It doesn't surprise me at all that 'Stand Up Like A Man' was the 'A' side - great lead vocals by John and Bruce with Hank in full support and fine guitarwork, no surprise it closed the album 'Specs Appeal' ending the set on a very high note indeed
- I always thought it was a much stronger song and band performance to the 'jaunty' LMBTO where Hank and Bruce would 'bob up and down' like future Teletubbies !
- while notably John Farrar wisely did not !
only Hank's guitar solo and the MWF harmonies raised LMBTO above very average poppy pop for me
surely they could have put say 'Spider Juice' as the 'B' side to LMBTO then followed it up with 'Stand Up Like A Man' c/w 'Rose Rose' ?
and maybe even followed that with 'Cool Clear Air' c/w 'Colorado Songbird' as other EMI UK singles ?
all of those three Euro songs could have made 'A' sides
- instead we had another Paul Curtis er 'gem' with 'Run Billy Run' (I wish it had....away - it certainly did not run up the UK singles charts tho')
but then as with earlier singles over 1966-68 they often played not to their strengths on singles with often a terrific 'B' side backing a rather average if not downright 'naff' 'A' side which of course...FLOPPED !