As I mentioned in another thread, I'm assembling a more complete collection of Tijuana Brass 45s and have gotten a big lot of them recently. In compiling a collection of a- and b-sides, I'm running into some oddities regarding which track was the a-side. I thought I could rely on the matrix numbers to point the way, but now I'm not sure.
First example: AM 711 "Let It Be Me" and "Mexican Corn". At number 711, this looks to be the third single from the group. The matrix numbers indicate 1021 for "Let It Be Me" and 1022 for "Mexican Corn". The oddity here is that "Mexican Corn" would have been the newer track, since it hails from VOLUME 2, whereas "Let It Be Me" comes from the older THE LONELY BULL album. Was "Let It Be Me" the a-side?
I think I know the story behind AM 775, "Third Man Theme" and "A Taste Of Honey". It was sent out as "Third Man Theme" but they flipped it around after release, making "Taste" the effective a-side, despite the matrix number, right?
And I've always been amazed that "Spanish Flea" was really the b-side to "What Now My Love", but I guess this is a case of a double a-side.
Harry
First example: AM 711 "Let It Be Me" and "Mexican Corn". At number 711, this looks to be the third single from the group. The matrix numbers indicate 1021 for "Let It Be Me" and 1022 for "Mexican Corn". The oddity here is that "Mexican Corn" would have been the newer track, since it hails from VOLUME 2, whereas "Let It Be Me" comes from the older THE LONELY BULL album. Was "Let It Be Me" the a-side?
I think I know the story behind AM 775, "Third Man Theme" and "A Taste Of Honey". It was sent out as "Third Man Theme" but they flipped it around after release, making "Taste" the effective a-side, despite the matrix number, right?
And I've always been amazed that "Spanish Flea" was really the b-side to "What Now My Love", but I guess this is a case of a double a-side.
Harry