ABBASOS

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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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    Version Details Data Quality
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Solid centre
    Epic – S EPC 3576 UK 1975 UK1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of S.O.S., 1975, Vinyl S.O.S.
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    Polydor – 2001 585 1975 1975
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
    RCA Victor – 102690 New Zealand 1975 New Zealand1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl 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
    Cover of S.O.S, 1975, Vinyl S.O.S
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Vogue – VF.421 Belgium 1975 Belgium1975
    Cover of SOS, 1975-06-03, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, SP - Specialty Pressing
    Atlantic – 45-3265 US 1975 US1975
    Cover of SOS / Man In The Middle, 1975-10-00, Vinyl SOS / Man In The Middle
    7", Single
    Polar – S 53 896 Yugoslavia 1975 Yugoslavia1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    Polydor – 2001 585 Netherlands 1975 Netherlands1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS / Man In The Middle, 1975, Vinyl SOS / Man In The Middle
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polar – POS 1213 Norway 1975 Norway1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", Single, 45 RPM
    Atlantic – AT 3265 Canada 1975 Canada1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do,, 1975, Vinyl S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do,
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Carnaby – MO 1496 Spain 1975 Spain1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, White Text
    Polar – POS 1213 Denmark 1975 Denmark1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of S.O.S. / Mamma Mia, 1975, Vinyl S.O.S. / Mamma Mia
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    Dig-It International Records – DG 1124 Italy 1975 Italy1975
    Cover of S•O•S, 1975-09-00, Vinyl S•O•S
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polydor – 2001 585 Austria 1975 Austria1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of S.O.S., 1975, Vinyl S.O.S.
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    RCA Victor – SP-4390 Mexico 1975 Mexico1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Yellow Text
    Polar – POS 1213 Denmark 1975 Denmark1975
    Cover of SOS / Man In The Middle, 1975, Vinyl SOS / Man In The Middle
    7", 45 RPM
    PGP RTB – S 53896 Yugoslavia 1975 Yugoslavia1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono, SP, Speciality
    Atlantic – 45-3265 US 1975 US1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", Single
    RCA Victor – 45.661 Venezuela 1975 Venezuela1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Pan-Vox (2) – PAN 7593 Greece 1975 Greece1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975-06-03, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Plastic Products Pressing
    Atlantic – 45-3265 US 1975 US1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975-06-03, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Monarch Pressing
    Atlantic – 45-3265 US 1975 US1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polydor – 2001.585 Portugal 1975 Portugal1975
    Cover of SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Balet – BE 172 Turkey 1975 Turkey1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", Single
    Sunshine (2) – GBS 106 South Africa 1975 South Africa1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS / Man In The Middle, 1975, Vinyl SOS / Man In The Middle
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polar – S-53 896 Yugoslavia 1975 Yugoslavia1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Knockout Centre
    Epic – S EPC 3576 UK 1975 UK1975
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
    RCA – XRPBO 793 Peru 1975 Peru1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono, PL, Plastic Products
    Atlantic – 45-3265 US 1975 US1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Orange Label
    Epic – S EPC 3576 UK 1975 UK1975
    New Submission
    Cover of S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl S.O.S. / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
    Carnaby – MO 1496 Spain 1975 Spain1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polydor – 2001 585 Switzerland 1975 Switzerland1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Balet – BE 172 Turkey 1975 Turkey1975
    New Submission
    Cover of S.O.S. / Man In The Middle, 1975, Vinyl S.O.S. / Man In The Middle
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    EMI – GBS 106 Madagascar 1975 Madagascar1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", Single
    RCA Victor – 101.8043 Brazil 1975 Brazil1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", 45 RPM
    Balet – BE 172 Turkey 1975 Turkey1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Knockout Centre
    Epic – S EPC 3576 UK 1975 UK1975
    Recently Edited
    Cover of SOS / Man In The Middle, 1975, Vinyl SOS / Man In The Middle
    7", Single, Solid Centre
    Polar – POS 1213 Norway 1975 Norway1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, 1975, Vinyl SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7", 45 RPM
    Balet – BE 172 Turkey 1975 Turkey1975
    New Submission
    Cover of SOS, 1975, Vinyl SOS
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    Polydor – PRO-3441 Philippines 1975 Philippines1975
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    Reviews

    • Freudian_Lisp's avatar
      Freudian_Lisp
      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's avatar
        phantomgtowner
        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's avatar
          Pheel242
          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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