Product Details

• Actors: ABBA
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: June 22, 1993
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630273715X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,067 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For those who love Abba (and if you're reading this, chances are you do, even if you don't know it yet), ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits represents a happy, joyous compilation of 19 of the Swedish supergroup's numerous videos (it omits 13 that were on Abba: The Definitive Collection but adds "Lay All Your Love on Me" and "I Have a Dream"). Granted, they all seem to have been filmed on the same soundstage (even the firelit "Fernando"), but they retain their appeal and infectious charm. Fans can thrill to these vintage clips, which provide an opportunity to rediscover who was the most natural in front of the camera (Agnetha), who was the best dancer (Anna-Frid, a.k.a. Frida), who was the most demure (Benny), and who was the worst lip-syncher (Bjorn--always Bjorn). Lassé Hallstrom, later an Oscar®-nominated filmmaker, directed most of the early videos, and it shows in their natural, no-fuss style; it wasn't until Abba tried to make the jump to '80s-style electronica that they faltered in both style and content. In addition to old standbys like "Waterloo" and "Take a Chance on Me," there's a 25-minute historical documentary and a 1992 version of the "Dancing Queen" video. To this we say: Thank you for the music--and the videos! --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews

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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Redundant and strictly for the hard-core Abba fans, September 11, 2003

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Scott C. Smith (Happy Valley, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abba Gold - Greatest Hits (DVD)

With the availability of "The Definitive Collection" DVD, there really is no reason to own "ABBA Gold," unless you need to complete your collection of ABBA videos. "ABBA Gold" offers up previously unavailable (on DVD) videos for "I Have a Dream," "Lay All Your Love on Me" and the 1992 version of "Dancing Queen." "Lay All Your Love on Me" is really just highlights from other videos.

In addition to the videos is a short featurette, which essentially covers the same material that was covered in the documentary "The Winner Takes it All," and the only band member interviewed is Bjorn.

I may be wrong on this point, but the video quality seems a tad worse than "The Definitive Collection." "The Winner Takes it All," for instance, is washed out in some segments and the contrast is too bright in others. Other clips seem sharper than they appear in TDC, so I've no idea if any remastering of the original prints was involved. The sound quality seems to be identical to "The Definitive Collection."

If money were the issue, I'd definitely spend it on TDC. "I Have a Dream" is a good song, but to me, not reason enough to purchase "Gold" over TDC.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA: From Sweden to the world!, February 25, 2002

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Fedrika Mattar Solis "Fedrika" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is probably the best group ever for millions around the world. I grew up listening to ABBA songs and loved their music then, now that the years have passed I feel I love and enjoy the ABBA music even more. Since these videos were made long time ago we can't compare them with the videos that can be done now, still they're great and worth the money you pay for, you'll be sure of that as soon as you reproduce the tape. I think it has never been a specific music video for "Lay all your love on me", the video included in this VHS is a combination of several stills and shots made for other videos. This is a must-have item for me and it should be for anyone who loves good music.

Music videos included (HI-FI, Stereo, Digitally Mastered)

1. Dancing Queen - 1976
2. Knowing Me, Knowing You - 1976
3. Take A Chance On Me - 1977
4. Mamma Mia - 1975
5. Lay All Your Love On Me - 1980
6. Super Trouper - 1980
7. The Winner Takes It All - 1980
8. Money, Money, Money - 1976
9. S.O.S. - 1975
10. Chiquitita - 1979
11. Fernando - 1976
12. Voulez Vous - 1979
13. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - 1979
14. Does Your Mother Know - 1979
15. One Of Us - 1981
16. I Have A Dream - 1979
17. The Name Of The Game - 1977
18. Thank You For The Music - 1977
19. Waterloo - 1974

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA's Music Videos - Pure Fun and Nostalgia, February 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As the members of ABBA continually declare that they won't reunite - though I still hold out hope for an induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to get them on stage together one more time - all we will have for now are their music videos. And ABBA GOLD, the group's greatest hits on video, is a satisfying treat of our craving to see ABBA as one. From "Dancing Queen" to "Waterloo", 19 videos in all, not only do you get to hear their timeless recordings, you also get to see how they changed to what they wore through the years in which their videos were released. (Check out the infamous costumes they wore in "Waterloo" and "Mamma Mia".) My only complaint, albeit a minor one, is that the videos are not in chronological order. Otherwise, they are fun to watch. Buy the video - it's a worthwhile investment for ABBA fans old and new. P.S. For the reviewer who felt that there was not enough concert footage, if you haven't seen it, you need to check out ABBA-THE MOVIE. Unfortunately, however, it's next to impossible to locate on VHS, so watch your cable listings.