Abba Gold - Greatest Hits | 
| Actor: Abba
Studio: Polydor / Umgd
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 36001
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 000110809
UPC: 602498075586
EAN: 0602498075586
ASIN: B0000C0FK4
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1993
Release Date: September 9, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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For those who love Abba (and if you're reading this, chances are you do, even if you don't know it yet), ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits represents a happy, joyous compilation of 19 of the Swedish supergroup's numerous videos (it omits 13 that were on Abba: The Definitive Collection but adds "Lay All Your Love on Me" and "I Have a Dream"). Granted, they all seem to have been filmed on the same soundstage (even the firelit "Fernando"), but they retain their appeal and infectious charm. Fans can thrill to these vintage clips, which provide an opportunity to rediscover who was the most natural in front of the camera (Agnetha), who was the best dancer (Anna-Frid, a.k.a. Frida), who was the most demure (Benny), and who was the worst lip-syncher (Bjorn--always Bjorn). Lasse Hallstrom, later an Oscar -nominated filmmaker, directed most of the early videos, and it shows in their natural, no-fuss style; it wasn't until Abba tried to make the jump to '80s-style electronica that they faltered in both style and content. In addition to old standbys like "Waterloo" and "Take a Chance on Me," there's a 25-minute historical documentary and a 1992 version of the "Dancing Queen" video. To this we say: Thank you for the music--and the videos! --Mark Englehart
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Abba Gold March 8, 2007
Binnie
I have loved Abba music since I first heard it in the mid to late 70's. I started buying their CD's to play in my car. Mostly "Greatest Hits" I never get tired of listening to them. I would buy more videos but I don't want a lot of the same stuff on each one. I'd like to find some of the CD's or videos with some of their music that didn't make the top 10.
ABBA Gold DVD video September 2, 2005
Terry Buchanan
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The videos are a bit old compared to todays and there are places where the lipsink is not the best but the music is fantastic, the group if classic and the music is simple and pure. Magnificant voices and utter joy to an ABBA fan. Can't wait to go to Vegas and see Mamma Mia again and be a part of 3000 people singing all the ABBA classics with the performers on the stage. It is a great video.
Pure Pop From Sweden!!!! July 25, 2005
Craig Mcguire (north bergen,nj USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
having owned the "Gold" cd i never saw most of the videos, but watching this dvd made me like the songs even more! the 4 members of abba are very entertaining, its funny to see the 70's clothes and how cheesy the concepts were for the early videos,the sound and video are great for there age, they can compete with dvds released today, if you like pure pop with unbelievable harmonies you cant go wrong with ABBA GOLD its even cheaper than the cd!!! (under $10!!!)
 Good overview of Abba for the price March 21, 2005
Thida Cornes (Mountain View, CA USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I just wanted to take a trip down memory lane. And for that Abba Gold is a lot of fun! It also has an interesting documentary of Abba's history as told by Bjorn and Michael Tretow their recording engineer. The DVD also adds a 1992 version of Dancing Queen. Though frankly I didn't see how the 1992 Dancing Queen was much different from the original one.
The video quality isn't that great, but it reminds me of how I saw it when I was a kid dancing in front of the tv. The costumes, tons of blue eyeshadow, the 70's hairstyles, the bad lip synching, the disco all bring me back. It's all before MTV and the production values by today's standards are very amateurish. I find it charming. And hey, my 3 year old daughter loves this DVD!
Okay, so maybe the Definitive Collection is a better DVD of Abba's videos, but it's twice the price and doesn't have a documentary. If you're a die-hard Abba fan and will buy multiple DVDs, then this isn't the DVD for you. But if you just want to buy one ABBA DVD, then this gives you a lot for your money.
ABBA GOLD: A REHASH OF OLDER SONGS WITHOUT NEW VIDEO January 19, 2005
DAVID TWOMBLY (DAWSON CREEK, B.C. CANADA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I BOUGHT THIS DVD AND WAS SORELY DISAPPOINTED BY THE FACT THAT IT WAS RELEASED WITH CLIPS FROM THE OTHER DVDS, INSTEAD OF NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE. YOU CAN TELL MOST OF THEM COME FROM ABBA "IN CONCERT" DVD,AND FROM THE ABBA "THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION" DVD IN THAT THE WORDS DO NOT MATCH THE SHOTS ON THE VIDEO. THIS WAS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME, I HAD HOPED THAT THE VIDEO AT LEAST WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT AND ORIGINAL, BUT IT WAS NOT. I KNEW MOST OF THE SONGS WERE NOT NEW, BUT THE VIDEO I FELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SOUND WISE, IT PLAYS FINE AND HAS THE PROPER ABBA SOUND.
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