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Post by Ausfan on Nov 13, 2014 8:58:34 GMT
These are fantastic photos - loving them ! The costumes and choreography were well established by the time we saw them on TV here in Australia in 1975. Glorious times  |
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Post by Ausfan on Nov 13, 2014 9:09:44 GMT
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Post by Ausfan on Nov 13, 2014 9:11:21 GMT
this image shows ABBA with The Bay City Rollers who also performed:  |
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Post by shoshin on Nov 13, 2014 10:33:28 GMT
The abbaontv page has changed twice in the past few days. One of the reasons that I doubted it was filmed on 25/11 is because of the tour schedule in Germany/Austria. ABBA was not listed in the TV Times as appearing on 25/12. Abbaontv says 'the TV times listings don't mention who was in the missing editions' but this isn't correct for 25/12; the acts are listed but ABBA isn't among them (see missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/8942/45-aka-rock-on#page=7). Bay City Rollers were apparently also on the 12/12 episode, but the ABBA pics show them performing in front of Queen's kit and Queen were on the TV Times list for 25/12 (though looking at fan-site discussions their appearance also seems to be a mystery because nobody can remember it, unlike their TOTP performance around the same time). I'm just wondering if perhaps ABBA was filmed for the 25/12 show but (maybe because So Long had bombed really badly by then?) the number wasn't broadcast on that date (if ever). This would explain both the photo evidence and the TV Times absence. Apparently Rock On 45 did sometimes hold over an act to a different show, so we can't completely rely on photo evidence when working out broadcast dates. Some of the Rock On 45 shows survive but many are missing, so it's worth trying to get to the bottom of this in case footage can be discovered, in the same way that the TOTP appearance was eventually found |
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Post by Ausfan on Nov 13, 2014 10:54:57 GMT
That is very interesting Martin - it would be great if we can get to the bottom of this. I fear though that if Sara (ABBA On TV) has had no success finding out information, then it's going to be a very tough road. It would be amazing to see the footage of the performance - we've been told before that archive material has been lost forever, only to have it turn up somewhere. Often times, people who worked at the studios at the time would keep copies of material for there own personal collections - before the tapes or whatever were destroyed or copied over. And sometimes those people choose to 'share' at some point. Maybe we'll get lucky one day - just like to clip of So Long from TOTP - and if someone pops up with the clip, they'll certainly also have the information on when it was recorded and if it was broadcast. I think you are probably right that it was not aired due to the song not doing well. But I bet the clip still exists - somewhere - hopefully |
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Post by shoshin on Nov 13, 2014 15:22:44 GMT
I see that Russ Ballard performed on the 25/12 Rock On 45 too. Small world, 'cos he wrote both I Know There's Something Going On for Frida and Can't Shake Loose for Agnetha. Maybe they first crossed paths during this recording?
Russ also composed Agnetha's I Wish Tonight Could Last Forever. As well as the up tempo hits, he could also write romantic ballards  |
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Post by chelseacharger on Nov 13, 2014 18:11:42 GMT
I think Queen were either in the middle of or about to start a tour so it's safe to say they performed 'Killer Queen' on the same day. One thing's for sure that the Bay City Rollers were certainly on the same bill as ABBA. As you can see here they are dressed as choir boys so that would sort of suggest it was aired at Christmas. You can just about see ABBA faintly to the right. Edit : Just seen this image has been already posted above.
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Post by shoshin on Nov 13, 2014 19:12:48 GMT
I think Queen were either in the middle of or about to start a tour so it's safe to say they performed 'Killer Queen' on the same day. One thing's for sure that the Bay City Rollers were certainly on the same bill as ABBA. As you can see here they are dressed as choir boys so that would sort of suggest it was aired at Christmas. You can just about see ABBA faintly to the right. Edit : Just seen this image has been already posted above.
Yes, the Queen drum kit and BCR pic does establish pretty convincingly that ABBA was filmed for the 25/12 episode. The puzzle is that by the time it was broadcast, ABBA was not listed in the TV Times as being on the show. |
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Post by maxisaxi on Nov 13, 2014 20:54:39 GMT
Wonderful collection of pic's
Maxisaxi
New Zealand
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Jan 24, 2015 18:00:22 GMT
Nice shot of ABBA performing on the 1975 Scandinavian tour  |
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Post by meandi on Jan 29, 2015 16:08:43 GMT
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Jan 29, 2015 18:33:26 GMT
^^Very nice |
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Post by Kevin on Jan 30, 2015 16:45:51 GMT
This isn't about Abba but it's a comment about The Bay City Rollers. My parents owned a newsagents in London back in the mid - late 70's and someone had put a message up on one of the signs outside the shop which advertised one of the papers and it read Bay stuffty Rollers. I can remember that one thing from almost 40 years ago.
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Mar 19, 2015 15:25:19 GMT
rehearsing for the '75 tour  |
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Mar 30, 2015 18:45:37 GMT
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Post by 15/11/79 on Apr 25, 2015 16:09:05 GMT
Björn's clothes in those last photos - incredible :-)
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Post by Fafner on Apr 29, 2015 19:21:59 GMT
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Apr 30, 2015 19:23:53 GMT
^^Those are fantastic finds fafner |
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Post by gogo on Jul 12, 2015 12:55:54 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jul 12, 2015 13:42:50 GMT
Rehearsing at Konserthuset, Stockholm, January 11, 1975.
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Post by Fafner on Jul 12, 2015 13:47:03 GMT
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Post by Fafner on Jul 14, 2015 15:37:22 GMT
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Post by Fafner on Jul 16, 2015 18:51:15 GMT
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Jul 16, 2015 19:27:18 GMT
Very nice thanks Fafner |
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Post by Fafner on Aug 6, 2015 11:17:12 GMT
That's a good angle...  |
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Post by tyra71 on Aug 24, 2015 12:34:53 GMT
  Love these two pics... |
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Post by shotdowninaction on Aug 30, 2015 12:00:42 GMT
High Quality photo of ABBA in Copenhagen during the first leg of the tour in 1975  |
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Post by Fafner on Aug 30, 2015 12:20:39 GMT
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Post by shotdowninaction on Aug 30, 2015 12:24:00 GMT
Yes indeed thank you for the tip had to try it  I couldn't find this one so why not thank you so much |
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Post by Ausfan on Aug 30, 2015 14:05:53 GMT
And long before Australia supposedly became obsessed - so it wasn't just our journalists then  |
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I couldn't find this one so why not 