ABBA ‎– The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure)
Label:
Polar ‎– POS 1234
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Solid Centre
Country:
Sweden
Released:
17 Oct 1977
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Pop Rock, Ballad
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A    The Name Of The Game    4:53
B    I Wonder (Departure)    4:27
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polar Music International AB
Published By – Polar Music AB
Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba
Credits
Bass [Uncredited] – Rutger Gunnarsson (tracks: A)
Congas [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited] – Malando Gassama (tracks: A)
Drums [Uncredited] – Ola Brunkert (tracks: A)
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Björn Ulvaeus (tracks: A), Lasse Wellander (tracks: A)
Keyboards [Uncredited] – Benny Andersson (tracks: A)
Lead Vocals [Uncredited] – Agnetha* (tracks: A), Frida*
Photography By [Photo] – Barry Levine, Mirage*
Producer [Produced By] – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Written-By – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
Notes
Scandinavian versions of POS 1234:
The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure) - Solid centre + large ABBA logo on labels. (this entry)
The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure) - Large centre + large ABBA logo on labels.
The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure) - Large centre + small ABBA logo on labels + catalog# on left side. 710 in runouts.
The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure) - Large centre + small ABBA logo on labels + catalog# on right side. 710 in runouts.
The Name Of The Game / I Wonder (Departure) - Push-out centre.
B-side recorded live in Sydney, March 77
Polar Music Music AB
℗ 1977 Polar Music International AB
A Polar Music Production
Photo: Barry Levine/Mirage
A: Recording commenced 31 May 1977 at Marcus Music. Working title "A Bit Of Myself". Solo passage in verse by Agnetha, solo passage in chorus by Frida.
B: Performed live (Sydney Showground, 3 March 1977) on concert tour of Europe & Australia as part of "The Girl With The Golden Hair" 28 January - 12 March 1977.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: n©b
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, runout side A, stamped): POS 1234 A3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, runout side B, stamped): POS 1234 B3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout side A, etched): POS-1234-A-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout side B, etched): POS-1234-B-1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, runout side A, stamped): POS 1234 A3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, runout side B, etched): POS-1234-B-1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, runout side A, stamped): POS 1234 A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, runout side B, stamped): POS 1234 B-1