ABBA The Singles (The First Ten Years)
1982 2x Vinyl
Acoustic
Europop
Vocal
Disco
Schlager

Main image
Music-Box, Polar
art direction Rune Söderqvist
engineer [engineered by] Michael B. Tretow
photography by [cover] Lars Larsson
photography by [inner sleeve] Anders Hanser
photography by [inner sleeve] Lars Larsson
photography by [inner sleeve] Ola Lager
producer, arranged by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
Recorded At WEA-Metronome Studio
Recorded At Marcus Music
Recorded At Polar Studios
Recorded At Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Recorded At Glen Studio
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Mixed At WEA-Metronome Studio
Mixed At Marcus Music
Mixed At Polar Studios
Mixed At Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polar Music International AB
Copyright (c) Polar Music International AB
Distributed By Music-box, Martin Th. Gesar S.A.
Printed By Grapha Tami
Published By Union Songs AB
Published By Polar Music AB
Published By Music For Unicef
Manufactured By Fabelsound
Gatefold Sleeve.
Comes with printed innersleeves.

First Cat No on label, 2nd on cover (spine and back).

℗ 1973-1982 & © 1982 Polar Music International AB.

Manufactured in Greece.
Ελληνικής Κατασκευής.

A1 to B6, C2 to D10: Union Songs AB
C1: Music for Unicef

Recorded & Mixed at Wea-Metronome (back cover)/WEA-Metronome (labels), Marcus & Polar Music Studios 1973-1982.

A1: Recording commenced 17 January 1973 at Metronome Studio. Working title Ring Ring (Zedaka).
A2: Recording commenced 17 December 1973 at Metronome Studio.
A3: Recording commenced 22 August 1974 at Glenstudio.
A4: Recording commenced 21 February 1975 at Glenstudio.
A5: Recording commenced 22 August 1974 at Glenstudio. Working title Turn Me On.
A6: Recording commenced 12 March 1975 at Metronome Studio.
A7: Recording commenced 3 September 1975 at Metronome Studio. Working title Tango.
B1: Recording commenced 8 September 1975 at Metronome Studio. Working title Boogaloo
B2: Recording commenced 17 May 1976 at Metronome Studio. Working title Gypsy Girl.
B3: Recording commenced 23 March 1976 at Metronome Studio. Working title Number One, Number One.
B4: Recording commenced 31 May 1977 at Marcus Music. Working title A Bit Of Myself. Solo passage in verse by Agnetha, solo passage in chorus by Frida.
B5: Recording commenced 15 August 1977 at Marcus Music. Working title Billy Boy. Solo passages in each verse by Agnetha.
B6: Recording commenced 29 May 1978 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles Kalle Sändare & Dancing In The Moonlight.
C1: Recording commenced 14 December 1978 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles Kålsupare, 3 Wise Guys, Chiquitita Angelina and In The Arms of Rosalita.
C2: Recording commenced 27 March 1979 at Polar Music Studio.
C3: Recording commenced 1 February 1979 at Criteria Studios (instrumental backing track). Working title Amerika.
C4: Recording commenced 30 August 1979 at Polar Music Studio. Working title A Man After Midnight.
C5: Recording commenced 27 March 1979 at Polar Music Studio. Working title I Know A Song.
D1: Recording commenced 6 June 1980 at Polar Music Studio. Working title The Story Of My Life II/III.
D2: Recording commenced 3 October 1980 at Polar Music Studio. Working title Blinka Lilla Stjärna.
D3: Recording commenced 21 October 1981 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles Number 1 and Mi Amore. Part of melody played by mandolins during chorus originally used in Scaramouche.
D4: Recording commenced 20 August 1982 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles Den Lidande Fågeln and Wind. Final ABBA song recorded.
D5: Recorded commenced 2 August 1982 at Polar Music Studio. Verse contains passages originally used in Rubber Ball Man, Under My Sun, Just Like That (first mix) and Just Like That (second mix).
Rights Society: NCB
Matrix / Runout: M. BOX 400-401 - A (Label, Side 1)
Matrix / Runout: M. BOX 400-401 - B (Label, Side 2)
Matrix / Runout: M. BOX 400-401 - C (Label, Side 3)
Matrix / Runout: M. BOX 400-401 - D (Label, Side 4)
Matrix / Runout: 400 401 A F (Runout, Side 1)
Matrix / Runout: 400 401 B F (Runout, Side 2)
Matrix / Runout: 400 401 C F (Runout, Side 3)
Matrix / Runout: 400 401 D F (Runout, Side 4)
Pressing Plant ID: F (Runouts)



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