For 30th anniversary of the legendary album Arrival, the Swedish music sensation whopping 10 !!! Weeks topped the UK charts and which definitively established as absolute superstars, Universal released in October to pop classics, apart from the 'The Complete Studio Recordings box, the already record-breaking fifth time on CD. In contrast to the 2004 version and disappointing Sound & Vision Edition (Album + DVD with a meager 3 videos) is universal, however, has this time set correctly to the wheel and presents Arrival in a really successful and appropriate the album status deluxe edition that the heart of every Abba beat fans higher. In addition to some from the CD multilingual versions of their hit singles there is a bonus DVD featuring rare television appearances and other interesting extras. Here is the tracklist that Universal has published in advance:
Tracklist CD:
1) When I Kissed The Teacher
2) Dancing Queen
3) My Love, My Life
4) Dum Dum Diddle
5) Knowing Me, Knowing You
6) Money, Money, Money
7) That's Me
8) Why Did It Have To Be Me
9) Tiger
10) Arrival
Bonus section:
11) Fernando
12) Happy Hawaii (B-side Knowing Me, Knowing You)
13) Fernando (Spanish version)
14) La Reina Del Baile (Spanish version of Dancing Queen)
15) Conociéndome, Conociéndote (Spanish version of Knowing Me, Knowing You)
16) Fernando (Swedish solo version of Frida, from her album Frida Ensam)
Tracklist DVD:
1) ABBA Dabba-doo !! (TV show with a total of 8 Abba songs and interviews) about 60 minutes!
2) Dancing Queen (taken from the legendary Abba music store-Special 1976)
3) Fernando (taken from Top Of The Pops 1976)
4) Happy Hawaii (Cartoons 1976)
5) Dancing Queen (studio recordings, taken from a Swedish television documentary)
6) Abba in London (UK show Nationwide 1976)
7) Abbas success (Sweden Rapport)
8) Arrival TV Spot 1
9) Arrival TV Spot 2
10) Gallery with international single and album covers around Arrival
Although the CD has not really new (how nice would demos or outtakes were) and only already published material presented, the acquisition of this high quality Edition worthwhile if only because of the fully loaded DVD with this country partially never viewed one image material. I for one am really looking forward to this release and hope Universal in similar generous ausgestattenen versions (with DVD) brings out all our other subsequent ABBA albums.
Thank you for the music!