Side A

Record's main portion

Side A is the front or primary side of a vinyl record, traditionally containing the main songs or singles an artist wanted to promote.

By extension, it refers to the first half of any album or the featured track on a single.

The term persists even in digital formats: Their Side A tracks are always stronger than the deep cuts.

Related

front · vinyl · album · record player · surface · single · playlist · analog · mixtape · needle drop · edge · antithesis · sideline · stereo · boundary · preference · priority · cover

Categories
Opposites
vinyl record sides

Side ASide B

Record's secondary tracks

flip side · the other side · reverse

commercial priority

Side Adeep cut

Obscure album track

album track · bonus track

commercial priority/quality perception

Side Adeep cuts

Obscure songs by artists

album tracks · bonus material · outtakes

Phrases
Family

side, sides, sided, sidelong, sideways, sideward, sidewards, sidewise, beside

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G