PHOTOS SOUVENIR

ONJ aux GRAMMY AWARDS de 1979.  

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SUR MA PLATINE

 

SUR MA PLATINE

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ONJ en mode "Reine du Mellow" !! Qu'est ce que j'ai pu l'écouter ... très fort cet album.. sur ma platine à 33t ... ado .. ! Et la pochette du disque ; un remède contre la déprime ! 

 

SWEDE DREAMS

It’s 50 years since Abba won Eurovision. MARION McMULLEN looks at how their Waterloo sparked international success

• Bristol Post
• 26 Mar 2024

SCANDI RIVAL: Norway’s Anne Karine Strom MONACO MAGIC: Romuald singing Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S’en Va IRISH GEM: Tina Reynolds

THE conductor walked out dressed as Napoleon and it took Swedish group Abba just two minutes and 40 seconds to be crowned Eurovision winners with their catchy song Waterloo.

They beat off competition from British entry Olivia Newton-John, who finished fourth with Long Live Love, and contestants like Luxembourg’s Ireen Sheer, Norway’s Anne-Karine Strom and Romuald singing Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S’en Va for Monaco. Gigliola Cinquetti, the 1964 winner, returned to the contest to represent Italy with her song Si and finished second. Irish contestant Tina Reynolds performed Cross Your Heart.

Eurovision was staged in the UK at the Brighton Dome even though Britain had not won the previous year. Winners Luxembourg did not wish to host the event again because of the heavy financial costs so Eurovision headed to Blighty and the seaside.

Britain’s Katie Boyle hosted the event for the fourth and final time 50 years ago on April 6, 1974, and she still holds the record for hosting Eurovision the most times.

Greece took part for the first time with singer Marinella representing the country with Krassi, Thalassa Ke T’agori Mou, which translates as Wine, Sea And My Boyfriend, but France had to withdraw from the contest following the death of French president Georges Pompidou the week leading up to the competition.

Abba – an acronym of the names of band members Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad – had wanted to enter Eurovision a year earlier but their song Ring Ring failed to be chosen to represent Sweden. Their debut album was also called Ring Ring and is their lowest-selling album in the UK.

The band were undeterred though and tried Eurovision again. Waterloo proved a winner going to number one across Europe – although the UK awarded them zero points. On their way to the stage to collect their awards, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus were almost stopped by security guards, who failed to recognise them.

Bjorn recalled of the competition: “We had two songs to choose from. One was more typical of Eurovision at that time. Waterloo was completely different from anything else that had been before but it was also risky. We chose it because it was more fun to perform. Take risks!”

The Eurovision win launched Abba on the international stage and they went on to produce eight studio albums, with numerous hits including Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and Mamma Mia.

They were particularly popular in Australia, where a 1976 TV Special

by the band picked up more viewers than the moon landings. The UK cultivated a similar Abba obsession and a two-date show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1977 attracted 3.5 million ticket applications – enough to fill the venue 580 times.

The quartet held a newspaper competition in the early days to come up with a name and Baba, Alibaba, and FABB were all put forward before the group settled on Abba. There was already a Swedish fish-canning company, founded in 1838, called Abba who were particularly well-known for their pickled herring. After a short negotiation, the firm agreed to let the group use their name providing they did not bring it into disrepute.

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden in May and will mark the 50th anniversary of Abba’s 1974 win. 

The band, who have sold more than 400 million albums and singles, were the first competitors from the Nordic country and Sweden has since seen six more wins over the years.

They are one of the most successful acts on the UK Official Charts with nine UK number ones and 19 top 10 hits and their music is still being discovered by new generations of pop lovers. The group’s flamboyant and outlandish costumes, which included capes, flares, catsuits and platform heels, were part of their appeal.

The relationships between the quartet, and the demise of them, are part of the supergroup’s story.

Agnetha and Bjorn, as well as Frida and Benny, were married for a period and announcements of divorce changed the band’s happy image. Abba recorded some new music for the first time in 2018 – they first since they split in 1983.

The Swedish group have already said they will not be taking to the Eurovision stage for the 50th anniversary of their win, but the group’s achievement are still being celebrated.

Their hit album Waterloo is being reissued alongside a limited edition box set of the three vinyl singles originally released in 1974. The singles will also be available as separate picture discs and there is also a 10 inch vinyl disc featuring Waterloo in four different languages.

Brighton Dome is honouring its part in pop history with a plaque outside the building. Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival chief executive Andrew Comben says: “Fifty years since their Eurovision win, Abba’s music continues to bring people together across the world and we’re thrilled that Brighton Dome has played a part in their story.”

Article Name:SWEDE DREAMS

Publication:Bristol Post

POSTER PROOF

Olivia Newton-John 1977 "Making A Good Thing Better" HUGE Poster Proof ... allez encore un faux poster .. mais la photo est très jolie ... on ne va pas en vouloir à mikey ! 

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BIENTÔT SUR YOUTUBE

REMIX

Et c'est un nouveau remix de PHYSICAL de surcroit excellent, qui fait son apparition sur la toile !!

Marcelo Vak du Chili est le DJ Remixer !! ✋👄👌

 

Marcelo Vak · Olivia Newton John - Physical (Marcelo Vak Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

 

 

MUSIQUE 

FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 9,1977

Le 9 juillet 1977, l'album MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER fait son entrée à la 125ème place du classement américain BILLBOARD 200  !

Un album toujours dans la veine Country avec quelques titres pour séduire un public plus mature .. avec notamment sa reprise fabuleuse de DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA ! 

ONJ est sur les plateaux du film GREASE ! 

Le single lui, ne séduit pas le grand public ! Il perd déjà des places dans le BILLBOARD HOT100 .. Il chute à la 96ème  .... et stagne à la 20ème du TOP50 EASY LISTENING !

 

En Angleterre, à la même date, c'est SAM qui plait au public ! 

SAM grimpe à la 6ème place du classement des meilleures ventes de 45t ! 

et la version "TOP OF THE POPS". 

CHARTS

 Le 20 aout 1977, les anglais plébiscitent toujours le 45t S A M extrait de l'album DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' ! 

  

L'album MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER n'est pas encore rentré dans les charts anglais .. ça ne saurait tarder ...

De l'autre coté de l'Atlantique MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER se hisse à la 13ème place du classement BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY LPS et à la 41ème du BILLBOARD 200 ! 

 

LA WELLNESS WALK VIRTUELLE

Olivia Newton-John ne pourra se rendre à sa traditionnelle marche pour le bien-être organisée à Melbourne  .. Covid oblige .. mais vous pouvez toujours faire une donation ou organiser une marche virtuelle et récolter des fonds ! Les 6 plus gros donateurs pourront partager une tasse de thé virtuellement avec elle !! 

GOOD VIBES ONLY

MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER à la sauce Funky !! C'est E X C E L L E N T  et tellement bien pensé ! Dommage que cette version ne soit pas un peu plus longue !! 

BRAVO DAVID !! Vraiment ! J'adore tes nouvelles sonorités ! 

 

RETRO VIDEO 

ONJ en play-back sur le générique de fin de l'émission italienne POPCORN en 1981 ! 

L'INSTA DU JOUR

Et donc : Comment restez-vous #TrueToYourself ? Utilisez ce hashtag et identifiez-moi avec l'un de vos moments les plus fiers sur Instagram - vous pourriez apparaître dans une vidéo spéciale ! ... ha bon ??! En attendant .. on a toujours pas pu écouter le nouveau duo inédit ... 

 

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FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 18, 1977 

Le 18 juin 1977 MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER fait son apparition dans les charts US !

89ème dans le classement HOT100 et 46ème dans le classement TOP50 EASY LISTENING ! 

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REVIEW

 Le 4 juin 1977, le nouveau single d'ONJ, MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER est "reviewé" par les spécialistes de la musique .. 

 

L'originale ... puis la reprise ..

 

PARENTHESE 

Il semblerait que BARBRA STREISAND ait eu la même idée qu'ONJ ... sortir des duos ou des solos de ses archives ... 

theseconddisc.com

 

.. Le coffret qui donne envie .. et comme je suis fan de Tina Turner ..ça me va ! après si ONJ s'y met .... je suis preneur ! 

ON THIS DAY

 

 

LE 28 MAI 1977, le magazine CASHBOX annonçait la sortie du nouveau 45t d'Olivia Newton-John : MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER ! 

Le magazine RECORD WORLD revenait sur quelques événements ou l'on a vu Olivia ... 

 

 

LES INSTAS DE FLEUR

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COOLIN' DOWN

 

 

PHOTO

 

MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER

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Le 17 septembre 1977, l'album MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER grimpe de 2 places dans le BILLBOARD 200 .. 

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RETRO CHARTS - 1977

Le 6 août 1977, l'album MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER n'a pas bougé dans le BILLBOARD 200 de sa 49ème place !

Dans le HOT COUNTRY LPs l'album grimpe de 11 places .. ONJ est 15ième .. 

En Angleterre, la même semaine, SAM chute de 5 places dans le classement des meilleures ventes de 45t !

RETRO CHARTS - 1977

Le 30 juillet 1977 l'album MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER progresse de 26 places dans le BILLBOARD 200 américain ... le single MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER en perte de vitesse reste classé dans le BILLBOARD EASY LISTENING .. à la 32ème place !

En Angleterre le single SAM sort du TOP10 .. perd 5 places pour se repositionner à la 13ème marche ...

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