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Folks familiar with ABBA's singles from their five-year stranglehold on AM radio in the late-'70s may be surprised by this, the Swedish foursome's 1973 debut. Not only is the title track--a runner-up in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest--the only tune that ever shows up on the group's many anthologies, the other 11 songs show only traces of the compositional maturity, lyrical depth and production flourishes that make ABBA's later work so intoxicating.
Instead, RING RING is a sterling example of early-'70s bubblegum, not really that different from the Partridge Family or Andy Kim. Most surprising may be how many of the songs feature the lead vocals of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in addition to (and, in some cases, instead of) Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog. Whoever is singing, songs like "She's My Kind of Girl" and "Love Isn't Easy" make RING RING a package of pure, chewy pop confections.
Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Jon Astley.
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Recorded at Metronome Studio, KMH Studio & Europafilm Studio, Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 & 1973. Includes reissue liner notes by Carl Magnus Palm.
dateline '72 This formation of group,"ABBA" is beyond belief! We missed this in '72 !
Did someone say this album sounded like '70's update polka? Submitted by Gene (Davenport, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Definitely not their finest, but ok This was ABBA's very first release as a group & they hadn't really collected their sound properly at this point. It's ok, but certainly not their shiniest moment. The next album ('Waterloo') is also still kinda "rough" sounding, but a bit better. They really didn't capture the magic until their self-titled album came out in 1975 ('ABBA'). After that, they could do no wrong! Submitted by Judi (Middlesex) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
average a collection of songs made for anticipated release .Don't be wrong this is for the fans (like me hi hi hi) Submitted by gunfooter (algiers) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Ring For ABBA, Fans!!! This is one of the earlier albums, but it is very good. Any fan would love it. Submitted by jejr9 (Irvine) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
ABBA coming together The Ring Ring album shows ABBA coming together. At the time of its original release the group wasn't even called ABBA, but used the name "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida". When the first song to appear on the album was recorded, People Need Love, the group was just one of many projects the four members were involved in. Only after the title track, Ring Ring, became a hit, the four decided to go on working together as a permanent group. Submitted by a reviewer (Mexico) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
dateline '72
Ring For ABBA, Fans!!!
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