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ABBAThe Best Of ABBA

Genre:Pop
Style:Europop
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Tracklist

Waterloo
Voulez-Vous
Tropical Loveland
S.O.S
Rock Me
If It Wasn't For The Nights
Hole In Your Soul
Eagle
Money, Money, Money
When I Kissed The Teacher
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Kisses Of Fire
Dum Dum Diddle
So Long
Summer Night City
Hey, Hey Helen
That's Me
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Nina Pretty Ballerina
Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
Move On
Tiger
Take A Chance On Me
He Is Your Brother
Watch Out
Does Your Mother Know
Bang-A-Boomerang
I'm A Marionette
Arrival
Chiquitita
Why Did It Have To Be Me?
One Man One Woman
Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
Hasta Mañana
The King Has Lost His Crown
Dancing Queen
My Love, My Life
I've Been Waiting For You
Mamma Mia
Suzy-Hang-Around
The Winner Takes It All
I Wonder (Departure)
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
As Good As New
Another Town, Another Train
Fernando
Angel Eyes
Gonna Sing You My Love Song
Ring, Ring
The Name Of The Game
People Need Love
Man In The Middle
I Have A Dream
My Mama Said
Honey, Honey
Thank You For The Music
Super Trouper
Intermezzo No. 1
Me And I
Rock'N'Roll Band
Elaine
Andante, Andante
Happy New Year
Lay All Your Love On Me
Crazy World
The Piper
The Way Old Friends Do
Lovelight
Our Last Summer
On And On And On

Notes

Includes 4, 5 or 6 discs, depending on territory. Cover art varies.

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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
    5×LP, Compilation; Box Set
    Reader's Digest – GABA A-112, CBS – GABA A-112UK1982UK1982
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    Cover of The Best Of Abba, 1982, VinylThe Best Of Abba
    4×LP, Compilation, Box Set
    Selecções Do Reader's Digest – nonePortugal1982Portugal1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
    5×LP, Compilation; Box Set, Compilation
    Reader's Digest – DRDS 2948, Polydor – DRDS 2948Netherlands1982Netherlands1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
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    Das Beste Reader's Digest – 1117076, Polydor – ABA 7672Germany1982Germany1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
    5×LP, Compilation; Box Set, Slip Case
    Reader's Digest – RD4-318, RCA – RD4-318Australia1982Australia1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
    6×LP, Compilation; Box Set
    Reader's Digest – GABA A 112South Africa1982South Africa1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, CassetteThe Best Of ABBA
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    Reader's Digest – RDCP-319-1, Reader's Digest – RDCP-319-2, Reader's Digest – RDCP-319-3, Reader's Digest – RDCP-319-4Australia1982Australia1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, CassetteThe Best Of ABBA
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    Verlag Das Beste GmbH – ABA 673/1-3, Polydor – 3433 341-3Germany1982Germany1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, CassetteThe Best Of ABBA
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    Reader's Digest – DRDS 2953, Reader's Digest – DRDS 2954, Reader's Digest – DRDS 2955Netherlands1982Netherlands1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1982, CassetteThe Best Of ABBA
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    Selecções Do Reader's Digest – *****Portugal1982Portugal1982
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1983, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
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    Reader's Digest – GABA A-112Asia1983Asia1983
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, 1983, VinylThe Best Of ABBA
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    Reader's Digest – GABA A-112Asia1983Asia1983
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    Cover of The Best Of ABBA, , VinylThe Best Of ABBA
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    Reader's Digest – GABA-A-053, CBS – GABA-A-053UK & EuropeUK & Europe
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    • gingergavino's avatar
      gingergavino
      What a super box set this is… sound is incredible (the best of any ABBA vinyl I own), and the whole thing is really well put together. Even includes the longer album versions of certain songs (like Eagle) which I wasn’t expecting here.
      • Drkoslav's avatar
        Drkoslav
        Unlike the 5xLP version, this version only has super trouper from the same titled album, and none from Visitors. You do get all songs from Abba, Arrival, The Album & Voulez-vous + Major hits from first 2 albums. It's still nice & cheap to find compilation. And it sounds better than modern LP re-releases
        • justinwang677's avatar
          justinwang677
          Best compilation ever it has everything and the sound quality is immaculate
          • metalbearuk's avatar
            metalbearuk
            As I understand it, this was the last time the master tapes were used for any Abba compilation. It's a superb set and does sound great and comes highly recommended. No need to pay a fortune for it either.
            • Mpawood's avatar
              Mpawood
              ABBA - The Best Of ABBA
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              ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1983.
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              The Best of ABBA is a compilation greatest hits album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in August 1975 in the Netherlands. It was then released in West Germany, and then in Australia and New Zealand in November 1975, before being released in Austria and India in 1976. Despite not being released in Norway, imports led the album to chart. After import copies were being sold in Scandinavia, ABBA's Greatest Hits was rush-released there in November 1975. The album topped the charts in Australia, Austria and New Zealand, and went on to be certified 24× Platinum in New Zealand and 22× Platinum in Australia. The album is tied with Dire Straits' album Brothers in Arms for being the best-selling album in New Zealand.
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              A1 Waterloo
              A2 Voulez-Vous
              A3 Tropical Loveland
              A4 S.O.S.
              A5 Rock Me
              A6 If It Wasn't For The Nights
              A7 Hole In Your Soul
              B1 Eagle
              B2 Money, Money
              B3 When I Kissed The Teacher
              B4 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
              B5 Kisses Of Fire
              B6 Dum Dum Diddle
              B7 So Long
              C1 Summer Night City
              C2 Hey, Hey Helen
              C3 That's Me
              C4 Knowing Me, Knowing You
              C5 Nina Pretty Ballerina
              C6 Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
              C7 Move On
              D1 Tiger
              D2 Take A Chance On Me
              D3 He Is Your Brother
              D4 Watch Out
              D5 Does Your Mother Know
              D6 Bang-A-Boomerang
              D7 I'm A Marionette
              E1 Arrival
              E2 Chiquitita
              E3 Why Did It Have To Be Me?
              E4 One Man One Woman
              E5 Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
              E6 Hasta Mañana
              E7 The King Has Lost His Crown
              F1 Dancing Queen
              F2 My Love, My Life
              F3 I've Been Waiting For You
              F4 Mamma Mia
              F5 Suzy-Hang-Around
              F6 The Winner Takes It All
              F7 I Wonder (Departure)
              G1 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
              G2 As Good As New
              G3 Another Town, Another Train
              G4 Fernando
              G5 Angel Eyes
              G6 Gonna Sing You My Love Song
              G7 Ring, Ring
              H1 The Name Of The Game
              H2 People Need Love
              H3 Man In The Middle
              H4 I Have A Dream
              H5 My Mama Said
              H6 Honey, Honey
              H7 Thank You For The Music
              I1 Super Trouper
              I2 Intermezzo No. 1
              I3 Me And I
              I4 Rock'N'Roll Band
              I5 Elaine
              I6 Andante, Andante
              I7 Happy New Year
              J1 Lay All Your Love On Me
              J2 Crazy World
              J3 The Piper
              J4 The Way Old Friends Do
              J5 Lovelight
              J6 Our Last Summer
              J7 On And On And On
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              This album is the personification of what ABBA is. It is the best ABBA compilation ever despite it's long track listing, and with 5 LPs included it does take a while to listen to. Despite this, it has so many amazing songs that I cant even list them because it would make this too long! The only reason this is not a 10/10 is due to the price, ABBA - The best of ABBA can be seen going for as high as £100 in decent condition on sites such as eBay. This really puts a cap on the amount of people who may be willing to spend the money for it. However I do think that it is worth the money if you can afford it and are willing to spend the money.
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              Album Score: 9/10
              • anygreg's avatar
                anygreg
                I can only agree with what’s being said below in that this is a fantastic collection. Quality pressing with very minimal noise of at all any. Run through my Degritter it is simply the best all in one collection to go for. Keep an eye open for this one getting rarer by the day. A must for any Abba fan or anyone looking to find a comprehensive collection in one hit!
                • Mike03's avatar
                  Mike03
                  This contains all their best songs in a unique order so enjoyable for any ABBA fan. From the reviews online I was hoping it was a hidden audiophile gem because as a fan and audiophile I have been searching for a higher sound quality of their songs. This box set is a good pressing of what was produced on their recordings but does not offer improvements like modern remixes. It is very good quality considering it is 40 years old. The records are perfectly flat with minimal noise. The recent colored vinyl box set of all their albums is probably remastered with some improvements (may be digital, I don’t know) but the Reader’s Digest is an interesting collection if you are a collector and it is nostalgic.
                  • RGP5150's avatar
                    RGP5150
                    This is by far the best I’ve ever heard ABBA, the discs are simply amazing

                    I have a 2nd hand copy off eBay and apart from a small scratch on one of the discs (I’ll grab another set and replace that disc), the sound is genuinely amazing

                    Note that it doesn’t include anything from The Visitors, must have been compiled just before

                    Highly recommended
                    • Dave-And's avatar
                      Dave-And
                      Edited one year ago
                      Take it seriously, under the corny envelope you get the Beatles in mono for ABBA fans: Edited in 1982 when masters where fresh and ABBA let other labels borrow them. It has a guarantee of quality by Reader's Digest, dropping the needle let you now that the claims are accurate. It is probably the best old copy available and the reason is because it came up in an audiophile sleeve with antistatic inner cover, hence if barely played the package itself has kept the collection in optimal conditions.
                      It comprehends 5 albums with songs obviously chosen for space reasons rather chronological order, LPs are very thin but a marble of later analog technology. The collection doesn't only laugh at CD´s, it kills many stereotypes about Vinyl, regardless of being thin with long playing time in excess of 42 minutes; bass is all present, treble and stereo image spot on, noise floor is very low. I do notice that you have to crank it up if you wanna match it to a 45s version but that's it all, details and dynamics are there if you match the volume. I have ripped it and turned into my main digital copy. Only "Kisses of Fire" has a click that I decided to erase in the digital domain. On the other hand"Bang-a-boomerang" gets the less distorted play I ever heard. The only problem with this Collection is the impossibility to find a current recording of that quality, in my humble opinion only the 1/2 speed masters are a match and I dislike 45s, hence I barely play them anymore out of fear, not even my copy of the "Dark Side of the Moon" is taken care in that way. This Collection is audiophile material disguise in "for the granny envelope". Do not pass upon it.
                      • johnnoblue's avatar
                        johnnoblue
                        This box-set arrived today and...wow...that’s the best I’ve ever heard ABBA on vinyl. Fantastic deep bass and razor sharp treble. One of the best purchases I’ve made on Discogs so far!

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