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."
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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SOS
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Epic – S EPC 3576 | UK | 1975 | UK — 1975 |
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S.O.S.
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RCA Victor – 102690 | New Zealand | 1975 | New Zealand — 1975 |
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S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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AMIGA – 4 56 160 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | 1975 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) — 1975 |
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SOS
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SOS / Man In The Middle
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Polar – S 53 896 | Yugoslavia | 1975 | Yugoslavia — 1975 |
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Polydor – 2001 585 | Netherlands | 1975 | Netherlands — 1975 |
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SOS / Man In The Middle
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Polar – POS 1213 | Norway | 1975 | Norway — 1975 |
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Atlantic – AT 3265 | Canada | 1975 | Canada — 1975 |
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S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do,
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SOS
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Polar – POS 1213 | Denmark | 1975 | Denmark — 1975 |
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S.O.S. / Mamma Mia
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RCA Victor – SP-4390 | Mexico | 1975 | Mexico — 1975 |
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SOS / Man In The Middle
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PGP RTB – S 53896 | Yugoslavia | 1975 | Yugoslavia — 1975 |
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SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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RCA Victor – 45.661 | Venezuela | 1975 | Venezuela — 1975 |
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Pan-Vox (2) – PAN 7593 | Greece | 1975 | Greece — 1975 |
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Atlantic – 45-3265 | US | 1975 | US — 1975 |
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Sunshine (2) – GBS 106 | South Africa | 1975 | South Africa — 1975 |
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SOS / Man In The Middle
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Polar – S-53 896 | Yugoslavia | 1975 | Yugoslavia — 1975 |
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RCA – XRPBO 793 | Peru | 1975 | Peru — 1975 |
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Epic – S EPC 3576 | UK | 1975 | UK — 1975 |
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S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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Polydor – 2001 585 | Switzerland | 1975 | Switzerland — 1975 |
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S.O.S. / Man In The Middle
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EMI – GBS 106 | Madagascar | 1975 | Madagascar — 1975 |
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RCA Victor – 101.8043 | Brazil | 1975 | Brazil — 1975 |
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Epic – S EPC 3576 | UK | 1975 | UK — 1975 |
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SOS / Man In The Middle
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Polar – POS 1213 | Norway | 1975 | Norway — 1975 |
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SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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Polydor – PRO-3441 | Philippines | 1975 | Philippines — 1975 |
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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". -
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".
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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.
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