{"product_id":"abba-ring-ring-swedish-ah-vilka-tider","title":"ABBA - Ring Ring (Swedish) \/ Ah, vilka tider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\" - Limited 50th Anniversary Edition Picture Disc Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year of 2023 sees the 50th anniversary of \u003cstrong\u003eABBA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e. It is an important album in the amazing history of the group, as it shows us their birth: the fascinating start of their journey, finding out who they are and where their strengths lie.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReaching record shops in Sweden on 26 March 1973, \u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e offered a wealth of great pop tunes. There was, for instance, ‘\u003cem\u003ePeople Need Love\u003c\/em\u003e’, the very first ABBA single, and ‘\u003cem\u003eHe Is Your Brother\u003c\/em\u003e’, a popular number on ABBA’s 1977 tour of Europe and Australia. Crucially, on the title track the ABBA sound was born, as the group discovered how attractive the sound of multi-layered vocals was, and how exciting a song could be if you made use of all the possibilities of the recording studio.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe public responded well to ‘\u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e’ – the song and the album. Famously, for two consecutive weeks in April 1973, the Swedish ‘\u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e’ single was at number one, the English-language version at number two, and the Ring Ring album at number three on the combined singles-and-albums chart used in Sweden at the time. Record-buyers had fallen head over heels in love with this brand new group. And ABBA’s sense of joy in trying different song styles and thrilling studio trickery can still be felt today, half a century later.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e album was originally credited to \u003cstrong\u003eBjörn \u0026amp; Benny\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAgnetha \u0026amp; Frida\u003c\/strong\u003e – the name ABBA didn’t quite exist yet. The group itself almost didn’t exist, as the two ladies were still pursuing solo careers, and the two men were busy with many different projects when the album was recorded. But its huge success sealed the deal: from now on they would be ABBA.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo celebrate this milestone, the LP ‘\u003cem\u003eRing Ring\u003c\/em\u003e’ and its singles will be available for pre-order on the following formats on March 23rd:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• 2LP 45 RPM remastered at \u003cstrong\u003eAbbey Road Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e in a gatefold sleeve featuring obi-strip and certificate of authenticity.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eIndividual 7\" Picture Discs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo He Is Your Brother \/ Santa Rosa\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo People Need Love \/ Merry-Go-Round\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo Ring Ring (English) \/ She’s My Kind of Girl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo Ring Ring (Swedish), Åh, vilka tider\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough \/ I Am Just A Girl \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"7\" - 50th Anniversary Picture Disc Vinyl","offer_id":46457622593881,"sku":"SDZ-00314","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/ABBA_-_RingRing__Swedish__-_Ah__vilka_tider_-_7-inch_Picture_Disc_Vinyl_-_2023_Reissue.jpg?v=1679573680","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/abba-ring-ring-swedish-ah-vilka-tider","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}