THE FIRST SWEDEN ABBA PS SINGLE : PEOPLE NEED LOVE / MERRY-GO-ROUND
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A RARE PS SWEDISH 1972 SINGLE BY BJORN, BENNY, AGNETHA & ANNI-FRID ( A-B-B-A ) ON THE POLAR LABEL POS 1156. SIDE A : PEOPLE NEED LOVE, SIDE B: MERRY-GO-ROUND. THIS WAS ISSUED 2 YEARS BEFORE THEY SHOT TO FAME AS ABBA WITH WATERLOO, AND WAS THEIR FIRST A SIDE SINGLE TOGETHER WHICH WAS CREDITED TO ALL FOUR ON THE SLEEVE. THE GIRLS ARE ALSO BACK UP ON SIDE B ( THE B SIDE HAD BEEN RELEASED BY BJORN & BENNY EARLIER - IN SWEDISH - WITH THE GIRLS SINGING BACK UP BUT NOT CREDITED ON THE FRONT SLEEVE ) . THIS SINGLE WENT TO NUMBER 17 IN THE SWEDISH CHARTS AND DID NOT CHART ELSEWHERE, MAKING IT HARD TO FIND, THOUGH IT WAS ISSUED IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES WITH QUITE POOR SALES. THE PAPER SLEEVE IS THE FOLDED SHEET TYPE COMMON IN SWEDEN IN THIS ERA, THERE IS AN OUTER CLEAR BAG, THE SLEEVE IS FREE OF WRITING, IS HAS JUST A 2.5 CM CENTRAL SPLIT AT THE FOLD, AND A 2CM TEAR AT THE TOP FRONT - BOTH REPAIRED ON THE BACK WITH SCOTCH MAGIC TAPE WHICH DOES NOT YELLOW OR GO BRITTLE AND IS HARD TO SEE. OVERALL IT IS IN QUITE GOOD CONDITION , IT HAS CREASING - IT IS 53 YEARS OLD ! - SEE THE PICTURES. THE VINYL IS SHINY WITH NO DEEP SCRATCHES, BUT HAS SHALLOW SURFACE MARKS , BUT IT PLAYS WITHOUT SKIPS OR CLICKS, JUST BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE RUN IN TRACKS - THEN HARDLY NOTICEABLE ONCE THE TRACKS PLAY AS THEY ARE LOUD RECORDINGS . IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION WITH THE 4-PRONG CENTRE INTACT. THERE WERE TWO OTHER COLOUR SLEEVES OF THE SAME DESIGN FOR THIS SINGLE, ONE YELLOW AND ONE ORANGE AND SOME LATER COPIES CAME IN A POLAR COMPANY CARD SLEEVE. (S215)
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM AN ebay SELLER WITH 3958 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACKS. THE RECORD WILL BE SHIPPED SEPARATED FROM THE SLEEVE. A FULL REFUND IF NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM. REFUNDS FOR LOST ITEMS CAN ONLY BE GIVEN IF YOU PAY FOR 'SIGNED FOR' POSTAGE. WILL COMBINE POSTAGE - IF APPLICABLE WAIT FOR AN INVOICEprice rating
