ABBA – The Singles (The First Ten Years)
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Polar – POLMD 400-401 |
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Country: |
Scandinavia |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Soft Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Ring Ring | 3:00 | |
| A2 | Waterloo | 2:46 | |
| A3 | So Long | 3:06 | |
| A4 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do | 3:15 | |
| A5 | SOS | 3:22 | |
| A6 | Mamma Mia | 3:32 | |
| A7 | Fernando | 4:15 | |
| B1 | Dancing Queen | 3:51 | |
| B2 | Money, Money, Money | 3:05 | |
| B3 | Knowing Me, Knowing You | 4:02 | |
| B4 | The Name Of The Game | 4:53 | |
| B5 | Take A Chance On Me | 4:05 | |
| B6 | Summer Night City | 3:34 | |
| C1 | Chiquitita | 5:26 | |
| C2 | Does Your Mother Know | 3:13 | |
| C3 | Voulez-Vous | 5:11 | |
| C4 | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | 4:45 | |
| C5 | I Have A Dream | 4:44 | |
| D1 | The Winner Takes It All | 4:56 | |
| D2 | Super Trouper | 4:13 | |
| D3 | One Of Us | 3:55 | |
| D4 | The Day Before You Came | 5:50 | |
| D5 | Under Attack | 3:45 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music International AB
- Copyright © – Polar Music International AB
- Published By – Union Songs AB
- Published By – Polar Music AB
- Published By – Music For Unicef
- Recorded At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
- Recorded At – Marcus Music
- Recorded At – Polar Studios
- Mixed At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
- Mixed At – Marcus Music
- Mixed At – Polar Studios
- Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba
Credits
- Art Direction – Rune Söderqvist
- Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
- Photography By [Cover] – Lars Larsson (2)
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Ola Lager
- Producer, Arranged By – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
- Written-By – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus* (tracks: A3, B2, B5 to D5)
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Wea-Metronome, Marcus & Polar Music Studios 1973-1982.
℗ 1973-1982 & © 1982 Polar Music International AB
Made in Sweden
Gatefold Sleeve
For Scandinavian/Swedish 2xLP (POLMD 400-401) - release title on labels:
The First Ten Years [row change] ABBA – THE SINGLES [another version]
THE SINGLES The First Ten Years [track details] ABBA [another version]
AᗺBA - THE SINGLES [row change] The First Ten Years [this version]
Runouts are etched, except "E F" on side D which is stamped.
℗ 1973-1982 & © 1982 Polar Music International AB
Made in Sweden
Gatefold Sleeve
For Scandinavian/Swedish 2xLP (POLMD 400-401) - release title on labels:
The First Ten Years [row change] ABBA – THE SINGLES [another version]
THE SINGLES The First Ten Years [track details] ABBA [another version]
AᗺBA - THE SINGLES [row change] The First Ten Years [this version]
Runouts are etched, except "E F" on side D which is stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: n©b
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout ): Pol MD 400 A E.F.R P D CS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): Pol MD 400 B E.F.R.P.D.
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout): Pol MD 400-401 C E.F.R.P.D. CS
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout): E F Pol MD 400-401 II D CS
Other Versions (5 of 159)
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The Singles (The First Ten Years) (2×LP, Compilation) | Polar | 2335 263, 2612 040 | Sweden | 1982 | ||
| The Singles (The First Ten Years) (2×LP, Compilation) | Atlantic | 78 00361 | Canada | 1982 | |||
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The Singles (The First Ten Years) (2×LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold) | Epic | ABBA 10 | UK | 1982 | ||
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The Singles - The First Ten Years (Cassette, Compilation) | Vogue | 806506 | 1982 | |||
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The Singles - The First Ten Years (2×LP, Compilation, Stereo) | Polar | 406506 | 1982 |
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"The Name of the Game" is a US edit and not the 4.53 version listed above. The shorter edit became the more commonly used version from this compilation onwards for many years until the longer mix was reinstated on later copies of "ABBA Gold".
This compilation was intended to be Greatest Hits Vol. 3 after failing to have enough material for a new studio album and just a handful of completed songs, the decision changed again and a double album of all 7" singles in one collection was decided to coincide with the 10 years anniversary. The collection is only complete in some territories though as some countries occasionally released different singles from current albums. Therefore only the generic ones are on this set. This was ABBA's eighth UK album chart topper prior to ABBA Gold some 10 years later. Some audiophiles cite the German Polydor CD as the best sounding versions of tracks included as different master copies were used for some of the tracks. This is before all the many remasters were created, bringing a whole load of controversy and debates among die hard fans.
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