Thursday, 26 March 2015

Abba's "Greatest Hits" CBS Clipping

The image below shows a promotional item produced by CBS marking the success of Abba's "Greatest Hits" album in the UK...

 

Spanish Greatest Hits Cover

As a follow-on from my post this morning looking back at the release of Abba's "Greatest Hits" in the UK here are a few images of the Spanish version of that release...

 

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Abba Date - 26th March 1976 "Greatest Hits" Released

On this day in 1976 Abba released their "Greatest Hits" album in the UK. The album reached the top of the charts on the 8th May where it remained for 9 weeks only to return to the number one spot in October for another 2 weeks.

The album went on become the biggest selling on 1976 in the UK (and the 9th of 1977) and the second biggest selling of the 1970s.

Frida Solo Press Clipping #3

Last Frida press clipping of the day from my archive - this one is from the week her single "I Know There's Something Going On" was released in the UK...

Frida Solo Press Clipping #2

Here is my second Frida solo press clipping of the day - this one is titled "Rich, Happy - And Alone At Last" and was written during the promotion for her album "Something's Going On".

 

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Frida Solo Press Clipping #1

Today I will be posting a few clippings relating to Frida's solo career - the first one stated that her latest single was "To Turn The Stone" and that she would be re-joining Abba to promote their new single "The Day Before You Came".

"Chess Pieces" Special Offers

As a follow on from my post earlier today regarding "Chess Pieces" here is a scan of the special offers which were included inside the album cover. The Chess sweatshirts for only £11 seem like a bargain now - I wish I had bought some at the time...