https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:58:14 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:20:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10262 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66981&title=abba-greatest-hits#66981 Author: EdisonLite
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Posted: 19 June 2025 at 11:20pm

It does say Atlantic (which certainly is a clue as I know Abba was on different labels for many European countries, and I didn't know if they were on Atlantic anywhere else.) I just didn't remember having domestic CDs back in the early days that didn't either have a US address or something to indicate a US release.

Speaking of not remembering, I also forgot about longboxes until seeing one online yesterday (for ABBA Greatest Hits). I used to throw them all away, figuring they were just taking up unnecessary space. But after they became obsolete, I now wish I had saved them all :)]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:20:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66981&title=abba-greatest-hits#66981 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66980&title=abba-greatest-hits#66980 Author: Yah Shure
Subject: 10262
Posted: 19 June 2025 at 3:41pm

The key would be if it was released on Atlantic, which originally issued the ABBA catalog in the U.S. and Canada. These were early domestic CDs made before there were any CD manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Look for the Atlantic logo and "Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Communications Company" notation on the back, along with "Printed in Germany." The green "target" label on the disc also carries the Atlantic logo, with "Made in West Germany by Polygram" along the bottom perimeter.]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:41:03 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66980&title=abba-greatest-hits#66980 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66977&title=abba-greatest-hits#66977 Author: AndrewChouffi
Subject: 10262
Posted: 19 June 2025 at 6:39am

Oh yeah, not all CDs back then had an indication that it was a US-released CD.

I seem to recall in the USA that imports back then were very uncommon in typical record stores because they were frowned upon by the industry. Therefore if it was in a mainstream record store, it was released by a US company.

Andy]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:39:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66977&title=abba-greatest-hits#66977 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66976&title=abba-greatest-hits#66976 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 10262
Posted: 19 June 2025 at 12:00am

My ABBA "Greatest Hits" CD (bought around late '85) says "Made in Germany", "Printed in Germany" and nothing with a US address on it. I don't recall buying it as an import CD. Of course, back then a lot of US CDs were printed and/or made in Germany - but I thought there was always a US address on the back insert if the US record label released the CD. Does anyone else here recall buying US CDs that had no indication it was a US-released CD?]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10262&PID=66976&title=abba-greatest-hits#66976