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[edit] B-sides

Why don't we put the B-sides on the bottom of this template. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sdoroudi (talk • contribs) .

• They originally were, I separated them because it was getting pretty big. It's smaller now though, and a few others have said the same thing, so I think I will remerge them. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 02:43, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Sdoroudi 02:25, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Size and redundancy

The recent revisions to this template have made it unnecessarily large. The information it now contains is mostly redundant. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 02:38, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Labels

I added Apple Records, because from 1968 The Beatles released records at this label (in UK and US). Karolek15 08:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Separation?

Due to the overwhelming size of the template, perhaps we should split the singles and the B-sides? One template could be the singles (UK on top; US on bottom), and repeat the structure for the B-sides. I don't think we should split them by UK v. US because you'll just end up with two moderate sized templates on an article as opposed to one big one. Of course I'm not a member of the Beatles project, and only saw this was a semi-size issue; if I'm shouted down or outnumbered I don't mind. Anthony Hit me up... 23:09, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] , and /

Why are there in some places commas separating songs, but in other places slashes? Reywas92^Talk 22:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

A slash separates songs on the same side of a single, a comma indicates the next single in the same year. John Cardinal 01:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)