Thank God, all these impressive and marvellous out-takes, images and so on were not thrown to the dustbin in the late 80s when people (even themselves) thought that ABBA was all over. Barry Levine made superb pictures of ABBA, all of them are masterpieces. I love them.
When my daughter sang this at her high school's rendition of Mamma Mia, she broke down crying during her last show and the girl she was singing to, playing her daughter also cried. They could not finish the song.
@@jamesswain2465 My unpopular ABBA opinion is that I actually think Slipping Through My Fingers is sadder than The Winner Takes It All! But they are both tear jerkers for sure.
Wonderful to see some rare photos. I'm probably not the only life-long Abba fan who is dreading the time when we will start to lose them; sorry to be so morbid but as they all get so much older it has been on my mind for a long time! I myself am now 60 years old and I saw them in concert when I was just 17!
I have been thinking about the same for quite a while, David. No-one in my entire life has meant so much to me as those fabulous four. I am 62.5 now. I can only conclude that we are very lucky to have access to the Internet and all documentaries/concerts/video clips, etc. at a click. It helps to keep sweet memories alive.
Fascinating to see these photos and clips. The Drottningholm session produced some of the most beautiful and photogenically spontaneous photos. The 4 of them look at ease and content, despite it being a very busy stressful year for them. THANKS Bobby's B ☀️ ❤️
Let’s hope 2024 brings us a new book and an anthology series would be great BB. Voyage extending throughout the world will keep Abba in the spotlight so any ‘new’ photos, books, videos would be great. Abba have their new remastered videos for a new Abba Gold dvd edition, they have so many songs with different mixes, extra choruses, extended versions, this would also make for great cd’s & of course they have the holy grail of unreleased tracks ‘Just Like That’ we are wanting released.. So much to enjoy, we just need the foresight and willingness of Benny & Bjorn to release. Great video BB, here’s to the future!
I suggest booking your flight to London to be there April 6th. I predict it is there that the 50th anniversary will take place as now Stockholm is discounted for the Waterloo50 celebrations.
Hi BB! As always you bring us a fantastic video-mini doc! Thank you. I believe ABBA's vaults is FULL of unreleased, unfinished, un-mixed, un-arranged songs and other demos, pictures, videos or cinema support featuring, and live recordings as well! Benny once said (talking about Just like that) that there was nothing else in the vault. Thats not true.
When you look at all these photos it makes ya,realise just how beautiful Agnetha & Frida are...absolutely drop dead gorgeous & combine their talent & their humility what a fine example to many others as role models !❤ excellent BB 😊🎉
In my opinion, the Barry Levine photos are the most gorgeous photos of ABBA - don't get me wrong, I love all photo shoots of their career, but for me, Barry Levine's pictures have always captured ABBA's magic and "essence", if you can call it that, the most - I can only agree, a new Official ABBA Photo Book with all of Levine's pictures would be PERFECT for the anniversary next year!!! And thank you for offering your help in going through the archives and possibly putting together the Anthology, BB!😉Seriously speaking, I would absolutely LOVE such an Anthology!!!
A 1977 tour film + concert all in the best definition, and dolby atmos. Also, Bobby's Brother giving a 2 hour interview with Carl Magnus Palm: one great researcher to another!
You’re on target, BB! We NEED the docuseries-no rumor or conjecture-just facts and color from the four of them. I’ve been waiting for that for years. It has to be nicely done. It would be so impactful and historic.
I hope we get the full works next year and that B&B's natural reserve doesn't stop them from really going overboard with the celebrations - an anthology with alternate mixes & unreleased tracks/the 2 new Voyage tracks, a documentary, a possible interview with all 4 members discussing their music and career, a possible refresh of the Voyage concert - the possibilities are endless. Apart from the launch of the Voyage concerts in other countries, I do think that next year is the last chance for a final hurrah from ABBA (as much as I would always wish for a brand new album follow-up to Voyage). Release the lot with bells and whistles, like The Beatles etc. did, and take my money....😂
We have seen all the older albums get re-released with clean up, b-sides added etc - I don’t think there is much that they can do on this front except really delve into the archives and either finish off those unreleased songs or release them as they are. As much as B & B prob wouldn’t want to do such, I’m sure the fans would love this! From things like My love, my life but with the alternative lyrics to just like that being put out there. I’d love an official live version of Get on the Carousel too! It makes you wonder just what is hiding in those tapes. Why leave it in there? It would be the closest and best thing to ‘new’ material from Abba ….. unless they plan a new album….. I want it ALL
Honestly ABBA fans deserve a deluxe anniversary package like the Beatles have been doing with each of their albums. Outtakes and alternate versions and remastered and remixed versions. The fans need this now as everyone grows old.
This is wonderful and I think you are right..there is something in the works. I can't improve on your fantastic ideas..an anthology series like what was done for the Beatles is long overdue. Do it on streaming, in the theaters, on network TV..it doesn't matter. It needs to be done! I myself would LOVE to see actual full concert footage from their 1979 tour when I saw them at Radio City in NYC. I know you can see the footage already, but I would like to see it from my time and experience. A book of all of Levine's works would be smashing and a full on restored blu ray of all their videos would be great. I went for MONTHS waiting for the release of "ABBA: The Movie" here in NYC. Read all the newspaper ads, waited and waited. I never got to see it until it suddenly appeared on cable on one of the music channels..like twenty years later! And look how long that took to release that on video? We are all clamoring for MORE ABBA!!!
I always believe ABBA should get a Beatles anthology style documentary on their career. What a wonderful exciting dramatic story they have to tell. Could you imagine and it couldn’t be just a two hour show it would have to be four hours
BB - this is fantastic. A few things need to happen: Barry Levine needs to hand over all his photographic archives. Every photo taken in the summer of 1977 (especially the Drottningholm sessions) has to be released to the fans in either a new photo book or in a documentary. Someone also needs to put together the mini-musical in its entirety and release it. 46 years later and incredibly no video footage of ‘I Wonder (Departure) live. It’s mind-boggling. Surely they know there’s a demand for this? If a Beatles anthology was put together after decades then there’s no excuse here. Please, somebody make it happen 🤞
Gracias Bobby por este video, me encantaría un documental de lo antiguo pero también de como grabaron Abba Voyage para el concierto. Me encanta tu canal.
Although I know most of the photos, there are still some that I haven't seen. I fully agree with you and wholly support you, BB. The fabulous four deserve an anthology that the whole world could enjoy, no doubt about it.
Hey Hey Bobby , an ABBA Anthology , would be FANtastic. The new photos are beautifully taken with a great eye . I think an all photos book would be a wonderful way to celebrate ABBA’s 50th anniversary. I’m right there with you and thousands of others 🇺🇸
I LOVE Abba the Movie. Wished Abba had released Get on the Carousel. It was so brilliant, (as was all the music), in the film. Makes me cry. I don't care how much it would cost, any new stuff, I AM THERE !!!!
Would love for ABBA to release a cd with alternate mixes. Would also love for abba to finalize their OPUS 10 album with a complete official Just Like That and added re-recorded some of the songs Gemini did like Another You, Another Me!
Inasmuch as the release of older photos and film clips are lovely, Voyage makes me long for more new ABBA; the more "experienced" ABBA is memorizing and magical.
Yes BB So much vintage outtakes and photos is still to be seen I’m sure there’s more from ABBA and I’m hopeful as are you that’s perhaps an Anthology would be possible a true celebration of the last five decades ❤ If you need a hand going thru all the Vaults I’m sure I could spare the time 🫶😮🤗
Perhaps there will be an museum type venture in London again. I'm still waiting for The Visitors anniversary editions. A release of the full 1977 Royal Albert Hall concerts would be nice especially the unreleased filmed version. Plus a box of alternate versions and rare tracks like Ladybird.
I hope its going to a be a facsination year whit 2 new songs and a documentary about the concert VOYAGE and JUST LIKE THAT they released the best song ever. hope for this!!!!
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Your idea is wonderful, amazing, awesome. It will be marvelous if they realesed this Anthology with book, CD box set and Blu-ray realesed. I'll pray for make it happen.
There was also the funny outtake from the 'Happy New Year' video where Agnetha and Frida get the giggles. I'm not sure if that was officially released or leaked. Either way, hopefully there are much more outtakes from the video shoots. Maybe in the past, ABBA didn't think this stuff was of interest to fans. For many, everything is of interest.
Dear Abba Team, please take Bobby's Brother up on his kind offer to go through the archives. I know he'd do an excellent job. Tack! (BB, do you think that will work? Hope so!)
I think there is more out there than we think there is. A Barry Levine book on ABBA photo sessions will be a good idea. I bought the 2014 photo book when it came and got it reduced price for pre ordering it. It will be interesting to see what is released for the 50th anniversary of Eurovision. I don't know if you know that Claire Richards from Steps and Andy Bell from Erasure have released a recording of Summer Night City and they do it justice as well.
Very nice idea and I've been thinking about such project for years. I've even wrote a message to Swedish Universal office about it, but haven't got any response. By myself, it's really a time for complete ABBA Anthology exclusive box, including all albums, live concerts on Blu-rays, outtakes, memorabilia, anything else... Now it is possible to produce and has to be made. Unfortunately, it seems like ABBA themselves not too much interested by this project, probably, because it would be worth lightly expensive... Not say about Benny, who is thinking especially negative about unreleased material... Anyway, there's something to think about...
BB, you hit the mark regarding an Anthology. Allow me to offer a suggestion. Such a project, if done correctly and thoroughly, would require ABBA members contributions and consent (good luck with that). This would absolutely be the correct and only approach. Bjorn has commented the story of ABBA would be "sad", but I disagree. Those clowns in Hollywood (CA) couldn't dream up a story as compelling and riveting as ABBA's true story. Leave off the internal struggles and drama for now. Nothing short of a scale and scope of Herman Wouk's Winds of War / War and Rememberance from the 1980's would do. It would be a massive undertaking to really get it right. ABBA deserves this kind of documentary. They ARE Music History. Look at what they've done for Sweden and the world of Pop Music. What would our world be without ABBA's pioneering work? Think about that. For example, the UK group Steps has taken a lot of straight out of ABBA's playbook. ABBA set the benchmark in so may ways. Do it while they are still alive! Is there someone out there with that kind of commitment and passion? Maybe........
totally awesome my friend thank you ! Excellent video and material ! I love when you have a new video ! Some photos I never seen too ! The winner takes it all outake dontlook like Agnetha it is but its a little I dont know . I guess Im just used to that iconic video her with the blue eye shadow. I wonder how much actual video footage has never been seen?
I have a feeling that next year,to celebrate the 50th anniversary of eurovision they will release a new greatest hits compilation, including those elusive 2 new songs,and maybe just like that(which is probably recorded already) I think ABBA have been teasing us😊
Well, if there’ll be an Anthology and they do it like the Beatles it will be a Book, DVDs or Blu-Rays and CDs + 2 new Songs. And these songs will be the left overs from the Voyage sessions.
I agree with you, BB! ABBA is in need of an updated “anthology” or documentary a-la Beatles that would give a new spin on a tale as old as time. I admired what Peter Jackson did on the “Get Back” doc series-how he managed to slim down a ton of unreleased material into a well thought out narrative, and how he put AI capabilities to good use for that particular project. The last official “good” documentary I remember was “The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story” from 1999 (I particularly don’t count 2004’s “Super Troupers” because it’s a rehash of that other documentary with some updated footage) and, as we all know, ABBA’s story went on to have a new meaning since then with “Voyage” and all. This is a fabulous opportunity to bring all these unseen footage together, and allow Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida take ownership of their narrative through voiceovers (very much in the style of this year’s Netflix doc on Wham!), and tell an up-to-date version of the ABBA story, one that sees the historic return of the friendship and the project that has forever cemented their legacy for decades to come!
These photos taken in 1977 are beautiful and taken at a beautiful palace drottingham in Sweden. I have been to this beautiful palace and it's so peaceful there. Please release these photos in a book for the fans
These new images have all appeared in the run up to Waterloo50, as BB says. Just a coincidence? And Carl Magnus Palm's new book, due for release later this year, covers exactly this sort of activity, as it examines how ABBA promoted their records. Might these photos have been unearthed as he carried out research for it? As BB implies, there is surely a link between all the activity that is going on right now behind the scenes and the new material we are being fed. I just hope that, alongside the photos and videos and shows and live material perhaps being looked at, there might also be consideration given to the archived MUSIC that's been sitting on master tapes for the last 50 years.
An incredible documentation of information! But one thing .. the photo with the sparkling silhouette effect at 1.50 is not Barry Levine's. It's Ola Lager's.
You aren't demanding, but I am! 😁I desperately need this. Always hoped for an official CD from the 1977 concert tour, as recordings from literally every concert in Australia exist. But they said some time ago, that this won't happen. Too bad. If you get to look through their archives, don't forget about me - I'll join you!! 😄
It would seem the 50th Anniversary of Waterloo at Eurovision would be an ideal time for ABBA to release something really substantial, but.....will they? Barry Levine's photos are the best anyone ever took of the group, and really deserve a standalone release. I still reckon the best we can hope for is the release of the 2 "unfinished" tracks from the Voyage sessions. Thanks again, BB, for your outstanding work - you look like you're in it for the long haul, to our benefit.
I love Blondie’s Against The Odds 1974-1982 Box set that was released last year. All their LP’s from their heyday’s and 3 Lp’s with unreleased material, demos and rare remixes and rare 7 inch and a stunning 140 pages book with rare photos and new interviews. Really nicely put together, mainly by the members of Blondie and by Chris Stein in particular. All in a gorgeous glossy box. No cheap, but definitely worth it. I really, really hope ABBA got inspired by this release!!!!
To me the stand out of the movie was two things the dramatic opener, tiger, and the video for eagle. It is by far the best presentation of the song it is beautiful and psychedelic
Gorgeous video with Abba's (possibly) most photogenic era.I also found one from Brighton 1974 (must have been BBCnews Eurovision report or smth) and i also love the Happy new Year outakes that i rewatched here that was linked in the comment section.Hugs. th-cam.com/video/o8DzQItPMUU/w-d-xo.html
Bobby's Brother, I've been mulling over a lot of what you mentioned in that piece I just watched. Here are some of my thoughts. How about combing stills, Recording studio videos and performance videos. Interspersed with out takes on a DVD . Some of these songs could be ones that have never seen the light of day. You know the rejects. I would be first in line to buy it.
I am lead to believe there are over 80 hours of ABBA The movie footage! I was good friends with John Spaulding from BOCU music and had many conversations with him
There must be plenty in the archives to make an anthology series. Something every ABBA fan has longed for for years. Carl Magnus Palm has described many alternate mixes in his studio sessions book to hear even some of them would be wonderful. I believe Benny when he says nothing else in the vault, as in new unreleased songs but there must be a lot of partly made recordings that could be edited into something worth listening to like the ABBA undeleted. A new book of photos would also be great to see, and again I think there must be many that were not used years ago from photo sessions.
Most of the Abba videos have been reasonably well restored, but one glaring exception is The Day Before You Came. It seems like the best version to surface so far is still sourced from videotape, yet I t was clearly originally shot on film. Has the actual film stock ever been found? A 4K restoration of this masterpiece is at the top of my list. Ey oh.
Yes. Make this really big! Something I left unmentioned, but needless to say, is that the Anthology would lead all the way to present day. To ABBA’s resurgence and “Voyage”. The final scene? After hours of voice-over only, we do get to *see* all four members, and we see them sitting together, giving a final greeting.
There must be thousands of fans who took photos and video recordings at concerts etc. All probably sitting in albums seen by only a few friends and then not for years. My suggestion is that they send copies to you, copyright free, so you can share them with the rest of us fans. Please say if you think this is a good idea and if you agree to it. If not, do you have an alternative suggestion?
ABBA The Anthology ♥ For the CD release I would hope the tracks would be selected by Benny & Bjorn with Carl Magnus Palm's assistance. I wouldn't want Universal to have full control
Much video made by ABBA Fans is probably on "Super 8" millimeter and will be lost forever unless transcribed. Any suggestions? Much may have suffered "the ravages of time".
I once asked Mia from Universal Sweden about DVD releases of TV specials etc and she replied that ‘no one is interested in DVDs these days and they wouldn’t sell’ I think a new DVD/Blu-ray release would be really popular amongst AꓭBA® fans / collectors.
Thank you for keeping us informed on what's happening with ABBA. I have never seen them in concert but I am a life long fan...anything ABBA...the real team...I would still like to see them ..love seeing them together, wish they would get together more even today.
Thank God, all these impressive and marvellous out-takes, images and so on were not thrown to the dustbin in the late 80s when people (even themselves) thought that ABBA was all over.
Barry Levine made superb pictures of ABBA, all of them are masterpieces. I love them.
wow, BB always surprising us, even when we think there 's nothing else in the vaults. The best!
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Oh man I love seeing Agnetha crack up a bit during the filming for The Winner Takes It All! It's good to know she was smiling during such a sad song.
When my daughter sang this at her high school's rendition of Mamma Mia, she broke down crying during her last show and the girl she was singing to, playing her daughter also cried. They could not finish the song.
@@jamesswain2465 That's sweet. I've heard a lot of people say how emotional the song gets them. It must be hard to sing.
I am sorry, it was Slipping Through My Fingers that my daughter and co actress cried during. She sang Winner Takes it All.
@@jamesswain2465 My unpopular ABBA opinion is that I actually think Slipping Through My Fingers is sadder than The Winner Takes It All! But they are both tear jerkers for sure.
Wonderful to see some rare photos. I'm probably not the only life-long Abba fan who is dreading the time when we will start to lose them; sorry to be so morbid but as they all get so much older it has been on my mind for a long time! I myself am now 60 years old and I saw them in concert when I was just 17!
I have been thinking about the same for quite a while, David.
No-one in my entire life has meant so much to me as those fabulous four.
I am 62.5 now.
I can only conclude that we are very lucky to have access to the Internet and all documentaries/concerts/video clips, etc. at a click. It helps to keep sweet memories alive.
Like your idea very much and all for it ! I would love a photo book of all Barry Levine's ABBA sessions !
Cannot thank you enough for your diligence and you truly are an ABBA maven.
Fascinating to see these photos and clips. The Drottningholm session produced some of the most beautiful and photogenically spontaneous photos. The 4 of them look at ease and content, despite it being a very busy stressful year for them. THANKS Bobby's B ☀️ ❤️
More unreleased Barry Levine Frida photos as well, please
Wow this is amazing. Abba the movie was the first film I ever saw at the cinema. I would love to see more pictures . The anthology sounds brilliant
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Let’s hope 2024 brings us a new book and an anthology series would be great BB. Voyage extending throughout the world will keep Abba in the spotlight so any ‘new’ photos, books, videos would be great. Abba have their new remastered videos for a new Abba Gold dvd edition, they have so many songs with different mixes, extra choruses, extended versions, this would also make for great cd’s & of course they have the holy grail of unreleased tracks ‘Just Like That’ we are wanting released.. So much to enjoy, we just need the foresight and willingness of Benny & Bjorn to release. Great video BB, here’s to the future!
I suggest booking your flight to London to be there April 6th. I predict it is there that the 50th anniversary will take place as now Stockholm is discounted for the Waterloo50 celebrations.
It is also the 25th anniversary of Mamma Mia The Musical opening on April 6th. So you guys will also be there for that as well.
Hi BB! As always you bring us a fantastic video-mini doc! Thank you. I believe ABBA's vaults is FULL of unreleased, unfinished, un-mixed, un-arranged songs and other demos, pictures, videos or cinema support featuring, and live recordings as well! Benny once said (talking about Just like that) that there was nothing else in the vault. Thats not true.
When you look at all these photos it makes ya,realise just how beautiful Agnetha & Frida are...absolutely drop dead gorgeous & combine their talent & their humility what a fine example to many others as role models !❤ excellent BB 😊🎉
those girls were the most beautiful flowers in the garden of the musicverse.
In my opinion, the Barry Levine photos are the most gorgeous photos of ABBA - don't get me wrong, I love all photo shoots of their career, but for me, Barry Levine's pictures have always captured ABBA's magic and "essence", if you can call it that, the most - I can only agree, a new Official ABBA Photo Book with all of Levine's pictures would be PERFECT for the anniversary next year!!! And thank you for offering your help in going through the archives and possibly putting together the Anthology, BB!😉Seriously speaking, I would absolutely LOVE such an Anthology!!!
A 1977 tour film + concert all in the best definition, and dolby atmos. Also, Bobby's Brother giving a 2 hour interview with Carl Magnus Palm: one great researcher to another!
YES PLZ!
You’re on target, BB! We NEED the docuseries-no rumor or conjecture-just facts and color from the four of them. I’ve been waiting for that for years. It has to be nicely done. It would be so impactful and historic.
I hope we get the full works next year and that B&B's natural reserve doesn't stop them from really going overboard with the celebrations - an anthology with alternate mixes & unreleased tracks/the 2 new Voyage tracks, a documentary, a possible interview with all 4 members discussing their music and career, a possible refresh of the Voyage concert - the possibilities are endless. Apart from the launch of the Voyage concerts in other countries, I do think that next year is the last chance for a final hurrah from ABBA (as much as I would always wish for a brand new album follow-up to Voyage). Release the lot with bells and whistles, like The Beatles etc. did, and take my money....😂
We have seen all the older albums get re-released with clean up, b-sides added etc - I don’t think there is much that they can do on this front except really delve into the archives and either finish off those unreleased songs or release them as they are. As much as B & B prob wouldn’t want to do such, I’m sure the fans would love this!
From things like My love, my life but with the alternative lyrics to just like that being put out there. I’d love an official live version of Get on the Carousel too!
It makes you wonder just what is hiding in those tapes. Why leave it in there? It would be the closest and best thing to ‘new’ material from Abba ….. unless they plan a new album….. I want it ALL
Honestly ABBA fans deserve a deluxe anniversary package like the Beatles have been doing with each of their albums. Outtakes and alternate versions and remastered and remixed versions. The fans need this now as everyone grows old.
This is wonderful and I think you are right..there is something in the works. I can't improve on your fantastic ideas..an anthology series like what was done for the Beatles is long overdue. Do it on streaming, in the theaters, on network TV..it doesn't matter. It needs to be done! I myself would LOVE to see actual full concert footage from their 1979 tour when I saw them at Radio City in NYC. I know you can see the footage already, but I would like to see it from my time and experience. A book of all of Levine's works would be smashing and a full on restored blu ray of all their videos would be great. I went for MONTHS waiting for the release of "ABBA: The Movie" here in NYC. Read all the newspaper ads, waited and waited. I never got to see it until it suddenly appeared on cable on one of the music channels..like twenty years later! And look how long that took to release that on video? We are all clamoring for MORE ABBA!!!
I always believe ABBA should get a Beatles anthology style documentary on their career. What a wonderful exciting dramatic story they have to tell. Could you imagine and it couldn’t be just a two hour show it would have to be four hours
BB - this is fantastic. A few things need to happen:
Barry Levine needs to hand over all his photographic archives.
Every photo taken in the summer of 1977 (especially the Drottningholm sessions) has to be released to the fans in either a new photo book or in a documentary.
Someone also needs to put together the mini-musical in its entirety and release it. 46 years later and incredibly no video footage of ‘I Wonder (Departure) live. It’s mind-boggling.
Surely they know there’s a demand for this? If a Beatles anthology was put together after decades then there’s no excuse here. Please, somebody make it happen 🤞
It amazingly how you get all this footage…love it
I’d like to see the two unfinished songs from the Voyage sessions released…
Gracias Bobby por este video, me encantaría un documental de lo antiguo pero también de como grabaron Abba Voyage para el concierto. Me encanta tu canal.
Yes please I would love to see many more. Many thanks Jane ❤
Although I know most of the photos, there are still some that I haven't seen.
I fully agree with you and wholly support you, BB.
The fabulous four deserve an anthology that the whole world could enjoy, no doubt about it.
You have the right to be the MANAGER of that abba-anthology-project Bobby! Hope one day they will call you!😊
Yessss!!!!
Hey Hey Bobby , an ABBA Anthology , would be FANtastic. The new photos are beautifully taken with a great eye . I think an all photos book would be a wonderful way to celebrate ABBA’s 50th anniversary.
I’m right there with you and thousands of others 🇺🇸
I love ABBA in 1977 on Tour and I hope it will released on dvd and cd with a complete concert 🙏☺
I LOVE Abba the Movie. Wished Abba had released Get on the Carousel. It was so brilliant, (as was all the music), in the film. Makes me cry. I don't care how much it would cost, any new stuff, I AM THERE !!!!
Gracias por toda tu informacion sobrectoda la historia de este grupo inolvidable.thank you very much.❤❤❤❤
АGneTНа is my favorite Kisses of fire forever,Frida is my favorite Money , Money, Money as well.
Yes, Bobby, it would be great !!! 😍👍
Anthology-style Documentary and ‘77 concert release would be wonderful.
Would love for ABBA to release a cd with alternate mixes. Would also love for abba to finalize their OPUS 10 album with a complete official Just Like That and added re-recorded some of the songs Gemini did like Another You, Another Me!
Wonderful video!THANK YOU>
Inasmuch as the release of older photos and film clips are lovely, Voyage makes me long for more new ABBA; the more "experienced" ABBA is memorizing and magical.
Yes BB
So much vintage outtakes and photos is still to be seen I’m sure there’s more from ABBA and I’m hopeful as are you that’s perhaps an Anthology would be possible a true celebration of the last five decades ❤ If you need a hand going thru all the Vaults I’m sure I could spare the time 🫶😮🤗
Perhaps there will be an museum type venture in London again. I'm still waiting for The Visitors anniversary editions. A release of the full 1977 Royal Albert Hall concerts would be nice especially the unreleased filmed version. Plus a box of alternate versions and rare tracks like Ladybird.
My God the RAH gigs a thrilling lost treasure!?Ludvig i think had once mentioned there's some material saved.
I hope its going to a be a facsination year whit 2 new songs and a documentary about the concert VOYAGE and JUST LIKE THAT they released the best song ever. hope for this!!!!
Interesting and beautiful discussion.
the film scenes are so moving because it captures the feelings behind the scenes and the spirit flowing
I would like to see a voyage deluxe edition with a DVD and Blu ray and to release the 2 other songs benny spoke of
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Your idea is wonderful, amazing, awesome. It will be marvelous if they realesed this Anthology with book, CD box set and Blu-ray realesed. I'll pray for make it happen.
There was also the funny outtake from the 'Happy New Year' video where Agnetha and Frida get the giggles. I'm not sure if that was officially released or leaked. Either way, hopefully there are much more outtakes from the video shoots. Maybe in the past, ABBA didn't think this stuff was of interest to fans. For many, everything is of interest.
Thank's for mentioning the HNY outake!I love this too and have already posted the clip here in this text.
Ждем 2024! Очень хочется, что бы проект состоялся! Боги, Подарите миру книгу фотографий любимой группы!
I would like to see many more 🥰 👍
Dear Abba Team, please take Bobby's Brother up on his kind offer to go through the archives. I know he'd do an excellent job. Tack! (BB, do you think that will work? Hope so!)
As always, great information from BB.
Cheers from Maine.
So beautiful photos for Agnetha and Frida ❤
I think there is more out there than we think there is. A Barry Levine book on ABBA photo sessions will be a good idea. I bought the 2014 photo book when it came and got it reduced price for pre ordering it. It will be interesting to see what is released for the 50th anniversary of Eurovision. I don't know if you know that Claire Richards from Steps and Andy Bell from Erasure have released a recording of Summer Night City and they do it justice as well.
Fantastic video, as always. And yeah, I'll volunteer to help you out on those archives!!
Very nice idea and I've been thinking about such project for years. I've even wrote a message to Swedish Universal office about it, but haven't got any response. By myself, it's really a time for complete ABBA Anthology exclusive box, including all albums, live concerts on Blu-rays, outtakes, memorabilia, anything else... Now it is possible to produce and has to be made. Unfortunately, it seems like ABBA themselves not too much interested by this project, probably, because it would be worth lightly expensive... Not say about Benny, who is thinking especially negative about unreleased material... Anyway, there's something to think about...
BB, you hit the mark regarding an Anthology. Allow me to offer a suggestion. Such a project, if done correctly and thoroughly, would require ABBA members contributions and consent (good luck with that). This would absolutely be the correct and only approach. Bjorn has commented the story of ABBA would be "sad", but I disagree. Those clowns in Hollywood (CA) couldn't dream up a story as compelling and riveting as ABBA's true story. Leave off the internal struggles and drama for now. Nothing short of a scale and scope of Herman Wouk's Winds of War / War and Rememberance from the 1980's would do. It would be a massive undertaking to really get it right. ABBA deserves this kind of documentary. They ARE Music History. Look at what they've done for Sweden and the world of Pop Music. What would our world be without ABBA's pioneering work? Think about that. For example, the UK group Steps has taken a lot of straight out of ABBA's playbook. ABBA set the benchmark in so may ways. Do it while they are still alive! Is there someone out there with that kind of commitment and passion? Maybe........
totally awesome my friend thank you ! Excellent video and material ! I love when you have a new video ! Some photos I never seen too ! The winner takes it all outake dontlook like Agnetha it is but its a little I dont know . I guess Im just used to that iconic video her with the blue eye shadow. I wonder how much actual video footage has never been seen?
I have a feeling that next year,to celebrate the 50th anniversary of eurovision they will release a new greatest hits compilation, including those elusive 2 new songs,and maybe just like that(which is probably recorded already) I think ABBA have been teasing us😊
Well, if there’ll be an Anthology and they do it like the Beatles it will be a Book, DVDs or Blu-Rays and CDs + 2 new Songs. And these songs will be the left overs from the Voyage sessions.
Wonderful !! .. great job ..
I agree with you, BB! ABBA is in need of an updated “anthology” or documentary a-la Beatles that would give a new spin on a tale as old as time.
I admired what Peter Jackson did on the “Get Back” doc series-how he managed to slim down a ton of unreleased material into a well thought out narrative, and how he put AI capabilities to good use for that particular project.
The last official “good” documentary I remember was “The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story” from 1999 (I particularly don’t count 2004’s “Super Troupers” because it’s a rehash of that other documentary with some updated footage) and, as we all know, ABBA’s story went on to have a new meaning since then with “Voyage” and all.
This is a fabulous opportunity to bring all these unseen footage together, and allow Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida take ownership of their narrative through voiceovers (very much in the style of this year’s Netflix doc on Wham!), and tell an up-to-date version of the ABBA story, one that sees the historic return of the friendship and the project that has forever cemented their legacy for decades to come!
These photos taken in 1977 are beautiful and taken at a beautiful palace drottingham in Sweden. I have been to this beautiful palace and it's so peaceful there. Please release these photos in a book for the fans
These new images have all appeared in the run up to Waterloo50, as BB says. Just a coincidence? And Carl Magnus Palm's new book, due for release later this year, covers exactly this sort of activity, as it examines how ABBA promoted their records. Might these photos have been unearthed as he carried out research for it? As BB implies, there is surely a link between all the activity that is going on right now behind the scenes and the new material we are being fed. I just hope that, alongside the photos and videos and shows and live material perhaps being looked at, there might also be consideration given to the archived MUSIC that's been sitting on master tapes for the last 50 years.
An incredible documentation of information! But one thing .. the photo with the sparkling silhouette effect at 1.50 is not Barry Levine's. It's Ola Lager's.
I am here because I am an ABBAholic. One must speak English to get this.
You aren't demanding, but I am! 😁I desperately need this. Always hoped for an official CD from the 1977 concert tour, as recordings from literally every concert in Australia exist. But they said some time ago, that this won't happen. Too bad. If you get to look through their archives, don't forget about me - I'll join you!! 😄
It would seem the 50th Anniversary of Waterloo at Eurovision would be an ideal time for ABBA to release something really substantial, but.....will they? Barry Levine's photos are the best anyone ever took of the group, and really deserve a standalone release.
I still reckon the best we can hope for is the release of the 2 "unfinished" tracks from the Voyage sessions.
Thanks again, BB, for your outstanding work - you look like you're in it for the long haul, to our benefit.
I love Blondie’s Against The Odds 1974-1982 Box set that was released last year. All their LP’s from their heyday’s and 3 Lp’s with unreleased material, demos and rare remixes and rare 7 inch and a stunning 140 pages book with rare photos and new interviews. Really nicely put together, mainly by the members of Blondie and by Chris Stein in particular. All in a gorgeous glossy box. No cheap, but definitely worth it. I really, really hope ABBA got inspired by this release!!!!
To me the stand out of the movie was two things the dramatic opener, tiger, and the video for eagle. It is by far the best presentation of the song it is beautiful and psychedelic
Gorgeous video with Abba's (possibly) most photogenic era.I also found one from Brighton 1974 (must have been BBCnews Eurovision report or smth) and i also love the Happy new Year outakes that i rewatched here that was linked in the comment section.Hugs.
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Thanks for this link Alexi. Agnetha looks so stunning here! So naturally smiling and laughing.
Bobby's Brother, I've been mulling over a lot of what you mentioned in that piece I just watched. Here are some of my thoughts. How about combing stills, Recording studio videos and performance videos. Interspersed with out takes on a DVD . Some of these songs could be ones that have never seen the light of day. You know the rejects. I would be first in line to buy it.
I am lead to believe there are over 80 hours of ABBA The movie footage! I was good friends with John Spaulding from BOCU music and had many conversations with him
3:23 I wanna kiss that Queen now that she's unsuspiciously relaxing in her paradise garden/4:43Aaahh!The most beautiful blonde songbird on earth.
My local cinema is showing ABBA The Movie in the autumn so who knows?
There must be plenty in the archives to make an anthology series. Something every ABBA fan has longed for for years. Carl Magnus Palm has described many alternate mixes in his studio sessions book to hear even some of them would be wonderful. I believe Benny when he says nothing else in the vault, as in new unreleased songs but there must be a lot of partly made recordings that could be edited into something worth listening to like the ABBA undeleted. A new book of photos would also be great to see, and again I think there must be many that were not used years ago from photo sessions.
Most of the Abba videos have been reasonably well restored, but one glaring exception is The Day Before You Came. It seems like the best version to surface so far is still sourced from videotape, yet I t was clearly originally shot on film. Has the actual film stock ever been found? A 4K restoration of this masterpiece is at the top of my list. Ey oh.
Find out the flavour and brand of that Ice Cream. It could be a good selling point for the company if they’re still around. ABBA - The Ice Cream.
Frida in 1976/77 she looked amazing
I just want to see the FULL Australia concert from 1977, start to finish. The movie was nice, but many of the songs were incomplete.
I like the anthology idea
I love your idea. ❤
Gee, think big or don't think at all. This guy IS a dreamer! (I think you've thought of everything!)
Yes. Make this really big! Something I left unmentioned, but needless to say, is that the Anthology would lead all the way to present day. To ABBA’s resurgence and “Voyage”. The final scene? After hours of voice-over only, we do get to *see* all four members, and we see them sitting together, giving a final greeting.
@@bobbysbrother137 Humming the melody to "I Want It All" by Queen....... (BTW, who is this, do I know you?) Big smile.
Count on me to help you browse the archives 🤩
i would sell my soul to devil for a full video of 1977 concert
There must be thousands of fans who took photos and video recordings at concerts etc. All probably sitting in albums seen by only a few friends and then not for years. My suggestion is that they send copies to you, copyright free, so you can share them with the rest of us fans. Please say if you think this is a good idea and if you agree to it. If not, do you have an alternative suggestion?
ABBA The Anthology ♥ For the CD release I would hope the tracks would be selected by Benny & Bjorn with Carl Magnus Palm's assistance. I wouldn't want Universal to have full control
I'd buy that book!
Much video made by ABBA Fans is probably on "Super 8" millimeter and will be lost forever unless transcribed. Any suggestions? Much may have suffered "the ravages of time".
Good to see these photos,they had a Beatles anthology,why not abba?no blue ray,just normal.
How did you get a hold of this?
Agnetha ❤
Just a notion, in other words.
If you want your "Hej Hej" to sound even more Swedish you may want switch place with the first and last "Hej" (the pitch). Otherwise👍
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I once asked Mia from Universal Sweden about DVD releases of TV specials etc and she replied that ‘no one is interested in DVDs these days and they wouldn’t sell’ I think a new DVD/Blu-ray release would be really popular amongst AꓭBA® fans / collectors.
Thank you for keeping us informed on what's happening with ABBA. I have never seen them in concert but I am a life long fan...anything ABBA...the real team...I would still like to see them ..love seeing them together, wish they would get together more even today.