ABBA Gold ( Greatest Hits ) ( 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 10-07-2014 (Originally released in 1993)(Recorded: 1973 –1981)

2014 reissue on 180g 2LP-If you only own one ABBA record it's probably this one. ABBA's 19-song Gold collection was the first hits compilationand, appearing after a period of several years in which their music had been off the market, was a welcome addition to the catalog. It is still the simplest and most straightforward collection of the group's material that it is possible to buy. It's beginning to end hits and essential tracks. It's also a great starting point if you want to discover the band before you dive off into another record. It's like the musical Mamma Mia but done correctly.

Sweden's biggest musical export! Included are a full 19 remastered hits, most notably Dancing Queen; Take a Chance on Me; The Winner Takes It All; Waterloo; Fernando , and The Name of the Game . 76 minutes of AM bliss. -Presented in a gatefold sleeve. 

Tracks:
A1     Dancing Queen
A2     Knowing Me, Knowing You
A3     Take A Chance On Me
A4     Mamma Mia
A5     Lay All Your Love On Me

B1     Super Trouper
B2     I Have A Dream 
B3     The Winner Takes It All 
B4     Money, Money, Money 
B5     S.O.S.

C1     Chiquitita (Spanish Version)
C2     Fernando (Spanish Version) 
C3     Voulez Vous
C4     Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 

D1     Does Your Mother Know 
D2     One Of Us
D3     The Name Of The Game
D4     Thank You For The Music
D5     Waterloo

Anyone looking for the key to Abba's enduring appeal should look no further than "Voulez Vous" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" for their answer. There was an innocence to the Swedish quartet, even when they were singing about one-night stands and the invitations to them. Gold establishes that the band, while appreciated as campy, were actually multifaceted in their execution. "S.O.S." has a raw urgency in its chorus, and "Does Your Mother Know" draws its energy from classic '50s rock & roll. Likewise, you don't have to be Priscilla to swoon over "Mamma Mia" or "Dancing Queen." And when it comes to drama, those soaring vocals on "The Winner Takes It All" turn the song into a bitter anthem of every relationship that has ever fallen apart. The much-covered "Lay All Your Love on Me" is practically epic. --Steve Gdula