the BMRB chart from this date to that date. When the record was not actually listed as a double A, simply added to the official listed A side. Was this down to the chart makers or some retailers listing that record selling rather than the A side? Robson & Jerome, I think liked AA sides, but was White Cliffs of Dover just added on or a double AA side?
February 13, 201411 yr On the subject of double a sides, on the radio this morning they said Queen's Tie Your Mother Down from 1977 was a double a side, but all chart books, chart listings only list it as just an a sided single, can anyone clarify what is correct? 45 cat is good for solving these problem. The answer is no it was not a double AA. I think a lot of people get confused with the We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions record by Queen, which was released in the same year and was a AA. http://www.45cat.com/record/emi2593
February 13, 201411 yr On the subject of double a sides, on the radio this morning they said Queen's Tie Your Mother Down from 1977 was a double a side, but all chart books, chart listings only list it as just an a sided single, can anyone clarify what is correct? The sleeve mentions You And I but I don't remember it being considered a double a-side at the time. The only Queen double a-sides I can remember are Fat Bottomed Girls / Bicycle Race and Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives for the 1991 re-release.
February 13, 201411 yr Somebody mentioned Reg Dwight's terrible mauling of his own Candle in the Wind, but he also had a number 1 with Sacrifice / Healing Hands both of which had flopped when released on their own the previous year! 26/08/1989 Elton John Healing Hands 45 56-47-{45}-52-66->5 04/11/1989 Elton John Sacrifice 55 70-{55}-61->3 09/06/1990 Elton John Sacrifice/Healing Hands 1 26-5-{1}-1-1-1-1-2-4-9-11-24-38-48-61->15
February 13, 201411 yr On the subject of double a sides, on the radio this morning they said Queen's Tie Your Mother Down from 1977 was a double a side, but all chart books, chart listings only list it as just an a sided single, can anyone clarify what is correct?What a coincidence, I was actually listening to the track just as I was reading this! It was a double A side in 1998, the release being 'No-One But You/Tie Your Mother Down'. The single was released to promote the compilation album 'Queen Rocks'. The original release of 'Tie Your Mother Down' back in 1977 wasn't released as a double A side. Edited February 13, 201411 yr by Robbie
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