B Sides - The best Of.

[808stu]

Hi Guys.
I see a lot of polls on the forum - best Album - Crapiest Song etc.
PS:
I am not sure about crapiest - i think all 808 are great some are just better than others - most are really outstanding even ground breaking.
Any way How about a poll for the best B side song from a single CD.
My favourite without a doubt is "The Chiesler" the first single released from the Don Solaris Album.
This song just grabs you by the B---s & doestnt let go until the end - this is just a fantastic adrenalin pumping song.
I think we should put in a petition to Graham to release a best of B - Sides.
In my opinion it would be a superb stand alone Album even a best of the best of 808 state.
Anybody got any other ideas for this B Side Album.

Graham.Any chance of this idea becoming a reality ??.

VBR Stuart

[Mark]

The Chisler is a great track.

I would also nominate my faves, the superb Nimbus and the really infectious La Luz.

[Ancodia]

The best 808 B-Side can't really be classified as an extra track but more of a remix. Its the second track on the Bond single. Obviously I'm talking about BONDED which (I've said this before, and I'll keep saying it!) Rocks Like A Bastard! Especially played live a la Castlefield!

C Ya,
John

[Rodders]

ski family, la luz, reaper repo

[niko]

the best b-side has to be reaper repo ! and la luz (chunky funky mix) is also a great one..

[SteveC]

I've just being having a mad 808 playday (maybe that should be an annual holiday for the country), anyway after tearing into the DVD and past material I can honestly say that, at the time of release, and even now "Marathon" is still RUNNING as an epic track, especially the 12" club mix.

I remember hearing this live at the Manc Academy and getting totally absorbed and euphoric as the swirling laser lights drew you into the track.

BRING BACK THE LASER SHOW GUYS, 808 WERE ALWAYS RENOWNED FOR THEIR LIGHT SHOWS, THE SET ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT IT

Although it's still awsome..........

[SkiFamily91]

ski family. ID says it all


Harvey

[808state's Tartan Army]

Bonded and Chisler are good as well as Marathon. I like Deepville and Ski Family as well.

[graham]

Id love to do it ,but its all owned by ztt and I dont really know what there plans for any back catalogue are,,I find it highly anoying that my local virgin stock no 808 what so ever...Keep writing to ztts website and may be they will listen May be a complete box set digitally remastered on DVD
I like dance your self to death from B side of Tunes splits atom also open your mind and nbambi

[PeteB]

my ideal b-side/rare album (Basically tracks that aint on any UK released album)

1, SPANISH MARCHING
2, CHISLER
3, LA LUZ
4, OPEN YOUR MIND
5, NBAMBI
6, INVADER
7, DOCTORS AND NURSES
8, QUINCY'S LUNCH
9, MINTON
10, MARATHON
11, SKI FAMILY
12, DANCE YOURSELF TO DEATH (b-side of TUNES)(Baseless or Marley Mix)
13, REAPER REPO
14, GOA

[SkiFamily91]

invader should not be on there, it's awful. And there should be at least one obscure pacific mix (maybe Pacific 516?) in there. Finally, replace Minton with Baton Rouge and you have your album

my conclusion is that it should be a 2-disc set, then it all goes on


Harvey

[PeteB]

i didnt wanna include single remixes & i forgot about baton rouge

[SkiFamily91]

not that it matters - it has no appeal to anyone other that hardcore 808 fans like those on the site. And they will already have the material anyway. If it was out, theyd be lucky to sell 1000 copies


Harvey

[Chris the Boy]

i don't know many of the 808 b-sides, but i doubt there's any to rival "ski family". when "ooops" came out as a single, i remember picking it up and reading the tracklisting (i'm a complete nerd for tracklistings, and i suspect i'm not alone in this ), and thinking what a great, intriguing title "ski family" was. i didn't buy the single (a financial thing, no doubt), but finally got it about a week ago. maybe i'm pointing out the obvious, but for anyone who doesn't know, "ski family" features the "bro, bro, bro" sample from david bowie's "chant of the ever-circling skeletal FAMILY", from his 1974 album "diamond dogs". if you don't have it, go get it! (the "bro" refers, incidentally, to the segue from the previous track on the album, "big BROther". i love the fact that the title reflects the origin of the sample. where the "ski" part, comes from, i don't know. but maybe you do ...

C the B

[solarex]

Nbambi for me. Lovely.