There’s also the weird shoulder-leading Greek/Russian dance the girls do, and the scene of the four riding around in a convertible, which does always remind me of Liza Minelli and Michael York tooling around in Cabaret.

Even if you're only moderately keen on ABBA I think you can still enjoy this DVD, younger audiences will enjoy seeing the original videos for some still well-loved tunes, most of the best are included here. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

As a musician and an amateur music producer, I can appreciate the incredible complexities of the music and the 'Wall of Sound' production style that they used. Together with the strong dance beat and seductive sound of the song, the effect was “hot” in a way that ABBA had never been before.

Happy New Year”, filmed in Hallstrom’s apartment, is a depressing video, and the first real sign that the end is near. The Very Best of Abba DVD, Greatest hits, 1970's pop music Not a new DVD but in great condition in a plain cover. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The last two, “The Day before You Came” and “Under Attack” were done by a team, and they were “real” videos, since by now video clips were important promotional items. First, you have to remember that these films (or videos, if you prefer) were made between 1974 and 1982.The ABBA in Concert DVD also consists of interviews and trailers, as well as a show at Wembley Arena in London. VG/EX means that the item's sleeve is in Very Good condition and the disc is in Excellent condition. Take a look at the second clip, “Ring Ring”, featuring Agnetha in red hotpants and halter top played off against Frida’s snakeskin catsuit — I’m not even going to mention the guys’ outfits (suffice it to say that capes don’t really make it on guitarists).

The compilation does contain a rare bonus track version of 'Voulez-Vous' which is a 1979 US promo extended remix. We follow their fascinating 25 year journey, concentrating on the eight glorious years in which they conquered the world.

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The studio shots are clearly staged and the live performances are pieced together stills showing the group in concert.A Man After Midnight)” and “On And On And On” show the band in the studio and in live performance-sort of. On “Fernando”, Frida’s kinky hair has been straightened and the group performs in front of a campfire against a background of stars. Footage from ABBA's 1979 North American and European tour combine in this concert recording from the seventies' Swedish singing sensations. Yes, I am an unabashed ABBA fan for the simple reason that the time and effort put into the composition, arrangement, and recording of these pop songs is out of all proportion to their importance as music, giving them a life of their own that is far beyond what even their composers could have imagined. Couple that with a very different style of song writing and the subject matter of the songs change from the upbeat feel of songs like 'I Do, I Do, I Do' and 'Mamma Mia' to the heartbreaking 'The Winner Takes It All', and you feel like you're an eye witness to the pain of their breakups.