What is the point of b-sides? In this day and age, when albums are cannibalised for individual track downloads and playlists chopped and changed on streaming services, probably not much. But back in the hoary old 20th century artists were obliged to fill both sides of a small disc of vinyl, and this created both a problem and an opportunity. What exactly should go on the b-side of a high profile young band's latest potential hit? If you were a group with talent and creativity to spare, like the Beatles, you just whacked out a double aa side where both songs just so happened to be stone cold masterpieces (Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane) but instances where musical genius and commercial viability neatly dovetail prove few and far between. For a lot of artists the b-side was a mere dumping ground for silly doodles or half-hearted cover versions. But artists with a bit of vision and ability could plonk more experimental, less chart friendly work on the vinyl's flip