Quiz help (country, pop, single, beatles, elvis presley)

willconmarsh · 12-13-2007, 03:35 PM

I need to know what was the first double A-side to ENTER the uk charts at no 1. Please help pride is at stake

sleepy jack · 12-13-2007, 03:43 PM

I know the Beatles released alot, Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out, Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever are all I can think of but I imagine there are earlier examples then them. I'd wikipedia or google it or something.

willconmarsh · 12-13-2007, 03:48 PM

tried wikipedie and google, cant find any reference though

right-track · 12-13-2007, 04:25 PM

A "double A-side" is a single which has two featured songs. This practice was introduced by The Beatles in 1965 for their single released simultaneously with Rubber Soul, "Day Tripper" backed with (b/w) 'We Can Work It Out," as the band and their label, Parlophone Records, found both songs to be equally marketable, and decided not to relegate one to B-side status.[citation needed]

Some singles have also been designated double A-sides in retrospect, such as Elvis Presley's 1956 "Don't Be Cruel" b/w "Hound Dog"; this was done in retrospect because both sides became chart hits independently. In fact[citation needed], "Hound Dog" was the B-side of the single as originally released. During the late 1970s, Dolly Parton released a number of double A-sided singles, in which the A side was released to pop radio, and the B side to country. wikipedia.

Does it have to have gone straight in at No1, or just be the first No1?

willconmarsh · 12-13-2007, 04:48 PM

must have gone straight to number 1. cant find it anywhere!!!

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	A "double A-side" is a single which has two featured songs. This practice was introduced by The Beatles in 1965 for their single released simultaneously with Rubber Soul, "Day Tripper" backed with (b/w) 'We Can Work It Out," as the band and their label, Parlophone Records, found both songs to be equally marketable, and decided not to relegate one to B-side status.[citation needed] Some singles have also been designated double A-sides in retrospect, such as Elvis Presley's 1956 "Don't Be Cruel" b/w "Hound Dog"; this was done in retrospect because both sides became chart hits independently. In fact[citation needed], "Hound Dog" was the B-side of the single as originally released. During the late 1970s, Dolly Parton released a number of double A-sided singles, in which the A side was released to pop radio, and the B side to country. wikipedia. Does it have to have gone straight in at No1, or just be the first No1?

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willconmarsh Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 0	must have gone straight to number 1. cant find it anywhere!!!