ABBA – SOS

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Genre:	Pop
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Year:	1975

Tracklist

		SOS	3:22
		Man In The Middle	3:00

Notes

After "Waterloo", it took a good year (and a couple of relatively unsuccessful singles) for ABBA to get another international hit. "SOS" made #6 in the UK and #15 in the US, but the Top 3 in most other countries it was released in.

No uniform artwork appears but "Man In The Middle" was the B-side on most releases. A few countries where the previous single "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" hadn't been released, used that track as B-side instead (Spain, East , Turkey, Venezuela, Japan). Most Turkey issues list "SOS" first on the sleeve, but on the label it is marked to be the B-side. Italy chose to skip "Mamma Mia" as an A-side and used it as B-side here. "Hasta Manana" appeared on the Greek issue, "Dance" in Brazil, "Honey Honey" in Panama.

See also the the 2001 'Gold' related "S.O.S."

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Solid centre	Epic – S EPC 3576	UK	1975	UK — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S. 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Polydor – 2001 585		1975	— 1975
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono	RCA Victor – 102690	New Zealand	1975	New Zealand — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	AMIGA – 4 56 160	German Democratic Republic (GDR)	1975	German Democratic Republic (GDR) — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S 7", 45 RPM, Single	Vogue – VF.421	Belgium	1975	Belgium — 1975
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, SP - Specialty Pressing	Atlantic – 45-3265	US	1975	US — 1975
	SOS / Man In The Middle 7", Single	Polar – S 53 896	Yugoslavia	1975	Yugoslavia — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Polydor – 2001 585	Netherlands	1975	Netherlands — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS / Man In The Middle 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polar – POS 1213	Norway	1975	Norway — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", Single, 45 RPM	Atlantic – AT 3265	Canada	1975	Canada — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 7", 45 RPM, Single	Carnaby – MO 1496	Spain	1975	Spain — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Text	Polar – POS 1213	Denmark	1975	Denmark — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S. / Mamma Mia 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Dig-It International Records – DG 1124	Italy	1975	Italy — 1975
	S•O•S 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polydor – 2001 585	Austria	1975	Austria — 1975	Recently Edited
	S.O.S. 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – SP-4390	Mexico	1975	Mexico — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Yellow Text	Polar – POS 1213	Denmark	1975	Denmark — 1975
	SOS / Man In The Middle 7", 45 RPM	PGP RTB – S 53896	Yugoslavia	1975	Yugoslavia — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono, SP, Speciality	Atlantic – 45-3265	US	1975	US — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", Single	RCA Victor – 45.661	Venezuela	1975	Venezuela — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single	Pan-Vox (2) – PAN 7593	Greece	1975	Greece — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Plastic Products Pressing	Atlantic – 45-3265	US	1975	US — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Monarch Pressing	Atlantic – 45-3265	US	1975	US — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polydor – 2001.585	Portugal	1975	Portugal — 1975
	SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM, Single	Balet – BE 172	Turkey	1975	Turkey — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", Single	Sunshine (2) – GBS 106	South Africa	1975	South Africa — 1975	New Submission
	SOS / Man In The Middle 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polar – S-53 896	Yugoslavia	1975	Yugoslavia — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Knockout Centre	Epic – S EPC 3576	UK	1975	UK — 1975
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress	RCA – XRPBO 793	Peru	1975	Peru — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono, PL, Plastic Products	Atlantic – 45-3265	US	1975	US — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Orange Label	Epic – S EPC 3576	UK	1975	UK — 1975	New Submission
	S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Carnaby – MO 1496	Spain	1975	Spain — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polydor – 2001 585	Switzerland	1975	Switzerland — 1975	New Submission
	SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM, Single	Balet – BE 172	Turkey	1975	Turkey — 1975	New Submission
	S.O.S. / Man In The Middle 7", 45 RPM, Single	EMI – GBS 106	Madagascar	1975	Madagascar — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", Single	RCA Victor – 101.8043	Brazil	1975	Brazil — 1975	New Submission
	SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM	Balet – BE 172	Turkey	1975	Turkey — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single, Knockout Centre	Epic – S EPC 3576	UK	1975	UK — 1975	Recently Edited
	SOS / Man In The Middle 7", Single, Solid Centre	Polar – POS 1213	Norway	1975	Norway — 1975	New Submission
	SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7", 45 RPM	Balet – BE 172	Turkey	1975	Turkey — 1975	New Submission
	SOS 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polydor – PRO-3441	Philippines	1975	Philippines — 1975	Needs Changes

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Reviews

Freudian_Lisp Oct 18, 2023
referencing SOS (7", 45 RPM, Single, Yellow Text) POS 1213

John Lennon said that this is the best pop song ever made. I think it's right there with Manhattan Transfer's rendition of "Chanson d'amour".
phantomgtowner Mar 25, 2022
referencing SOS (7", Single, 45 RPM, Divided Rim Text) AT 3265

Atlantic AT 3265 was available for at least a couple of years after 1975 because it took a while before WEA got around to issuing ABBA Gold Standard reissues. By 1976 the perimeter text had changed and was elongated and uniform in size and boldness from start to finish. This is the first Canadian pressing of "SOS".
Pheel242 Feb 18, 2018
referencing SOS / I Do. I Do. I Do. I Do. I Do. (7", 45 RPM, Single) DSP-1

Will someone please explain what the error is? I can't see any difference between this issue and its alternate -- except that the other page has photos of the labels where they are lacking the "A" and "B". I see nothing wrong with the printed insert, which matches the labels. I am probably missing the error - thanks to anyone who can shed a little light on this.