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CD: Abba - Singles Collection 1972 - 1982 (Limited Edition)
16.57 GBP
(25.59 USD)
7.50 GBP
13 Sep 2015
03 Sep 2015
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Abba - Singles Collection 1972 - 1982
This is a limited edition boxset (no 14410), released to celebrate Abba's 25th Anniversary in 1999. It contains 29 CD singles.
| Track Listing 1. People Need Love 2. Merry-Go-Round 1. Ring Ring 2. Rock 'N' Roll Band 1. Waterloo 2. Watch Out 1. Honey, Honey 2. Ring Ring 1. So Long 2. I've Been Waiting for You 1. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 2. Rock Me 1. S.O.S. 2. Man in the Middle 1. Mamma Mia 2. Intermezzo No. 1 1. Fernando 2. Tropical Loveland 1. Dancing Queen 2. That's Me 1. Money, Money, Money 2. Crazy World 1. Knowing Me, Knowing You 2. Happy Hawaii 1. The Name of the Game 2. I Wonder (Departure) 1. Take a Chance on Me 2. I'm a Marionette 1. Eagle 2. Thank You for the Music 1. Summer Night City 2. Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special 1. Chiquitita 2. Lovelight 1. Does Your Mother Know 2. Kisses of Fire 1. Voulez-Vous 2. Angeleyes 1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 2. The King Has Lost His Crown 1. I Have a Dream 2. Take a Chance on Me 1. The Winner Takes It All 2. Elaine 1. Super Trouper 2. The Piper 1. One of Us 2. Should I Laugh or Cry 1. Head Over Heels 2. The Visitors 1. The Day Before You Came 2. Cassandra 1. Under Attack 2. You Owe Me One
Album Notes Assuming that one is either the biggest '70s nostalgia buff in the world, or the most hardcore ABBA fan there is, this slipcased 29-CD set is for you -- all of the group's official singles, complete with re-creations of their picture sleeves, two songs per disc. It's not the most efficient use of the CD format or the easiest way to listen to the group's AM radio history as it manifested itself around the world, but as an added lure, each song has been remixed in 24-bit digital sound from the original multi-tracks, thus giving the set an added sonic luster. The remixes are, indeed, fascinating from a technical standpoint as well as very pleasing to the ear, offering a rich, spacious sound. The volume is boosted modestly, but the real difference in these remixes lies in the breadth of sound, rather than its power. In a sense, the mixes have been reshaped to modern sound systems' needs and capabilities. The earliest songs simply sound very good, but by the group's first major Swedish hit, the remixes start to sound extraordinary, as the quartet begins flexing its vocal muscles, pumping up the guitars and the timbre of the voices. The remixes clarify a lot of musical material that was only suggested subliminally on the original vinyl without compromising the integrity of the original hits' respective sounds. The result on the later singles is that they a transformed into a series of miniature Euro-pop/dance "symphonies," in which the whole is bigger than the sum of the parts. The packaging is surprisingly compact and efficient for a 29-disc set, but only a hardcore fan is going to cherish all of the picture-sleeve reproductions; most of the images from the middle and later years show the quartet in different nondescript poses facing the camera, where the early sleeves are fascinating as a cultural document. But a lot of the music is beautifully crafted, and about as crisp as it will ever sound. (European import) ~ Bruce Eder |