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Pop video pioneers
This DVD has embodied the work of a group who took hold of the world @ Eurovision in 1974 and didn't let go until disbanding in 1982. This collection, proves remarkably, that ABBA were the forerunners in the video industry; far before MTV had even been thought of. By making what they called, "promotional films", they were able to capture the essence of their "masterpieces" and send them to parts of the world that they had vitually no time to visit; thus starting frenzies worldwide. With classics like; Dancing Queen( which also features a performance of this song for the KIng and Queen of Sweden), Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Take A Chance On Me, and The Name Of The Game; to the later more advanced, "storylines" of The Winner Takes It all, Happy New Year, and the eerie, yet, magnificent....The Day Before You Came.The group even lets you see their attempts to capture a Spanish speaking audience by releasing(for the first time in most countries)videos that coincided with their spanish album, "Gracious Por La Musica"; which was a brilliant attempt to present their songs in Spanish. In addition, this collection, shows a band from Sweden that went on to be infamous, and accumulated a music video catalogue,that provided more than any present day pop star could. This collection is exactly what the title suggests,ABBA"The Definitive Collection", if ever a collection defined a group; this certainly not only defines, but, immortalizes the stunning career of four Swedes called
ABBA!!

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On and On and On
Three first videos are with white background but the rest of the videos are "live performances" or basic videos---more or less. I like the videos "S.O.S.", "Money Money Money", "Eagle", and "That's Me". This is a great collection for ABBA fans but not for music video fans who are not ABBA fans.

Track list:
1. Waterloo [2:46]
2. Ring Ring [3:05]
3. Mamma Mia [3:31]
4. Sos [3:18]
5. Bang-a-Boomerang [3:02]
6. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do [3:18]
7. Fernando [4:16]
8. Dancing Queen [3:50]
9. Money, Money, Money [3:07]
10. Knowing Me, Knowing You [3:59]
11. That's Me [3:17]
12. The Name of the Game [4:56]
13. Take a Chance on Me [4:06]
14. Eagle [3:50]
15. One Man, One Woman [4:32]
16. Thank You for the Music [3:49]
17. Summer Night City [3:45]
18. Chiquitita [5:26]
19. Does Your Mother Know [3:11]
20. Voulez-Vous [4:14]
21. Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! (A Man After Midnight) [3:22]
22. On and On and On [4:12]
23. The Winner Takes It All [4:57]
24. Super Trouper [4:12]
25. Happy New Year [4:27]
26. When All Is Said and Done [3:13]
27. One of Us [3:56]
28. Head Over Heels [3:46]
29. The Day Before You Came [5:47]
30. Under Attack [3:45]

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Never mind all the criticism!
After reading a few of the reviews here, I was hesitant to purchase this DVD. Finally I bought it because curiosity was killing me. I'm glad I did. The first thing I will address are the reviews stating that the picture quality is grainy for several videos. In fact, at worst the picture quality is very good to excellent. The first few are slightly grainy, but c'mon, these are nearly 30 years old for crying out loud. It's amazing some of this footage still exist. Two others, 'The Name Of The Game' and 'Happy New Year' are as they were when they were originally released. In fact the only technical flaw I could find was during 'Thank You For The Music' when the picture flinches a couple of times. It's barely noticeable.

One review stated that the audio was out of sync with the video footage. I can't speak for their copy, but this was not the case at all with mine. The audio quality is superb and in perfect time with the stock footage.

An underrated bonus on the disc is the picture gallery. I expected maybe 5 to 10 minutes of the same old picures we've all seen. Instead it was over 20 minutes of several dozen images. Note on the audio selection you can choose from over 6 different soundtracks! There a few pictures that repeat in different forms but the majority of them range from various stages in ABBA's history and are not just the same 'ol same 'ol.

This is an excellent collection with a very user friendly menu. Even if you have 'ABBA Gold' on video or the 'Definitive Collection' on cd this is a very worthwhile purchase. If just for the videos 'That's Me', 'Bang-A-Boomerang', 'Ring Ring', 'The Day Before You Came' and 'When All Is Said And Done'. This DVD is a testament as to why ABBA is one of the most admired bands in all of music.