Björn Ulvaeus – Chess
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Polar – POLYXL 2-600 |
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Country: |
Scandinavia |
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Genre: |
Stage & Screen |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Merano | 6:59 | |
| A2 | The Russian And Molokov / Where I Want To Be | 6:19 | |
| A3 | Opening Ceremony | 9:18 | |
| A4 | Quartet (A Model Of Decorum And Tranquillity) | 2:17 | |
| B1 | The American And Florence / Nobody's Side | 5:25 | |
| B2 | Chess | 5:44 | |
| B3 | Mountain Duet | 4:42 | |
| B4 | Florence Quits | 2:52 | |
| B5 | Embassy Lament | 1:30 | |
| B6 | Anthem | 3:05 | |
| C1 | Bangkok / One Night In Bangkok | 5:00 | |
| C2 | Heaven Help My Heart | 3:29 | |
| C3 | Argument | 1:51 | |
| C4 | I Know Him So Well | 4:15 | |
| C5 | The Deal (No Deal) | 3:54 | |
| C6 | Pity The Child | 5:31 | |
| D1 | Endgame | 10:46 | |
| D2 | Epilogue: You And I / The Story Of Chess | 10:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Polar Music International AB
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 3 Knights Ltd
- Copyright © – 3 Knights Ltd
- Published By – Union Songs AB
- Recorded At – Polar Studios
- Mixed At – Polar Studios
- Recorded At – CTS Studios
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – Roundhouse Studios
- Printed By – SIB-Tryck AB, Norsborg
- Lacquer Cut At – Toolex Alpha
- Designed At – Dewynters Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By – Benny Andersson
- Backing Vocals – Karin Glenmark
- Backing Vocals [Additional] – Liza Öhman
- Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
- Chorus Master [Choirmaster, The Ambrosian Singers] – John McCarthy
- Copyist – Keith Roberts (4)
- Drums, Percussion – Per Lindvall
- Engineer [Assistant At CTS] – Tim Pennington
- Engineer [Assistant At Olympic] – Toby Alington
- Engineer [Assistant At Roundhouse] – Neil Hutchinson
- Engineer, Mixed By – Michael B. Tretow
- Guitar – Lasse Wellander
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Benny Andersson
- Liner Notes – W. R. Hartston*
- Liner Notes [Authors' Note] – Tim Rice
- Management – Judy Craymer
- Orchestrated By, Conductor – Anders Eljas
- Performer – Tommy Körberg
- Photography By – Anders Hanser (2)
- Plated By – BA*
- Producer – Tim Rice
Notes
Gatefold sleeve. Includes 20 page 12" booklet with synopsis in English, French and German as well as full English lyrics.
Digitally recorded and mixed at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm.
Additional recordings at CTS Studios, Olympic Studios and Roundhouse Studios, London.
Not all tracks' durations are listed separately.
A Three Knights Production.
℗ © 1984 3 Knights Ltd
Copyright istered by Union Songs AB
Digitally recorded and mixed at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm.
Additional recordings at CTS Studios, Olympic Studios and Roundhouse Studios, London.
Not all tracks' durations are listed separately.
A Three Knights Production.
℗ © 1984 3 Knights Ltd
Copyright istered by Union Songs AB
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: n©b
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout scratched): BA-Tα X POLYX-L2-600-1/3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout scratched): BA-Tα POLYX-L2-600/2 Ⅲ ✰ T.X. 841022
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout scratched): BA-Tα POLYX-L2-600-3 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout scratched): BA-Tα POLYX-L2-600/4 Ⅱ T.X. 841011 ✰
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Chess (2×LP, Album, Stereo) | RCA | PL70500(2) | Europe | 1984 | ||
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Chess (2×CD, Album, Stereo, Box Set, ) | RCA | PD70500(2) | Europe | 1984 | ||
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Chess (2×LP, Album) | Starcall Records | SFL2 0118 | Australia | 1984 | ||
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Chess (2×LP, Album) | RCA | L2-5340 | US | 1984 | ||
| Chess (2×Cassette, Album, Box Set, ) | Polar | POLYXC 2-600 | Scandinavia | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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It's a very nice disc. The song is perfect and it is a very nice music we can listen! It's a mix between the modern music and the London symphony orchestra, it's beautiful. -
Groundbreaking and arguably amongst the best music ever written for a stage musical. The show's staging itself might have been a troubled affair but this is a strong body of work. The recent Polar CD reissue is a poor remaster of the original version and the DVD stuff probably of most interest to fans but worth owning if you are. Vinyl is your best bet for audio but the original CD is the best for CD listeners. Regarded as 'quiet' by modern standards there is much more dynamic to the transfer than the new remaster.
You should also dig out the Danish production cast recording of Chess. It's in English, studio recorded and very engaging. -
I'm gonna be honest and say that I'm not a fan of ABBA. I find their songs to be uninteresting and think there's better '70's pop music out there. However, the male half (Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus) managed to make something that caught my attention. This concept album about an international chess tournament has a great combination of catchy pop tunes ("One Night in Bangkok", "The Deal", "Nobody's Side") and beautiful orchestral work ("Chess", "You and I", "Anthem"). Never before has chess sounded so exciting.
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