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A-side

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noun

  1. the side of a gramophone record regarded as the more important one

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More than four decades since Lennon’s murder and two since George Harrison’s death, the very last Beatles song has been released as a double A-side single with “Love Me Do,” the band’s 1962 debut single.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

With “Paperback Writer” on the A-side — an unlikely pop premise, a surging riff, a profusion of vocal harmonies — the single affirmed the Beatles’ mastery while forecasting change.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

Both it and its A-side, “Opal from Constantinople,” are hidden gems of early California rock ‘n’ roll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2021

The A-side featured a seven-minute message from the trio "welcoming all their new fans", reading out the track listing for their forthcoming album Spirits Having Flown, and talking about their love of sailing.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2020

Martin’s score for “2 Days Monday,” which he had selected as the A-side of their first single, began with the Scaffold’s singers rotating their vocal parts against, of all things, a solo tuba.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2019

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