Toppop                        

Filmed Monday 29 April 1974
Location Netherlands
Broadcast Monday 29 April 1974, Netherlands
Released This show has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Notes
This famous series started broadcasting on 22 September 1970.

Episode 150: ABBA performed "Waterloo" to playback.  This DOES still exist in VCR (Video cassette recorder) format only from the original TV broadcast.

As far as I can tell, this is the only time these (dreadful!) outfits were worn on a TV show.  ABBA were introduced by Ad Visser who 8 years later interviewed Frida

Here's a proper (colour) image of the performance taken from a book and here in black and white and an alternative in colour.

ABBA were featured in a book about Toppop and a picture from this session was used.

Running order of this episode:

Jobriath - "I'm a man"
Jobriath - "Be my day"
Michael Elo - "I loose the beat on you"
Blue Swede - "Hooked on a Feeling" (NOTE: Björn Skifs was in this group!)
Terry Jack - "Seasons in the Sun"
ABBA - "Waterloo"
Mud - "Tiger Feet"
Left Side - "Mamma Mia" (perhaps where they got the idea for a song of their own!)
Golden Earring- "Instant Poetry"
Slade - "Everyday"

Duration 2.5 minutes
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Transcript Does anyone have a translation/transcription of what was said?
Lyrics Click on song title for the song lyrics and recording information: Waterloo
Pictures Click on image for a larger view

Related Links Toppop, 1975; Toppop, 1979; Toppop, 1982; Toppop, 1985
Credits Thanks to Jozsef, Dustin and Ken Griffin.
YouTube link c/o qmebtcsamy