B-side

noun

1. flip side ( def 1 ).

B-side

noun

1. the less important side of a gramophone record Also calledflip side

Word History and Origins

Origin of B-side¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from B on a record label

Example Sentences

Those experiences would lead to Golding writing The Specials' Why?, which is on the B-side of 1981's iconic Ghost Town.

From BBC

Kapp “put the tune on the B-side of the single,” Jones told The Times in 1993, “but disc jockeys turned it over and played it anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times

Originally released as a single in 1979, with a cover of Barry Manilow’s “Ready to Take a Chance Again” on the B-side, Jones’ disco-esque tune has been covered by entertainers including Charo and Olivia Newton-John.

From Los Angeles Times

“Friend,” a soft pop B-side from Abrams’ debut EP “minor,” for one, benefited from added distorted synth.

From Los Angeles Times

For the soundtrack, Most connected with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, and that band became the first act to agree to appear on the soundtrack with a cover of Joy Division’s 1980 B-side “Dead Souls.”

From Los Angeles Times