ABBARing Ring

Label:

RCA Victor – SL-102323

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Europop

Tracklist

A1 Ring Ring
A2 Another Town, Another Train
A3 Disillusion
A4 People Need Love
A5 I Saw It In The Mirror
A6 Nina, Pretty Ballerina
B1 Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
B2 Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother
B3 He Is Your Brother
B4 She's My Kind Of Girl
B5 I Am Just A Girl
B6 Rock'n Roll Band

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByRCA Limited, Australia
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Polar Music AB
  • Published ByIvan Mogull

Notes

An Australian repackage of Abba's first album that was released in Sweden credited to Benny & Bjorn, Agnetha & Frida (with a Swedish version of the title track) and re-issued in other territories as Honey Honey and with the track Honey Honey (a single from the band's second album Waterloo) replacing I Saw It In The Mirror.

Version with large and bold side number digits at the top of the label.
The typeface also differs slightly to ABBA - Ring Ring

This release comes in several different yellow RCA Victor label variations. They are, but not limited to:-
Label No. 1: Side A label has artist as "Abba" and side B has same. Side numbers are big and bold.
Label No. 2: Side A label has artist as "Abba" and side B has same. Side numbers are not as big and bold as Label No.1.
Label No. 3: Side A label has artist as "ABBA" and side B has same. Side numbers are big and bold.
Label No. 4: Side A label has "ABBA" (reversed 1st B) and side B has "Abba".
Label No. 5: Side A label has "ABBA" (reversed 1st B) and side B has the same.
Label No. 6: Side A label has artist as "ABBA" and side B has same. Side A has a white "Victor" logo, side B has no "Victor" logo at all.

There is also another Australian release with the same cover listed here... Ring Ring. On this release side A label bears the catalogue number "MSL-102323" and lists the artist as "BJORN & BENNY, AGNETHA & FRIDA". It also has a white "Victor" logo and is "Stereo". Side B label bears the catalogue number "SL-102323" and lists the artist as "ABBA". It has no "Victor" logo.

There is also a number of Australia & New Zealand releases with this same cover that have different yellow RCA Victor labels. On those labels you will find printed "MANUFACTURED FOR/BY AND DISTRIBUTED BY RCA LIMITED SYDNEY AUSTRALIA AND AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): POLS-242A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): POLS-242B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 1): POLS 242 A A1C 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 1): POLS 242 B A1C 10
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 2): POLS 242 A A1C 13
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 2): POLS 242 B A1C 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 3): POLS 242 A A1C7
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 3): POLS 242 B A1C2

Other Versions (5 of 123)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Ring Ring (LP, Album) Polydor 2374 106 1973
Recently Edited
Ring Ring (LP, Album) Polar POLS 242 Sweden 1973
Ring Ring (Cassette, Album) Polar PMC 242 Sweden 1973
New Submission
Ring Ring (8-Track Cartridge, Album) Polar PS 8-242 Sweden 1973
Ring Ring (LP, Album, Stereo) Polar POLS 242 Sweden 1973

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  • mccontrol's avatar
    mccontrol
    Edited 10 years ago
    The first Abba record I bought with my own money. Aah that takes me back.????

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