ABBAThe Album

Label:

Polar – POLS 282

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Sweden

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1 Eagle
DrumsOla Brunkert
Lead GuitarJanne Schaffer
5:51
A2 Take A Chance On Me
DrumsRoger Palm
4:05
A3 One Man One Woman
DrumsRoger Palm
4:25
A4 The Name Of The Game
DrumsOla Brunkert
Lyrics ByStig Anderson
4:54
B1 Move On
Lyrics ByStig Anderson
4:42
B2 Hole In Your Soul
DrumsOla Brunkert
3:41
"The Girl With The Golden Hair" – 3 Scenes From A Mini-Musical –
B3-A Thank You For The Music
DrumsRoger Palm
3:48
B3-B I Wonder (Departure)
DrumsOla Brunkert
Lyrics ByStig Anderson
4:33
B3-C I'm A Marionette
DrumsOla Brunkert
3:54

Companies, etc.

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

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings]Rutger Gunnarsson
  • BassRutger Gunnarsson
  • Design [Album], IllustrationRune Söderqvist
  • EngineerMichael B. Tretow
  • Guitar [Other]Lasse Wellander
  • IllustrationBjörn Andersson (5)
  • KeyboardsBenny Andersson
  • Lead GuitarLasse Wellander
  • PercussionMalando Gassama
  • Photography ByBarry Levine
  • Saxophone, FluteLars O. Carlsson
  • Written-By, Producer, Arranged ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*

Notes

This release is similar to ABBA - The Album

*On the back cover "Saxophones & Flutes" and "String arrangements" has the names on ONE line (not two)
*Has Keyboard credits

the differences:

ABBA - The Album (this release) 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 in runouts

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

ABBA - The Album does NOT have ncb aligned with Unauthorised on label. Has SIB Tryck and PMC lower right on back cover and SGI in runouts

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.
© 1977 for the world by Union Songs AB

With lyrics inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: n©b
  • Pressing Plant ID: Å
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): POLS 282 A6 Å
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): POLS 282 B6 Å
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): POLS 282 A7 Å
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): POLS 282 B7 Å

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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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