Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Abba Compilation Album

The Abba compilation album "The Best Of Abba" was released in the Netherlands in 1986 and included the following tracks -

Side 1

  • Fernando
  • Waterloo
  • Ring Ring
  • Honey Honey
  • Mamma Mia
  • People Need Love
  • Nina, Pretty Ballerina

Side 2

  • I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
  • S.O.S
  • Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
  • Bang-A-Boomerang
  • Hasta Manana
  • So Long

Abba Date - 12th January 1980

On the 12th January 1980 Abba's "Voulez-Vous" re-entered the Netherlands album chart where it stayed for 14 weeks reaching number 5. The album had previously charted during May 1979 where it peaked at number 2 spending 31 weeks in the chart.

Abba Date - 12th January 1980

During this week in 1980 Abba's "Greatest Hits Vol. 2" returned to the top of the UK album charts - the top five selling albums at that point was as follows -

  1. Abba "Greatest Hits Vol. 2"
  2. Rod Stewart "Greatest Hits"
  3. Pink Floyd "The Wall"
  4. Hot Chocolate "20 Greatest Hits"
  5. The Police "Regatta De Blanc"

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Blue Vinyl Abba Single

Abba's single "One Of Us" on blue vinyl....

Abba Date - 11th January 1982

On the 11th January 1982 Abba's single "One Of Us" entered the Australian charts where it would reach number 48 staying in the charts for 13 weeks...

Monday, 9 January 2017

Abba Cassette From Singapore

This Abba compilation titled "The Best Of Abba" was issued in Singapore on cassette in 1975 and included the following tracks -

Side 1

  • Mamma Mia
  • People Need Love
  • Nina, Pretty Ballerina
  • Waterloo
  • Ring Ring
  • Honey Honey
  • Watch Out
  • Hasta Manana
  • Suzy-Hang-Around

Side 2

  • Gonna Sing You My Love Song
  • Sitting In The Paltree
  • S.O.S
  • Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
  • Bang-A-Boomerang
  • So Long
  • King Kong Song
  • My Mona Said
  • I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

Abba Date - 10th January 1978

Today in 1978 Abba were in SVT Studios in Stockholm with Lasse Hallström filming the video for their next single "Take A Chance On Me"...