ABBA CD Album Box Set
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tracks 3-7 alto saxophone Ulf Andersson
tracks 4-1 to 9-10 arranged by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 arranged by [string and horn arrangements] Rutger Gunnarsson
tracks 4-10 arranged by [string arrangement] Anders Dahl
tracks 4-3, 5-1 to 5-7, 7-1 to 7-10 arranged by [string arrangement] Rutger Gunnarsson
tracks 1-11, 2-7, 3-1, 4-2 arranged by [string arrangement] Sven-Olof Walldoff
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 arranged by [string arrangements] Anders Eljas
tracks 3-5, 3-9 arranged by [string, horn & sax arrangement] Björn J:Son Lindh
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 bass Arnold Paseiro
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 bass Mats Englund
tracks 1-1 to 1-12, 3-1 to 3-11, 6-1 to 7-10 bass Mike Watson
tracks 2-6 bass Per Sahlberg
tracks 1-1 to 8-9 bass Rutger Gunnarsson
tracks 6-3, 9-1 to 9-10 choir International School of Stockholm Choir
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 conductor, orchestrated by Göran Arnberg
tracks 2-2 congas Malando Gassama
tracks "voyage" design [album design] Baillie Walsh
tracks "ring ring" design [album design] Peter Wiking
tracks "waterloo" design [album design] Ron Spaulding
tracks "arrival", "the album", "voulez-vous", "super trouper", "the visitors" design [album design] Rune Söderqvist
tracks "abba" design [album design] Sten-Åke Magnusson
design [cd box design] Darren Evans
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 drums Joe Galdo
tracks 1-1 to 4-10, 5-1, 5-4 to 5-6, 5-7b, 5-7c, 6-1 to 8-9 drums Ola Brunkert
tracks 7-1 to 8-9 drums Per Lindvall
tracks 1-1 to 1-12, 3-1 to 3-11, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-7a, 6-1 to 6-10 drums Roger Palm
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 drums Rolf Alex
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 drums, percussion Per Lindvall
tracks 4-6 electric guitar Anders Glenmark
tracks 1-1 to 8-9 engineer Michael B. Tretow
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 engineer [assistant engineer @ europafilm studio] Björn Almstedt
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 engineer [assistant engineer @ kmh] Lennart Karlsmyr
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 engineer [assistant engineer @ kmh] Rune Persson
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 engineer [assistant engineer @ kmh] Åke Eldsäter
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 engineer [assistant engineer] Linn Fijal
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 engineer [assistant engineer] Vilma Colling
flute Lars O. Carlsson
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 flute, baritone saxophone Jan Bengtson
tracks 8-1 to 8-9 flute, clarinet Jan Kling
tracks 7-1 to 7-10 flute, saxophone Jan Kling
tracks 3-1 to 3-11 guitar Finn Sjöberg
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 guitar George Terry
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 guitar Ish Ledesma
tracks 1-1 to 3-11, 4-7, 4-8, 5-1, 6-1 to 7-10 guitar Janne Schaffer
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 guitar Lasse Jonsson
tracks 3-1 to 3-11, 4-4, 4-5, 4-9, 5-2 to 5-7, 6-1 to 9-10 guitar Lasse Wellander
guitar, vocals, banjo Björn Ulvaeus
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 harp Margareta Bengtson
tracks "the album" illustration Björn Andersson
tracks "the album" illustration Rune Söderqvist
tracks 2-6 keyboards John "Rabbit" Bundrick
tracks "arrival" layout [layout idea] Ola Lager
tracks 5-4, 5-5, 5-7b lyrics by Stig Anderson
tracks 8-1 to 8-9 mandolin The Three Boys
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 mastered by Björn Engelmann
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 mixed by Benny Andersson
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 mixed by, engineer [sound engineer], programmed by [protools programming] Bernard Löhr
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 music director [sis choir director] Kimberly Akester
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 musical assistance Anneli Thompson
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 oboe Jan Risberg
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 orchestra The Stockholm Concert Orchestra
tracks 4-1 to 6-10 percussion Malando Gassama
tracks 7-1 to 8-9 percussion Åke Sundqvist
tracks "the album", pages 16-17 of the booklet photography by Barry Levine
tracks "ring ring" front cover, pages 10-11 of the booklet photography by Bengt H. Malmqvist
tracks "ring ring" back cover photography by Lars Falck
tracks "super trouper", "the visitors" photography by Lars Larsson
tracks "waterloo", "abba", "arrival", "voulex-vous" photography by Ola Lager
tracks pages 4-5, 22-23 & 36 of the booklet photography by Torbjörn Calvero
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 piano Paul Harris
piano, mellophone, vocals, synthesizer [moog], clavinet, keyboards, marimba, chimes, accordion Benny Andersson
tracks 1-1 to 9-10 producer Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 producer [associate producer] Björn Ulvaeus
product manager Chris Dashwood
tracks 9-1 to 9-10 recorder, clarinet, tenor saxophone Pär Grebacken
tracks 7-1 to 7-10 saxophone Kajtek Wojciechowski
tracks 4-8, 5-1 to 5-7, 7-1 to 7-10 saxophone Lars O. Carlsson
tracks 2-1, 2-12 tenor saxophone Christer Eklund
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 tenor saxophone Halldor Pálsson
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 tenor saxophone Johan Stengård
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 tenor saxophone Kajtek Wojciechowski
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 tenor saxophone Lars O. Carlsson
tracks 3-5 tenor saxophone Ulf Andersson
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 trombone Nils Landgren
tracks 3-11 trumpet Bruno Glenmark
vocals Agnetha Fältskog
vocals Anni-Frid Lyngstad
tracks 6-1 to 9-10 written-by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
Record Company Universal Music
Licensed To Polar Music International AB
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polar Music International AB
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polar Music AB
Phonographic Copyright (p) 1221 AB
Copyright (c) Polar Music International AB
Copyright (c) 1221 AB
Copyright (c) SVT
Published By Union Songs AB
Published By Starton Musikförlag AB
Published By Polar Music AB
Published By Universal
Published By Music For Unicef
Published By Universal Music Publishing AB
Recorded At Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Recorded At KMH Studios
Recorded At Europa Film
Recorded At Glen Studio
Recorded At Marcus Music
Recorded At Polar Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Wembley Arena
Recorded At Riksmixningsverket
Overdubbed At Glen Studio
Produced At Polar Music International
Mixed At Marcus Music
Mixed At Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Mixed At Studio Bohus
Mixed At Polar Studios
Mixed At Mono Music Studio
Mastered At Cutting Room
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Designed At Industrial Light and Magic
[Submitter notes - packaging:]
Outer box comes sealed, with a hype sticker attached to the front, and the sticker Made in Czech Republic attached to the back.
Box set consists of an outer box, open on one side, and an inner folder (which houses the CDs) that slides out from the opening, and a 40-page booklet. The individual CDs are not sealed.
CD outer sleeves are approximate replicas of the original Polar label issues.
No inner sleeves are included.
Booklet contains photos, one spread for each album with tracklist and credits, and box set credits.

[Hype sticker:]
ABBA / 10 CD album collection / now including hit album / 'Voyage' and singles bonus disc / 0602445149513

[Box bottom:]
This box: ℗ 2022 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB. A Universal Music Company. (...) Made in the EU. LC 00309. 0602445149513.

[Submitter notes:]
The audience noise segueing the tracks 7-9 (Lay All Your Love On Me) and 7-10 (The Way Old Friends Do), as on the original album, is absent from this release. 7-9 fades out 'normally' without the noise, and 7-10 starts 'clean' without the noise.
Track 8-8 (Slipping Through My Fingers) is not segued with the following track, 8-9 (Like An Angel Passing Through My Room), as on the original album.
CD10: No production / engineer details appear on the release.
No mastering details appear on the release.
No durations are listed on the release.

Ring Ring originally released at Polar as POLS 242 on March 26, 1973. Recorded at Metronome Studio, KMH Studio and Europafilm Studio in Stockholm between March 1972 - March 1973. ℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
Waterloo originally released at Polar as POLS 252 on March 4, 1974. Recorded at Metronome Studio, in Stockholm between October 1973 - January 1974. Agnetha appears courtesy of CBS-Cupol AB. ℗ 1974 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
ABBA originally released at Polar as POLS 262 on April 21, 1975. Recorded at Glenstudio, in Stocksund and Metronome Studio, in Stockholm between August 1974 - March 1975. ℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
Arrival originally released at Polar as POLS 272 on October 11, 1976. Recorded at Metronome Studio, in Stockholm between August - December 1975, March - September 1976. ℗ 1976 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
The Album originally released at Polar as POLS 282 on December 12, 1977. Recorded and mixed at Marcus Music and Metronome Studio, in Stockholm between May - November 1977. Track 5-4 was mixed at Bohus Studio. Additional overdubs recorded at Glen Studio, in Stockholm. ℗ 1977 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
Voulez-Vous originally released at Polar as POLS 292 on April 23, 1979. Recorded at Polar Music Studio and Marcus Music, in Stockholm and Criteria Studio, in Miami between April 1978 - March 1979. ℗ 1979 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
Super Trouper originally released at Polar as POLS 322 on November 3, 1980. Recorded at Polar Music Studio, in Stockholm between February - October 1980. Track 7-10 was recorded live at Wembley Arena in London, November 1979. ℗ 1980 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
The Visitors originally released at Polar as POLS 342 on November 30, 1981. Recorded at Polar Music Studio, in Stockholm between March - November 1981. ℗ 1981 Polar Music International AB. © 2022 Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
Voyage originally released at 1221 as 00602438614813 on November 5, 2021. Recorded at RMV Studios, in Stockholm between 2017 - 2021. Track 9-5 was recorded at Polar Studios, in Stockholm in 1978 and at RMV Studios in 2021. Mixed at Mono Music Studios, in Stockholm. Mastered at Cutting Room. ℗ 2121 1221 AB. © 2022 1221 AB under exclusive licence to Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music company.
ABBA Tracks This compilation ℗ 2010 Polar Music International AB © 2022 Polar Music International AB.
Track 10-1 released as Polar single POS 1256 on October 15, 1979 ℗ 1979 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-2 released as Polar single POS 1224 on March 1976 ℗ 1976 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-3 released as Polar single POS 1239 on September 6, 1978 ℗ 1978 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-4 first released on the album The Singles - The First Ten Years at Polar as POLMD 400-401 on November 8, 1982; also as Polar single POS 1321 on February 21, 1983 ℗ 1982 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-5 released as Polar single POS 1318 on October 19, 1982 ℗ 1982 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-6 released as B-side of Polar single POS 1244 ℗ 1979 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-7 released as B-side of Polar single POS 1230 ℗ 1977 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-8 released as B-side of Polar single POS 1272 ℗ 1980 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-9 released as B-side of Polar single POS 1291 ℗ 1981 Polar Music International AB;
Track 10-10 was recorded in September 1980, but wasn't released until 31st of October 1994 on the boxset Thank You For The Music 523 472-2 ℗ 1994 Polar Music International AB.

ABBA images (on pages 34-35 of the booklet) by Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC.
Barcode: 6 02445 14951 3 (Printed)
Barcode: 602445149513 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 00309
Rights Society: BIEM / SDRM
Rights Society: NCB
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