The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA)

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The Complete Studio Recordings
The Complete Studio Recordings cover
Box set by ABBA
Released November 7, 2005
Genre Pop
Label Polar Music
ABBA chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2001)		 The Complete Studio Recordings
(2005)		 Number Ones
(2006)


The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all the studio albums released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs.

The first eight CDs include each of the band's studio albums, plus all non-album singles and B-sides, and versions in Spanish, German, French and Swedish. CD 9 contains a selection of rarities, most of which were originally released after the band's heyday. Of particular interest is the rare alternate mix of "Waterloo", which has never been available on CD before. The extended mono version of "On and on and On" — featuring an extra verse and previously only available as the soundtrack to the song's video — is also released on CD for the first time. The nine CDs comprise every single studio-recorded piece of music commercially released by the Swedish group (under the name ABBA and/or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid/Frida) on single, LP or CD, including alternate mixes. Edited versions and extended versions (that did not feature alternate mixes) have been excluded.

The box set also includes 2 DVDs, featuring all the promo videos ever released by the band, The History documentary, which covers the overview of the ABBA story, and a previously unreleased concert, which was originally a part of the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA, a co-production between Polar Music International and Sveriges Television (SVT). Five of the performances from Dick Cavett are included on the DVD. The original concert consisted of nine songs, but the remaining four performances are no longer to be found in the SVT archives.

Contents

[edit] Track Listings

[edit] Ring Ring

[edit] Bonus Tracks

[edit] Waterloo

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Ring Ring (US Remix 1974, one of two remixes done for UK and US respectively)
  • Waterloo (Swedish Version, vocals recorded Ddecember 1973)
  • Honey, Honey (Swedish Version, vocals recorded January 1974)
  • Waterloo (German Version, vocals recorded March 1974)
  • Hasta Mañana (Spanish Version, recorded January 1980)
  • Ring Ring (1974 Remix, Single Version done May 1974)
  • Waterloo (French Version, vocals recorded April 1974)

[edit] ABBA

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Crazy World (from October 1974 b-side to Money Money Money in November 1976)
  • Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton - On Top Of Old Smokey - Midnight Special (recorded May 1975 as a contribution to a german charity album to battle cancer. These three are all cover versions recorded for fun, and remains the only ABBA release of material not written by themselves. ABBA put it on the b-side to single Summer Night City in 1978. This is the 1978 mix of the track).
  • Mamma Mia (Spanish Version, vocals recorded January 1980)

[edit] Arrival

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Fernando (recorded 1975, english vocals probably recorded January 1976; released on single March 1976
  • Happy Hawaii, demo/early version of Why Did It Have To Be Me
  • La Reina Del Baile (Spanish Version of Dancing Queen, vocals recorded January 1980)
  • Conociéndome, Conociéndote (Spanish Version of Knowing Me, Knowing You, vocals recorded January 1980)
  • Fernando (Spanish Version, vocals recorded January 1980)

[edit] ABBA–The Album

'The Girl With The Golden Hair' – 3 scenes from a mini-musical –

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Al Andar (Spanish Version of Move On, vocals recorded January 1980)
  • Gracias Por La Música (Spanish Version of Thank You For The Music, vocals recorded January 1980)

[edit] Voulez-Vous

[edit] Bonus Tracks

[edit] Super Trouper

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Elaine (from February 1980, b-side to [[The Winner Takes It All], July 1980 single).
  • Andante, Andante (Spanish Version, vocals probably from October 1980).
  • Felicidad (Spanish Version of Happy New Year, vocals recorded probably October 1980).

[edit] The Visitors

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • Should I Laugh Or Cry (from September 1981, single b-side to One Of Us. This version is from the UK single, which includes an 'intro' where you hear Björn count down).
  • No Hay a Quien Culpar (Spanish Version of When All Is Said And Done, vocals recorded November 24th 1981).
  • Se Me Està Escapando (Spanish Version of Slipping Through My Fingers, vocals recorded November 1981).
  • The Day Before You Came (from August 1982, single release October 1982).
  • Cassandra (from August 1982, b-side to single The Day Before You Came).
  • Under Attack (from August 1982, single release November 1982).
  • You Owe Me One (from May 1982, b-side to single Under Attack.

[edit] Rarities

  • Waterloo (Alternate Mix, briefly available as a single A-side in Sweden)
  • Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight Special (original German charity album mix, released in 1975)
  • Thank You For The Music (demo from June 1977 -"Doris Day" Version)
  • Summer Night City (Full Length Version, with instrumental intro, first released in a restored version in 1994, but here in an authentic version, from the master tapes)
  • Lovelight (alternate Mix, first released in 1993)
  • Dream World (outtake from Voulez-Vous sessions, first released in 1994)
  • Voulez-Vous (Extended Remix, 1979 US promo)
  • On And On And On (Mono full Length Version, issued as video soundtrack in 1980)
  • Put On Your White Sombrero (outtake from Super Trouper sessions, first released in 1994)
  • I Am The City (outtake from 1982 album sessions, first released in 1993)
  • ABBA Undeleted (medley of outtakes, first released in 1994): Scaramouche / Summer Night City / Take A Chance On Me / Baby / Just A Notion / Rikky Rock ’n’ Roller / Burning My Bridges / Fernando / Here Comes Rubie Jamie / Hamlet III Parts 1&2 / Free As A Bumble Bee / Rubber Ball Man / Crying Over You / Just Like That / Givin’ A Little Bit More

[edit] DVD1: The Videos

[edit] Bonus Videos


[edit] DVD2:

[edit] The History

  • The History: documentary (originally appeared on ABBA GOLD DVD)

[edit] Live in April 1981

Live In April 1981: selections from ABBA’s final live concert, originally broadcast as part of the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA.

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