ABBAThe Album

Label:

Polar – POLS 282

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Sweden

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Europop

Tracklist

A1 Eagle
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
5:51
A2 Take A Chance On Me
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
4:05
A3 One Man One Woman
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
4:25
A4 The Name Of The Game
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
Lyrics By [Help]Stig Anderson
4:54
B1 Move On
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
Lyrics By [Help]Stig Anderson
4:42
B2 Hole In Your Soul
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
3:41
"The Girl With The Golden Hair" – 3 Scenes From A Mini-Musical
B3a Thank You For The Music
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
3:48
B3b I Wonder (Departure)
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
Lyrics By [Help]Stig Anderson
4:33
B3c I'm A Marionette
Arranged By, Producer, Written-ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus*
3:54

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Polar Music International AB
  • Copyright ©Union Songs AB
  • Published ByUnion Songs AB
  • Published ByPolar Music AB
  • Recorded AtMarcus Music
  • Recorded AtMetronome Studio, Stockholm
  • Recorded AtGlen Studio
  • Overdubbed AtGlen Studio
  • Mixed AtMarcus Music
  • Mixed AtMetronome Studio, Stockholm
  • Mixed AtStudio Bohus
  • Printed BySIB-Tryck, Tumba
  • Distributed ByGDC

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings]Rutger Gunnarsson
  • BassRutger Gunnarsson
  • Design [Album]Rune Söderqvist
  • DrumsRoger Palm (tracks: A2, A3, B3a)
  • EngineerMichael B. Tretow
  • Guitar [Other Guitars]Lasse Wellander
  • IllustrationRune Söderqvist
  • Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
  • Lead GuitarLasse Wellander
  • PercussionMalando Gassama
  • Photography ByBarry Levine
  • Saxophone, FluteLars O. Carlsson

Notes

This release is similar to ABBA - The Album

*On the back cover "Saxophones & Flutes" and "String arrangements" has the names on TWO lines (not one)
*Does NOT have Keyboard credits

the differences:

ABBA - The Album (this release) Has ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label.
Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right and GDC 50-1 top left on back cover.
Has Λ in runouts

ABBA - The Album Has ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label.
Has POLS 282 and PMC top left, but does NOT have SIB Tryck and PMC lower right on back cover
Has Å or V in runouts

ABBA - The Album does NOT have ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label.
Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right and GDC 50-1 top left on back cover
Has SGI in runouts (AB Svensk grammofonindustri)

ABBA - The Album Has ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label.
Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right and GDC 50-1 top left on back cover
Has Å in runouts

ABBA - The Album does NOT have ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label.
Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right and GDC 50-1 top left on back cover.
Has GP in runouts (Grammoplast)

ABBA - The Album Has ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label. Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right and GDC 50-1 top left on back cover.
Has GP in runouts (Grammoplast)

Cover info:
Recorded and mixed at Marcus Music & Metronome Studio.
"The Name Of The Game" mixed at Bohus Studio.
Additional overdubs recorded at Glen Studio.

℗ 1977 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

Innersleeve info:
© 1977 for the world by Union Songs AB (A1, A2, A3, B2, B3a, B3c)
© 1977 for the world by Polar Music International AB (A4, B1, B3b)

Forlag (Published by) Union Songs AB except A4, B1 and B3b by Polar Music AB

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: n©b
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): POLS 282 A 6 Λ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): POLS 282 B 7 Λ
  • Price Code: 50-1

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The Album (LP, Album, Stereo) Polar POLS 282 Sweden 1977
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The Album (LP, Album) Polydor 2344 098 Netherlands 1977
The Album (LP, Album, Stereo) Melba LDA. 20318 1977
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The Album (LP, Album, Stereo, RCA Records Pressing) Atlantic KSD 19164 Canada 1977
The Album (Cassette, Album) Polydor 3100 429 Netherlands 1977

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