Vinyl pressings
by ABBA · 1982
The Singles (The First Ten Years) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
50 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 27 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
Pol MD 400 A E.F.R P D GSRunout side A
Pol MD 400 B E.F.R.P.D.Runout side B
Pol MD 400-401 C E.F.R.P.D. GSRunout side C
E F Pol MD 400-401 II D GSRunout side D
Pol MD 400 A E.F.R P D GSRunout side A
Pol MD 400 B E.F.R.P.D.Runout side B
Pol MD ̷4̷0̷0̷ - 401 C E.F.R.P.D. GSRunout side C
Pol MD 400 - ̷4̷0̷1̷ D# GS E F R P DRunout side D
Pol MD 400 A E.F.RPDA-side
Pol MD 400 B E.F.RPDB-side
Pol MD 400-401 C E.F.R.P.D.C-side
Pol MD 400-401 D EFRPDD-side
ABBA 10 A3Runout, side A, etched. Var. 1
ABBA 10 B1 W-27Runout, side B, etched. Var. 1
ABBA 10 C1Runout, side C, etched. Var. 1
ABBA 10 D3Runout, side D, etched. Var. 1
ABBA 10-ASide A
ABBA 10-BSide B
ABBA 10-CSide C
ABBA 10-DSide D
ABBA 10 A1 W-71 TYRunout side A variant 1
ABBA 10 B1 W-10Runout side B variant 1
ABBA 10 C3 W-59 TYRunout side C variant 1
ABBA 10 D2 W-7 TYRunout side D variant 1
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP2-70001First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL2-6648First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Austria | Polydor 29856LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00361First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00361First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | El Salvador | RCA POL2-001First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | France | Vogue 406506 / Polar 406506First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Vogue 406506 / Polar 406506First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2612 040First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2612 040First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Greece | Music-Box M. BOX 400-401 / Polar POLMD 400-401First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Iceland | Polar POLMD 400-401 / Skífan POLMD 400-401First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Ireland | Epic ABBA 10First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Israel | Polar CBS 88608First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Italy | Epic EPC 88608First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | Gallo Record Company ABBA 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1990 | South Africa | Gallo Record Company ABBA 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1990 | Zimbabwe | CBS ABBA 101 / Zimbabwe Music Corporation ABBA 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL2-6648LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 78 00361LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Mozambique | La Voix De Son Maître GBLD(X) 517LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Mozambique | La Voix De Son Maître GBLD(X) 517LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Epic ABBA 10LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic ABBA 10LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
71 vinyl pressings of The Singles (The First Ten Years) are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1982 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Scandinavia, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Polar POLMD 400-401.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLMD 400-401, ABBA 10, ABBOX 2, 80036-1 G) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Pol MD 400 A E.F.R P D GS and Pol MD 400 B E.F.R.P.D.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
