Comments on: ABBA CD reissues http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/abba-cd-reissues/ by Ian Cole Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Jonathan http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/abba-cd-reissues/#comment-689 Jonathan Sat, 03 May 2008 18:23:55 +0000 http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-689 My first reaction to this was a loud groan at another perceived rip-off from Universal (couldn't they have rereleased CHESS instead?). After thinking it through, however, it makes sense: I think the big thing here is that the current major ABBA Gold version, from 2002, was not released as widely as it should have been -- mainly in Europe, I hear. The current version of ABBA Gold here in Canada is the lackluster 1999 version, and for Pete's sake, the only one available in the USA is the original 1992 version. Neither of them have particularly good sound quality or packaging, and still have the incorrect ABBA logo. It's also nice to see the renewed push on More ABBA Gold. It was always neglected by Universal -- tragically so, since it has the songs that more self-professed "ABBA fans" should know. Which leaves the old friend Thank You For the Music. Call me crazy, but I think it'll be nice to have it in a corrected and more accessible version, as a nice middle-of-the-road between the selective The Definitive Collection and the expensive CSR box. Too bad average consumers won't care much for any of this, though. My first reaction to this was a loud groan at another perceived rip-off from Universal (couldn’t they have rereleased CHESS instead?). After thinking it through, however, it makes sense:

I think the big thing here is that the current major ABBA Gold version, from 2002, was not released as widely as it should have been — mainly in Europe, I hear. The current version of ABBA Gold here in Canada is the lackluster 1999 version, and for Pete’s sake, the only one available in the USA is the original 1992 version. Neither of them have particularly good sound quality or packaging, and still have the incorrect ABBA logo.

It’s also nice to see the renewed push on More ABBA Gold. It was always neglected by Universal — tragically so, since it has the songs that more self-professed “ABBA fans” should know.

Which leaves the old friend Thank You For the Music. Call me crazy, but I think it’ll be nice to have it in a corrected and more accessible version, as a nice middle-of-the-road between the selective The Definitive Collection and the expensive CSR box.

Too bad average consumers won’t care much for any of this, though.

]]> By: Graeme http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/abba-cd-reissues/#comment-686 Graeme Fri, 02 May 2008 16:31:38 +0000 http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-686 I quite agree. Anything that promotes and markets the original ABBA songs is fine with me. Naturally, there is no need for me to go out and buy the re-re-re-releases, but I can certainly sit back and delight in seeing new generations of fans finding their way to the original masters. This is exactly what Mamma Mia! (film and stage version) and tribute bands the world over instigate: the re-awakening of ABBA. I quite agree. Anything that promotes and markets the original ABBA songs is fine with me. Naturally, there is no need for me to go out and buy the re-re-re-releases, but I can certainly sit back and delight in seeing new generations of fans finding their way to the original masters. This is exactly what Mamma Mia! (film and stage version) and tribute bands the world over instigate: the re-awakening of ABBA.

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