The album Arrival isn't so hard to find but the distinguishing features of this release is:
NZ pressing
Slightly strange colouring to the graphics!
Abba - Arrival
Polar Music
Cat# VPL1-4034
Matrix - Run out codes (etched): VPL1-4034-A FD, VPL 14034 -A(crossed out) B FD
1976
NZ release
Gatefold cover is in very good - excellent condition, barely any handling wear at all
SPECIAL NOTES:
NZ release - G Print (graphic of a kiwi) in a circle NZ1176 & MADE IN NEW ZEALAND on the spine of the cover
The colours are quite different to other releases. Now this could be due to some sort of light bleaching but the effect is all over the cover, not just in certain spots. It is as though the blue colours have been "sucked out" of the graphics so everything now looks very soupy green! Another possibility is that too much yellow exits, mixing with the original blue to create a green colouring. The inside photograph with the helicopter is VERY towards the red/brown colour spectrum - nothing like other releases at all.
It could be that this weird colouring is all about light exposure but the effect is consistent front and rear and yet the inside has completely different colour "problems"
New inner plastic liner sleeve
Vinyl record is in very good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source and I can see just a couple of light scratches on each side. I then played the entire album and there are absolutely no significant issues with surface noise - the occasional click/pop but nothing more.
New outer protective sleeve
Tracks: When I Kissed The Teacher, Dancing Queen, My Love My Life, Dum Dum Diddle, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, That's Me, Why Did it Have To Be Me, Fernando, Tiger, Arrival
