ANNUAL 1977
January:
1977-01-12
Björn, Benny and Stig in London for the preparations for the concerts
in the Royal Albert Hall.
1977-01.......Filming
of the 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' video on the island of Lindingö
and in the studio.
1977-01-26
ABBA leave Stockholm this evening.
1977-01-27 Preparations for World tour.
1977-01-28 Concert in Oslo, Ekebergshallen (Norway.)
After the concert, the ABBA members met the Norwegian royal family.
ABBA also went on a sleigh ride in 'Kanefart'.
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ABBA in Oslo
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A big thank you to Mette from Norway for three of
the above picture.
1977-01-29 Concert in Gothenburg, Scandinavium (Sweden).
Concert
in Gothenburg
1977-01-30
Concert in Gothenburg, Scandinavium (Sweden).
1977-01-31 Concert in Copenhagen, Brondbyhallen (Denmark)
February:
1977-02-01 Concert in Copenhagen, Brondbyhallen (Denmark).
1977-02-02 Concert in Berlin, Deutschlandhalle (West-Germany).
1977-02-03 Concert in Colony, Sporthalle (West-Germany)
1977-02-03 Concert in Colony, Sporthalle (West-Germany)
1977-02-04 Concert in Amsterdam, Jaap Eden hal (the Netherlands)
1977-02-06 Concert in Essen, Grugahalle (West-Germany)
1977-02-07 Concert in Hannover, Ellenfriedehalle. (West-Germany)
1977-02-08 Concert in Hamburg, C.C.H. (West-Germany)
1977-02-09? ABBA perform in DDR village Trinwillershagen between Rostock und Stralsund? After president George Bush's visit to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hometown Trinwillershagen in July 2006, German news sources report that the former East German regime paid ABBA to stop by in 1977.
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ABBA on tour in Germany
ABBA reveive golden records for Arrival and the
'Golden Hammer', a German price
Frida
and Agnetha at their hotelroom in Hamburg
1977-02-10 Concert in Birmingham, Odeon (England)
1977-02-11
Concert in Manchester, Free Trade Hall (England)
1977-02-12 Concert in Glasgow, Apollo (Schotland)
1977-02-13 To London.
1977-02-14 2 concerts at The Royal Albert Hall (England).
1977-02-15 ABBA in London.
1977-02-16 ABBA are handed awards for Best Vocal Group of
1976 by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace from Monaco in London.
1977-02-17 Back
to Stockholm.
1977-02-16/24..ABBA appear via satellite
on the 'Don Lane show', in between the European and Australian tour.
1977-02-18 Release single 'Knowing me, knowing you' - 'Happy
Hawaii'.
1977-02-21 Preparations for the Australian tour.
1977-02-22 Ditto.
1977-02-23 Ditto.
1977-02-24 Ditto.
1977-02-25 Departure from Stockholm.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/10/22/1098316833563.html
1977-02-26 ABBA
on the plane to Australia
1977-02-27 Arrival in Sydney,
on Sunday at 9.15 pm. ABBA stays at 'The Sebel Town House' Hotel.
1977-02-28 Press conference at Hotel 'Sebel Town House',
starting at 11.30 am.
Outdoor
stage setup
Rehearsals
in Australia
Tiger 
Dum
Dum Diddle
I
am An A 
Fernando?
Why
Did It Have To Be Me
Intermezzo
No.1
The
girl with the golden hair
So
Long 
Dancing
Queen
March:
1977-03-01 Interviews and sound check at the 'Sydney Showgrounds'
(outdoor venue).
1977-03-02 Sound check and rehearsals at the 'Sydney Showgrounds'.
1977-03-03 Rehearsals and concert in Sydney with heavy rainfall.
'So Long' is not performed tonight.
1977-03-04 Rehearsals and concert in Sydney at the 'Sydney Showgrounds'.
1977-03-05 Departure
for Melbourne. ABBA stay at the 'The Old Melbourne Motor Inn' Hotel.
1977-03-06 Rehearsals and concert in Melbourne at the 'Sidney
Myer Music Bowl'.
1977-03-07 A
day off: ABBA make a boat tour on Port Phillip Bay.
1977-03-08 Departure for Adelaide. ABBA stay at 'The
Parkroyal Motor Inn' Hotel. Concert today. Read
this review of tonight's concert
1977-03-09 Departure for Perth. ABBA stay at Hotel
'The Parmelia'.
1977-03-10 Rehearsals and concert in Perth at the 'Perth
Entertainment Centre' (indoor with helicoper coming in).
1977-03-11 Boat tour in the morning on the Swan River, Rehearsals
and concert in Perth.
1977-03-12 Rehearsals and two concerts in Perth, 'Perth Entertainment
Centre'.
1977-03-13
Departure for London, Stockholm.
1977-03-15 Back in Stockholm.
1977-03-16 Quiet period after world tour.
April:
1977-04-09 ABBA celebrate 'Dancing Queen's hitting No. 1
in the U.S. with champagne.
1977-04-18 ABBA are presented the 'Golden Wasp' award for
the ABBA-DABBA-DOO special at the Expressen Annual Party.
May:
1977-05early. Björn, Benny and
Michael Tretow to Los Angeles to discuss plans for a new recording studio
in Stockholm.
1977-05-17 ABBA attend an 'Eagles' concert in Stockholm this
evening.
1977-05-31 Backing tracks of 'A Bit Of Myself, a working
title of 'The Name Of The Game' and 'Scaramouche'.
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June:
1977-06-01 Backing tracks of 'High, High', a working title
of 'The Eagle', a working title of 'Eagle' and 'Scaramouche' (undeleted).
1977-06-02 Backing tracks of 'Thank You For The Music' (Doris
D), 'Eagle' and 'Scaramouche'.
1977-06-17 Part of June spent completing 'The
movie' (Outdoor, hotel and elevator scenes).
July:
1977-07. First
two weeks of July are spent finishing The Movie.
1977-07-11 Björn and Benny present at Hootenanny concert
at the Västerik Visfestival.
1977-07-18 Backing track of Sjömansvisa' a working title
of 'One Man, One Woman'.
1977-07-19 Backing tracks of 'The Name Of The Game', 'I Believe
In You' and 'I'm A Marionette'.
1977-07-21 Backing track of 'Thank You For The Music' ('The
Album' version).
August:
1977-08-01 Backing track of 'I'm A Marionette'.
1977-08-02 Backing track of 'I Wonder' (Departure).
1977-08-03 Backing tracks of 'High On Your Love', a working
title of 'Rock'n Roll', a working title of 'Hole In Your Soul' and 'Billy
Boy', a working title of 'Take A Chance On Me' (Billy Boy).
1977-08-04 Backing track of 'Yippee Yay', a working title
of 'Big John', a working title of 'Joanna', a working title of 'Love For
Me Is Love Forever, a working title of 'Move On'.
1977-08-08 More work on the backing track of 'Move On'.
1977-08-15 Backing track of 'Billy Boy', a working title
of 'Take A Chance On Me'.
1977-08-17 Bass and drum overdubs for 'Billy Boy, a working
title of 'Take A Chance On Me'.
Pictures of the Marcus Music Studio Stockholm in 1977.
Source: http://www.marcus-music.co.uk/
September:
1977-09... Filming
of the promotion clip of 'The Name Of The Game
and 'Take A Chance On Me' with a pregnant Agnetha.
1977-09-08 Backing vocals for 'The Movie' and horn and string
overdubs for 'I Wonder' (Departure)
1977-09-09 Frida meets her biological father Alfred Haase
in Stockholm, thanks to German popmagazine 'Bravo'.
1977-09-11 Frida and father have their last day together.
1977-09-12 Overdubs for 'The Movie'. Recording various backing tracks and mixing 'The Name Of The Game' at the Bohus Studio in West Sweden.
1977-09-13 Ditto.
1977-09-14 Ditto.
1977-09-15 Ditto.
1977-09-16 Ditto.
1977-09rest More work on 'The Movie' and preparing single release 'The Name Of The Game'.
Working on The Movie in Marcus Studio
1977-09-20 Recording
of intro 'Please Change Your Mind' of 'The Movie' (country composition)
1977-09-22 String overdubs for 'Dancing Queen' The Movie'
version)
October:
1977-10-10 Overdubs for 'Eagle' and 'Joanne', a working title
of 'Move On'.
1977-10-17 Release single 'The Name Of The Game' - 'I Wonder
(Departure).
1977-10-24 Bass overdubs for 'Take A Chance On Me'.
November:
1977-11-01 Mixing 'Hole In Your Soul and 'Take A Chance On
Me'. Several paintings were stolen from ABBA's art gallery.
1977-11-07 Mixing 'Thank You For The Music'.
1977-11-09 String overdubs for 'One Man, One Woman and 'I'm
A Marionette'.
1977-11-10 Mixing 'I'm A Marionette' and 'One Man, One Woman'.
1977-11-21 Björn, Benny and Frida appear on Nöjesliv
to talk about 'The Album' and 'The Movie'.
1977-11-22. The
Album' and 'The Movie' preview at the Look cinema in Stockholm with 150
people from the film business
Dutch tv-maker Bert vd Veer interviews Björn and Benny in Stockholm
about The Movie. This footage is shown on December 21 in a Veronica tv
special called ABBA. Source www.beeldengeluid.nl
Young boy in the studio playing 'Fernando' on the piano together with Benny
December:
1977-12-04 Angetha and Bjorn's son is born today.
1977-12-09 Baby Christian and parents are photographed at
Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm'.
1977-12-12. Release LP 'The Album'
1977-12-13 Mixing 'Take A Chance On Me' (never released).
1977-12-15 World premiere of 'The Movie' in Sydney, Perth and Maramatta (Australia).
1977-12-26 ABBA attend the premiere of 'The Movie' in Stockholm.
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