Abba "Arrival" Advert

Here is a UK advert I recently found for Abba's album "Arrival"...

Archive - "Arrival" Newspaper Review

The newspaper cutting below shows one of the original reviews of Abba's "Arrival" album - it seems rather odd that the article only mentions the title track along with "My Love, My Life" and "Money, Money, Money" however overall it is a very positive review.

Abba Date -"Arrival" Album Tops UK Album Charts

During this week in 1977 Abba's latest album "Arrival" reached the top of the UK album charts for the second time (the album had been number 1 for a week in January) where it stayed for nine weeks. 

The top 5 selling albums in the UK that were were as follows -

1. Abba "Arrival"
2. Frank Sinatra "Portrait Of Sinatra"
3. The Shadows "20 Golden Greats"
4. Glenn Miller "The Unforgettable Glenn Miller"
5. The Hollies "Hollies Live Hits"

In the UK "Arrival" was the biggest selling album of the year whilst Abba's "Greatest Hits" was number 9 on the year end chart.

Collection - "After Abba" Cassettes

The image below shows a compilation titled "After Abba" from my collection which includes tracks from Agnetha's and Frida's first two solo albums including "I Know There's Something Going On", "Wrap Your Arms around Me", "Eyes Of A Woman" and "Here We'll Stay".

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Frida International No. 17 Pictures

The image below shows a number of the pictures from issue 17 of the Frida International fanzine...

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Frida International No. 17

Issue 17 of the Frida International fanzine was published during November 1985 and included the following -

• News that Frida had attended the premier of the musical "Les Miserable" on the 8th October
• Notes from a meeting between the author of the fanzine and Frida in London prior to the musical premier
• A "Viewpoint" section which included letters from readers of the magazine

This issue of the fanzine contained less content that previous versions as according to a note in the editorial section a larger Christmas special version was being planned. 

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Abba For The Record Press Clipping

The press clipping below provides news of the original release of the book "Abba For The Record"...

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