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Subject: Early ABBA (Bjorn & Benny)

Posted by TomLaMotown on 24-Jun-2004 1:17:50 AM

Hi there. Next to my Motown "thing", I'm a much bigger fan of ABBA than I ought to admit...

The first album where all four ABBA members worked together was the 1970 Swedish-only album Lycka, issued on the Polar label and just credited to Bjorn & Benny. While being mostly in Swedish, you can already hear the ABBA sound coming together, especially as B&B; wrote all their own songs. I would love to see an international CD release of this (it appeared on scandinavian CD in 1991) along with the related English, German and Japanese language bonus tracks from the period. Anyone with me?

Posted by ABBAFANUSA on 8-Jul-2004 10:47:02 PM

Hej Tom! I would love this. There are so many tracks that need to be issued on CD for the first time. This is my ideal tracklist:

LYCKA ORIGINAL LP:
T�nk Om Jorden Vore Ung
Lycka
N�gonting �r P� V�g
K�ra gamla Sol
Det D�r Med K�rlek
V�lkommen In I G�nget
Lilla Du, Lilla V�n
Hej Gamle Man!
Liselott
Kalles Visa
Ge Oss En Chans
Livet G�r Sin G�ng

BONUS TRACKS:
Inga Theme
Hey, Musikant
Was Die Liebe Sagt
Det Kan Inger Doctor Hj�lpa
P� Br�llop
Tr�skofolket
En Karusell
En Carousel
Att Finnas Till
�h Vilka Tider
Love Has It's Way
Rock 'n Roll Band (alternate version/Japan B-side)

PEPE

Posted by ABBAFANUSA on 8-Jul-2004 11:12:22 PM

And while we're on the subject. Agnetha & Frida's solo CD's desperately need to be remastered and include the B-sides & 12" mixes.

FRIDA:
Something's Going On
Shine

AGNETHA:
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
Eyes Of A Woman
I Stand Alone

Posted by TomLaMotown on 9-Jul-2004 2:24:48 AM

Yay, somebody's with me

There must be more of us out there, come out wherever you are...

THanks for publishing the list ABBAFanUSA. Also I would love to see an edition of the Spanish album Gracias Por La Musica with the gorgeous original artwork rather than the boring Oro packaging although this would really be an aesthetic thing... Maybe you guys could just do the artwork and sell it so we could put our Oro CDs in it?

Posted by JefferyK on 13-Jul-2004 2:08:51 PM

quote:
ABBAFANUSA originally wrote:
And while we're on the subject. Agnetha & Frida's solo CD's desperately need to be remastered and include the B-sides & 12" mixes.

FRIDA:
Something's Going On
Shine

AGNETHA:
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
Eyes Of A Woman
I Stand Alone

Don't forget the U.S. 7" remix of Faltskog's "Can't Shake Loose," which actually cracked the Top 40. Never reissued on CD.

Jeffery

Posted by ABBAFANUSA on 23-Jul-2004 8:36:58 PM

Since Agnetha already had a Greatest Hits of her English hits, it's time for Frida to have one too. The tracklist could include:

I Know There's Something Going On
Shine
Here We'll Stay (solo single version)
Heart Of The Country (single edit)
To Turn The Stone (single edit)
Come To Me (I Am Woman)
Time (duet with B.A. Robertson)
I See Red
Twist In The Dark
As Long As I have You (with Ratata)
Sal****er
Tell Me It's Over

Bonus tracks:
I Know There's Something Going On (single edit)
Shine (12" maxi version)

Posted by ABBAFANUSA on 23-Jul-2004 8:39:20 PM

That should be Salt water (one word). I guess this site is programed to edit all forms of bad words LOL!