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24th Jan 2021, 5:55 AM
	xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator	When no A and B sides are listed, it's a safe practice to list the lowest matrix number first, at least when the matrix numbers are close together. When a much higher (more recent) matrix number is coupled with an older, lower matrix, the newer one often was the featured song (i.e., A side). Another rule of thumb is, that vocals on the A side were often backed by an instrumental on the B side. There are no hard and fast rules, though. For U.S. releases from ca. 1905 to the late 1920s, you can see which title of a record was listed first in the Record Bulletins of The Talking Machine World (available on archive.org).

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