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Abbas was an extraordinary journey through the pages of rock history it took them from throwaway Eurovision turn to highly respected pop icons. Their story has everything; beautiful girls with incredible voices, love, marriages, break ups, divorces, not to mention some of the most memorable outfits ever seen on a stage.


This 4DVD set explores the extraordinary career of one of the biggest Pop bands of all time.
Features some superb live performances from the band including - Dancing Queen, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Money Money Money.


TRACKLIST

DVD1 & 2 Rock Case Studies These DVDs look beyond the glitz and the glamour to get to the heart of what made Abba so special. We hear from John Tobler and Jeff Rose, two publicists for the band who give unique insights into what it was like to work and socialise with the one of the hottest properties the pop industry had ever seen.

Rod Leissle, the founder of Bj??????Again the worlds most successful tribute group pays tribute to the bands superb stagecraft, while respected session musician Les Davidson analyses the songs and lyrics of Benny Andersson and Bj??????Ulvaeus.

No retrospective would be complete without the songs and the programme features superb footage of the band in action performing their greatest tunes, including rare film taken from US Televisions Dick Cavett Show and features highlights from: Waterloo Mamma Mia Knowing Me, Knowing You Dancing Queen Thank You For The Music The Winner Takes It All
DVD3 Worlds Greatest Albums Arrival October 1976 was a watershed for ABBA. It was the month that saw the release of their Arrival album the record that took their song writing and studio achievements to new levels. What was more, it was the first album by the band to gather critical plaudits as the beautifully-crafted songs revealed genuine depth ABBA were obviously far more than Eurovision one-hit wonders.

This unique DVD is an in-depth look at one of the best-loved and most important albums in popular music. To help tell the story of the making of Arrival, the programme enlists the help of a team of respected music industry figures, including ex-Smash Hits editor Emma Jones and Capital Radio DJ Mick Brown. Also on hand to analyse the albums wonderful songs and to deconstruct the unique keyboard playing style of Benny Anderson, is gifted session musician Neal McArthur.

Featured alongside these unique contributions are magnificent live performances of some of the key tracks on the Arrival album songs that became ABBA classics to be enjoyed by music lovers of all ages. These include Dancing Queen, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Money Money Money.

DVD4 The Visitors was the eighth and final album by the Swedish pop legends, and in many ways the music reflects the turbulent emotions the band was going through at the time.

This DVD critically assesses the album and discusses the musical legacy left by maybe the best pop group to come out of the seventies. Drawing on rare footage of Abba in performance, this powerful and penetrating film features the impartial and forthright views of a leading team of critics and working musicians.

In order to ensure editorial freedom the film has not been censored, viewed or approved by past or present management of Abba.