ABBA The Album To Receive 40th Anniversary Treatment - Official Announcement

Polar Music has announced several reissues to mark the upcoming 40th anniversary of ABBA — The Album. The chart-topping set by the Swedish superstars, first released in Scandinavia in December 1977, will be celebrated on 27 October with a singles box, separate releases of its singles on coloured vinyl and a half-speed master of the album itself.

ABBA's fifth studio album was recorded between May and November 1977. Released to coincide with their silver screen extravaganza ABBA — The Movie, which featured several of its songs, the disc topped the charts in Sweden and spent seven weeks at No. 1 in the UK. It also became a bestseller around much of Europe and beyond, and was certified platinum in both the UK and the US.
Not only did the album see the quartet expanding their creative horizons as songwriters and performers, ABBA — The Album contained some of their best-known songs of the era, including the UK No. 1 singles 'The Name Of The Game' and 'Take A Chance On Me' plus the anthemic 'Thank You For The Music.' This was one of three songs from their mini-musical The Girl With The Golden Hair.



The reissue releases include a limited edition, coloured vinyl seven-inch box set featuring the album's three singles, the two UK chart-toppers and the European top ten hit ‘Eagle.' The three singles will also be released separately as limited edition picture discs, of 'The Name Of The Game,' 'Take A Chance On Me' and 'Eagle.'

Additionally, 27 October will also see the appearance of a half-speed mastered, 45rpm cut double-LP version of the original album. The bespoke mastering process produces sound reproduction of the highest quality. The album will also feature new liner notes by the well-known ABBA historian Carl Magnus Palm, telling the story behind this key release in the group's catalogue.

At the time of its release, the album received praise from such august publications as Rolling Stone, which said: “What really counts with ABBA is the music, and here the group shows genuine originality.” John Rockwell's review also observed: “ABBA has taken a real chance with this LP.”


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ABBA The Album 40th Anniversary Releases 2017 ! Updated

These fabulous items have just shown up on Amazon Spain - watch out for them on your favourite sites !

Amazon - Spain

More detail added when available.

UPDATE:

These fabulous items are now available for pre-order from Universal Music here:

https://store.udiscovermusic.com/search.html?term=abba

You can also pre-order from ABBA The Museum by sending them an email. Items will be available in their Webshop very soon.

http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/shop-en 

Available now from the Official International Fan Club here:

http://www.abbafanclubshop.com/cgi-bin/user/overview_new.pl

Also from Bengans in Sweden:

Bengans Sweden

ABBA The Album Merchandise 2017

ABBA The Museum now has some fabulous ABBA The Album items available in their webshop.

Check them out here:

http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/shop-en

Serving Tray, Tote Bag, Badges & Mug !

Still really hoping for a Live album later in the year.

ABBA The Movie / The Album 40th Anniversary - Merchandise Coming !!

So, the tease has commenced for the 40th Anniversary of ABBA The Movie / ABBA The Album with these images being shared on instagram by Polar Music International @abbaofficial.

I love this game of getting little bits of information at a time :)

I cannot wait to see everything they are going to do for this amazing Anniversary- and no doubt there will be a Live album which is what I want most ! :D

Follow the fun updates on instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/abbaofficial/?hl=en 

Or just keep checking this blog post as I will add any updates here as well :)

ABBA Album Reaches Number In Australia - 1975 !

Today in 1975, the ABBA album reaches number one in Australia, staying there for 11 weeks.

This was ABBA's third album release - second international release - and has the wonderful songs that shot them to the top in Australia - and finally around the world.

Hits include:

I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do - No. 1 in Australia
SOS - No. 1 in Australia
Mamma Mia - No. 1 in Australia

But it also contains other greats like I've Been Waiting For You, So Long, Bang A Boomerang & Rock Me - plus the amazing Intermezzo No.1.

This album went to Number 1 in Australia and was in the charts here for 65 weeks ! The only ABBA album to stay in longer was, of course, The Best Of ABBA.

Check out the Making Of The ABBA Album here:

http://www.abbasite.com/the-making-of-the-abba-album/


Following the Eurovision success of "Waterloo", ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" topped the charts in Australia, as did "Mamma Mia" shortly after. "SOS" and "Mamma Mia" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and two of its most famous songs. The album saw ABBA dabble into reggae with "Tropical Loveland" and includes a grand pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with "Intermezzo No. 1" (early working title: "Mama").

Pictures for the 'ABBA' LP sleeve were taken in the lobby at the Castle Hotel in Stockholm. One of the photos from this session features on the back of the album cover.
Today the hotel's name is "Riddargatan".

According to photographer Ola Lager, the photograph on the front of the glamorous sleeve was taken a couple of roads away from Polar Music offices at Baldersgatan.