ABBA Greatest Hits LP

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It was originally released in Scandinavia on 17 November 1975 and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably the UK on 10 April, and on 18 September in the US and Canada. For releases that combine 'Gold (Greatest Hits)' with the follow-up ' More ABBA Gold (More ABBA Hits)' please see ' Forever Gold'.

The 1992 audio release includes the US promo edit of "The Name Of The Game" and the 1992 edit of "Voulez-Vous" ‎‎– later releases include the full versions. That's a trick ending most of the time with a lifeless flat record much worse than the original digitally re-mastered CD-version. The release of Greatest Hits coincided with the start of ABBA's huge popularity in the UK during the latter half of the 1970s, becoming the first of eight consecutive number-one albums for the group. The original 1975 Scandinavian releases do not feature "Fernando" – the album was reissued in 1976 in Norway and Denmark with the addition of "Fernando" as the first track on side one.It was originally released in Scandinavia on 17 November 1975 [4] and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably the UK on 10 April, and on 18 September in the US and Canada.

Despite the the heavy vinyl quality and quite replay experience, this remaster sounds flat and lifeless. A true rich vinyl record has to be engineered and recorded from the tapes, and could be also re-mastered from the source targeting even better audiophile experience. If you're in a doubt, listen to the true analog vinyl records mastered from true analog audio master tapes. You get overcharged 3 times with this one comparing to best true analog vinyl audiophile experience.Other than this, this album's music evokes a sense of nostalgia for many people as a lot of people's parent's listened to it or you may remember it from your childhood. The analog master tapes of best possible deep, rich and lively stereo quality were recorded, and are preserved in pristine condition up to these days. The group's first two singles, " People Need Love" and " He Is Your Brother", were hits on this Tio i Topp chart. And this is the reason that this album is the best ABBA album to get if you are just getting started, it represents the best of ABBA's early years and is a must for any record collection. This vinyl album may be fine for those who never heard these ABBA hits printed on true vinyl or even officially released brand audio cassettes.

Waterloo", " SOS", " Mamma Mia" and (later) " Fernando" were top 10 hits in the UK and several other countries, though only the first of these was a top 10 hit in the US. However, the immediate follow-up singles did not meet with the same success, and it wasn't until over a year later that " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", " SOS" and " Mamma Mia" became worldwide hits and reignited interest in the band. Note: the original UK release of Greatest Hits featured the addition of the recent number-one single "Fernando" as the album's final track – early pressings of the album do not include the song on the track listing on the sleeve and a sticker was placed on the cover to advertise its inclusion. In the five-month period between the releases of the Scandinavian and UK versions of Greatest Hits, ABBA had achieved their second consecutive (and third overall) UK number-one single with "Fernando", and this song was added to the UK version of the album, as well as to a reissued version in Norway and Denmark. However, it had no competition in the UK and in North America, and the UK version of the album was released in April 1976.Nina, Pretty Ballerina" was an A side in only a few territories, reaching number 8 in Austria, " Another Town, Another Train" was a B side in most territories, but reached number 18 in Rhodesia. The painting on the original Scandinavian release was by artist Hans Arnold and had originally been awarded as a prize by Swedish magazine VeckoRevyn to celebrate ABBA being voted "Artists of the Year". The British/American version of the album sleeve appears in the popular 2015 science-fiction film The Martian, when the husband of the disco-loving ship commander Melissa Lewis reveals on a video link that he has found an original vinyl copy of the album. Despite the title of the compilation, only half of the tracks had actually charted as hit singles in major territories.

To counteract the possibility of import sales from these records in Scandinavia, ABBA's record label Polar Music rush-released their own version of Greatest Hits. Dancing Queen" was not included on Greatest Hits, but it was the lead single from the new studio album Arrival and it had generated interest in ABBA's back catalogue. In Australia, where several of the tracks had reached number one, the release of Greatest Hits was beaten to the market by the RCA Victor compilation The Best of ABBA, precluding a release there for years.ABBA had three number ones in this chart ("Ring Ring", "Waterloo", "Honey Honey") and a number 6 ("Åh, Vilka Tider").