ABBA – The Album

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Label:	Polydor – 2335 180
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
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Released:	Jan 13, 1978
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Disco

Tracklist

A1	Eagle	5:51
A2	Take A Chance On Me	4:05
A3	One Man, One Woman	4:25
A4	The Name Of The Game Written-By – Stig Anderson	4:54
B1	Move On Written-By – Stig Anderson	4:42
B2	Hole In Your Soul	3:41
	"The Girl With The Golden Hair" - 3 Scenes From A Mini-Musical -
B3-A	Thank You For The Music	3:48
B3-B	I Wonder	4:33
B3-C	I'm A Marionette	3:54

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music International AB
Copyright © – Polar Music AB
Copyright © – Union Songs AB
Recorded At – Marcus Music
Recorded At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Mixed At – Marcus Music
Mixed At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Mixed At – Studio Bohus
Overdubbed At – Glen Studio
Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
Pressed By – PRS Hannover
Printed By – Josef Grütter
Published By – Union Songs AB
Published By – Polar Music AB

Credits

Arranged By – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Arranged By [Strings] – Rutger Gunnarsson
Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
Design, Illustration – Rune Söderqvist
Drums – Roger Palm (tracks: A2, A3, B3)
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Guitar – Lasse Wellander
Illustration – Björn Andersson (5)
Keyboards – Benny Andersson
Lead Guitar – Lasse Wellander (tracks: A2 to B5)
Percussion – Malando Gassama
Photography By – Mirage*
Photography By [at Mirage] – Barry Levine
Producer – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Saxophone – Lars O. Carlsson
Written-By – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*

Notes

The difference between this release and a similar one ABBA - The Album are different pressing rings.

Includes printed inner sleeve with a photo of the band and lyrics and a 12" promo sheet for ABBA Movie 1978.

Album was recorded and mixed at Marcus Music, Stockholm/Sweden and Metronome Studio, Stockholm/Sweden. "The Name Of The Game" was mixed at Bohus Studio, Kungälv/Sweden. Additional overdubs were done at Glen Studios, Stockholm/Sweden. Recording sessions began in May 1977 and continued until November 1977. The original label of this recording was Polar Music International AB. LC 0309. Tracks B3-A, B3-B and B-3C alltogether are called:
"The Girl With The Golden Hair" - 3 scenes from a mini-muscial.

Ⓟ 1977 POLAR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL AB

Made in West

Printed in West

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 0309
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 1): 020 2335 180 = 2 S 1-A II 3 20
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): 020 2335 180 = 2 S 1 B 3 20
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 2): 2335 180 S1 3 20 CX (Sideways) 1.4B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 2): 2335 180 S2 3 20 BW (Sideways) 1.5
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 3): 2335 180 S 1 3 20 1 V (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 3): XXXX 2335 180 S 2 3 20 6 E (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 4): 020 2335 180 = 2 S 1-A 3 20 Made in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 4): 020 2335 180 = 2 S 2 B 3 20 Made in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 5): 2335 180 S 1 320 U 7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 5): XXX 2335 180 S 2 320 I 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 6): 2335 180 = 3 S1 320 C1 DP (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 6): 2335 180 = 3 S2 320 CX 1 (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, [etched], variant 7): [020] 2335 180 = 2 S 1[-A IV] 3 20 Made in [IV]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, [etched], variant 7): [020] 2335 180 = 2 S 2 [B III] 3 20 Made in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 8): 2335 180 S1 3 20 1.6A CK (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 8): XXXX 2335 180 S 2 3 20 1.5 BB (Sideways)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 9): 2335 180 = 3 S1 320 L 1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 9): XXX 2335 180 = 3 S2 320 DM1.5A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 10): 2335 180 = 3 S 1 3 20 D G (Sideways) 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 10): 2335 180 = 3 S 2 3 20 D I (Sideways) 2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Album (LP, Album, Stereo)	Polar	POLS 282	Sweden	1977
Recently Edited	The Album (LP, Album)	Polydor	2344 098	Netherlands	1977
	The Album (LP, Album, Stereo)	Melba	LDA. 20318		1977
Recently Edited	The Album (LP, Album, Stereo, RCA Records Pressing)	Atlantic	KSD 19164	Canada	1977
	The Album (Cassette, Album)	Polydor	3100 429	Netherlands	1977