Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Collection - "Abba Singles Collection" Box Set

The picture below shows the Abba Singles Collection box set from my collection...

Monday, 28 December 2015

Collection - "The Day Before You Came" 12 Inch Single

The picture below shows a 12" single of Abba's "The Day Before You Came" from my collection...

Sunday, 27 December 2015

Collection - Bootleg Abba CD

The image below shows one of the bootleg Abba CDs from my collection...

Saturday, 26 December 2015

Book

Abba "Thank You For The Music" by John Tobler from my collection which also includes four DVDs...

Thursday, 24 December 2015

Abba On Amazon UK Chart

Following last nights special on ITV in the UK Abba albums are appearing in Amazon's "Movers And Shakers" chart...

Abba In "Top 10 Alternative Christmas Songs"

Abba's "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room" appears in a "Top 10 Alternative Christmas Songs" list - click here to read the full article...

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Abba Intermezzo No. 77

I have just received the latest issue of the International Abba Fan Club's magazine "Abba Intermezzo" which I will be sitting down to read later today once I finished all of my pre-Xmas jobs...

Collection - Japanese "Head Over Heels"

The latest Abba 7" single which I have added to my collection is this Japanese release of "Head a Over Heels" which includes "Lay All Your Love On Me" on the b-side.

Collection - "Waterloo" CDs

The picture below shows three "Waterloo" CDs from my collection...

Abba Date - 22nd December 1975

On the 22nd December 1975 the Abba compilation "The Best Of Abba" entered the Australian album charts where it would stay for 70 weeks including 16 weeks at the top of the charts...

Sunday, 20 December 2015

Collection - "Thank You For The Music" Single

One of the most recent 7" singles added to my collection is this 1992 release of Abba's "Thank You For The a Music" which also included "Happy New Year" on the b-side.

Saturday, 19 December 2015

Abba Albums - Deluxe Editions

Deluxe editions of Abba's albums from my collection...

Abba Date - 19th December 1981

On the 19th December 1981 Abba's latest album "The Visitors" entered the UK album chart at number 1 where it stayed for 3 weeks. The top 5 selling albums in the UK that week were:

  1. Abba "The Visitors"
  2. Queen "Greatest Hits"
  3. Human League "Dare"
  4. Various "Chart Hits 1981"
  5. Adam And The Ants "Prince Charming"

The album also reached number one in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Sheet Music

The picture below shows sheet music for Abba’s “Rock Me” from my collection...

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Abba Date - 17th December 1983

On the 17th December 1983 Frida's single with B.A. Robertson "Time" (from the musical "Abbacadabra") entered the UK singles chart. The single spent five weeks in the charts reaching number 45.

Agnetha Box Set CD

Here is another one of the CDs from Agnetha's box set...

Agnetha Box Set CD

The picture below shows the CD "Agnetha Faltskog Vol. 2" from Agnetha's box set...

Abba Date - 17th December 2004

On the 17th December 2004 Agnetha's box set "De Forsta Aren 1967 - 1979" was released - the package included five of her solo albums, a CD of rarities and a booklet.

Collection - "I Have A Dream" Twelve Inch Single

Here is a picture of the 12" version of Abba's "I Have A Dream" from my collection...

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

"I Have A Dream" Chart Positions

The table below shows the chart positions for Abba's "I Have A Dream" from around the world...

  • Number 1 - Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland
  • Number 2 - UK, Jreland
  • Number 3 - South Africa
  • Number 4 - Argentina (Spanish Version), Germany
  • Number 12 - Zimbabwe
  • Number 15 - Spain (Spanish Version)