ABBA release special 30th anniversary edition of ABBA Gold
By Classic Pop | September 16, 2022
One of the most popular pop compilations of all time, ABBA Gold was first released on 21 September, 1992.
To date, the album has gained more than 32 million sales worldwide and is the second highest selling LP in UK history, spending over 1,055 weeks on the British Album Chart.
Including 19 of ABBA’s biggest hits such as ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’, ‘Take A Chance On Me’, ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘The Winner Takes It All’, it’s become a staple amongst fans for three decades.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, ABBA Gold will be released on the following formats on 23 September:
• BRAND NEW – 2LP Picture Disc: heavyweight vinyl, housed in die-cut gatefold sleeve
• BRAND NEW – Gold Cassette, also available on black cassette
• Gold 2LP: Gold 2 x 180g vinyl
Brand new limited-edition ABBA merch items will also be available to pre-order from selected stores.
Pre-order the album here.
In other ABBA news, the ABBA Voyage concerts are still open for tickets. ABBA Voyage is a revolutionary new concert that sees Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid performing digitally with a live 10-piece band, in a purpose-built arena in London. T
he ABBA Arena is a state-of-the-art 3,000 capacity arena located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. The digital versions of ABBA have been created following weeks and months of motion-capture and performance techniques with the four band members and an 850-strong team from Industrial Light & Magic, the company founded by George Lucas, in what is the company’s first foray into music.
The ABBA Voyage concert is made with the help of: Producer Svana Gisla (David Bowie Blackstar/Lazarus, Beyoncé and Jay Z for HBO, Springsteen and I), Producer Ludvig Andersson (And Then We Danced, Yung Lean – “In My Head”, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again), Director Baillie Walsh (Flashbacks of a Fool, Being James Bond, Springsteen and I), Co-Executive Producer Johan Renck (Spaceman, David Bowie Blackstar/Lazarus, Chernobyl) and Choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE (The Royal Ballet, Company Wayne McGregor, Paris Opera Ballet).
ABBA Voyage is now booking until 28th May 2023 with more dates to be released soon. For all information go to abbavoyage.com.
- Read more: ABBA: Album by Album
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