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Just a small selection of foreign and rare LPs. Stay tuned for updated album discographies for selected countries.
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Title: Ring Ring
Country: Sweden 1973
Label: Polar
Catalouge #: POLS 242
Worth: £10+
The first album released by the group. Never released on vinyl in the UK.
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Title: Ring Ring
Country: Japan 1973
Label: Phonogram Japan
Catalouge #: SFX-5091
Worth: ? ++
Abba’s first album release in Japan.
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Title: Waterloo
Country: Sweden 1974
Label: Polar
Catalouge #: POLS 252
Worth: £4 – £10+ (in mint condition)
The original Swedish release included the Swedish version of “Waterloo”.
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Title: Waterloo
Country: UK 1974
Label: Epic
Catalouge #: EPC 80179
Worth £4 – £10+ (in mint condition)
Pointed out here only because it uses a slightly different sleeve regarding the titles, it was also Abba’s first album in the UK.
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Title: Waterloo
Country: East Germany 1974
Label: Amiga
Catalouge #: 8 55 465
Worth: £15++
“Honey Honey” has been replaced with “So Long”
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Title: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Country: South Africa 1975
Label: Sunshine
Catalouge #: GBL(L) 503
Worth: £7++
The “Abba” album released under a different title.
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Title: Mamma Mia
Country: Germany 1975
Label: Polydor
Catalouge #: 2344 051
Worth: £5++
Again another issue of the “Abba” album titled: “Mamma Mia”, identical tracklist.
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Title: Abba
Country: USSR 1975
Label: Polydor
Catalouge #: 08153 58
Woth: £7++
Identical release of the original “Abba” album but different sleeve.
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Title: The Best Of
Country: Germany / Holland
Label: Polydor
Catalouge #: 2459 318
Worth: £4 – £10+ (in mint condition)
An alternative to the UK and Swedish “Greatest Hits”.
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Title: Greatest Hits
Country: Sweden 1975
Label: Polar
Catalouge #: POLS 266
Worth: £5 – £10+ (in mint condition)
A different cover to some countries. It is a gothic style illustration by artist Hans Arnold.
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Title: Greatest Hits
Country: UK 1975
Label: Epic
Cataloyge #: EPC 69218
Worth: £5 – £10 +
There are three editions of this release. The first was the standard tracklist without “Fernando”, the second had “Fernando” added to the record and a sticker announcing “Includes the hit Fernando”, both of these releases featured the correct tracklist on the outer. The third release however featured “Fernando” on both disc and tracklist, the outer tracklist didn’t list all tracks and only gave a preview to the full songs. Apart from that they were the same pictures.
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Title: Honey Honey
Country: Germany / Holland
Label: Polydor
Catalouge #: 2490154
Worth: £4 – £10+ (in mint condition)
This Lp was released in Germany and Holland. It is the original “Ring Ring” album with “Honey Honey” added to the tracklist. It includes “She´s My Kind of Girl” instead of “I Saw It In The Mirror”.
It was also available in a limited edition cover:
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Title: Ring Ring / Waterloo
Country: Czechoslovakia 197?
Label: Opus (?)
Catalouge #: 8094 (??)
Worth: ? ++
This is NOT the Waterloo album. It is a compilation of both the original “Ring Ring” and “Waterloo” albums
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Title: Arrival
Country: Australia 1976
Label: RCA
Catalouge #: VPL1-4034
Worth: £4+
The Australian release was presented in a gatefold sleeve. It also included “Fernando” inbetween “Why Did It Have To Be Me” and “Tiger”.
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Title: Arrival
Country: France 1976
Label: Vouge
Catalouge #: LDA. 20238
Worth: £4+
Another gatefold edition this time from France, it contained no extra tracks but used the “outside of helicoptor” shot on the outer of the sleeve (the front) and the “inside helicoptor” inside.
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Title: Arrival
Country: Czechoslovakia 1976
Label: Opus
Catalouge #: 9116 0783
Worth: £7++
“Dancing Queen” replaced by “Intermezzo No. 1”
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Title: Dancing Queen
Country: Czechoslovakia 1976
Label: Amiga
Catalouge #: 8 55 595
Worth: £7++
This LP entitled “Dancing Queen” has all the original “Arrival” tracks excluding “Money Money Money” replaced by “Bang-A-Boomerang”. It also uses the “hat/Dancing Queen” picture.
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Title: Abba
Country: Czechoslovakia 1977
Label: Opus
Catalouge #: 9116 0518
Worth: £7++
1. “Fernando” 6. “Mamma Mia” B-side: 7. “Dancing Queen” 8. “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” 9. “Rock Me” 10. “I’ve Been Waiting For You” 11. “Bang-A-Boomerang” 12. “So Long”.
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Title: The Album
Country: UK 1978
Label: Epic
Catalouge #: EPC 86052
Worth: £2 – £10+ (in mint condition)
As a pose to the rest of the world the UK cover had a blue fade background and the whole album was beautifully presented in a gatefold sleeve. This was possibly due to the amount of pre-orders or it was always intended but this is challenged by rumours of standard sleeve versions similar to the international release but all the same artwork as the final gatefold.
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Title: Voulez-Vous
Country: Spain 1979
Label: Carnaby
Catalouge #: TXS 3146
Worth: £7++
Includes “Chiquitita” in Spanish as an extra track on the A-side.
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Title: Voulez-Vous
Country: USSR 1980
Label: Melodia
Catalouge #: C60-15665-6
Worth: £10++
Same tracklist only a different sleeve, using; “The Winner Takes It All” shots.
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Title: Gracias Por La Musica
Country: UK 1980
Label: Epic / Septima
Catalouge #: EPC 86123
Worth: £10+
After the success of “Chiquitita” in Spanish Agnetha and Frida went on to record other tracks in Spanish. The LP was released in the UK and even charted. It can be found on the Epic label with the Epic label on the vinyl disc but some (possibly due to demand) were imported Septima labels with just an Epic sticker on the back.
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Title: Super Trouper
Country: Spanish and Spanish language territories 1980
The tracklist included Spanish versions of both “Andante, Andante” and “Happy New Year”.
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Title: The Visitors
Country: Australia 1981
Label: RCA
Catalouge #: VPL1 6607
Presented in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics inside.
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Title: The Visitors
Country: Spanish and Spanish language territories 1981
Label: Carnaby (Spain)
Catalouge #: TXS 3232 (Spain)
The tracklist included Spanish versions of both “When All Is Said And Done ” and “Slipping Through My Fingers “.
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