This one always puzzled me. In nearly all cases, matrix numbers for A-sides are a lower number than for the B-side, which is one way of determining the intended A-side if in doubt.
But when A&M and Carpenters released their monster opening salvo of "(They Long To Be) Close To You", you can find it as the higher-number matrix on the single, with "I Kept On Loving You" as a lower-number in its matrix.
"I Kept On Loving You" is number 1961-S
"(They Long To Be) Close To You" gets 1962-S
But when A&M and Carpenters released their monster opening salvo of "(They Long To Be) Close To You", you can find it as the higher-number matrix on the single, with "I Kept On Loving You" as a lower-number in its matrix.
"I Kept On Loving You" is number 1961-S
"(They Long To Be) Close To You" gets 1962-S