ABBA - Waterloo, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

The ABBA Deluxe Edition series continues with a landmark release this April. The series began in 2006 with the release of the Arrival album and now reaches its eighth album, celebrating the 40th anniversary of ABBA’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Waterloo’, with 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 many previously unreleased television clipsl. 



This Waterloo Deluxe Edition will be released April 7, 2014

The first disc in the 2-disc package is a CD, which features the original album plus 8 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 13 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 20-page illustrated booklet featuring an extensive essay on the making of the album, with brand new insights from Björn and Benny.

WATERLOO – DELUXE EDITION
Disc 01, CD:
1. Waterloo
2. Sitting In The Palmtree
3. King Kong Song
4. Hasta Mañana
5. My Mama Said
6. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
7. Honey, Honey
8. Watch Out
9. 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)

Disc 02, DVD:
1. Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest performance I, BBC)
2. Waterloo (Melodifestivalen performance I, SVT)
3. Waterloo (Melodifestivalen performance II, SVT)
4. Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest preview performance, SVT)
5. Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest, performance II, BBC)
6. Interview with Frida and Stig after the Eurovision victory (Rapport, SVT)
7. Waterloo (Top Of The Pops performance I, BBC)
8. Honey, Honey (Disco, ZDF)
9. Waterloo (Top Of The Pops performance II, 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 III, BBC)
14. International Sleeve Gallery

Watch a glam version of Waterloo from German TV (not featured on the DVD)


In addition, the same day see the release of Waterloo the single as a 7” Single Picture Disc. The song of course won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on 6 April and began their path to worldwide fame. 

The single became their first No. 1 hit in several countries, reached the U.S. Top 10 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!