ABBA - Release deluxe edition of 'Waterloo' for Eurovision 40th Anniversary!

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ABBA release a deluxe edition of 'Waterloo' for the 40th Anniversaey of their Eurovision victory.

The ABBA deluxe edition series, which began in 2006 with the release of the 'Arrival' album, now reaches its eighth album. And what would be more natural in this 40th Anniversary year, celebrating ABBA’s victory in Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Waterloo’, than to release a deluxe edition of the album of the same name. On this 'Waterloo' deluxe edition the original album has been expanded with 8 bonus tracks, plus a DVD of rare and previously unreleased television material. 'Waterloo' deluxe edition will be released on April 7th.

The first disc in the two disc package is a CD, which features the original album plus eight bonus tracks. The bonus selections feature all the various versions of ‘Waterloo’ the Swedish, French and German versions, as well as an alternate mix of the English version plus the Swedish version of ‘Honey, Honey’, the remix of ‘Ring Ring’ that was first released on the American version of the 'Waterloo' album, the single remix of ‘Ring, Ring’ released as the follow-up to ‘Waterloo’ in the UK and the Spanish version of ‘Hasta Mañana’.

The DVD features no less than thirteen TV selections, most of which are previously unreleased. Naturally ABBA’s performances of ‘Waterloo’ in the Eurovision Song Contest and the Swedish selection, Melodifestivalen are featured on the DVD. In both instances, the first performance as well as the winner performance has been included.

There is also the rare performance of ‘Waterloo’ intended for Eurovision preview programmes, the equally rare performance of the German language version of ‘Waterloo’, ABBA’s three appearances on 'Top of the Pops', performing ‘Waterloo’ an interview with Frida and ABBA manager Stig Anderson on Eurovision night; plus three performances of ‘Honey, Honey’ from German and Austrian television. The package also includes a twenty page illustrated booklet featuring an extensive essay on the making of the album, with brand new insights from Björn and Benny. Be a part of the celebrations of one of the most famous moments in ABBA history!

'Waterloo' deluxe edition tracklisting Below...

01 CD:

01 Waterloo
02 Sitting in the Palmtree
03 King Kong Song
04 Hasta Mañana
05 My mama Said
06 Dance (While the music still goes On)
07 Honey, Honey
08 Watch Out
09 What about Livingstone
10 Gonna sing you my Lovesong
11 Suzy-Hang-Around

Bonus tracks:

12 Ring, Ring (US Remix 1974)

13 Waterloo (Swedish Version)

14 Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)

15 Waterloo (German Version)

16 Hasta Mañana (Spanish Version)

17 Waterloo (French Version)

18 Ring, Ring (1974 Remix, Single Version)

19 Waterloo (Alternate Mix)

02 DVD:

01 Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest - Performance 1, BBC)
02 Waterloo (Melodifestivalen - Performance 1, SVT)
03 Waterloo (Melodifestivalen - Performance 2, SVT)
04 Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest - Preview Performance 1, SVT)
05 Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest - Performance 2, BBC)
06 Interview with Frida and Stig after the Eurovision victory (Rapport, SVT)
07 Waterloo (Top of the Pops - Performance 1, BBC)
08 Honey, Honey (Disco, ZDF)
09 Waterloo (Top of the Pops - Performance 2, BBC)
10 Honey, Honey (Spotlight, ORF)
11 Waterloo (German Version) (Musik aus Studio B, NDR)
12 Honey, Honey (Ein Kessel Buntes, Fernsehen der DDR)
13 Waterloo (Top of the Pops - Performance 3, BBC)
14 International Sleeve Gallery

Plus

'Waterloo' - 7 inch single Picture Disc

Also alongside this we will have the 'Waterloo' 7 inch Picture Disc Single. 'Waterloo' is the first single from ABBA and was on the second album titled 'Waterloo'. The song won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on the 6th of April and began their path to Worldwide fame. The Swedish version single was coupled with 'Honey, Honey' (Swedish Version), while the (English Version) featured 'Watch Out' as the B-Side.

The single became their first No.1 hit in several countries, reached the US top ten and went on to sell nearly six million copies making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history! The 7 inch Picture Disc in transparent wallet with sticker will be released on the 7th of April.