Her non-musical fans will probably enjoy 'Ring ring' - in which she sports red hot psnts and a cropped top - the most. That’s pretty far ahead of the curve, even though they were far from the only group to make promotional films before they became videos. Happy New Year”, filmed in Hallstrom’s apartment, is a depressing video, and the first real sign that the end is near. Their trademark brightly colored spandex outfits were designed by Owe Sandstrom and his partner Lars Wigenius of Artist Dressing.

But it also shows Frida in a simple sweater singing the lead on the verses, which pulls one’s focus to the beautiful sound of her voice on this song. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. As for the girls, Agnetha manages to look pretty despite a succession of unflattering costumes, some of which must have been fashion mistakes even in the 1970s. All clips have been digitally remastered from the original negatives and synchronized with 24 bit remastered sound, making them look and sound better than ever before. Its almost like they have put most of the well known songs on here in poor quality and buried the rest in the archives which is a disgrace.For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. So naturally I jumped at the chance to review this DVD collection of every single promotional film (there were neither videos nor any MTV when they first began making these) the group made. This effect is used often, but is especially evident on the “Mamma Mia” video, which was reproduced beautifully and affectionately in Muriel’s Wedding. I would rate this 4 star for anyone who doesn't have anything ABBA but am not going to give the product anything as its not definitive at all.

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. One amazing thing about these close-up shots is that, despite wearing makeup, you see a lot of imperfections that you would never be allowed to see in today’s videos.Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. Track 32-34 are Spanish versions of I Have A Dream, Happy New Year • Andante, Andante and When All Is Said And Done B/W Should I Laugh Or Cry. When I was a teenager in the 70's there was not much that was more 'uncool' than being a male teenege ABBA fan. So the first bunch of clips, including “Waterloo”, “Ring Ring”, and “Mama Mia” just feature the group lip synching, with Benny and Bjorn miming their parts on piano and guitar. On “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” Benny and Bjorn mime playing saxophones (there is actual sax playing on the track) and the girls are shot in soft focus, giving them an angelic glow.

Still, even then it was impossible to escape the brilliance of songs like 'Knowing Me Knowing You', 'Fernando', and of course 'Dancing Queen'. 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.Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Eagle”, shot in 1978, was the first video in which Hallstrom shot the group directly onto videotape, giving the clip a real video look that is a precursor to the look of ’80s videos.