Rock'n Roll Band
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"Rock'n Roll Band" is a song by Swedish
pop group ABBA
(still credited as "Björn & Benny, Anna & Frida" from the album Ring Ring
.
In the USA
, the song was released as single by Playboy Records
. It was issued in 1973 as a follow-up to the minor hit "People Need Love
", although the Ring Ring
album was not released in the United States until 1995. The flipside on the initial pressing was "Another Town, Another Train
", but later was the same as the A-side
.
There are at least 2 known versions of this track: the 3.11 version released as ABBA, and a shorter early mix, released on the remastered version of Lycka
by Benny & Bjorn.
Later pressings
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop group ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
(still credited as "Björn & Benny, Anna & Frida" from the album Ring Ring
Ring Ring (album)
-2001 re-release:Ring Ring was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks :-2005 re-release:...
.
In the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the song was released as single by Playboy Records
Playboy Records
Playboy Records was a record label in Los Angeles, California, and a unit of Playboy Enterprises. Artists recording for the label included Barbi Benton, Blue Ash, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, Brenda Patterson, Jeanne French , Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Ivory, Wynn Stewart, Mickey Gilley...
. It was issued in 1973 as a follow-up to the minor hit "People Need Love
People Need Love
"People Need Love" is a song recorded in March 1972 by Swedish pop grup ABBA, at the time known as 'Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid'. The song was on the group's first album, Ring Ring, released in 1973.-The song:...
", although the Ring Ring
Ring Ring (album)
-2001 re-release:Ring Ring was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks :-2005 re-release:...
album was not released in the United States until 1995. The flipside on the initial pressing was "Another Town, Another Train
Another Town, Another Train
"Another Town, Another Train" was a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA at KMH Studios.The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan in 1973 to promote the group's debut album Ring Ring...
", but later was the same as the A-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
.
There are at least 2 known versions of this track: the 3.11 version released as ABBA, and a shorter early mix, released on the remastered version of Lycka
Lycka
Lycka is a 1970 album released by folk/rock duo Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, who later became the male half of ABBA. Most of the songs feature lead vocals by Björn...
by Benny & Bjorn.
Track listings
Initial pressing- A. "Rock 'n Roll Band"
- B. "Another Town, Another TrainAnother Town, Another Train"Another Town, Another Train" was a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA at KMH Studios.The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan in 1973 to promote the group's debut album Ring Ring...
"
Later pressings
- A. "Rock 'n Roll Band"
- B. "Rock 'n Roll Band"