Bundle of 9CD box - ABBA - The Albums and a copy of the 2021 album "Voyage"
Effectively this is indeed an "Instant ABBA collection" all-in-one.
The 9th cd in the box is a highlight, containing all the non-album singles, b-sides and Swedish language tracks "Ring Ring" and "Waterloo" that originally appeared on the respective first two albums in Sweden.
The cd box has scuffing marks as shown, but there are no tears or split corners.
The individual sleeves for each cd are in excellent to NM condition as are the discs themselves.
The copy of Voyage that comes with is the 3-panel softpack that includes a 8-panel foldout poster and lyric booklet.
'The Albums' contains ABBA's eight studio albums plus a bonus CD that features non-album hits, single B-sides and album tracks in Swedish.
The Original Studio Albums: Remastered from original tapes, packaged in miniature replica sleeves featuring original album artwork.
40-Page staple bound booklet: fully illustrated photo booklet with recording/release timeline and with disc content details.
Ring Ring / Waterloo / ABBA (known as "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" in South Africa) / Arrival / The Album / Voulez-Vous / Super Trouper / The Visitors
Notes on the first two albums:
Ring Ring - the sleeve used is for the original Swedish release. As such, the cover shows the album starting with "Ring Ring" (Swedish version) and including "Ring Ring" (English version on side 2).
The actual disc contains the international version of the album, starting with "Ring Ring" in English and dropping the Swedish version in favour of "She's My Kind of Girl".
Waterloo - the sleeve used is for the original Swedish release. As such, the covers shows the album starting with "Waterloo" (Swedish version) and ending with "Waterloo" (English version).
The actual disc contains the international version of the album, starting with "Waterloo" in English and omitting the Swedish language version.
Notes on the bonus disc:
9-1 Merry-Go-Round 3:24 (B-side of "People Need Love")
9-2 Santa Rosa 3:00 (B-side of "He Is Your Brother")
9-3 Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal) (Swedish Version) 3:06
9-4 Waterloo (Swedish Version) 2:44
9-5 Fernando 4:13 (non-abum track, released as a single and on Greatest Hits Vol1)
9-6 Crazy World 3:45 (B-side of "Money, Money, Money")
9-7 Happy Hawaii 4:23 (B-side of "Knowing Me, Knowing You", an alternate version of "Why Did It Have To Be Me")
9-8 Summer Night City 3:33 (non-album track released as a single and on Greatest Hits Vol2)
9-9 Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton - On Top Of Old Smokey - Midnight Special 4:19 (B-side of "Summer Night City")
9-10 Lovelight 3:46 (B-side of "Chiquitita" and this is the version with full intro, not the shortened version often used on compilations incl More ABBA Gold)
9-11 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 4:49 (non-album track released as a single and on Greatest Hits Vol2)
9-12 Elaine 3:44 (B-side of "The Winner Takes It All")
9-13 Should I Laugh Or Cry 4:25 (B-side of "One of Us")
9-14 You Owe Me One 3:26 (B-side of "Under Attack")
9-15 Cassandra 4:52 (B-side of "The Day Before You Came")
9-16 Under Attack 3:48 (non-album track released as a single and included on "The Singles - The First Ten Years")
9-17 The Day Before You Came 5:50 (non-album track released as a single and included on "The Singles - The First Ten Years")
Ring Ring
1 Ring Ring 3:04
2 Another Town, Another Train 3:12
3 Disillusion 3:04
4 People Need Love 2:44
5 I Saw It In The Mirror 2:33
6 Nina, Pretty Ballerina 2:51
7 Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) 2:54
8 Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother 2:50
9 He Is Your Brother 3:17
10 She's My Kind Of Girl 2:46
11 I Am Just A Girl 3:02
12 Rock'n Roll Band 3:09
Waterloo
1 Waterloo 2:44
2 Sitting In The Palmtree 3:37
3 King Kong Song 3:12
4 Hasta Mañana 3:09
5 My Mama Said 3:11
6 Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) 3:11
7 Honey, Honey 2:54
8 Watch Out 3:45
9 What About Livingstone 2:55
10 Gonna Sing You My Lovesong 3:37
11Suzy-Hang-Around 3:10
ABBA
1 Mamma Mia 3:31
2 Hey, Hey Helen 3:16
3 Tropical Loveland 3:04
4 SOS 3:21
5 Man In The Middle 3:01
6 Bang-A-Boomerang 3:03
7 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 3:15
8 Rock Me 3:04
9 Intermezzo No. 1 3:46
10 I've Been Waiting For You 3:40
11 So Long 3:05
Arrival
1 When I Kissed The Teacher 3:01
2 Dancing Queen 3:51
3 My Love, My Life 3:52
4 Dum Dum Diddle 2:54
5 Knowing Me, Knowing You 4:02
6 Money, Money, Money 3:06
7 That's Me 3:15
8 Why Did It Have To Be Me 3:20
9 Tiger 2:55
10 Arrival 3:01
The Album
1 Eagle 5:49
2 Take A Chance On Me 3:58
3 One Man, One Woman 4:32
4 The Name Of The Game 4:52
5 Move On 4:41
6 Hole In Your Soul 3:41
"The Girl With The Golden Hair" 3 Scenes From A Mini-Musical
7 Thank You For The Music 3:48
8 I Wonder (Departure) 4:33
9 I'm A Marionette 4:03
Voulez-Vous
1 As Good As New 3:22
2 Voulez-Vous 5:07
3 I Have A Dream 4:43
4 Angeleyes 4:20
5 The King Has Lost His Crown 3:32
6 Does Your Mother Know 3:13
7 If It Wasn't For The Nights 5:09
8 Chiquitita 5:25
9 Lovers (Live A Little Longer) 3:29
10 Kisses Of Fire 3:16
Super Trouper
1 Super Trouper 4:12
2 The Winner Takes It All 4:55
3 On And On And On 3:40
4 Andante, Andante 4:39
5 Me And I 4:54
6 Happy New Year 4:23
7 Our Last Summer 4:19
8 The Piper 3:27
9 Lay All Your Love On Me 4:35
10 The Way Old Friends Do 2:54
The Visitors
1 The Visitors 5:45
2 Head Over Heels 3:474
3 When All Is Said And Done 3:17
4 Soldiers 4:38
5 I Let The Music Speak 5:19
6 One Of Us 3:55
7 Two For The Price Of One 3:36
8 Slipping Through My Fingers 3:53
9Like An Angel Passing Through My Room 3:34
