SCOOP: NEW ABBA LIVE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED !

Next year will see the celebration of ABBA winning the Eurovision Songcontest with 'Waterloo'. To celebrate this occasion ABBA will release their first original full force LIVE album: 'ABBA - On Stage'. 

The album will include a conplete concert recorded at Wembley 1979 and will feature many of their greatest hits live as well as some true rareties which have never been released on cd before!



Tracklisting:

1.         Gammal Fabodpsalm 


2.         Voulez-Vous 


3.         If It Wasn't for the Nights 


4.         As Good as New 


5.         Knowing Me, Knowing You 


6.         Rock Me 


7.         Chiquitita 


8.         Money, Money, Money 


9.        I Have a Dream 


10.   Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 


11.   S.O.S. 


12.   Fernando 


13.   The Name of the Game 


14.   Eagle 


15.   Thank You for the Music 


16.   Why Did It Have to Be Me? 


17.   Intermezzo No. 1 


18.   I'm Still Alive 
- Agnetha solo performance first released on CD!!

19.   Summer Night City 


20.   Take a Chance on Me 


21.   Does Your Mother Know 


22.   Hole in Your Soul 


23.   The Way Old Friends Do 


24.   Dancing Queen 


25.   Waterloo

Furthermore all original albums will be released as picture discs (vinyl) and there will be a DELUXE version released of the original 'Waterloo' album, including bonus tracks and rare video's, as well as the original winning performance of 'Waterloo' in 1974. 

Most likely some if not all members will be in London to celebrate the occasion of fifteen years 'Mamma Mia!' musical on stage in April.

But there will be more.. More great stuff..watch this space..

New Agnetha interview on Swedish radio 22nd December

In order to promote 'A' and the BBC documentary which will be broadcasted in Sweden at the end of this month, there is quite a lot of attention towards the broadcasting. Trailers on TV and publicity in the media. Agnetha did her part by doing an interview for Swedish Radio.

Host Ulf Elfving met Agnetha Fältskog in his studio two days ago to record the interview.

 

Agnetha Fältskog talks about growing up, career, love and the comeback.

Agnetha talks in a frankly about her childhood and the early dreams of becoming a singer, about the time with ABBA, the relationships and how the band broke up.

- "I was blamed for it at one time", says Agnetha Fältskog.

She also speaks of the quieter time afterwards, the comeback and the life she lives today. 

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2938&artikel=5737960

Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year

For German Fans: Agnetha interview in big issue German Edition

click on pic to read...

Watch out for Agnetha on BBC4 at december 27th !

The Sunday newspapers have TV guides for the festive period out now and have listed the following specials on Agnetha and ABBA on Friday 27th December at BBC 4: -9pm 'The joy of ABBA'  - A documentary focusing on the groups glory years from 1972-1982. -10pm 'ABBA at the BBC'  A compilation of the groups BBC appearances starting in 1974 onwards. -11pm Agnetha: ABBA and after.  Agnetha's new BBC documentary filmed to promote  the album 'A' All shows are repeated from 1am again.

The story behind the video..and the camera...

ALEXA and Agnetha

Agnetha Faltskog, former member of the ABBA quartet, has released many solo albums since one of the 1970s' biggest bands dissolved. The Swedish singer's latest creation is very different from the pop music she was previously known for; the accompanying video is evidence of a more reflective, complex and nuanced style. 

For the production of the WHEN YOU REALLY LOVED SOMEONE music video, a creative partnership between the DP and colorist were the key for a fast workflow. In spite of the speed of production, there is clearly no compromise in the artistic and technical quality of the piece. From the perspective of cinematographer Brian Strange, ALEXA was the camera of choice because its ability to record ProRes to in-camera SxS PRO cards meant a highly efficient workflow on set and reduced time spent in postproduction.

"The camera shows how far production technology has been perfected; it's really very hard to fault," observes Strange. "It's totally reliable, with unbeatable color reproduction. The Final Cut Pro workflow is fantastic, something the producers love for creating a fast rough cut. The menus, port positions and even the placement of the cables are absolutely spot-on. Each element saves the DP, assistant, producer, editor and colorist valuable seconds -- all this adds up over the course of a production to significant time savings and very real cost savings."

He continues, "As a DP I'm aware that the postproduction guys need to work quickly and don't want to have to spend time correcting images. Using the ALEXA is so intuitive that it's easy to get the shot the producer wants first time. I'm always confident that the ARRI camera will capture very sharp, data-rich files that are easy to work with in post."

Using the ALEXA is so intuitive that it's easy to get the shot the producer wants first time.

DP Brian Strange

Despite needing to create three individual looks for the video, colorist Mazin Power was able to complete the grading in a single day. Rather than spending time fixing files, Power says that with ALEXA he can focus purely on creativity. He remarks, "Because the video was shot with ALEXA, the Log C files were very rich in information. The color fidelity is always incredibly accurate, highlights are well controlled and skin tones are great. It's exactly what we need in postproduction."

With the Agnetha project, the colorist was tasked with the challenge of creating a number of distinct looks for different parts of the video: a desaturated flashback sequence featuring young actors, a warm contemporary scene with Agnetha in front of a golden mirror and finally the on-stage performance shots. "For each sequence we applied a very different look," notes Power. "The ALEXA files coped incredibly well with adjustments to sharpness and skin tones, resulting in a beautiful finished product. Shooting with ALEXA makes postproduction so much easier."