ABBA ,RAREST? WHITE VINYL PROMO LP' SWEDEN MUSIC AB' POLAR RECORDS 1981

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Jan 22, 2012 Sold Date

Jan 12, 2012 Start Date

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Description

This is one of the rarest, if not the very rarest of ABBA related vinyl LP's, issued only as a promo in Sweden, containing snippets of numerous songs performed by Polar International Records artists , including several by ABBA. Label states 'For private use only.Not for sale or airplay'

side 1

'Sweden Music AB'

side 2

'Polar Music International AB'

POLAR records No.ARS-81

Issued 1981 in Sweden

Pressed on WHITE VINYL

In plain silver gatefold sleeve with Polar motif on the front.

Track listing as follows, Abba/Abba related titles in RED. Please remember that these are snippets of tracks, not full length songs

Side1. SWEDEN MUSIC AB
Ett Urval Av Våra Förlags Rättigheter 23.57

1. FANFARE FOR ICEHOCKEY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS '81
(B. Andersson / B. Ulvaeus)
2. RYTHMIS OUR BUSINESS
3. TAKE FIVE
4. CHEEK TO CHEEK
5. YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY
6 FAT MAMMY BROWN
7. EN SCHLAGER I SVERIGE
8. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
9. WATERLOO
10. KLÖVERSNOA
11. SJUNG OCH LE
12. SMILE
13. FERNANDO
14. CHIQUITITA
15. KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU
16. EAGLE
17. THE NAME OF THE GAME
18. ROCKIN' 'N' REELIN'
19. ROCK ME
20. HOLE IN YOUR SOLE
21. I HAVE A DREAM
22. DANCING QUEEN
23. THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
24. JAG HAR EN LITEN MELODI
25. JAG TROR PÅ SOMMAREN
26. TITTA DET SNÖAR
27. OM MASKROS OCH TJÄRDOFT
28. SKEPP SOM MÖTAS
29. SÅ LÄNGE SKUTAN KAN GÅ
30. GABRIELLE (Swedish/Italian/Dutch/English/Finnish)
31. ÄR DU KÄR I MEJ ÄNNU KLAS-GÖRAN
32. PETTER OCH FRIDA
33. JAG VILL HA EN EGEN MÅNE
34. ANDERS OCH BRITA
35. AFTON PÅ SOLVIK
36. SE NU TITTAR LILLA SOLEN IN IGEN
37. SOLEN LYSER ÄVEN PÅ LITEN STUGA
38. MED DEJ I MINA ARMAR
39. I EN RÖD LITEN STUGA
40. JOSEFSON
41. GUSTAV LINDSTRÖMS VISA
42. BALLADEN OM DET STORA SLAGSMÅLET PÅ TEGELBACKEN
43. BALLADEN OM EUGEN KORK
44. TJO, VA' DE' VA' LIVAT I HOLKEN I LÖRDAGS
45. TRUBBEL
46. SOV LILLA TOTTE

Side2. POLAR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL AB
Ett Axplock Ur Vår Skivproduktion 24.43

1. NATIONALMUSEI KAMMERORKESTER
Sinfonia Nr 1, F-dur
2. BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Allan Petterson Symfoni Nr 8
3. RADIOKÖREN/ERIC ERICSON
Sverige (Ur kantateri "Ett Folk")
4. GUGGE HEDRENIUS BIG BLUES BAND
Blues of Sweden
5. SPRING QUINTETT
Big Band
6. SVERIGES RADIO BIG BAND
Fröken Fräken Från Fryken
7. MATS PAULSON
Tarantelia
8. ALF HAMBE
Då fåglarna spelade - till ett barn en vind ett träd.
9. CARL ANTON
Älskade Stockholm
10. ANDREW WALTERS KÖR & ORKESTER
Vals i Frusund
11. RICKE LÖWS KÖR & ORKESTER
Se nu tittar lilla solen in igen
12. EBBE JULARBO
Mary Strand
13. TOMAS LEDIN
Sensuella Isabella
14. PAL RITZ & PICCOLOS
Modern politik
15. J.C. BARRETO
Dr. Love
16. MATS RONANDER
Leva mig ett liv
17. ABBA
Slipping through my fingers

Sleeve condition. Gatefold sleeve is in (EX) condition, one corner has a minimal crease, the back has a couple of light marks, otherwise in nice shape.The spine is solid and fully intact.

Disc condition. (NM) still has 'just left the factory' appearance. Labels as new with no evidence of spindle trace marks or spindle hole wear. A fine example

GRADING GUIDELINES Although record gradings can often be a matter of personal opinion, we have to find some common ground, and so my gradings are essentially based along the guidelines laid down by the Record Collector publication. However, I will elaborate here in order that you will understand how my gradings are made.

MINT (M)

A record described as Mint should be absolutely as new, just as it came out of the factory and in truth, never have been played although this is often difficult to prove or disprove. The sound should be crystal clear with no background noise or deterioration in sound quality.

The cover and any additional items such as posters,inner sleeve or lyric sheets should also be as new, with no creases, stains or writing(an acceptable exception would be the shopkeeper's hand-written price on the rear of the sleeve) which was commom-place in the 60's and 70's, before the days of bar-coding and automated pricing machines.

NEAR MINT (NM) or (M-)

This grading means that the record and/or it's cover are just marginally short of qualifying as being Mint. The vinyl may just show signs of having been played once or twice. The area around the spindle hole should be pretty much free of spindle trace marks, or at least only have the minimum of these marks. In other words, it is close to being Mint but not quite close enough to describe as such.

There may be the very slightest crease marks on the sleeve, or the laminate may have lifted in small areas without detracting too much from it's overall appearance

EXCELLENT (EX)/(EX+)(EX-)

There will be indications on the vinyl surface that the record has been played, possibly several times but at the same time, it has been well cared for. There should be very little deterioration in the listening experience.

The sleeve/jacket could have minor creasing and/or signs of storage wear/discoloration, particularly on the back. EX- would indicate that the record would qualify for an EX grading apart from perhaps a small initial written on the label or sleeve or a scuff on the label or other very minor defect which does not affect the overall appearance or sound quality of the item.

VERY GOOD (VG)/(VG+)/(VG-)

the record will show significant signs of having been 'well played', it will show surface scratches and/or scuffs but will still play nicely without too much background noise. The cover and extras (lyric sheets etc) will also have creases or normal wear characteristics which are usually acceptable for this grade. VG+ and VG- are simply up and down variations on this grading, depending on the degree of wear and tear.

GOOD

The record has obviously been played or mis-treated so much that the sound quality is not what it used to be, but may be acceptable depending on the criteria of the individual collector. It will have several surface scratches and/or other defects but may still be useful as a 'gap filler' within a collection. The sleeve will probably be creased badly, torn or repaired with sellotape. Album sleeves may have crushed or damaged spines caused by bad storage etc.

FAIR

This grade may be only just about playable, with 'skips and jumps' and not really worth having UNLESS it is exceptionally rare, in which case it could serve as a 'gap filler'. I will not list any item in this condition unless it was mega-rare and this would be shown clearly in the description, so that there is no doubt about it.

Shipping charges.

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