The ABBA Phenomenon in Australia

	THE AUSTRALIAN DISCOGRAPHY The full details of all ABBA records released in Australia, including release dates, full track listings and picture sleeves. Currently available Now with cartridge (8-track) tracklists.
	AUSTRALIAN MERCHANDISE & MEMORABILIA A comprehensive list of ABBA merchandise that has been available in Australia.
	THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 1977 Relive the excitement of ABBA's only Australian concert tour. Full tour itinerary, concert play list, and more.
	THE PROMOTIONAL TOUR 1976 Full details of ABBA's first visit to Australia in 1976 to record the television special THE BEST OF ABBA.
	ABBA - THE MOVIE The story of ABBA - THE MOVIE, including full credits, songs featured and a behind the scenes look at the making of ABBA's only feature film.
	THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL All about the commercials ABBA made for the Japanese electronics manufacturer NATIONAL.
	KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTFUL ABBA's involvement in the national anti-litter campaign
	THE ARCHIVE A collection of classic articles from newspapers, magazines and other publications.
	ABBAWORLD The Official Interactive Exhibition in Australia.
	MAMMA MIA! 2017-2018 National Tour plus previous Australasian productions of smash hit musical based on 22 of ABBA's songs. MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE
	THE GALLERY A selection of ABBA pictures, plus links to all the picture galleries contained in each section of the site.
	ABBA LINKS Many Australian-based ABBA sites, plus some of my favourites from overseas
	CREDITS The people and resources that have helped build this site.
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This site was created 19 July 1997
It was last updated 01 March 2021

Featured in The Official International ABBA Fan Club Magazine no. 92, September 2007 Featured in the article How Could We Resist You? in The Weekend Australian Magazine, 3-4 March 2007.

Featured on Saturday Night Live with Paul Makin
30 June 2007

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MARCH

1976

ABBA visit Australia to film the television special The Best Of ABBA and other TV appearances

1976

Fernando/Tropical Loveland single released

1976

The ABBA Fan Club and the ABBA Appreciation Club form. The two clubs later merge

1977

ABBA's concert tour of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

1977

King Kong Song, B-side of the 1974 single I've Been Waiting For You, hits the singles chart

1980

I Have A Dream single peaks at number 64

1981

Super Trouper/Happy New Year single released

1982

When All Is Said And Done/Soldiers single released

1982

The Magic Of ABBA K-tel album released

1982

The Best Of ABBA Reader's Digest 5 LP box set released

1982

ABBA Today (Dick Cavett Meets ABBA) screens on television

1983

Australian ABBA Fan Club closes

1984

ABBAcadabra singles Time/I Am The Seeker and Like An Image Passing By/When Dreamers Close Their Eyes released

1986

Chess Pieces LP released

1993

Chess In Concert in Brisbane

1996

ABBA Oro - Grandes Exitos CD released

1999

ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits signature edition CD released

1999

Essential Stockholm - The First Complete ABBA Fans Guide to the City VHS released

2000

The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story VHS released

2008

Dancing Queen voted Gayest Song of All Time

2011

The Story of ABBA DVD released

2013

Agnetha's single When You Really Loved Someone released

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In memory of Marco Sweers 1963 - 1997
The first and most ardent fan of this web site
"I swear I could hear the fans screaming, I smell the atmosphere..."

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