Tracklist
| CD1-1 | People Need Love | 2:47 | |
| CD1-2 | He Is Your Brother | 3:20 | |
| CD1-3 | Ring Ring | 3:05 | |
| CD1-4 | Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) | 2:55 | |
| CD1-5 | Waterloo | 2:46 | |
| CD1-6 | Honey, Honey | 2:56 | |
| CD1-7 | So Long | 3:06 | |
| CD1-8 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do | 3:18 | |
| CD1-9 | SOS | 3:23 | |
| CD1-10 | Mamma Mia | 3:33 | |
| CD1-11 | Bang-A-Boomerang | 3:04 | |
| CD1-12 | Fernando | 4:15 | |
| CD1-13 | Dancing Queen | 3:53 | |
| CD1-14 | Money, Money, Money | 3:09 | |
| CD1-15 | Knowing Me, Knowing You | 4:04 | |
| CD1-16 | That’s Me | 3:18 | |
| CD1-17 | The Name Of The Game | 4:54 | |
| CD1-18 | Take A Chance On Me | 4:08 | |
| CD1-19 | Eagle | 4:28 | |
| CD1-20 | One Man, One Woman | 4:33 | |
| CD1-21 | Thank You For The Music | 3:51 | |
| CD1-22 | Summer Night City | 3:36 | |
| CD2-1 | Chiquitita | 5:27 | |
| CD2-2 | Does Your Mother Know | 3:16 | |
| CD2-3 | Voulez-Vous | 5:09 | |
| CD2-4 | Angeleyes | 4:23 | |
| CD2-5 | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | 4:52 | |
| CD2-6 | I Have A Dream | 4:44 | |
| CD2-7 | The Winner Takes It All | 4:56 | |
| CD2-8 | Super Trouper | 4:12 | |
| CD2-9 | On And On And On | 3:41 | |
| CD2-10 | Lay All Your Love On Me | 4:36 | |
| CD2-11 | Happy New Year | 4:25 | |
| CD2-12 | One Of Us | 3:57 | |
| CD2-13 | When All Is Said And Done | 3:20 | |
| CD2-14 | Head Over Heels | 3:48 | |
| CD2-15 | The Visitors | 5:46 | |
| CD2-16 | The Day Before You Came | 5:49 | |
| CD2-17 | Under Attack | 3:49 | |
| DVD-1 | Waterloo | ||
| DVD-2 | Ring Ring | ||
| DVD-3 | Mamma Mia | ||
| DVD-4 | SOS | ||
| DVD-5 | Bang-A-Boomerang | ||
| DVD-6 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do | ||
| DVD-7 | Fernando | ||
| DVD-8 | Dancing Queen | ||
| DVD-9 | Money, Money, Money | ||
| DVD-10 | Knowing Me, Knowing You | ||
| DVD-11 | That’s Me | ||
| DVD-12 | The Name Of The Game | ||
| DVD-13 | Take A Chance On Me | ||
| DVD-14 | Eagle | ||
| DVD-15 | One Man, One Woman | ||
| DVD-16 | Thank You For The Music | ||
| DVD-17 | Summer Night City | ||
| DVD-18 | Chiquitita | ||
| DVD-19 | Does Your Mother Know | ||
| DVD-20 | Voulez-Vous | ||
| DVD-21 | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | ||
| DVD-22 | On And On And On | ||
| DVD-23 | The Winner Takes It All | ||
| DVD-24 | Super Trouper | ||
| DVD-25 | Happy New Year | ||
| DVD-26 | When All Is Said And Done | ||
| DVD-27 | One Of Us | ||
| DVD-28 | Head Over Heels | ||
| DVD-29 | The Day Before You Came | ||
| DVD-30 | Under Attack | ||
| DVD-31 | Estoy Soñando | ||
| DVD-32 | Conociéndome, Conociéndote | ||
| DVD-33 | Gracias Por La Música | ||
| DVD-34 | Felicidad | ||
| DVD-35 | No Hay A Quien Culpar | ||
| DVD-36 | The Last Video |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music International AB
- Copyright © – Polar Music International AB
- Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 52924548
- Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 52924550
- Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 52924560
- Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 52924558
Credits
- Art Direction – M Industries
- Coordinator [Project] – Mia Segolsson
- Film Producer [DVD Production] – Dicentia
- Liner Notes – Carl Magnus Palm
- Mastered By [CD] – Masters Of Audio
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Ola Lager
Notes
Hardback digibook with 28 page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 602527993751
- Barcode (Text): 6 02527 99375 1
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
- Label Code: LC 00309
- Other (CD1): 00602537005772
- Other (CD2): 00602537005789
- Other (DVD): 00602527993744
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): 06025 370 057-7 01 C 52924548
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): 06025 370 057-8 01 C 52924550
- Matrix / Runout (DVD, Matrix): 06025 279 937-4 51 01 * 52924560
- Matrix / Runout (DVD, Mould): 06025 279 937-4 50 01 * 52924558
- Matrix / Runout (Outer ring, CD1-2): [Universal logo x4]
- Matrix / Runout (Outer ring, DVD): [Universal logo x6]
- Matrix / Runout (Mould text, CD1-2): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC
- Mastering SID Code (CD1-2): IFPI L016
- Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI LV26
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0144
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0136
- Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 01ZE
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Essential Collection (DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Compilation, Remastered) | Polar | 00602527993744 | Europe | 2012 | ||
New Submission | The Essential Collection (2×CD, Compilation) | Polar | 00602527993720 | Europe | 2012 | ||
Recently Edited | The Essential Collection (2×CD, Compilation) | Polar | 2799372 | Australia | 2012 | ||
New Submission | The Essential Collection (2×CD, Compilation) | Polar | 060252799372 | South Africa | 2012 | ||
New Submission | The Essential Collection (2×CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition) | Polar | 00602527993751 | Taiwan | 2012 |
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Reviews
- Carl Magnus Palm is responsible for writing the booklet and on his website, he has further details, including these details about the DVD:
“The Essential Collection pulls together every official ABBA promo clip as originally conceived and produced by Polar Music in the 1970s and 1980s…
The clips are newly remastered in the 16:9 format, as opposed to the normal 4:3 format. However, this does not mean that the aspect ratio of the picture has been compromised – on the contrary you get more picture for your money, since the 4:3 frame shaves off some of the original 16mm picture. On the DVD, the picture takes up more space on the screen, with “black bars” on either side of the picture.” 
Very bad error on dvd. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" has been mastered at the wrong speed and the quality of video varies from song to song.
Release
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