I believe that "Wonderful Girl" was actually the flip. It doesn't matter. Both sides of that record are "wonderful"! Speaking of that, The Five Satins had a nice (original) version of "Wonderful Girl".

Agreed about "I've Cried Before"!!! Great song.

Anyone heard of ''The Jay Sisters'' ? Stop your knockin me out / Little daddy . I tried looking this up and came up empty but the internet changes daily .

I searched utube and i found this,

Discography :

Joe Marine & The Teen Trio
1954 - A Gold Cadillac / Don't Mean a Thing (Decca 29151)

The Teen Trio
1954 - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Decca 29351)

The Jaye Sisters
1957 - Have you ever been lonely / Black brown or blue eyes (Decca 30236)
1957 - Going To The River / Pitter Patter Boom Boom (Atlantic 1171)
1958 - Real Love / School's Out (Atlantic 1190)
1958 - Little Daddy / Stop! You're Knocking Me Out (Atlantic 2000)


Biography :

The three girls that made up The Teen Trio -- Sandy Schneider and twin sisters, Jean and June Hendon -- actually began singing together in their preteen years in their home state of Michigan when they were known as The Three Chicks. After they joined the Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring renamed them The Teen Trio.

The only song of theirs on utube is here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ASH6FQulw
Jaye Sisters aka The Teen Trio - Going To The River - 1958 Atlantic

Everything the 5 Satins did was wonderful, including producing the number one doo wopper of all time.

@ John S I just looked at my Dion 45 and you could be right but it was issued on REO records in canada (maybe reissue) ? and
looking at both sides Wonderful Girl has 8475X-S1 i was taking it S1 meant side one as if i flip it over it says the same number but -S2 on the flip side.
It also says by arrangement with Laurie Records USA, i presume this was the label they recorded on in the states.

Sweet - Little Willy/Man From Mecca
Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Son/Drivin' Blues
The Animals - When I was Young/A Girl Named Sandoz
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs/Hello Melinda Goodbye
Herman's Hermits - There's a Kind of Hush/No Milk Today
Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525/Little Kids
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man/Teen Angel
Freda Payne - Deeper & Deeper/Unhooked Generation
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower/Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Partridge Family - I'll Meet You Halfway/Morning Rider on the Road
Osmonds - Yo-Yo/Keep On My Side
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother/Makin' it Natural

Yup, Laurie 3052 here in the lower 48.

Speaking of Dion and The Belmonts, the B side of "Where or When" from late 1959 was, "That's My Desire", a great Doo Wop song.

I stand corrected about the Dion and The Belmonts record. Here in the states, "Wonderful Girl" has the record ID as ZTSP 64392 on the label, and "When You Wish..." has it as ZTSP 64477. So, it may be one of those cases where the intended B side actually became the hit! "When You Wish..." became a minor hit on Billboard in 1960.

Both sides say record number 3052, BTW.

I was going by what my Billboard book says. It lists "Wonderful Girl" as the B side. But, that may not be what the record company intended it to be when it was released. Who knows? Like I said, they are both very good songs, along with "Where Or When" and "That's My Desire"!

Well I do.

I recorded "When You Wish..." in June, 1960 with my R to R recorder off KFWB, 980 Kc, as they were playing charted records. I don't recall "Wonderful Girl" being played at all.

Here are pictures of both sides of the Dion and The Belmonts 45 picture sleeve. Yes indeedy..."Wonderful Girl" gets top billing, even though the other side became the hit!

Couple more...

The Beach Boys "Dance, Dance, Dance"... flip it over for "Warmth Of The Sun".

The Crests "My Juanita"... flip it over for "Sweetest One".

The Doors - Light My Fire/The Crystal Ship
The Nazz - Open My Eyes/Hello It's Me
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida/Iron Butterfly Theme
Iron Butterfly - Easy Rider/Soldier In Our Town
The Electric Prunes - Get Me To The World On Time/Are You Lovin' Me More
Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl/Darling Dear
B.W. Stevenson - My Maria/August Evening Lady

What the devil is a "Belmont"?

I believe it only got, "top billing", because it was a shorter title, therefore being able to fit within the horizontal space between the left edge of the sleeve, and the record label logo.

Trust one who was there at the time, the B side didn't get airplay at all, and the A side, only occasionally, given the plethora of hits it was up against at the time. This is the highest it charted.
LW = last week, TW = this week.

KFWB Fabulous Forty Survey

For Week of May 28, 1960

LW TW
1 1. *CATHY'S CLOWN -- EVERLY BROS. -- W.B.
2 2. SIXTEEN REASONS -- Connie Stevens -- W.B.
3 3. *GOOD TIMIN' -- Jimmy Jones -- Cub
5 4. *SWINGIN' SCHOOL -- Bobby Rydell -- Cameo
9 5. IMAGE OF A GIRL -- The Safaris -- Eldo
24 6. ALLEY OOP -- Hollywood Argyles -- Lute
4 7. *OOH POO PAH DOO -- Jessie Hill -- Minit
15 8. CLAP YOUR HANDS -- Beau Marks -- Shad
8 9. *STUCK ON YOU -- Elvis Presley -- RCA Victor
17 10. BIG BOY PETE -- The Olympics -- Arvee
12 11. *YOUNG EMOTIONS -- Ricky Nelson -- Imperial
7 12. LOVE YOU SO -- Ron Holden -- Donna
21 13. BARBARA -- The Temptations -- Gold Disc
19 14. HE'LL HAVE TO STAY -- Jeanne Black -- Capitol
6 15. GREENFIELDS -- Bros. Four -- Columbia
10 16. LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE- Billy Bland- Old Town
27 17. PAPER ROSES -- Anita Bryant -- Carleton
36 18. *SOMETHING HAPPENED -- Paul Anka -- ABC/Para
20 19. MADISON TIME -- Ray Bryant Trio -- Columbia
37 20. *HEY! LITTLE ONE -- Dorsey Burnette -- Era
35 21. *EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL -- Connie Francis -- MGM
22 22. *STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN -- Neil Sedaka -- RCA-Victor
26 23. *WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR -- Dion & The Belmonts -- Laurie
16 24. *STEP BY STEP -- The Crests -- Coed
18 25. SINK THE BISMARK -- Johnny Horton -- Columbia
38 26. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN -- Skyliners -- Calico
11 27. *CHERRY PIE -- Skip & Flip -- Brent
30 28. *WHITE SILVER SANDS -- Bill Black Combo - Hi
New 29. *BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG -- Duane Eddy -- Jamie
33 30. DOGGIN' AROUND -- Jackie Wilson -- Brunswick
14 31. *MAMA -- Connie Francis -- MGM
13 32. MR. LUCKY -- Henry Mancini -- RCA Victor
New 33. LONELY WEEKENDS -- Charlie Rich -- Phillips
New 34. *MULE SKINNER BLUES -- Fendermen -- Soma
31 35. *WHITE TENNIS SNEAKERS -- Jan & Dean -- Dore
New 36. BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG -- Jimmy Darin
40 37. *I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW -- Tommy Edwards - MGM
New 38. AIN'T GONNA BE THAT WAY -- Marv Johnson -- U.A.
New 39. *WON'T YOU COME HOME BILL BAILEY -- Bobby Darin -- Atco
34 40. *WALKIN' THE FLOOR OVER YOU -- Pat Boone -- Dot

* RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

a few that come to mind.......
Clovers "Devil or Angel"...flip was "Hey Doll Baby" (Atlantic label)
DJ and the Runaways "Peter Rabbit"....flip was "Are You Ready" (Smash label)
Cascades "Rhythm of the Rain"....flip was "Let Me Be" (Valiant label)
Mystics "Hushabye"...flip was "Adam and Eve" (Laurie label)
Mystics "Dont Take the Stars"...flip was "So Tenderly" (Laurie label)
Crests "Pretty Little Angel"...flip was "I Thank the Moon" (Coed label)
Moonglows "See Saw"...flip was "When I'm With You" (Chess label)
Little Joe/Thrillers "Peanuts"...flip was "Lillie Lou" (Okeh label)
Schoolboys "Please Say You Want Me"...flip was "Shirley" (Okeh records)
Curtis Lee "Pretty Little Angel Eyes"...flip was "Gee How I Wish You Were Here"
(Dunes label)
Fascinators "Chapel Bells"...flip was "I Wonder Who" (Capitol label)
Dubs "Chapel of Dreams"...flip was "Is There a Love for Me" (Gone label)
Crests "16 Candles"...flip was "Beside You" (Coed label)
Velvets "Tonight Could Be the Night"...flip was "Spring Fever" (Monument label)
Johnny Cash "I Walk the Line"...flip was "Get Rhythm" (Sun label)
Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes"...flip was "Honey Dont" (Sun label)
Five Satins "To the Aisle"...flip was "Wish I Had My Baby" (Ember label)
Johnny Tillotson "Dreamy Eyes"...flip was "Well I'm Your Man" (Cadence label)
I could go on and on...there are many more, but these come to mind for now

Belmont Avenue in the Bronx. The group of guys that backed up Dion for a few years were named after that New York City street. The Del-Satins (uncredited) backed up Dion for quite a few recordings after he split with The Belmonts in 1960. That's why some people think that The Belmonts were still with Dion, because the Del-Satins name wasn't on the record label. The Del-Satins had their own recordings. One of them being the great "Teardrops Follow Me", with "Best Wishes, Good Luck, Good-Bye" as a decent flip side. Another great Del-Satins record is "Feeling No Pain".

martha and vandellas - third finger left hand I think it was the Bside to jimmy back

That's another interesting topic, records on which the A-side flopped and the B-side became the hit. There are quite a few of those.

Ken D.

That's right. Kiss' "Detroit Rock City" was supposed to be the hit on that disc, and it was flipped by most DJs so they could play "Beth". The funny story is that Kiss only put Beth on the flip so NOBODY would play it.

I think there's a similar story about Tommy James' "Hanky Panky", but I can't remember the details.

Someone else mentioned "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, which I think falls into that category.

Vince Guaraldi's "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" was the B-Side of "Samba de Orpheu".

I'm sure I have more but they don't come springing to mind right now.

eric