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Ringmaster_D
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Topic: OT: ABBA - Ring RingPosted: 06 August 2024 at 7:19am |
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I've been trying to make sense of the various versions of
"Ring Ring" by ABBA and here's what I've found: The song was originally released in Swedish & English in 1973. This English version is the the one that is most commonly found on their Greatest Hits compilations, probably because it is the best mix. When the single flopped in English-speaking countries outside the U.S. it was reissued in 1974 in a drastically remixed form, including a prominent saxophone overdub. The U.K. and U.S. versions both use this version as a starting point but differ in EQ and reverb. There may be other differences but I haven't compared closely. These versions have appeared on various deluxe versions of the Ring Ring album, but all seem to be compressed to death. Perhaps the singles sound that way too, but if so, it's not pleasant. The U.K. single label reads 3:08, and the CD versions run 3:10 and are usually labelled "1974 Remix - Single Version." The U.S. single label reads 3:03, and the CD versions run 3:06 and are usually labelled "U.S. Remix 1974" |
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Posted: 06 August 2024 at 3:00pm |
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The U.S. remix includes more sax parts during the chorus compared to the
UK single remix. |
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Posted: 06 August 2024 at 9:16pm |
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The US remix of "Ring Ring" is on the 2014 deluxe edition of the Waterloo album.
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Posted: 07 August 2024 at 4:17am |
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I am still thoroughly confused by all the versions.
Does anyone know what was on the US LP, and was the 45 (third American single?) any different?. I would really like to have a distillation of ALL the versions as I like the song. Andy |
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Ringmaster_D
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Posted: 08 August 2024 at 5:20am |
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I don't have the original vinyl to offer any additional
insight, but according to Wikipedia here are all the versions: "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" (Swedish Version) "Ring Ring" (English Version) "Ring Ring" (English Version) – (1974 Remix, UK Single Version) "Ring Ring" (English Version) – (U.S. Remix 1974) "Ring Ring" (German Version) "Ring Ring" (Spanish Version) "Ring Ring" (Medley of Swedish, Spanish and German Versions) |
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Posted: 10 August 2024 at 4:34am |
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Thanks RingRingmaster_D,
I would still like to actually hear all the English language versions accurately labeled as there are some incorrectly noted versions on YouTube & Spotify. Andy |
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Posted: 24 March 2025 at 11:58pm |
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I believe all CD/digital releases of the US album remix sound suspiciously
like a bad cassette dub (with NR applied), and run slightly faster than the UK remix but still slower than the original 1973 version. A vinyl rip from the Waterloo album would be interesting to hear, at least to me. Edited by AaronsAmazing |
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Posted: 25 March 2025 at 7:22am |
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Which version of the song is on the More ABBA Gold compilation CD?
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Posted: 27 March 2025 at 2:39am |
The 1973 English version from the Ring Ring album. |
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Paul C
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Posted: 27 March 2025 at 12:59pm |
It is the same version that is on the 45 that eight year old me purchased in a supermarket in Maaseik, Belgium, in the summer of 1973. They weren’t even called ABBA yet. The record is credited to ‘Bjorn & Benny, Anna & Frieda’. |
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