Abba: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

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Most of the videos were made by award-winning director Lasse Hallstrom, who today is well-known for movies such as My Life As A Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules. Interesting for people raised post-ABBA, and nostalgic for those who remember ABBA fondly, to look back on their videos; how refreshing they are in comparison with today's celebrities' airbrushed offerings!This is truly a fabulous collection from a band that carved themselves out a piece of music history that will never be repeated. 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).

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. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.You can see the change in the way they interact with each other, even in the staged settings of the various videos.

For those of you that don't have a comprehensive collection of ABBA then this would be a great addition to your music library. Still, even then it was impossible to escape the brilliance of songs like 'Knowing Me Knowing You', 'Fernando', and of course 'Dancing Queen'. In addition, they wouldn’t even have to appear at TV studios to lip synch performances if they could just send a film clip in their stead. 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. 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.

Under Attack”, filmed in a warehouse, has a claustrophobic feeling and ends with the four ABBA members walking, backs to the camera, out of the warehouse and into the light.

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. Money, Money, Money” with its Sally Bowles meets Nana Mouskouri melody, and the video doesn’t disappoint with close-ups of champagne bottles, dollar bills, and lips. 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. 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.The compilation does contain a rare bonus track version of 'Voulez-Vous' which is a 1979 US promo extended remix. The Winner Takes It All is their story - all four members of the band talk exclusively about their lives before, during and after ABBA.