ABBA – Arrival

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Label:	Polar – POLS 272
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Sweden
Released:	1976
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Disco

Tracklist

A1	When I Kissed The Teacher Solo Vocal – Agnetha*	3:00
A2	Dancing Queen Arranged By [Strings] – Sven-Olof Walldoff Drums – Roger Palm	3:50
A3	My Love, My Life Arranged By [Strings] – Rutger Gunnarsson Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Solo Vocal – Agnetha*	3:52
A4	Dum Dum Diddle Acoustic Guitar – Lasse Wellander	2:53
A5	Knowing Me, Knowing You Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander Solo Vocal – Frida	4:02
B1	Money, Money, Money Electric Guitar – Anders Glenmark Solo Vocal – Frida	3:05
B2	That's Me Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer	3:15
B3	Why Did It Have To Be Me Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Saxophone – Lasse Carlsson* Solo Vocal – Björn*	3:20
B4	Tiger Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander	2:55
B5	Arrival Strings – Anders Dahl (2)	3:00

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music AB
Copyright © – Union Songs AB
Copyright © – Polar Music AB
Recorded At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba

Credits

Arranged By, Producer – Benny Andersson And Björn Ulvæus*
Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums – Ola Brunkert (tracks: A1, A3 to B4)
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Guitar, Electric Guitar – Björn Ulvaeus
Layout – Ola Lager, Rune Söderqvist
Liner Notes – ABBA
Percussion – Malando Gassama
Photography By – Ola Lager
Synthesizer, Marimba, Chimes, Accordion, Piano – Benny Andersson
Vocals [As Ourselves] – ABBA
Written-By – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvæus*, Stig Anderson (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2)

Notes

Cover and inner sleeve is not high gloss, as on Arrival.
EQ on this pressing has boosted midrange compared to Arrival.
Vinyl weight is ca. 95 g.

Comes with a printed inner sleeve.

Recorded at the Metronome Studio during 1976.

(P)1976 Polar Music AB

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: n©b
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 1, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 4 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 1, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B 4 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 2, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 5 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 2, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 E 4 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 3, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 3, Side B, Stamped, "X" Etched): POLS 272 B 7X BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 4, Side A, Stamped, "X" Etched): POLS 272 A 3 X
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 4, Side B, Stamped, "X" Etched): POLS 272 B 7 X BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 5, Side A, Etched): POLS 272 A2X
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 5, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B 6A BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 6, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 6, Side B, Etched): POLS-272-B-2X
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 7, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 AX
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 7, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B3 <>
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 8, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 5 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 8, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 E 5 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 9, Side A, Etched, "U" stamped): POLS-272-A2 U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 9, Side B, Stamped, "X" etched): POLS 272 B X U 6A BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 10, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 10, Side B, Stamped, "X" etched): POLS 272 B6 X
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 11, Side A, Etched): POLS 272 A2X
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 11, Side B, Etched): POLS-272-B-2 GA BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 12, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 5 A C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 12, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B9 ABBA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 13, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A◇
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 13, Side B, Etched): POLS-272-B-2 GA BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 14, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 5 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 14, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B 5 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 15, Side A, Etched): POLS-272-A2
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 15, Side B, Stamped, "B 8" etched): POLS 272 B 8
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 16, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A7 AZ U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 16, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B6
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 17, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A7 AZ
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 17, Side B, Etched): POLS-272-B-2 GA BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 18, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A 3 U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 18, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B9 ABBA U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 19, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 19, Side B, Stamped, "GA BN" Etched): POLS 272 B 3 GA BN
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 20, Side A, Stamped): POLS 272 A◇ U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 20, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B 3◇ U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 21, Side A, Stamped, "X" etched): POLS 272 A6X GA U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Variant 21, Side B, Stamped): POLS 272 B◇ GA BN U

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Arrival (LP, Album, Stereo, Netherlands Pressing)	Epic	EPC 86018	UK	1976
	Arrival (LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor, Polydor	2310 483, 2310483	Netherlands	1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (LP, Album)	Polydor	2344 058	Germany	1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (Cassette, Album, Yellow paper labels)	RCA Victor	VPK1-4034	Australia	1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (LP, Album, Gatefold)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	VPL1-4034, VPLI-4034	Australia & New Zealand	1976

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Reviews

FunkyBeak Sep 26, 2021
I'm very curious what Polar and / or Atlantic thought the point was of swapping the track running order placings of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and "Tiger" on the cassette editions? Certainly wasn't for timing purposes, as the side A & side B times would have been the same regardless.
havenone Feb 7, 2021
got a copy of abba arrival cassette no- vpk1-4034. difference is there are no screws in the case. grey with black print no stick on label. cant find it on the list. numbers match up. print and cover are the same just a difference with the case.
EastsideVinyl Jun 6, 2019
I just picked up a nice copy of Arrival MILS 4262 from Republica Dominicana. [Dominican Republic] with orange RCA Victor Label. The back cover has 'Prodicio for Distribuidores Musicales del Caribe C. for A. Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana' along bottom edge. Color Photo on front cover, black n white on back.
I cannot find on Discogs...any help?
redroomboy Sep 25, 2016
I am interested in the 4x7" colored box set. Seems like it is only available through udiscovermusic and sound of vinyl. Price for 36 Euro is OK but they want 15 Euro for shipment... This is not OK...
Sanne1965 Jan 3, 2016
Released at RCA-Victor/Dynaflex in Brazil cataloguenumber: 104.8027
sweet_t_prod Jul 22, 2015
Quiz fact: The Arrival album sleeve was photographed at Barkarby airfield, northwest of Stockholm (source: ABBA The Museum).