A Wie ABBA


 

Filmed April/May 1981 (exact date anyone?)
Location Stockholm? 
Broadcast 14, 18 & 27 May (amongst other dates) in Netherlands and also in Germany (NEED DATES).
Released This performance has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Notes
ABBA stand in front of a big 'A' and shout, "A Wie ABBA!"

This was a compilation album released only in Germany and Netherlands which topped the charts in both countries. The Dutch version was called A van ABBA while the German and Austrian release was A Wie ABBA. "A van ABBA" stayed in the Dutch Album Top 50 for 24 weeks, 15 of which were in the Top 10. It reached no. 1 in August 1981 for 4 weeks. For ABBA it was their 2nd number one album in 1981 in the Netherlands.

Apparently this advert was a little strange for Dutch viewers, because the ABBA members mentioned the German album.  In German, they say "A Wie ABBA" which means "A Like ABBA", yet the Dutch name for the album "A Van ABBA" means "A From ABBA".
 

              A Wie ABBA                                    A Van ABBA
   

Duration
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Transcript Dutch version: "Fantastic news for all ABBA fans, the ABBA album of all time is now out and is called A from ABBA.  All ABBA's worldwide hits from Waterloo to Super Trouper now for the first time on one album - A from ABBA"
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Credits Pictures c/o Rafael & Stefan's Pictures and ABBA - The Releases
Thanks to Jos Heselmans, Henk en Remko, Sam Shervz & Walter Veldman for information.
YouTube links c/o and