Press Release |
Source: Polydor; Polar; UMe |
New ABBA DVD Documentary 'Super Troupers' Features Exclusive
Interviews, Classic Performances, Footage From the World's Number One
Musical 'Mamma Mia!' and Members of ABBA on Stage for the First Time in 20+
Years
Friday January 7, 7:00 am ET
The DVD "Super Troupers" (Polydor/Polar/UMe) released January 25, 2005, captures not only the excitement of that occasion but that of the entire ABBA phenomenon then and now.
"Super Troupers" encompasses a 90-minute documentary plus 30 minutes of extras. Featured are new, exclusive and in-depth interviews with all four members (shot in Sweden and London), offering a rare insight into the quartet; digitally remastered archival footage reaching back to the pre-ABBA '60s, with highlights of ABBA on tour and on stage, and the music of 24 of the group's hit records. Also center stage on "Super Troupers" is exclusive footage from both rehearsals and performances of "Mamma Mia!," highlighted by the London 5th Anniversary Gala Special Finale, a medley that includes "Mamma Mia," "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo."
The songs heard via vintage performances/video clips are "Super Trouper," "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)," "Voulez-Vous," "I'm A Marionette," "Mamma Mia," "I Have A Dream," "People Need Love," "California Here I Come," "Fernando," "Eagle," "Head Over Heels," "Take A Chance On Me," "So Long," "He Is Your Brother," "Dancing Queen," "One Man, One Woman," "Thank You For The Music," "Does Your Mother Know?," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "The Winner Takes It All," "Hole In Your Soul," "Waterloo," "Happy New Year" and "When All Is Said And Done."
Narrated by songwriter, producer, U.K. dance music king and ABBA fan Pete Waterman, "Super Troupers" presents a fascinating history of a band that has sold 350 million albums and whose music is reaching a massive new audience through "Mamma Mia!," which per its box office success is now officially the World's Number One Musical.
Source: Polydor; Polar; UMe
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050107/laf007_1.html
Super Troupers
30 Years of ABBA
Last April was the fifth anniversary of Mamma Mia!, the hugely successful musical based on the Swedish rock group’s songs. It was also the thirtieth anniversary of their launch into superstardom when their song Waterloo won the Eurovision Song Contest.
For the first time since their split in 1982, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid and Agnetha were to appear in public together, attending a performance of Mamma Mia in London’s West End to celebrate both anniversaries.Focusing on the anticipation of the occasion, this film reflects on the ABBA phenomenon and features new interviews with all four members who provide a rare insight into ABBA’s song writing and recording techniques. Also included are digitally re-mastered footage going back to pre-ABBA days, highlights of ABBA performing on stage and the sounds of more than twenty-five of their hit songs that sold over 360 million copies.
Premieres Saturday, January 1,
8pm ET/9pm PT.
http://www.ovationtv.com/premieres/abba.html
Television broadcast:UK: 21 September 2004, 9.00 pm,
27 August 2005,
ITV1 DVD Release:Official release date: 11 October
2004 |
