ABBA: "The Collection"

Timeline: October/December 2006 - present. 

All photos courtesy of Mikey Ramone Archives. 

Please note these albums are put in release date chronologically. Do not copy or share these photos any place else without my permissions. Thanks! 

Studio albums: 

01. Ring Ring (2001 Remasters)

  • Made in the EU (pirated copy)
  • Bought: February 12, 2016. Catalogue no: 549 950-2.
  • Polydor / Polar Music.
Ring Ring / Another Town, Another Train / Disillusion / People Need Love / I Saw It in the Mirror / Nina, Pretty Ballerina / Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure is Hard Enough) / Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother / He is Your Brother / She's My Kind of Girl / I Am Just a Girl / Rock'n'Roll Band

Bonus tracks: Merry-Go-Round / Santa Rosa / Ring Ring (in Swedish)




02. ABBA (1997 Remasters)

03. The Album (2005 Remasters)

04. Voulez-Vous (1997 Remasters)

05. Super Trouper (1997 Remasters)

06. The Visitors (1997 Remasters)

Compilation Albums:

01. Gold: Greatest Hits (1992)

  • Made in Hong Kong (pirated copy) as barcode scans suggested this was made in Israel but not much information known.
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: 517 007-2.
  • Polydor / Polar Music Distributions.
  • Only having 17 tracks with two more being edited off the disc.

Dancing Queen / Knowing Me, Knowing You / Take a Chance on Me / Mamma Mia / Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / I Have a Dream / The Winner Takes it All / Money, Money, Money / S.O.S. / Chiquitita / Fernando / Voulez-Vous / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / Does Your Mother Know / One of Us / The Name of the Game 





02. Gold: Greatest Hits (1997)

  • Made in Vietnam, distributed by Phuong Nam Film / PolyGram Vietnam.
  • Bought: February 9, 2016. Catalogue no: 07355 & 517 007-2.
  • Polydor, Polar Music Distributions & Polygram Vietnam. 
  • Extra track: "Happy New Year." 
Dancing Queen / Knowing Me, Knowing You / Take a Chance on Me / Mamma Mia / Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / I Have a Dream / The Winner Takes it All / Money, Money, Money / S.O.S. / Chiquitita / Fernando / Voulez-Vous / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / Does Your Mother Know / One of Us / The Name of the Game / Thank You for the Music / Waterloo / Happy New Year (extra track)





03. More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)

  • Made in France (official release). Available further within European Union, comes with a sticker says "Includes Unreleased Track." 
  • Bought: May 29, 2022. Catalogue no: 519 353-2.
  • Polydor / Polar Music Distributions.
  • All 20 tracks present here.

Summer Night City / Angeleyes / The Day Before You Came / Eagle / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, / So Long / Honey Honey / The Visitors (1993 mix) / Our Last Summer / On & On & On / Ring Ring / I Wonder (Departure) / Lovelight (1993 mix) / Head Over Heels / When I Kissed the Teacher / I Am the City / Cassandra / Under Attack / When All is Said and Done / The Way Old Friends Do 







04. More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (2000)

  • Made in ??? (pirated copy).
  • Bought: None, obtained via an old guitarist friend, December 8, 2016. Catalogue no: D3124. 
  • Discovery Record label.
  • All 20 tracks present here, with a notable typo on track 4 - "Eagles" while supposed to be originally as "Eagle." 

05. Thank You for the Music [box set] (1994)

  • Made in the EU. 
  • Bought: April 6, 2020. Catalogue no: 523 472-2.
  • Polydor / Polar. 
  • Limited Edition No: 155610.
  • 4 Compact Disc box set. 
Disc One: People Need Love / Another Town, Another Train / He Is Your Brother / Love Isn't Easy / Ring Ring / Waterloo / Hasta Manana / Honey Honey / Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) / So Long / I've Been Waiting for You / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do / S.O.S. / Mamma Mia / Fernando / Dancing Queen / That's Me / When I Kissed The Teacher / Money, Money, Money / Crazy World / My Love, My Life 

Disc Two: Knowing Me, Knowing You / Happy Hawaii / The Name of the Game (single edit) / I Wonder (Departure) (live) / Eagle / Take a Chance on Me / Thank You for the Music / Summer Night City / Chiquitita / Lovelight / Does Your Mother Know / Voulez-Vous / Angel Eyes / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! / I Have a Dream 

Disc Three: The Winner Takes It All / Elaine / Super Trouper / Lay All Your Love On Me / On And On And On / Our Last Summer / The Way Old Friends Do / The Visitors / One of Us / Should I Laugh or Cry / Head Over Heels / When All is Said and Done / Like An Angel Passing Through My Room / The Day Before You Came / Cassandra / Under Attack 

Disc Four: Put On Your White Sombrero / Dream World / Thank You for the Music (Doris Day version) / Hej Gamle Man! / Merry-Go-Round / Santa Rosa / She's My Kind of Girl / Pick a Bale of Cotton + On Top of Old Smokey + Midnight Special (medley) / You Owe Me One / Slipping Through My Fingers + Me and I (live) / ABBA Undeleted (medley) / Waterloo (French & Swedish) /  Ring Ring (Swedish, Spanish & German) / Honey Honey (Swedish)

06. Thank You for the Music (2001)

  • Made in Vietnam (pirated copies originated in the USA).
  • Bought: Originally on May 30 & 31, 2007, later June 2020.
  • Polydor / Polar / Lullennium.
  • Cover designed by J. Pham. 
  • Same track listing as the original box set (1994) but with extra tracks on Disc Two and Disc Three. Each disc is numbered from 1 to 4 as being sold separately. 
Disc Two extra tracks: Happy New Year / The Last Time (Agnetha) / Let It Shine (Agnetha)

Disc Three extra tracks: Fly Like The Eagle (Frida) / Wrap Your Arms Around Me (Agnetha)

07. Love Stories (1998)

  • Made in the EU (pirated copy). 
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: 559 221-2.
  • Polar Music / Polydor. 
Fernando / The Name of the Game / Chiquitita / The Winner Takes it All / I Have a Dream / The Day Before You Came / One of Us / Andante, Andante / One Man, One Woman / Eagle / Slipping Through My Fingers / My Love, My Life / Our Last Summer / Like An Angel Passing Through My Room / I Wonder (Departure) / I Let the Music Speak / The Way Old Friends Do 

08. Oro: Grandes Exitos (1999)

  • Made in Taiwan (EU import, pirated copy). 
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: 543 129-2.
  • Polydor / Polar Music.
  • Contains all 15 tracks from both the original "Oro" album (1992) and "Más Oro" (1993). In Spanish language. 
Fernando / Chiquitita / Gracias Por La Música / La Reina Del Baile (Reina Danzante) / Al Andar / Dame! Dame! Dame! / Estoy Sonando / Mamma Mia / Hasta Manana / Conociendome, Conociendote / Felicidad / Andante, Andante / Se Me Esta Escapando / No Hay A Quien Culpar / Ring Ring 

09. The Best of ABBA: The Millennium Collection [20th Century Masters]

  • Made in the USA.
  • Bought: July 28, 2018. Catalogue no: 314 543 948-2.
  • Universal Music Company / Polydor Distributions.
Waterloo / SOS / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do / Mamma Mia / Fernando / Dancing Queen / Knowing Me, Knowing You / The Name of the Game / Take a Chance on Me / Chiquitita / The Winner Takes It All 









10. The Complete Gold Collection: All The Hits [Gold & More Gold] (2000)
  • Made in Australia. 
  • Bought: November 30, 2019 via a friend. Catalogue no: 517 275-2 (Gold CD) & 547 922-2 (More Gold CD). 
  • Universal Music Australia / Polydor / Polar Music Distributions. 
  • "Gold: Greatest Hits" CD is the Australian version having only 19 tracks, same as "More Gold: More Hits" CD. (both being 1999 Remasters exclusively in Australia)
Disc One: Dancing Queen / Knowing Me, Knowing You / Take a Chance On Me / Mamma Mia / Lay All Your Love on Me / Ring Ring / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do / The Winner Takes It All / Money, Money, Money / S.O.S. / Chiquitita / Fernando / Voulez-Vous / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / Does Your Mother Know / One of Us / The Name of the Game / Rock Me / Waterloo 

Disc Two: Summer Night City / Angeleyes / The Day Before You Came / Eagle / Super Trouper / So Long / Honey Honey / The Visitors / Our Last Summer / On & On & On / I Have a Dream / I Wonder (Departure) / Head Over Heels / When I Kissed The Teacher / I Am the City / Under Attack / When All is Said and Done / The Way Old Friends Do / Thank You for the Music










11. 18 Hits (2005)
  • Made in Australia.
  • Bought: November 3, 2019. Catalogue no: 9831452. 
  • Universal Music Australia / Polydor / Polar Music Distributions.
  • This is the "international" (worldwide) edition comparing to the exclusive Swedish release having different track listing. 
The Winner Takes It All / Super Trouper / Waterloo / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / The Name of the Game / Ring Ring / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do / SOS / Fernando / Hasta Manana / Mamma Mia / Lay All Your Love on Me / Thank You for the Music / Happy New Year / Honey Honey (Swedish) / Waterloo (French) / Ring Ring (German) / Dame! Dame! Dame! 

12. Gold: Greatest Hits [40th Anniversary Edition] (2014)
  • Made in Australia.
  • Bought: February 2017. Catalogue no: 3774013. 
  • Universal Music Australia / Polydor / Polar Music Distributions.
  • 3-CD box set includes "Gold", "More Gold" and "Golden B-sides."
Disc One: Gold (international track listing)

Disc Two: More Gold (international track listing)

Disc Three: Golden B-sides - She's My Kind of Girl / I Am Just a Girl / Gonna Sing You My Love Song / King Kong Song / I've Been Waiting for You / Rock Me / Man in the Middle / Intermezzo No. 1 / That's Me / Crazy World / Happy Hawaii / I'm a Marionette / Pick a Bale of Cotton + On Top of Old Smokey + Midnight Special (medley) / Kisses of Fire / The King Has Lost His Crown / Elaine / The Piper / Andante, Andante / Should I Laugh or Cry / Soldiers 

Video Albums: 

Video Compact Disc (VCD)

01. Gold: Greatest Hits (1992)
  • Made in Hong Kong (pirated copy). 
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: 855 492-9.
  • Distributed by BMG Entertainment (Asia Pacific). 
  • Running time: 70 Minutes Approx.
  • Includes 17 music videos except "I Have a Dream" and "Waterloo." Originally released on VHS format in 1992 with all 19 videos. 
Dancing Queen / Knowing Me, Knowing You / Take a Chance on Me / Mamma Mia / Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / The Winner Takes it All / Money, Money, Money / S.O.S. / Chiquitita / Fernando / Voulez-Vous / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / Does Your Mother Know / One of Us / The Name of the Game / Thank You for the Music 





02. More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)
  • Made in Germany (pirated copy).
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: ???
  • Originally released on VHS format in 1993 with 13 music videos. 
Summer Night City / The Day Before You Came / Eagle / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, / On & On & On / Head Over Heels / When I Kissed the Teacher / Under Attack / When All is Said and Done / Bang-A-Boomerang / One Man, One Woman / That's Me / Happy New Year 

03. A Video Biography - Volumes 1 & 2 (2000)
  • Made in Singapore (pirated copies). 
  • Bought: Early 2007. Catalogue no: VCD-501. 
  • Ross Alexander Media PTE Ltd. / Polar / Polydor. 
  • Karaoke Video CD with 21 music videos on two discs. (Original Footage)
Disc One: Introduction (Volume One) / Ring Ring / Waterloo / S.O.S. / Mamma Mia / Fernando / Dancing Queen / Money Money Money / Knowing Me, Knowing You / The Name of the Game / Eagle 

Disc Two: Introduction (Volume Two) / Take a Chance / Does Your Mother Know / Voulez-Vous / I Have a Dream / Winner Takes It All / Super Trouper / One of Us / Under Attack / Honey Honey (1974 ORF broadcast) / Thank You for the Music (1983 compilation video)







Digital Versatile Disc (DVD):

01. The Winner Takes It All: The ABBA Story (2001)
  • Made in the USA. Originally released on VHS and Video CD in 1999.
  • Bought: February 25, 2022. Catalogue no: 440 016 907-9.
  • Littlestar Services Ltd / Universal Records (UMG Recordings) / Polydor. 
  • Documentary about the group from the formation years (1969-1970) until the latest (in the film, 1999). 
  • Running time: 91 minutes approx.
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish Castillan, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, French.
Chapters: Money Money Money / Waterloo / I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do / SOS / Fernando / Dancing Queen / Chiquitita / Ring Ring / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! / Honey Honey / Super Trouper / Mamma Mia / Voulez-Vous / Does Your Mother Know? / Summer Night City / The Name of the Game / Knowing Me, Knowing You / The Winner Takes It All / The Day Before You Came / Thank You for the Music 

02. The Definitive Collection (2002)
03. Gold: Greatest Hits (2003)
04. In Concert (2004)
05. In Concert (2004)
06. Number Ones (2006)
07. In Japan (2009)

Vinyl Records:

01. The Album (1977)
  • Made in Sweden. 
  • Bought: None, obtained from "Nông Trại Khoai" live music venue on September 15, 2017. Catalogue no: ???
  • Polydor / Polar Music.
  • Condition: Visible wears can be seen. Original pressing. Brought home by the boss of the venue from Czech Republic. 
Eagle / Take a Chance on Me / One Man, One Woman / The Name of the Game / Move On / Hole in Your Soul / The Girl with Golden Hair - 3 scenes from a mini musical: Thank You for the Music, I Wonder (Departure) & I'm a Marionette






02. Voulez-Vous (1979)
03. Super Trouper (1980)
  • Made in the USA.
  • Bought: April 21, 2022. Catalogue no: ???
  • Atlantic Records. 
  • Condition: Used, like new. 
  • Produced by Michael B. Tretow.
 Super Trouper / The Winner Takes It All / On and On and On / Andante, Andante / Me and I / Happy New Year / Our Last Summer / The Piper / Lay All Your Love on Me / The Way Old Friends Do




(END OF ABBA: THE COLLECTION)

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